Geoff Shearcroft
Building StudyBroadway School by Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture
A pragmatic yet innovative approach to a school refurbishment in Birmingham points towards the future of educational institutions in these straitened times
ReviewErnest Trobridge: Visionary of the Suburbs
How Ernest Trobridge celebrated ’ancient glories’ to create a peculiarly English corner of suburbia
ReviewFilms reveal secret lives of buildings
Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoîne’s films show how buildings negotiate the difficult years following their completion
ReviewIncrease your word power with Ruscha at the Hayward
6a Architects has created a strong backdrop for LA-based pop artist Ed Ruscha’s work at the Hayward Gallery
ReviewWines reaches beyond the facade
Speaking at the Barbican Centre, it seems sustainability pioneer James Wines is still seeking the meaning of green architecture
ReviewTales of the unexpected at the V&A
V&A Telling Tales exhibition explores contemporary designers’ attempts to create functional objects with narrative character and associated meanings
ReviewHow Lubetkin’s grand visions for Peterlee ended up dead in the water
Radio 4’s Britain in Their Sites explores Berthold Lubetkin’s failed ambitions for the post-war new town of Peterlee, County Durham
OpinionRally round to save the MK dream
It may be the butt of jokes, but Milton Keynes’ very existence champions the suburban ideal
ReviewCulture vulture: Geoff Shearcroft
How would you spend the day indulging in cultural pursuits? I would start with coffee in bed, listening to The Archers omnibus and Desert Island Discs.