Peter Davey
FeaturesNew Zealand House: the modern heart of St James’s
Robert Matthew faced much opposition in the 1950s for his ambitious design of New Zealand House. Some of the internal grandness has faded, or disappeared altogether, but the building sits well with the Pall Mall set
FeaturesLubetkin’s Finsbury Health Centre — the ideal that time forgot
Berthold Lubetkin’s Finsbury Health Centre was opened in 1938 with his assertion that “nothing was too good for ordinary people.” It was a pivotal moment in British social history that led to the development of the NHS. But now both the building and Lubetkin’s beliefs are under threat
FeaturesSheppard Robson’s Churchill College was built to last the course
Sheppard Robson’s Churchill College was dubbed safe and even bland in 1959, but 50 years on 6A Architects is revisiting the original courtyard-based design for its new hall of residence