Robin Middleton
Very sad news from the other side of the Atlantic of the death of Robin Middleton, a formidable figure in the world of architectural history and, indeed, architecture more widely. He taught me at Cambridge as part of an unlikely double act with David Watkin, introducing us to the world of neo-classicism through his deep…
Middle Quarter
On Monday I went to a discussion between Matthew Blunderfield whose father, I was told, is a psychoanalysis and John Tuomey, the Irish architect and partner in O’Donnell + Tuomey, architects of V&A East and much else, particularly the magical Glucksman Gallery for University College, Cork. Tuomey has published the second volume of his autobiography,…
Manchester (2)
The second part of my Manchester tour was more haphazard, exploring its northern quarter:-
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 