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Kings Cross
The Kings Cross area seems to really have come alive. From having been a seedy ‘no-go’ part of London it is now an interesting mix […]
Albertopolis – a vision of Prince Albert
Prince Albert had a grand vision for the area of South Kensington. The idea was that it would be a centre for culture and education. […]
Mayfair and St James’s Walk
The Mayfair and St James’s area is full of history going back to the time when Charles I made St James’s Palace his primary residence […]
Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station
An architectural walk in the new exciting area emerging around Vauxhall and Nine Elms, just opposite Westminster and Chelsea. We will see Damian Hirst’s luxurious Newport Street Gallery, […]
Bankside Walk
This is a walk in the area called Bankside. Here we will see interesting new architecture such as Tate Modern’s Switch House contrasted with the […]
Apsley House
The house is a treasure trove filled with history related to the Duke of Wellington, and surprisingly even has pieces of Sèvres porcelain from Napoleon’s divorce gift to […]
St Paul’s Cathedral
After the Great Fire of London in 1666, the authorities turned to Sir Christopher Wren to build a new cathedral. His building became a landmark […]
Somerset House, a Hidden Gem
We start by visiting the neoclassical buildings of Gothenburg born, 18C architect Sir William Chambers’ and then see the new Miles Stairs by architect Eva Jiricna (designed V&A’s Jewellery Gallery). We end in the Courtauld […]
Kenwood House
The famous C18th architect Robert Adam was asked to glorify an early C17th country house off Hampstead Heath. The result is an elegant, neo-classical villa […]
New London Skyline
10 years ago – who would have imagined that London would look like this? London has become a wonderful place to look at new, exciting […]