Favourite books: a 1930s guide to New York City11 January 2023CultureOwen Hatherley is fascinated by this guide, which provides a flavour of the time while still being an effective guide todayOwen Hatherley is fascinated by this guide, which provides a flavour of the time while still being an effective guide todayRegion: Rest of the worldMore: New YorkOwen Hatherley1930sConservation and heritageSocial housing
International style in 1930s Israel12 November 2021CultureHelen Bieberkraut left Germany in the 1930s for Israel, and moved from photographing people to the international style buildings she found thereHelen Bieberkraut left Germany in the 1930s for Israel, and moved from photographing people to the international style buildings she found thereRegion: Rest of the worldMore: BauhausIsraelHelen BieberkrautInternational styleModernismTel AvivD Gandler
Photograph: Shrubs Wood, quintessential modern house of 1930s Britain1 July 2024CultureAn elegant stair encapsulates quintessential 1930s style at Shrubs WoodAn elegant stair encapsulates quintessential 1930s style at Shrubs WoodRegion: South EastMore: StairErich MendelsohnSerge ChermayeffModernismValeria CarulloDesign construction & technologyConservation & heritagePhotograph
Shawms shows what 1930s women were made of5 September 2019CultureFemale architects flourished between the warsFemale architects flourished between the warsRegion: EastMore: CambridgeShawmsMargaret Justin Blanco WhiteDesign construction & technologyInterwar yearsBauhaus100
Drakes new HQ fits the bill25 July 2014BuildingsRestoring 1930s chic to gentlemen's accessory manufacturerRestoring 1930s chic to gentlemen's accessory manufacturerRegion: LondonMore: AccessoriesManufacturerWindowsRefurbishment
Cathedral of Syracuse: temple, mosque and place of Christian worship15 February 2022CultureRalph Deakin’s 1930s photograph of Ortygia’s famed cathedralRalph Deakin’s 1930s photograph of Ortygia’s famed cathedralRegion: EuropeMore: Valeria CarulloSyracuseSicilyConservation & heritageUnescoReligious building
Renewed Guernsey lido mixes Aussie cool with Scandinavian hygge21 March 2023BuildingsDLM has renewed a 1930s changing facility to give La Valette Bathing Pools a welcoming and inclusive buildingDLM has renewed a 1930s changing facility to give La Valette Bathing Pools a welcoming and inclusive buildingRegion: United KingdomMore: DLM ArchitectsGuernseyChannel IslandsLeisureRetrofitPlaces planning & communityConservation and heritageIsabelle Priest
An architect's beach house in a safe New York haven3 March 2025CultureOn Fire Island, New York, Felix Augenfeld left an architectural legacy in the shape of a beach house after fleeing 1930s EuropeOn Fire Island, New York, Felix Augenfeld left an architectural legacy in the shape of a beach house after fleeing 1930s EuropeRegion: Rest of the worldMore: Felix AugenfeldBeach houseNew York
In association with LightprojectsLEDBar helps put on a show25 November 2015ProductsLight Projects products re-illuminate top theatreLight Projects products re-illuminate top theatreRegion: United KingdomMore: RefurbishmentTheatreSohoLondonPritchard Themis Lighting DesignArt Deco1930sEdward StoneHeritageLight Projects
Planning consents: a bridge, a hospital and an art-deco hotel revamp30 June 2022IntelligenceThe reworking of a 1930s hotel in Tynemouth and a heritage centre built from shipping containers win planningThe reworking of a 1930s hotel in Tynemouth and a heritage centre built from shipping containers win planningRegion: United KingdomMore: William Matthews AssociatesBridgeOlympic ParkPlaces planning & communityProctor & MatthewsShipping containersArchaeologyHotelGSS ArchitectureEdgeLlewelyn DaviesOEBArt Deco
Updated Brighton Dome flaunts its heritage22 February 2024IntelligenceHow FCBStudios and Max Fordham refurbished the listed Corn Exchange and Studio TheatreHow FCBStudios and Max Fordham refurbished the listed Corn Exchange and Studio TheatreRegion: SouthMore: Max FordhamFCBStudiosJan-Carlos KucharekConservation & heritageDesign construction & technologyBrightonTimber
Oh what a lovely war1 January 2014CultureConflict and rebuilding planned citiesConflict and rebuilding planned citiesRegion: EuropeMore: Urbanism