When’s the last time you saw an architecture critic have a regular television appearance? AN spoke with ABC7 Chicago’s Lee Bey and Ed Keegan of the Chicago Tribune about their new editorial roles and architectural criticism more broadly. ow.ly/lC5l50TI5Eq

We’re beginning the night celebrating our brand new lifetime achievement award, the recipient, a figure whose name has been synonymous with the conservation, restoration, and celebration of architecture for the past six decades is none other than Sir Donald Insall 👏👏

The philosophy section at the train station bookshop in Florence

Discussing how to define “care” How much common ground is there on what this means to different individuals and interest groups … ⁦World Architecture Festival⁩ facilitating a truly international conversation on topics like this #WAF24

World Architecture Festival: Global celebration of design, including Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 | The Straits Times straitstimes.com/life/home-desi…

The countdown is over! We're absolutely thrilled to announce that the Burrell Collection by John McAslan + Partners has been named the winner of our 2023 Andrew Doolan Best Building in #Scotland Award 🎉 @johnmcaslan The Burrell Collection #DoolanAward

Bring the many faces of the Soane to life for our younger visitors! ✨🏛️ We’re looking for a Learning Officer to lead sessions for schools, young people, families, and community groups – creatively communicating history for all ages. Curious? bit.ly/3Qwe0lW | ⏰ 3 Jan

Saul Steinberg (Romanian-American, 1914-1999) Christmas card, 1949 For The Museum of Modern Art

Great to see The Lord Leycester in Country Life - if you'd like to learn more about this wonderful place I am giving a talk for Historic Buildings & Places next week (see below)

📢Tickets are on sale now for #popesgrotto 2025 Open Days! Numbers are strictly limited and 🎟️are selling fast ticketsource.co.uk/popesgrotto #alexanderpope #heritage #twickenham #openday

Introducing Soane and Modernism: Make It New (12 February - 18 May 2025) Our first exhibition of 2025 investigates Sir John Soane as a forerunner of architectural modernism and places his work in dialogue with celebrated modernists and those who share affinities with his work.

Launching this week The story of #Venice in #WW2 & by Jonathan Glancey

Operation Bowler by Jonathan Glancey is out today! 📚✈️ The thrilling true story behind the Allies’ mission to take back Venice from the Germans – and save its artistic and architectural treasures. bit.ly/operation-bowl…

New York City has about 600 secret parks, oases, plazas, courtyards, rooftop gardens and other patches of greenery. Here's how to find them. bit.ly/4hy6CjL

CALICI MILANESI — handmade glassware

As the five finalists for a permanent memorial of Queen Elizabeth II in St James’s Park are announced, Jonathan Glancey looks at what has worked in the past - and what doesn’t work if we want something imaginative, well realised and uplifting independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

This year’s AIA conference suggested that US architects are becoming more committed to the idea of architecture as a force for creating a better world, says Laura Iloniemi ow.ly/7iao50WiP6a

PO George Westlake. DSO. One of THE FEW. bbm.org.uk/westlakegh.htm Led Operation Bowler.Not to damage Venice docks.