‘The Slab looks likely to stand as a memorial to British government in the 2020s: a shambolic, ugly, dominating presence.’

Former C20 Chair Simon Jenkins writes in the The Guardian on the disgraceful South Bank development.

A truly terrible piece of news for central London's architecture and urbanism, and for the carbon emissions it will cause. Despicable.

The CFP for 'Border Control: Excursion, Incursion and Exclusion', the 2024 Design History Society conference we are hosting at University for the Creative Arts #Canterbury 5-7 Sept '24 is now live! Deadline 29 Feb '24. dhsborders.uca.ac.uk

Fantastic looking opportunities with #kjetilfallan #universityofoslo - PhD studentship and post-doc in 'Designing with/out Extractive Materials'

PhD fellowship: jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

Postdoc fellowship: jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

This Thursday 7th! at 17.30! #stijncolon of #rotor is joining us University for the Creative Arts UCA School of Arch for the last #multistory talk in this term's #energy series. Join us in person or online - message myself or co-curator Charles Holland for a link. And watch this space for next term!

The Design History Society is looking for a host for its 2025 annual conference. The conference offers the opportunity for lively intellectual exchange, the sharing of research, and discussions of new approaches in design history. Find out more: buff.ly/49X9NPz

Question for fellow academics with PhD students - how is supervision classified (research/teaching) in your institution, and what time is allocated to this? Asking for a friend...feel free to DM answer if you prefer.

Tomorrow! #amintaha of Groupwork speaking UCA School of Arch as part of the #multistory #energy series co-organised with Charles Holland. Join the talk at 17.30 on the University for the Creative Arts #canterbury campus or online - email [email protected] for the link