
Otto Saumarez Smith
@osaumarezsmith
Historian of shopping precincts, leisure centres, power stations, derelict landscapes, inner cities, new towns, & city centre redevelopment. @c20Society trustee
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John Grindrod
@grindrod
Social historian of modern places. New podcast: Monstrosities Mon Amour. Disappointingly unserious. 🌈 Look me up on other social platforms
Ruth Lang
@sundaegirl
Architect | researcher | writer | academia nut "A clever doctor, not a useful doctor"
Charles Holland
@charlesjholland
Principal @CharlesHollArch and Professor of Architecture @cantarch
Phineas Harper
@phinharper
"too clever by half" — The Adam Smith Institute. Opinions at the Guardian. Trustee at @C20Society. Previously: Open City, Oslo Triennale, the AF, the AR.
Hugh Pearman
@hughpearman
Same handle on BSky. Writer and editor on architecture. Book "About Architecture: An Essential Guide in 55 Buildings" pub. Yale. Chair of @C20Society
Jonathan Calder
@lordbonkers
England is a palimpsest of Medieval churches, abandoned mineral railways, ruinous Gothic institutions and follies built by mad aristocrats.
V&A Wedgwood Collection
@vawedgwood
Welcome to the V&A Wedgwood Collection, celebrating the history and creativity of Wedgwood in the heart of The Potteries.
Olly Wainwright
@ollywainwright
Architecture and design critic of the @Guardian [email protected] Now: ollywainwright.bsky.social
Paul Williams
@paulwilliams207
Academic with a passion for culture, crafts, heritage, tourism and all things place. Also potty about ceramics & plate-turning! Nil Satis Nisi Optimum 💙
Ewan Gibbs
@ewangibbs
Historian of energy, industry, work and protest. Author of Coal Country. Now writing The Unmaking of the British Working Class. Not always entirely serious.
SAVE Britain's Heritage
@savetoreuse
New Life for Remarkable Buildings. Join the movement, sign up to our monthly news and events bulletin: bit.ly/4kaRFqC #SAVEis50
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@langealexandra
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FryArtGallery
@fryartgallery
Home of an important collection of work by artists who lived and worked in North West Essex in the 20th and 21st centuries
Paul Dobraszczyk
@dobraszczyk
Magpie architectural writer and image maker. 'Botanical Architecture: Plants, Buildings and Us' out now with Reaktion Books.
the modernist®
@modernistmag
magazine, bookshop, gallery, publisher, events. 20th century architecture & design. a non profit social enterprise. #modernist #modernisthq
Anna Keay
@annalandmark
Director @LandmarkTrust. Author 'The Restless Republic', Sunday Times History Book of Year, 2022; winner @DuffCooperPrize for Non-Fiction; shortlisted @BGPrize
Greg Pitcher
@gregpitcher79

Modernism in Metroland
@mod_in_metro
Exploring the art deco, modernist and brutalist buildings of London’s suburbs and beyond. “A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land” out now.
Ugly Belgian Houses
@uglybelgianhous
better to be ugly than boring. Buy the book! by @hannes_bhc
Barnabas Calder
@barnabascalder
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Midwest Modern
@joshlipnik
Architecture, Art, and Design from the Midwest | Subscribe on Patreon: patreon.com/midwestmodern | Contact at [email protected]
C20 Society
@c20society
The national charity campaigning to protect Britain’s modern architectural and design heritage. Report buildings at risk to [email protected]
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@clairelanghamer
History; television; crisps. Also Director of the Institute of Historical Research. No longer posting on this site. On Bluesky at @claire.langhamer.bsky.social
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@e_jolliffe
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William Whyte
@william_whyte
Historian @StJohnsOx and @OxfordHistory. Chair @OxfordPresTrust @VCHOxfordshire & Blue Plaques Panel @EnglishHeritage; Hon Canon @ChChCathedralOx
Ben Woodward
@benwoodward1102
conductor / pianist / chorus director / occasional organist / F1 enthusiast / cyclist (Ring)
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@ppeterpeter
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@regenerate_sot
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@romanicoespana
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@urbaninsideout
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@bennettsoc
Society promoting the work of Potteries-born author Arnold Bennett (1867-1931). Email [email protected]. Now also posting on Bluesky
Esmé Partridge
@esmelkpartridge
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@_f_b_g_
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Prefab Project
@prefabs_uk
Prefabs: Palaces For The People is a project to record the history of post-war prefabs. Awarded Heritage Lottery Fund funding to build a moving archive & museum
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@edwinheathcote
Architecture and design critic @ft Author, designer and editor of @Reading_design Latest book: ‘On the Street: In-Between Architecture’.
VenablesBrothers
@venablesbros
Specialist UK based #oak & #hardwood #timber merchants, heritage #restoration experts and #bespoke #joiners and #furniture makers for trade and domestic clients
Municipal Dreams
@municipaldreams
Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' and blog.
BSMGP
@bsmgp
The British Society of Master Glass Painters is open to all interested in stained/architectural glass: events, newsletter, conference & Journal of Stained Glass
Dr Kathryn Ferry
@seasideferry
Historian, author, speaker. Next book on 20th century seaside architecture. Part of @seaside_network team. Fellow @RoyalHistSoc. Media enquiries @Pastpreservers
Kate North
@katephillips29
Heritage & conservation professional. Senior Properties Curator, English Heritage, but posts here mine. Studying for a PhD in lime finishes. Distracted by dogs!
Peter Apps
@peteapps
Inside Housing + freelance elsewhere. Author of Orwell Prize winning Show Me The Bodies - How We Let Grenfell Happen. tinyurl.com/4y7cwb8j
Harry Wilkin$
@hs_wilkins
I enjoy buildings. Especially concrete ones. And ugly ones. I like cities. I like walking. I like radio 3,4 & 6. I have a van. Also hs-wilkins.bsky.social obvs.
Churchill Archives Centre
@chuarchives
Where the modern history of Britain is open to all. Home to the personal papers of 600 political, military, and scientific figures @ChurchillCol
Simon Phipps
@new_brutalism
Books: Brutal Wales / Cymru Friwtalaidd. Brutal North. Concrete Poetry. Finding Brutalism. Brutal London. Brutal Outer London
Annmarie Adams
@adamsannmarie
Architectural historian, McGill University President of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine
Samantha Carrie
@slc1485
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Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove MDANT🎖
@fslconsult
Writer/author. Published by @PitchPublishing , managed by @MinxyOwl Appears in @Turnstilesmag @_footyheritage @brumdispatch & others. King of obscurity - KFC
Ana Sánchez Cobaleda
@anasancob
Assistant Professor @UniBarcelona | Legal Advisor #EUP2P | @WIIS_Global | EU Law & security | Intl Law | Dual-use items | WMD | Nonprol | Affiliate @KCL_CSSS
Kathryn Morrison
@ka_morrison
History of buildings: The Workhouse, English Shops & Shopping, Carscapes, Woolworth's. Chain Stores coming out May 2025. Fieldworker for Hants @crsbi.
Matthew Lloyd Roberts
@matthewlloydr
phd @csca_cambridge - podcasts @about_buildings @TheSAHGB - pg rep @cambridgeucu #Justice4CollegeSupervisors - email matt.lloydr at gmail.com - he/him
trafficInTowns
@trafficintowns
I'm Traffic in Towns - also known as The Buchanan Report – I was published in 1963. I shaped how much of the UK looks and how you move around. OGL V3.0
The Telephone Exchange Building (1945-1981)
@tele_exchange
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@sovietvisuals
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Kerr Murray
@kerrmrry
urban planning, architecture, planning theory
Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture
@csca_cambridge
Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture | Faculty of Architecture & History of Art, University of Cambridge | Research•Education•Practice
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@alborzdianat
Architectural Historian @UCD_AHCP @ExpandingAgency Exec Editor of Architectural History @TheSAHGB
David Martin
@davidma67075545
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Birmingham 81
@birmingham_81
Music, architecture, photography, design etc. Sharing my concert photos taken in Birmingham in 81/82 (hence the name). Plus other stuff I've hoarded
Rebecca Goldsmith
@relgoldsmith
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Save Oasis Swindon (SOS) 🏊♂️ - INCLUDE A HALL!
@saveoasis
The fight back to restore & reopen Swindon's iconic grade II listed #Oasis Leisure Centre. Bring back to life the @Oasis in full with a Multi-Purpose Hall.
Tom Goodwin
@tomgdwn
PhD student at the University of Warwick, studying British architecture in the 1990s and early 2000s tomgoodwin.bsky.social
Max Chavez
@maxeschavez
Architectural historian. Angeleno in Chicago. Photos taken by me unless otherwise noted. he/him 🏳️🌈 IG: maxesmael
Modern British History
@mbhjournal
Modern British History (formerly Twentieth Century British History). An Oxford University Press journal.
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@mcmansionhell
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@freddyfoks1
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gavino
@gmoult
photos of buildings // history grad student writing about the slavic midwest gmoult.bsky.social
Doors and that’s about it
@door04545113
Just doors.
Duncan Bell
@drduncanbell
Teaches political theory, history, and IR at Cambridge. Interests include empire, war, technology, architecture, political aesthetics, utopia