Publications
Architects that Shaped Birmingham – Issue 6: Amanda Levete & Jan Kaplický
Amanda Levete, originally from Bridgend, Wales, attended the Hammersmith School of Art before enrolling at the Architectural Association. She gained further experience working with Will Alsop […]
Architects that Shaped Birmingham – Issue 5: John Madin
William John Hardcastle Dalton Madin was born 23rd March 1924 in Moseley, Birmingham. His father William, a cabinetmaker originally from Chesterfield married Hilda Dalton, whose […]
Architects that Shaped Birmingham – Issue 4: Thomas Cecil Howitt
Thomas Cecil Howitt OBE was born in Hucknall, near Nottingham and educated at Nottingham High School. In 1907 he studied briefly at the Architectural Association in London.
Following a study […]
Architects that Shaped Birmingham – Issue 3: Sir Aston Webb
Credit line: (c) (c) Royal Academy of Arts / Photographer credit: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited
Sir Aston Webb was widely considered to be one of the […]
Architects that Shaped Birmingham – Issue 2: John Henry Chamberlain
John Henry Chamberlain, no relation but a contemporary of Joseph Chamberlain, played a major role in Birmingham’s civic life. He was born in Leicester on […]
Architects that Shaped Birmingham – Joseph Hansom
Joseph Hansom, born in York in 1803, was renowned for his Gothic Revival style architecture. He designed a great number of important buildings including schools […]