Chris RogersNov 143 min readDesignUne étoile is bornThirty years ago today, a shiny new British Rail Class 373 electric train left Waterloo station in London. Thirty years ago today, a...
chrismrogers2Nov 116 min readArtThe Justus leagueWho created this unsigned painting of the Communion of the Apostles, which dates from the late 15th century and was made for the ducal...
Chris RogersOct 116 min readArchitecture(Re)facing the futureThe words ‘face’ and ‘façade’ are connected etymologically but also practically. Just as the former tells us something about a person’s...
Chris RogersSep 192 min readOther thingsLowering the StandardA copy of the last-ever Evening Standard on a pub table in Holborn a few hours ago. Next week a new, Thursday-only publication will...
Chris RogersSep 113 min readArchitectureBuilding changes, building memoriesToday’s appeal by English Heritage for our help with finding commemorative blue plaques lost to war, redevelopment or planning is also a...
Chris RogersAug 265 min readArchitectureThe horror, the horrorThe sustainability agenda is now driving a host of projects that are stripping back, remodelling and upscaling office blocks originally...
Chris RogersAug 55 min readOther things‘The Years’ at the AlmeidaWhat is a woman’s life, when remembered? Achievements, failures, gains, losses? What part does society play? And does the answer change...