Chris RogersJul 18, 20235 minArchitectureEverything old is new againA generation ago the Financial Times left its purpose-built home in the shadow of St Paul’s for a generic glass box in Southwark. A dozen...
Chris RogersJun 10, 20234 minArchitectureLondon’s look outWith new development continuing across London, including in areas like Stratford and Vauxhall that were ignored in previous decades, it...
Chris RogersApr 17, 20234 minArchitectureHotel on a highThere are a dozen Hiltons in London, from Paddington to Canary Wharf and from Southwark to Islington. But ask a taxi to take you to ‘the...
Chris RogersMar 28, 20235 minArtDonatello: Add, subtract, multiplyOurs is a fragmentary world, but also a connected one. Heads bow in contemplation of personal devotions, but we are joined by concepts...
Chris RogersFeb 5, 20233 minOther thingsOne photograph: A broadeningA young woman stands on the steps of a building; another, taller woman stands next to her. The clothes could be from any of the last few...
Chris RogersJan 15, 20233 minOther thingsTo infinity and beyondThis week’s British mission to orbit domestically-built satellites from home soil, using a modified Boeing 747 to carry aloft a rocket...
Chris RogersJan 2, 20233 minArchitectureWhat lies beneath“There are many 5-star hotels in London but nowhere quite like Claridge’s,” claims its website. This is somewhat ironic, as we shall see,...