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Restoring Great Yarmouth's Winter Gardens

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Transforming one of the least sustainable constructions imaginable.


Heroic simpleton

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Ebenezer Howard: inventor of the garden city. Book review.


Restoring Abbotsford's hothouse

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Bringing the writer Walter Scott's garden to life.


A people-first approach to retrofit

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Moving away from the destructive paradigm of fabric-first.


Edwin Rickards

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An engaging and lively review of his professional life.


Sustainable heating for listed buildings

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A problem that needs to be approached intelligently.


Carving to wilt into

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The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters: from ‘lady woodcarvers’ to professionals. Book review.


Evolving faiths

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Places of Worship in Britain and Ireland, 1929-1990. Book review.


Hidden in plain sight

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The emancipation of women in art.


Mies van der Rohe

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Villa Wolf in Gubin, history and reconstruction. Book review.


Ubiquitous maltsters

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The Buildings of the Malting Industry. Book review.


The need for action

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Conserving places with climate resilience in mind.


Designing Buildings Anywhere

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