James Stevens Curl

Professor James Stevens Curl, Member of the Royal Irish Academy, is the author of numerous works on architecture, including English Victorian Churches: Architecture, Faith, & Revival (London: John Hudson Publishing, 2022), and Making Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 2019).

An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style

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Received opinion was wrong about William Butterfield’s powerful architecture

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A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure

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On the architecture of recreation

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From sumptuous architecture to delightful landscaping

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A fitting if flawed tribute to one of England’s more undersung counties

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A new book reminds us of the irreplaceable value of our architectural heritage

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A welcome if flawed history of Irish architecture

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Everything sacred and beautiful must be dragged through the mud

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There is much to learn about human life in a graveyard

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