The Death Penalty: A Colonial Relic? This lecture explores the death penalty's roots, its abolition in...
On Top of the World, 1830 to 1914 Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire...
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...
Music and Architecture: Confronting the Boundaries between Space and Sound The architect/mathematician turned composer, Iannis Xenakis, was Gresham Professor of...
Saving the Twentieth Century How far can experimental buildings of the 1960s and '70s be altered for new uses? Should there be new rules for a new era of conservation?
Diseases of the Heart Structure, Muscle and Valves The normal heart is very robust. Some people are born...
Dementia: A Cultural History Dementia is often designated the “plague” of the twenty-first century...