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A guidebook to Rome: Travel tips from 1892, part 3
In the architectural collections of the RIBA there are historic guidebooks. We follow some of the routes and sights suggested in one such guide published in 1892: In this final post of the series, following the previous
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A guidebook to Rome: Travel tips from 1892, part 2
In the architectural collections of the RIBA there are historic guidebooks. We follow some of the routes and sights suggested in one such guide published in 1892: “…the first sight of Rome is always her
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A guidebook to Rome: Travel tips from 1892, part 1
In the architectural collections of the RIBA there are historic guidebooks. We follow some of the routes and sights suggested in one such guide published in 1892: ‘Avoid bad odours’. This is the first tip given
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News from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: Central Park 1862
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. Today, the British Architectural Library looks at the hopes and plans for New York’s Central Park as it was being constructed in 1862: When The Building
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New books for autumn 2012: Construction and design manuals, the MAXXI and more
With the chill of autumn almost upon us, we may soon find ourselves indoors more and tackling the stockpile of unread reading material many of us have. To add to any architect’s reading wish
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Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: 30 August 1862
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. This month the British Architectural Library looks at the architectural news as it was being reported back on 30 August 1862: 150 years ago
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Art Deco: What can international events do for architecture?
Paris was not chosen as the host for the 2012 Olympic Games, but just as the media images of the London Olympics today are raising the profile of British design across the world, in
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Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: The Olympic Stadium of 1908
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. This month the British Architectural Library looks back at 1908, when London’s first Olympic stadium was opened: A new stadium in Shepherd’s Bush London hosted the Olympics for the
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Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: June 2012
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. This month the British Architectural Library looks back at housing conditions in the capital in 1862: Overcrowding in London 150 years ago The full sets of historic
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Architectural news from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: May 2012
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. This month the British Architectural Library takes a look at some journals from the time of the coronation in 1953, used
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