Best Arte Et Labore Podcasts (2024)

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The 'What Now?' Show - Can't Fund, Won't Fund? 47:56

1d ago47:56

47:56

The 'What Now?' Show returns for season 24/25 with a summer review of activities so far...including :- Rovers Women's team - what's going on? Venky's - is it Can't Fund or Won't Fund? Shiny new kits The current squad strength The new Rovers Inc. show Roger Whiteside is your host as usual as Ian Herbert & Linz Lewis join to try to explain current ev…

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The Rovers Inc. Show 38:09

12d ago38:09

38:09

Episode 1: Welcome to Rovers Inc A new show looking behind the scenes at what is going on off the field at Ewood Park. Stepping away from the Saturday 3pm headlines, Rovers Inc will analyse the latest news when it comes to the club’s finances, how the club is run from a corporate governance perspective, and the role of senior leadership at the club…

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Jorge Almazán et al., "Emergent Tokyo:: Designing the Spontaneous City" (Oro Editions, 2024) 36:14

28d ago36:14

36:14

If ancient Kyoto stands for orderly elegance, then Tokyo, within the world’s most populated metropolitan area, calls to mind–– jam-packed chaos. But in Emergent Tokyo: Designing the Spontaneous City (Oro Editions, 2022), Professor Jorge Almazán of Keio University and his Studio Lab colleagues ask us to look again—at the shops, markets, restaurants …

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The 'What Now?' Show - The Team Of Short Names 1:06:32

2M ago1:06:32

1:06:32

It's the end of the season ("as we know it...") as REM might have wished that they'd sung. It all still hangs in the balance and so the panel of Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert, Ryan Hildred & Rich Sharpe - expertly prompted by host Roger Whiteside - consider :- 1. How are we all feeling ahead of the final match? What about all of the permutations, …

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The 'What Now?' Show - Failure Is An Orphan 43:59

3M ago43:59

43:59

In this episode of the 'What Now?' Show - recorded before the Bristol City game - perhaps just as well - the panel convenes to discuss Whether John Eustace is the right man to take the club forward next season? Promotion and Relegation Battles usually bring out the superstitions, with manager John Eustace himself admitting he didn't wear his hat ag…

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The Round Table Show - Kits! 33:33

3M ago33:33

33:33

In this episode of the Round Table Show, Ian Herbert is joined by Fraser Read, head of consumer at Blackburn Rovers to talk about Rovers kits. We find out how a manufacturer is selected, how the contract is structured, the design process, the delivery process, the retail process and finally share our all-time favourite kits. If you want to know how…

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The Round Table Show - With Tom Fleming, One True Pairing 38:10

4M ago38:10

38:10

The 4000 Holes podcast meets Rovers supporting musician Tom Fleming, (formerly of Wild Beasts) for a chat about all things Rovers and Tom's new solo career as "One True Pairing". Tom hails from the South Lakes and has supported Rovers since the early 90's. He recalls his first match at Ewood, the promotion season of 2018 and gives us some insight a…

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The 'What Now?' Show - No Statements...Just Actions 48:25

4M ago48:25

48:25

The panel reviews Rovers current predicament ahead of the international window considering in particular:- How is John Eustace settling in ? *That* Venky's statement... International call ups - who has been unlucky to miss out when at Rovers? When Rovers & weddings collide... Listen as host Roger Whiteside interrogates the panel of Stuart Grimshaw,…

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Victoria Perry, "A Bittersweet Heritage: Slavery, Architecture and the British Landscape" (Hurst, 2022) 54:42

4M ago54:42

54:42

The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol was a dramatic reminder of Britain's role in trans-Atlantic slavery, too often overlooked. Yet the legacy of that predatory economy reaches far beyond bronze memorials; it continues to shape the entire visual fabric of the country. Architect Victor…

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Piotr Florczyk, "Swimming Pool" (Bloombury, 2024) 36:21

4M ago36:21

36:21

This instalment of the Object Lessons series focuses on the Swimming Pool (Bloomsbury, 2024). The book explores the pool as a place where humans seek to attain the unique union between mind and body. As a former world-ranked swimmer whose journey toward naturalisation and U.S. citizenship began with a swimming fellowship, Piotr Florczyk reflects on…

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Hsuan L. Hsu, "Air Conditioning" (Bloomsbury, 2024) 44:14

4M ago44:14

44:14

Air conditioning aspires to be unnoticed. Yet, by manipulating the air around us, it quietly conditions the baseline conditions of our physical, mental, and emotional experience. From offices and libraries to contemporary art museums and shopping malls, climate control systems shore up the fantasy of a comfortable, self-contained body that does not…

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The 'What Now?' Show - What Matters Is What Works 58:36

5M ago58:36

58:36

The What Now? Show returns to review the magic & madness that was February - it started with a dreadful display at home to QPR, ended with a brave cup exit on penalties and saw a new manager appointed. Our host Roger Whiteside is joined by panelists Ian Herbert, Linz Lewis, Rich Sharpe & Michael Taylor and they discuss... Part 1 - The new boss & hi…

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Sarah El-Kazaz, "Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul" (Duke UP, 2023) 51:27

5M ago51:27

51:27

In Politics in the Crevices: Urban Design and the Making of Property Markets in Cairo and Istanbul (Duke UP, 2023), Sarah El-Kazaz takes readers into the world of urban planning and design practices in Istanbul and Cairo. In this transnational ethnography of neighborhoods undergoing contested rapid transformations, she reveals how the battle for ho…

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Despina Stratigakos, "Hitler’s Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway" (Princeton UP, 2020) 58:38

5M ago58:38

58:38

In her new book Hitler’s Northern Utopia: Building the New Order in Occupied Norway (Princeton University Press, 2020), Despina Stratigakos investigates the Nazi occupation of Norway. Between 1940 and 1945, German occupiers transformed Norway into a vast construction zone. This remarkable building campaign, largely unknown today, was designed to ex…

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The 'What Now?' show - Is It Down To The Lake I Fear? 47:00

5M ago47:00

47:00

It's been a crazy week in Blackburn Rovers World & our loyal panelists try to make sense of it all. Corralled by host Roger Whiteside, listen to Ian Herbert, Linz Lewis, Katharine MacNamara & James Marsh as they struggle to separate fact, fiction and raw emotion. Part 1 - Has JDT passed the point of no return? Part 2 - Duncan McGuire - where does t…

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The Round Table Show - Rovers Fighting Talk - The 2023-24 Grand Final 44:55

6M ago44:55

44:55

The Grand Final of Rovers Fighting Talk for this season brings together our intrepid panelists; Mike Delap, Matt Grimshaw, Michael Taylor & Roger Whiteside - who try to answer the questions posed by Ian Herbert & in the Listener's Question Round, Stuart Grimshaw. Subjects covered include Gladiators, Big Business, New Year's Resolutions and some cha…

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The Round Table Show - Ian Herbert Chats With Er...Ian Herbert 42:32

6M ago42:32

42:32

In this episode the '4000 Holes' Ian Herbert chats with the 'Daily Mail & Mail On Sunday' sports writer Ian Herbert about the respective fortunes of their two favoured teams ahead of the FA Cup 4th Round tie between Blackburn Rovers & Wrexham...or Bollywood v Hollywood if you prefer. Reminisce with us about Duncan McKenzie scoring the winner the la…

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The Round Table Show - Venkys & HMRC - What Does It Mean? 27:43

6M ago27:43

27:43

In this episode, Stuart Grimshaw asks Ian Herbert to call upon his financial services knowledge to try to explain just what is going on regarding the money situation at Ewood Park right now & how it might affect matters on the pitch. This podcast references an article published on BRFCS.com HERE & a forum thread HERE Learn more about your ad choice…

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Seth Bernard, "Building Mid-Republican Rome: Labor, Architecture, and the Urban Economy" (Oxford UP, 2018) 35:32

6M ago35:32

35:32

Building Mid-Republican Rome: Labor, Architecture, and the Urban Economy (Oxford University Press, 2018), offers a holistic treatment of the development of the Mid-Republican city from 396 to 168 BCE. As Romans established imperial control over Italy and beyond, the city itself radically transformed from an ambitious central Italian settlement into…

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Kateryna Malaia, "Taking the Soviet Union Apart Room by Room: Domestic Architecture before and after 1991" (Northern Illinois UP, 2023) 44:43

6M ago44:43

44:43

In Taking the Soviet Union Apart Room by Room: Domestic Architecture Before and After 1991 (Northern Illinois UP, 2023) Kateryna Malaia examines the transformation of domestic spaces and architecture during the period of perestroika (1985-1991) and the first post-Soviet decades. In analysing how Soviet and post-Soviet city dwellers altered their ho…

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Virginia Chieffo Raguin, "The Illuminated Window: Stories Across Time" (Reaktion Books, 2023) 52:26

6M ago52:26

52:26

The Illuminated Window: Stories Across Times (Reaktion, 2023) is a unique journey through stained-glass installations that spans both time and place. Diverse in technique and style, these windows speak for the communities that created them. From the twelfth to the twenty-first century, we find in the windows stories of conflict, commemoration, devo…

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Susanna Phillips Newbury, "The Speculative City: Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles" (U Minnesota Press, 2021) 38:06

6M ago38:06

38:06

Underlying every great city is a rich and vibrant culture that shapes the texture of life within. In The Speculative City: Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles (U Minnesota Press, 2021), Susanna Phillips Newbury teases out how art and Los Angeles shaped one another’s evolution. She compellingly articulates how together they transf…

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The Round Table Show - The One With Max Rushden 38:27

7M ago38:27

38:27

In a special FA Cup preview episode, Ian Herbert quizzes TV presenter, radio presenter, podcast presenter & Cambridge United fan Max Rushden about his life in Australia, following his favourite team from Down Under and we reminisce about Dion Dublin & Alan Shearer. Warning - contains some expletives and a number of inordinately cute interventions f…

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The Round Table Show - Rovers Fighting Talk 2023 - Semi Final 2 49:29

7M ago49:29

49:29

In yet another shameless rip-off of, sorry, that should read wholehearted tribute to, BBC 5 Live's much loved 'Fighting Talk' show, the panel tries their hand at a Rovers version once again as a seasonal treat. This is the second semifinal & features guests Mike Delap, Matt Grimshaw, Ian Herbert & Katharine McNamara. The questions are posed by Stua…

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Jennifer Kaufmann-Buhler, "Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office" (Bloomsbury, 2021) 50:05

7M ago50:05

50:05

Albeit inspired by a progressive vision of a working environment without walls or hierarchies, the open plan office has come to be associated with some of the most dehumanizing and alienating aspects of the modern office. Jennifer Kaufman-Buhler's fascinating new book Open Plan: A Design History of the American Office (Bloomsbury, 2021) examines th…

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Daniel Campo, "Postindustrial DIY: Recovering American Rust Belt Icons" (Fordham UP, 2023) 37:31

7M ago37:31

37:31

A pioneering Detroit automobile factory. A legendary iron mill at the edge of Pittsburgh. A campus of concrete grain elevators in Buffalo. Two monumental train stations, one in Buffalo, the other in Detroit. These once noble sites have since fallen from their towering grace. As local elected leaders did everything they could to destroy what was lef…

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The Round Table Show - The One Where We Went To Brockhall 42:49

7M ago42:49

42:49

The match against Watford on Saturday 23rd December is once again #FanTakeover day. As part of the day's events, 4000 Holes was invited to Brockhall in order to interview players Dom Hyam, Sammie Szmodics, Harry Pickering, Harry Leonard, Adam Wharton, Sondre Tronstad & the manager himself - Jon-Dahl Tomasson. We explored various Christmas themes, c…

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The Round Table Show - Rovers Fighting Talk 2023 - Semi Final 1 52:29

7M ago52:29

52:29

In yet another shameless rip-off of, sorry, that should read wholehearted tribute to, BBC 5 Live's much loved 'Fighting Talk' show, the panel tries their hand at a Rovers version once again as a seasonal treat. This is the first semifinal & features guests Louis Gee, Ryan Hildred, Michael Taylor & Roger Whiteside. The questions are posed by Ian Her…

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Tristan G. Brown, "Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China" (Princeton UP, 2023) 57:43

7M ago57:43

57:43

Welcome to another episode of New Books in Chinese Studies. I am your host, Julia Keblinska, and I am speaking today to Prof. Tristan Brown about his book, Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China (Princeton UP, 2023). Brown’s book considers fengshui, that is, the knowledge of orienting structures, such as graves and houses, i…

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Joshua Skarf, "ArchitecTorah: Architectural Ideas in Judaism and the Weekly Torah Portion" (Urim, 2023) 45:57

8M ago45:57

45:57

Joshua Skarf's book ArchitecTorah: Architectural Ideas in Judaism and the Weekly Torah Portion (Urim, 2023) is a collection of 178 short essays that investigate the Torah through the lens of architecture. Each essay briefly introduces a piece of architectural theory, a building, or a section of building code and then reexamines a well-known topic i…

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The 'What Now?' Show - Sammie Szmodics Baby 44:37

8M ago44:37

44:37

The panel reviews November, the BRFCS Player Of The Month is revealed, all the information about #FanTakeover2 against Watford on 23rd December is discussed, a busy December is previewed and finally, a couple of quiz questions to test your Ewood knowledge (literally!) & past Rovers internationals. Join our host Roger Whiteside plus panelists Matt G…

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Daniel Jütte, "Transparency: The Material History of an Idea" (Yale UP, 2023) 1:03:03

8M ago1:03:03

1:03:03

Transparency is a mantra of our day. It is key to the Western understanding of a liberal society. We expect transparency from, for instance, political institutions, corporations, and the media. But how did it become such a powerful—and global—idea? From ancient glass to Apple’s corporate headquarters, Transparency: the Material History of an Idea (…

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Richard Schoch, "Shakespeare’s House: A Window onto his Life and Legacy" (Bloomsbury, 2023) 59:26

8M ago59:26

59:26

In the wide realm of Shakespeare worship, the house in Stratford-upon-Avon where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 – known colloquially as the 'Birthplace' – remains the chief shrine. It's not as romantic as Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage, it's not where he wrote any of his plays, and there's nothing inside the house that once belonged to Shak…

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Lydia Zvyagintseva and Mary Greenshields, "Land in Libraries: Toward a Materialist Conception of Education" (Library Juice Press, 2022) 38:50

8M ago38:50

38:50

The question of land is largely absent in libraries. Deeply committed to the neoliberal project as a guiding ideology of the profession, libraries exist at once as ahistorical, atheoretical, and landless institutions in their understanding of themselves, their work, and their impact on people. Land in Libraries: Toward a Materialist Conception of E…

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Ruth Dalton, "Living in Houses: A Personal History English Domestic Architecture" (Lund Humphries, 2022) 45:02

8M ago45:02

45:02

In Living in Houses: A Personal History of English Domestic Architecture (Lund Humphries, 2022), Dr. Ruth Dalton presents a rich and rewarding history of houses in England through the stories of nine houses, dating from the 1600s to the 1980s, which have been inhabited by the author, an architect and academic. Chronologically ordered, the book cove…

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The 'What Now?' show - Never Wear A Jumper On A Night Out 49:41

8M ago49:41

49:41

Roger Whiteside hosts another episode of the What Now? Show & in this edition the panel of Matt Grimshaw, Ian Herbert & Linz Lewis consider recent results, adjudicate on red card decisions (badly as it turns out), review Who's Hot & Who's Not as we reveal the October BRFCS Player of the Month and in section 3 we look forward to a Lancashire Derby a…

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Chad Randl and D. Medina Lasansky, "Playing Place: Board Games, Popular Culture, Space" (MIT Press, 2023) 37:34

8M ago37:34

37:34

An essay collection exploring the board game's relationship to the built environment, revealing the unexpected ways that play reflects perceptions of space. Board games harness the creation of entirely new worlds. From the medieval warlord to the modern urban planner, players are permitted to inhabit a staggering variety of roles and are prompted t…

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Faiza Moatasim, "Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) 54:01

9M ago54:01

54:01

Among urban designers and municipal officials, the term encroachment is defined as a deviation from the official master plan. But in cities today, such informal modifications to the urban fabric are deeply enmeshed with formal planning procedures. Master Plans and Encroachments: The Architecture of Informality in Islamabad (University of Pennsylvan…

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The Round Table Show - Pretty Poly - The History Of The Football Shirt 43:09

9M ago43:09

43:09

In this episode of the Round Table show, amateur kit enthusiast Ian Herbert meets kit professional enthusiast, Alex Ireland, who has written the definitive history of the football shirt in the form of "Pretty Poly - The History Of The Football Shirt". Hear all about how shirts evolved, the materials used, the most innovative designs, when things go…

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The 'What Now?' show - Give Sammie A Lifetime Contract 35:33

9M ago35:33

35:33

The panel of Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert & James Marsh, ably chaired by host Roger Whiteside consider Part 1 - What happened in September ? Part 2 - Who is the Player of the Month? Who's Hot, Who's Not right now Part 3 - Hear Me Out - the panelists have a 30 second rant each about something Rovers-related & then Ian sets a quiz aimed at getting …

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Janice Rieger, "Design, Disability and Embodiment: Spatial Justice and Perspectives of Power" (Routledge, 2023) 31:52

10M ago31:52

31:52

Janice Rieger's book Design, Disability and Embodiment: Spatial Justice and Perspectives of Power (Routledge, 2023) explores the spatial and social injustices within our streets, malls, schools, and public institutions. Taken-for-granted acts like going for a walk, seeing an exhibition with a friend, and going to school are, for people with disabil…

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Antony Kalashnikov, "Monuments for Posterity: Self-Commemoration and the Stalinist Culture of Time" (Cornell UP, 2023) 59:16

10M ago59:16

59:16

Antony Kalashnikov's Monuments for Posterity: Self-Commemoration and the Stalinist Culture of Time (Cornell UP, 2023) analyzes Stalinist monument-building. From the 1930's through the Great Patriotic War, architectural monuments such as subway stations were designed to emphasize the perpetual endurance of the nation, regardless of the many crises o…

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Moisés Kopper, "Architectures of Hope: Infrastructural Citizenship and Class Mobility in Brazil's Public Housing" (U Michigan Press, 2022) 50:53

10M ago50:53

50:53

Moisés Kopper's Architectures of Hope: Infrastructural Citizenship and Class Mobility in Brazil's Public Housing (U Michigan Press, 2022) examines how communal idealism, electoral politics, and low-income consumer markets made first-time homeownership a reality for millions of low-income Brazilians over the last ten years. Drawing on a five-year-lo…

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A Better Way to Buy Books 34:29

10M ago34:29

34:29

Bookshop.org is an online book retailer that donates more than 80% of its profits to independent bookstores. Launched in 2020, Bookshop.org has already raised more than $27,000,000. In this interview, Andy Hunter, founder and CEO discusses his journey to creating one of the most revolutionary new organizations in the book world. Bookshop has found …

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Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek, "After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time" (Verso, 2023) 48:02

11M ago48:02

48:02

Does it ever feel like you have no free time? You come home after work and instead of finding a space of rest and relaxation, you're confronted by a pile of new tasks to complete – cooking, cleaning, looking after the kids, and so on. In After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time (Verso, 2023), Dr. Helen Hester and Dr. Nick Srnic…

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Shira Gill, "Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home" (Ten Speed Press, 2023) 28:47

11M ago28:47

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In Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home (Ten Speed Press, 2023), Gill takes us on a global tour of home organizers learning organizing protips along the way. Kickstart your organized life with this inspiring visual guide from the author of Minimalista. “A fresh, global, and beautifully diverse perspective on calming the clutter…

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The 'What Now?' show - Who Had Fax Machine? 47:53

11M ago47:53

47:53

The podcast panel of Matt Grimshaw, Hollie Hawkesford, Ian Herbert Katharine McNamara, James Marsh & Michael Taylor - ably facilitated by Roger Whiteside - discusses… Part 1 - August Performances Part 2 - Who’s Hot & Who’s Not ? Part 3 - The Transfer Deadline Part 4 - Quiz Time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ho…

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Stephanie Barczewski, "How the Country House Became English (Reaktion, 2023) 57:29

11M ago57:29

57:29

How the Country House Became English (Reaktion, 2023) by Dr. Stephanie Barczewski is an exploration of the evolution of the quintessentially English country house. Country houses have come to be regarded as quintessentially English, not only in terms of their architectural style but because they appear to embody national values of continuity and in…

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Christian Parreno, "Boredom, Architecture, and Spatial Experience" (Bloomsbury, 2021) 35:06

11M ago35:06

35:06

Boredom is a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Endured by everyone, it is both cause and effect of modernity, and of situations, spaces and surroundings. As such, this book argues, boredom shares an intimate relationship with architecture-one that has been seldom explored in architectural history and theory. Boredom, Architecture, and Spatial Expe…

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Flora Samuel, "Housing for Hope and Wellbeing" (Routledge, 2022) 59:32

12M ago59:32

59:32

Housing and neighborhoods have an important contribution to make to our wellbeing and our sense of our place in the world. Housing for Hope and Wellbeing (Routledge, 2023), written for a lay audience (with policy makers firmly in mind) offers a useful and intelligible overview of our housing system and why it is in ‘crisis’ while acting as an impor…

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