Elizabeth Darling

Today it’s all about Expo ‘67 in this excellent book from 2010. #whm

Cover of a book by Isabella Anscombld showing a group of women - in the style of Sonia Delaunay

Contents list of the book A Woman’s Touch

A decade before, this was published by Virago:

Cover of 1994 book on architecture & social reform by Deborah Wiener. Cover depicts a London School Board building.

it’s #WHM, so I thought I’d post about books that explore women in/& architecture/built env’t & the women who write them. Women architectural historians go rather not seen. So today, an excellent book from 1994 & a link to a short piece I wrote about it. womenwritingarchitecture.org/annotation/e...

Recommend a visit to The Pankhurst Centre - the house in which the WSPU was formed. It’s really well done & super interesting. Has anyone done work on how the suffragettes learnt their militant/military techniques??? Self generated or learnt from others???

In Manchester to give a talk at Manchester School of Architecture - great to have the opportunity to discuss the ideas and themes it explores.

Hope you’ve seen my discussion of Wells Coates’s work for Crysede (and later Cresta) in my 2012 book about him.

Being spoiled by BBC radio - whole day devoted to Kenneth Williams on 4extra , on @sixmusic.bsky.social @cerysmatthews.bsky.social Neil Brand talking about music & silent movies - fascinating for me as my great g’dad Enoch Leeming played violin in the orchestra of the Alhambra cinema in Edinburgh!

Looking forward to speaking about my forthcoming book next week for Manchester Architecture Research Group #MARG, @manchester.ac.uk

Good to see an article on SBAC listing that acknowledges its significance as one element in a landscape of publicly-funded culture. Re-posting the link to my Co-authored article that explores this idea in detail - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open Access so freely available.

Still delighted to see this listed. But given the current undermining of humanities & culture in U.K., more than being exemplary Brutalism, the SBAC’s significance lies in it forming part of a resounding assertion of the value of the arts to national life & as something worthy of state support.

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Opportunity alert: call for new deputy editors for @_thesahgb journal.

I wouldn’t hold my breath!

Can't believe it's finally been listed; albeit at Grade 2. Moons ago I wrote to the then Min of Environment (?Heseltine?) to protest its non-listed status; got the usual waffle in reply. Missing from the listing bibliog is @alistairfair.bsky.social & me on SBAC: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

& now we have a book cover!

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Really enjoyed seeing this lovely film this evening blogs.brighton.ac.uk/brightondesi...

At Charleston today to see the Roger Fry exhibition. The garden was looking spectral.

Copies of Architectural History 68 are landing on doorsteps for members of @thesahgb.bsky.social. Non-members can view several Open Access articles online: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Poster for Barbara Stanwyck 1933 film “Babyface”.

Still Of Barbara Stanwyck in the film “Babyface” 1933

Very much enjoyed seeing Babyface (1933) today - great performance by Barbara Stanwyck & fab costumes too plus surprising reference to Nietzsche! Part of picturehouse cinema’s series on pre-code Hollywood films.

I love my @findmypast.bsky.social subscription & it’s become an integral part of my research. Not surprised I’ve spent a lot of time among the ‘30s newspapers but surprised #CountryLife is my top source tho it does have a key article on B’casting House by Christopher Hussey.

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Child’s collage of Father Christmas.

Season’s Greetings to all. (Original artwork by my infants’ school self).

Delighted that Women & Architectural History was recognised by a Colvin Prize commendation last week. www.sahgb.org.uk/features/sah...

The 2025 Annual Awards Ceremony - SAHGB We are pleased to congratulate the winners of this year’s Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain awards.

@thesahgb annual awards: www.sahgb.org.uk/features/sah...

In case you missed the link: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10...

Researching an article on EKCO & had a moment when my different research areas intersect. Reading on early plastics like Beatl/Beetl I find this was made by British Industrial Plastics - f. By A.M. Chance. His son married Janet Whyte, subject of my recent article on the women of 7 Charlotte Sq!

Film poster for the film The Great Arch

Well this was an excellent film! Recommend.

Cover of the book that tiresome lady architect Annabel Dott - shows her portrait and housing she designed.

New book of interest to those who work on women (especially tiresome and difficult ones!) and architecture. Dott did much interesting work in housing. www.selfpublishingpartnership.co.uk/2024/09/09/l...

Thanks Alistair.

Book catalogue page with blurb for forthcoming book

Title reveal … countdown to June 2026.

Hostel, House & Chambers: Accommodating the Victorian and Edwardian Working Woman

EVENTS: This Thursday we’ll be joined by Emily Gee IHBC FSA for a seminar exploring campaigns to house a new generation of working Victorian and Edwardian women, the specialised design of their buildings, and the lives transformed by this architectural movement.

Register Now:
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