Jeremy Till

Let's just say that I (a 68 year old, non-violent, professor) had two dedicated officers with me for four hours. I think they felt the whole situation was absurd - "I'm sorry we have to meet in these circumstances", they said as they arrested me.

As for the 'justice' minister praising the bravery of the police (as one of the 68 year-olds arrested, I just saw dignity among the protestors, not a sniff of violence), and then saying we will receive 'the full force of the law'. It is straight out of the autocratic playbook.

The Tide is Rising Thoughts after being arrested on the Palestine Action Protest

I wrote about why I felt unbearably sad when I was arrested at the Palestine Action protest. substack.com/@jeremytill1...

This is terrifying. The wonderful people organising the protest against the proscription of Palestine Action have had their website taken down on the government's behest. Please join me and 100s maybe 1000s of others on Saturday, silently holding a placard.

Oh my eyes. Paul Lynch's Prophet Song is so brilliant, so timely. The collapse of democracy told as a story of human vulnerabilty and love rather than through the power plays we are all currently obsessed with.

Take it as a compliment ❤️

YouTube video by Pioneer Works aja monet performs "why my love?" (Live at Pioneer Works)

“My love be a front line
My love be a fighter
A shade that sisters and saves
My love survived the middle passage
Waded the waters
My love be grassroots
Organizes movements, the birds the bees

My love be butterflies beaming
My love be indigenous, ocean wide, sky deep
My love listens to the land…”

Please sign up. This is vital

I have been demanding and writing about this for years

We have campaigns on every safety issue imaginable - except the biggest ever threat to civilisation

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH LIVE: Sen. Cory Booker protests Trump’s agenda in marathon Senate speech

It is an amazing thing that Cory Booker is doing - 18 hours and counting. But the amount of corruption and autocratic control he is recounting does make his job easier. Watch live www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQn...

A really brilliant campaign!

Organ Music A rule from a benign landlord

My latest Substack on why we need to switch the news off, at least for most of the time. jeremytill.substack.com/p/organ-music

Ca dépend! Epilogue to the French translation of Architecture Depends

20 years after I started to write Architecture Depends, I am thrilled that it is being translated into French by Editions de la Villette. This is an epilogue to the translation. It felt emotional to return to the original - so this is quite personal a text. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyti...

Agreed! I was pointed to this quote from ‘The Bright Side’ by Sumit Paul-Choudhury today, which resonates (though need to add 'the rise of autocracy' to the list at the start.

One wonders what to do in these times. One suggestion is to follow the example here of @shannonmattern.bsky.social who endlessly (and I guess at no small personal cost) calls out & broadcasts the tyranny. 'Small' acts like this collect together as resistance, & will eventually overturn.

FROM FUTILITY TO HUBRIS AND BACK AGAIN Partial reviews of the films Architecton and The Brutalist

Here is my review of two films: The Brutalist and Architecton. Spoiler alert, I really like one and really dislike the other. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyti...

This @neweconomics.bsky.social report is essential reading to understand just why the third runway is an environmental disaster. neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...

Well, The Brutalist is so offensively awful that I am going to have to write my first film review - contrasting it with the astonishing Architecton. Watch my Substack in few days time.

YouTube video by Make My Money Matter Oblivian starring Olivia Colman

This fossil fuel skit by Olivia Coleman for @makemymoneymatter.bsky.social is great if you haven't seen it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZw...

JUST STOP SITTING ON THE FENCE Cultural Institutions and Climate Breakdown.

A new Substack piece that started out as a commission from @just-stopoil.bsky.social It calls out the stance of our national museums in response to climate activism. jeremytill.substack.com/p/just-stop-...

Really great article by @ollywainwright.bsky.social on the LA fires and the pyrophilic urbanism that led to them. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

A reminder that one of the most effective charities to support the brutalised citizens of Palestine is @medicalaidpal.bsky.social Please give what you can.

She would have got me any which way. Play clever, she disarms with common sense. Play funny, she's serious. Play straight, she disrupts laterally. It's a brilliant performance.

Just watched the latest Philomena Cunk. Sooo glad I had the sense to turn down the offer to be an architectural expert some years ago. She skewers everyone.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA - a post (my first Substack, please subscribe) about the ethics of architects working in Saudi Arabia open.substack.com/pub/jeremyti...

Jeremy Till - Oral History Oral history interview 10/89/24 with Professor Emeritus Jeremy Till, a British architect, educator and writer, and Head of Central Saint Martins and Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts Londo

Judy Willcocks from the museum at Central Saint Martins did an oral history interview with me about my time as Head of CSM. It was fun doing it, so I hope it is fun to listen to. Trigger warning: we talk about Brexit, Covid and Tory ministers. soundcloud.com/centralsaint....

Empowering / Care Beyond Hope Adam Greenfield will be launching his recently published book Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in a World on Fire.

Adam Greenfield is talking at Central Saint Martins tomorrow evening, 5th December. Only just started his book, but if the accompanying podcasts are anything to go by, it and the lecture will be crackers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empowering...

ARB’s new draft Code of Conduct weakens its provisions The consultation for the new Architects Registration Board (ARB) Code of Conduct is now open, with...

My opinion piece on the proposed new Architects Registration Board is now up on the
@news.architectsjournal.co.uk
website. The opinion is quite tough....

www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion...

Built environment professionals confront the enormity of the challenge ahead in Gaza Emma Dent Coad on how Architects for Gaza is presenting bold ideas for recovery, rebuilding communities, and fostering hope in the aftermath of widespread devastation

Wonderful article by Emma Dent Coad on the Architects for Gaza event at the University of Westminster. Yara Sharif and Nasser Golzari deserve huge acclaim for their brave and principled work. www.bdonline.co.uk/opinion/buil...

"There is a danger that 'repair' becomes too emollient an approach, easing symptoms of climate breakdown but not addressing the violence of its causes in a truly effective manner...It is almost certainly the case, given the depth of the climate crisis, that the dominant systems are beyond repair."

Field Notes on Repair: 2 The second installment of a series in which scholars, designers, planners, and activists share observations on practices of repair, preservation, and care.

Very happy to with a group of great writers addressing issues of repair for the wonderful @placesjournal.bsky.social (scroll down to find my short piece) placesjournal.org/article/fiel...