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137 — Piranesi 2 — The Antiquities of Rome

In the second episode of our series on Giovanni Battista Piranesi, we discussed his multi-volume project, Le Antichità Romane de’ tempo della prima…

Apr 23

56:31

March 2026

136 — Piranesi 1 — Prima Parte and Vedute di Roma

In the first part of our new series on Piranesi we discussed his upbringing and background in Venice, his earliest travels to Rome and first work with…

Mar 28

1

53:57

January 2026

135 — Show and Tell — Enigmatic Ancient Pavilions

This episode takes a new format!

Jan 29

1

50:50

134 — William Golding's 'The Spire'

In our final episode of 2025, we discussed William Golding’s 1964 novel ‘The Spire’, a deeply psychological portrayal of the construction of a cathedral…

Jan 12

4

1:02:15

133 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 4/4

In the finale of our series on Sigfried Giedion, we discussed the bait-and-switch coda of the book, where Giedion unexpectedly addresses questions of…

Jan 11

3

43:56

132 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 3/4

In part three of our discussion of ‘Space, Time and Architecture’, we finally got to the Spacetime and the architecture.

Jan 10

3

1:07:19

131 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 2/4

In the second part of our discussion of Sigfried Giedion’s ‘Space, Time and Architecture’ we covered the canalpunk aesthetics of cast-iron bridges, the…

Jan 9

3

48:49

December 2025

130 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 1/4

In this first episode of a new series on Sigfried Giedion’s 1941 book ‘Space, Time and Architecture’, we discussed the approach to architectural history…

Dec 8, 2025

1

47:43

August 2025

*Preview* — 129.5 Plečnik Finale Bonus Episode

This is a clip from our latest Patreon bonus episode, if you'd like to hear our final thoughts on Plečnik in full, please consider subscribing at…

Aug 8, 2025

5:10

July 2025

129 — Jože Plečnik 6 — Slovene Acropolis

In the grand finale of our Plečnik series, we discussed the last of his projects for Ljubljana both realised and unrealised.

Jul 23, 2025

1:20:02

June 2025

128 — Jože Plečnik 5 — The River & the City

More Plečnik in Ljubljana!

Jun 30, 2025

47:19

127 — Jože Plečnik 4 — Ljubljana Façades and Insurance Palaces

In the first episode of our Plečnik series on his work for Ljubljana, we discussed a few of his less well known works, including his work for the…

Jun 20, 2025

53:03