Architecture
Living with Water. Audio, 28 minutes
Susan Marling discovers what architects can do to make homes more flood resilient.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Secret Mathematician, Art. Audio, 15 minutes
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals the maths that inspires the work of visual artists.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Secret Mathematician, Architecture. Audio, 15 minutes
Marcus du Sautoy uncovers the mathematics hidden behind Zaha Hadid's architecture.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Art in a Cold Climate, Art in a Cold Climate: Thomas Hylland Eriksen on the Holmenkollen Ski-Jumping Hill. Audio, 15 minutes
Thomas Hylland Eriksen on Oslo's now-demolished Holmenkollen ski-jumping hill and Norway.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Saving the Skyline. Audio, 15 minutes
Barbara Weiss says we must act fast to save London's skyline from ugly buildings.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Why do Humans Need so Much Space? Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we have such a complicated relationship with the space we live in?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted7 August 2015
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- Posted14 April 2015
The Why Factor. Skyscrapers. Audio, 18 minutes
Mike Williams asks why we build tall buildings
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Fall and Rise of the British Castle, Castle Builders. Audio, 15 minutes
Nicola Coldstream explores the careers of two master masons.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Global Classical Music - A New World Symphony, Cultural Monuments. Audio, 45 minutes
Petroc Trelawny discusses the new wave of concert venue building projects under way.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Map That Made Manhattan. Audio, 30 minutes
Exploring the Manhattan grid as city matrix, psychic space and a bold political ideal.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
- Attribution
- Posted7 August 2014
Animal Architecture. Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Dyckhoff explores the way we design and build for animals.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Rooms with a View. Audio, 28 minutes
Tom Dyckhoff discovers that few things show our social status as clearly as windows.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Georgian Portraits, Dan Cruikshank on Robert Adam. Audio, 15 minutes
Dan Cruikshank on the work of neo-classical architect and interior designer Robert Adam.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Eileen Gray: The Missing Heart of Design. Audio, 45 minutes
Fiona Shaw explores the life and work of Irish-born designer and architect Eileen Gray.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Essay. The Islamic Golden Age, Islamic Architecture. Audio, 15 minutes
Dr Sussan Babaie discusses the architectural glories of the Islamic world.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Great Lives. Sir David Chipperfield on Le Corbusier. Audio, 30 minutes
Architect, Sir David Chipperfield, chooses Le Corbusier
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- Available for over a year
The Search for the Perfect Office. Audio, 28 minutes
As more of us work in open-plan spaces, Claudia Hammond goes in search of the ideal office
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank. Video, 59 minutes
Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
- AttributionBBC Four
- Available for over a year
Sunday Feature. Renzo Piano's Music Boxes. Audio, 45 minutes
Tom Service investigates how architect Renzo Piano uses music to inspire his buildings.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
