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    • Sir Patrick Abercrombie (1876-1957)

Sir Patrick Abercrombie (1876-1957) Newsletter
  • James Stevens Curl: A Champion for Beauty, Tradition, and Heritage in Architecture 28 Nov 2025 04:33 GMT

    … in 1968, the imbecilic academic Patrick Abercrombie tried to do the same … was almost universally accepted in architectural circles, like some fundamentalist quasi … that plague the professions of architecture and architectural criticism. His work is …

  • Plymouth's hidden gems: The art and architecture you may have missed 19 Oct 2025 05:53 GMT

    … Plymouth was envisioned by architect Sir Patrick Abercrombie in 1943. He … , chair of the Plymouth Architectural Trust, has urged owners … our precious twentieth-century architecture before it fades into … to spot the finer architectural details and artworks in …

  • The ransacking of Britain: why the people finally rose up against ‘sod you architecture’ 28 Oct 2024 05:11 GMT

    … no exception, although progress on Patrick Abercrombie’s 1944 plan was slow … cult among young interwar British architects. The stylistic debates between classicists … dubbed brutalist buildings “sod you architecture”. Luder’s Tricorn Centre building …

  • Wembley isn't just a stadium — it was a vision abd a pioneering adventure in the history of architecture 04 Sep 2024 17:23 GMT

    … collaboration and co-operation between architect and engineer, each enhancing … naked material ‘infinitely depressing’. Prof Patrick Abercrombie called it ‘frank and grim … his posthumously published book Interwar, architectural historian Gavin Stamp called it …

  • UIA World Congress of Architects concludes in Copenhagen with an awards ceremony 13 Jul 2023 01:56 GMT

    … UIA. The winner of The Patrick Abercrombie Prize for Urban Planning and … category include Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, … the award invited practicing architects and architecture academics from across the …

  • Destroying Civilization 26 Nov 2025 16:22 GMT

    … modernity”, “progress”, and “slum clearance”, architects, planners, local authorities, and property … grid swept away for Sir Patrick Abercrombie’s windswept “Plan”: broad … justified this was explicit. Traditional architecture was dismissed as “reactionary”, …

  • Reclaim Sandymount Strand for apartments, says architect 06 Aug 2019 00:59 GMT

    … the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has said … Browne, a director of RKD Architects, said the beach and estuary … , the New Town Plan, by Patrick Abercrombie, did go ahead, such as …

  • Nuno Portas: Wake today in Lisbon and procession to Vila Viçosa on Tuesday 28 Jul 2025 16:04 GMT

    … professional practice after graduating in architecture in 1959 from the Lisbon … RTP, highlighting the need for architects to address social inequalities and … Sir Patrick Abercrombie Prize from the International Union of Architects. Together with architect Nuno …

  • Call for nominations: 2026 UIA Gold Medal & Triennial Prizes 22 Jun 2025 05:32 GMT

    … , and integrity. - The Patrick Abercrombie Prize for Urban Planning and … any architect, architectural firm, group of architects or collective entity comprising architects. Only … The UIA Young Architects Prize for Architectural Excellence and Innovation in …

  • Plymouth's 'hidden' sights you may not have seen before 04 Jan 2025 07:06 GMT

    … shape through the visionary architect Sir Patrick Abercrombie in 1943. He … , Win Scutt, the Plymouth Architectural Trust's chair, … our invaluable twentieth-century architecture before it's … to spot the finer architectural details and artworks in …

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