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David Grandorge: Oh what a world we live in
There is no waste in nature, yet we humans have become adept at producing it – in abundance, observes David Grandorge
Culture
Exhibitions, events and books investigating architecture and culture, including the Venice Biennale and the London Festival of Architecture
David Grandorge: Trouble in paradise – industry, greenery and false promises
David Grandorge travels to the Black Country for an encounter with transformed landscapes
David Grandorge: The photography of a model
Digital modelling might one day consign the physical model as a design tool to the same fate as photographic film
David Grandorge: The country way of life
Since the 1950s the UK countryside has been subjected to wholesale industrialisation. Those who govern us have big choices to make about how we use this land in the future, writes David Grandorge
David Grandorge: The two towers
Reaching into his photographic archive, David Grandorge reflects upon the skyline that was emblematic of New York at the zenith of its global commercial power
A very short and highly selective description of our planet
The Earth in its state of nature is a beautiful, self-regulating system, whose lessons we humans have yet to learn, writes David Grandorge
David Grandorge: Cathedrals of Power
Nuclear power stations are one of the few forms of energy infrastructure that can provide us with a low-carbon source of power when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine, writes David Grandorge
David Grandorge: In praise of stairs
The Sea of Steps at Wells Cathedral prompts David Grandorge to muse on the very particular qualities of stairs
David Grandorge: small acts
David Grandorge on Alison and Peter Smithson’s Upper Lawn Pavilion and the value of small projects in exploring ideas
David Grandorge: Brand new, you’re retro
We should adopt Tricky’s mantra and develop less carbon-intensive ways of building, says David Grandorge