Great British Architecture

Daniel Wilson

Discover the extraordinary stories written into Britain’s historic buildings – and the people, power and ideas that shaped them.  
From time-worn ruins and cathedrals to tucked-away country churches and elegant stately homes, Britain is full of genuinely incredible – but often surprisingly overlooked – historic buildings. 

Church Crawling

Rachel Morley

The poet John Betjeman coined the phrase ‘church crawling’ to describe his days out visiting churches. In the spirit of Betjeman, Rachel Morley’s book captures the magical experience of poking around a dusty village church, only to have it transform – through her expert eyes – into a portal to the past, one that brings England’s people and history to life in the most colourful, moving and unexpected ways.

How to Build a City: Journeys into the Urban Future

Gabriella Bennett

Gabriella Bennett takes readers on a globe-trotting journey to learn how we are reimagining home to embrace the challenges of contemporary living. From political instability to wildfires, flooding and an increased pressure on materials and space, the built environment is under threat like never before. It must change - and it is. We’ll travel to the frontier cities of this urban revolution and discover how people are transforming their communities in surprising ways.

Celebrating human ingenuity and resilience, How to Build a City is a remarkable investigation into where we’ll live and why it matters.