For a thousand years, the north bank of the River Thames between Westminster and the City of London has been prime real estate. For powerful nobles like the Duke of Somerset, it was the best place to be, between the court and parliament at Westminster and the rowdy hustle of the City with its famous ‘Square Mile’ of commerce based around the old markets and docks.

In an age of outstanding men and women, Victorian gardener, entrepreneur and architect Joseph Paxton, was still an exceptional man

Founded in 1996 and named after British architect and Pritzker Prize winner, Sir James Stirling (1926-1992), the annual Stirling prize is presented to the architect whose building is considered to be (as RIBA’s website states) “the most significant for the evolution of architecture in the past year”. The winning architect not only gains professional praise and distinction, but £20,000 prize money as well.

During its history, the Hartford-based firm JCJ Architecture (formerly Jeter, Cook & Jepson Architects) has designed its share of big scale projects in the Hartford region and around the country, including public schools, hotels, casinos, justice facilities, libraries and performing arts centers.

The Jerusalem Post continued their piece by saying, “although to give him [Shamir] his due, he made one very brave and decidedly out of character decision: not to retaliate when Iraq fired Scud missiles at the country during the first Gulf War.”

The beginning of the 20th century brought with it a new idea of modernism. People all over were looking for fresh, new ideas to incorporate into their every day lives. The Bauhaus movement represented just that: modern ideas with function and form.

William Brodie was born in Banff in Scotland in 1815, the year of the battle of Waterloo. His father John was the master of a merchant ship. When William was six the family moved to Aberdeen and later he was apprenticed to a plumber. He also studied at the Aberdeen Mechanics' Institute set up to provide adult education and books for poorer people, where he enjoyed casting figures in lead

Esther – the ‘New’ Kid on the Block!

Posted Thursday, 15 March

Most people will at some point take a few photographs, whether for a family occasion or a holiday abroad. Few however, realise that even photographs taken for personal pleasure may have a commercial value, without the need for much further effort. Stock photography is one way in which an individual can gain an income from old photographs or grow a business taking new ones.

The Temple of Athena Nike is the smallest structure on the Athenian Acropolis, but holds no less importance than its neighboring shrines. Built to honor Athena Nike, the goddess of victory, the site upon which the temple was constructed has ceremonial roots that date back to the Bronze Age. When the newer, Classical temple was built in the fifth century B.C., it no doubt did double duty: it stood as a shrine to Athens’ patron goddess, and also acted as a symbol of Athens’ military and political strength.