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Can a building hold a conversation?
Episode 17
In this final episode of the series, I sit down with architect, author, and educator Per Olaf Fjeld, a former student and close friend of Sverre Fehn…
8 hours ago
Sverre Fehn's architecture of memory
Episode 16
Today we’re in Hamar, Norway, to explore one of the most powerful architectural interventions of the last century: Sverre Fehn’s museum within the ru…
1 week ago
The steely stillness of Skywood House
Episode 15
Welcome back to An Architect’s Perspective. I’m James Hamilton, and in this episode, we explore Skywood House - a landmark of minimalist architecture…
2 weeks ago
The modernist buildings of India
Episode 14
I’m James Hamilton, and in this episode, we turn our attention to B. V. Doshi — one of India’s most revered architects, and the first from the countr…
3 weeks ago
The most radical cricket stadium in India
Episode 13
This is a conversation about more than just sports architecture. It’s about the intersection of land, politics, and public life. Correa’s stadium doe…
4 weeks ago
Nondita Mehrotra on Correa's living legacy
Episode 12
I’m James Hamilton, and in this episode, we explore a building that transcends architecture to touch on something far deeper: dignity, restraint, and…
1 month ago
What does it mean to build with humility?
Episode 11
In this episode, I sit down with Neelkanth Chhaya, architect and academic, to talk about the Gandhi Memorial Museum - and how Charles Correa embedded…
1 month, 1 week ago
Charles Correa and the birth of tropical modernism
Episode 10
I visit Ahmedabad to explore the life and work of Charles Correa, a pioneering voice in post-independence Indian architecture. We look at how Correa …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The woman who almost got written out of architectural history
Episode 9
I sit down with Spanish architect and academic Carmen Espegel to explore the life and work of Eileen Gray, with a particular focus on the complexitie…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Was Le Corbusier the villain of this story?
Episode 8
I’m joined by architectural historian Tim Benton for an in-depth look at Eileen Gray’s Villa E-1027, and what her design says about modernism at its …
2 months ago