This page gives (1) information to follow up recent presentations and (2) a list of all the previous Architecture and Landscape presentations over the past ten years or so. If you'd like further information on any of these, please contact Mervyn Bramley.
1. Recent presentations
The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2025 - For those interested in following this up, search for 'RIBA Stirling Prize 2025' on YouTube. You'll find a series of videos from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on the overall competition and the buildings involved.
Croft Castle and Berrington Hall - Two country houses on the Herefordshire borders. For more information, particularly on visiting, see the two National Trust webpages - (1) Croft Castle and Parkland, and (2) Berrington Hall.
2. List of previous Architecture and Landscape presentations
- ‘Why look into Architecture?’
- ‘Why look out at Landscape?’
- Planning and building for the community - what works, what doesn’t and why?
- Welsh landscapes of the 1820’s - the work of artist and traveller Henry Gastineau
- Icons of modern architecture - an audience participation critique
- The Buildings of Powys - the newly published guide in the Pevsner series
- Anglo-Saxons in the Landscape - what we can see today
- Four 10-minute landscapes - Boughrood, Mumbles, Llanfilo, Usk Valley
- The Coliseum at Rome
- Wales from the Air - the historic RCAHMW Aerofilms collection
- Three 10-minute landscapes - Pen y Fan, Partrishow, Rhossili
- Man on Earth from Above - aerial views by environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Location photography of Welsh monuments - Ian Wright - RCAHMW photographer
- Three 10-minute landscapes - Drovers’ markers, Wirrall Peninsula, Worth Valley
- River Teifi from its source to the sea - Video of landscape from a small plane
- Six best local churches and chapels - John Bell, local historian and photographer
- Three 10-minute landscapes - Lundy Island, Hafod Estate, The Yorkshire Dales
- Sir Edwin Lutyens, Architect - His work from English country houses to New Delhi
- Capability Brown, Landscape Architect - Iconic landscaping for country houses
- Sir Christopher Wren & St Paul's Cathedral - The work of Britain's famous architect
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2015 - A critical look at the 6 shortlisted buildings
- The landscape and buildings of Montgomeryshire
- Above Brecknock - New book on the historic county from the air - Chris Musson
- The terraced house - Practical urban living in all shapes and sizes
- Betjeman's 'Favourite Churches' - Setting and atmosphere as well as architecture
- A Painted Journey through Africa - A travelling artist's 1960 sketchbook
- The 1960 Shell Guide to Breconshire - What it took motorists to 50 years ago
- Three 10-minute talks on Terraced Houses - Aston, Winson Green & Almshouses
- A tour of notable buildings in Radnorshire
- Three different 10-minute landscapes - South Georgia, South Downs, Wren church
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2016 - A review of the 6 shortlisted buildings
- Notable buildings of Carmarthenshire
- The landscape of old railway posters
- Zaha Hadid - The World’s greatest woman architect?
- Landscape paintings of Breconshire
- Augustus Pugin and the Gothic Revival
- Three international 10-minute Landscapes - Iceland, Borth and Vermont
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2017 - A critical look at the shortlisted buildings
- Local landscapes in past times - Places we know seen in old pictures and photos
- Two Victorian masters with materials - Brunel & Paxton
- Landscapes of Britain - A heritage from Batsford Books
- Notable buildings of Monmouthshire, including some inspiring landscape
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Architect and Designer
- The buildings and landscape of Ceredigion
- History and architecture of the arch
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2018- A critical look at the 6 shortlisted buildings
- The 1939 'Recording Britain' project - Buildings and landscapes under threat
- Tredegar and Dyffryn Houses - Two stunning National Trust properties in South Wales
- Architectural detail in Brecon Town - A photographic tour with quiz
- Buildings, gardens and landscapes of Herefordshire - A Bramley & Wilkie road tour
- Reservoirs and Dams of Wales - Iconic structures and views
- Iconic landscapes of South West USA
- Gardens and buildings in and around Llandeilo
- Art and architecture of the window
- The Stirling prize for architecture - 2019
- Britain's twenty most popular views
- Landscapes from Cadair Idris to Bala Lake - The Mary Jones Walk
- Notable buildings of Swansea - Autumn 21
- Distinctive South Wales landscapes - 1. The Epynt and The Gower - Spring 22
- Robert Adam - Classical revival architect
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2021 - Summer 22
- Gardens and buildings in and around Abergavenny
- Three heavenly domes - Rome, London, Florence - Autumn 22
- Distinctive South Wales Landscapes - 2. The South Wales Valleys
- Gardens, buildings and landscapes in and around Chepstow
- Westminster Abbey - National Treasure and Royal Peculiar - Spring 23
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2022
- Art and architecture of the Doorway - Summer 23
- Distinctive South Wales Landscapes - 3. The Towy Valley and Estuary
- 40th Anniversary highlights from 40 past Architecture & Landscape SIGs
- Salisbury Cathedral - 13th century masterpiece - Autumn 23
- Three 10-minute landscapes - The Pales; Three Cliffs (trailer); Sea of Planes, Cowley
- Archaeological and landscape associations with Welsh place names - Spring 24
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2023
- Distinctive South Wales landscapes - 4. Central and East Monmouthshire - Summer 24
- Architectural grandeur - Victorian municipal buildings
- Three 10-minute landscapes - KwaZulu-Natal Midlands; Three Cliffs Gower; Five Pits Trail, Derbyshire
- Powis Castle - Outstanding country house and gardens - Autumn 24
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2024
- Research and Mapping of Local Historic Landscapes ('Deep Mapping'), with RCAHM
- The Architecture and Restoration of Notre Dame - Spring 25
- Hostile Architecture and Positive Places
- The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2025 - Spring 26
- Croft Castle and Berrington Hall - Two country houses on the Herefordshire borders