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Architecture and Landscape - Past Presentations

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.

Windsor Castle and Great Park - For more information including visiting, sees the following webpages - (1) Windsor Castle, (2) Windsor Great Park.

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Architecture - For information about visiting the key houses we discussed, see the following National Trust webpages - (1) The Red House, Bexley Heath, (2) Standen House, West Sussex, (3) Wightwick Manor, near Wolverhampton, (4) Munstead Wood, Surrey, (5) Cragside, Northumberland. For Brockhampton Church, nr Ross-on-Wye - click here. For Kelmscott Manor, nr Lechlade - William Morris' later home - click here.

2. List of previous Architecture and Landscape presentations

  1. ‘Why look into Architecture?’
  2. ‘Why look out at Landscape?’
  3. Planning and building for the community - what works, what doesn’t and why?
  4. Welsh landscapes of the 1820’s - the work of artist and traveller Henry Gastineau
  5. Icons of modern architecture - an audience participation critique
  6. The Buildings of Powys - the newly published guide in the Pevsner series
  7. Anglo-Saxons in the Landscape - what we can see today
  8. Four 10-minute landscapes - Boughrood, Mumbles, Llanfilo, Usk Valley
  9. The Coliseum at Rome
  10. Wales from the Air - the historic RCAHMW Aerofilms collection
  11. Three 10-minute landscapes - Pen y Fan, Partrishow, Rhossili
  12. Man on Earth from Above - aerial views by environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand
  13. Location photography of Welsh monuments - Ian Wright - RCAHMW photographer
  14. Three 10-minute landscapes - Drovers’ markers, Wirrall Peninsula, Worth Valley
  15. River Teifi from its source to the sea - Video of landscape from a small plane
  16. Six best local churches and chapels - John Bell, local historian and photographer
  17. Three 10-minute landscapes - Lundy Island, Hafod Estate, The Yorkshire Dales
  18. Sir Edwin Lutyens, Architect - His work from English country houses to New Delhi
  19. Capability Brown, Landscape Architect - Iconic landscaping for country houses
  20. Sir Christopher Wren & St Paul's Cathedral - The work of Britain's famous architect
  21. The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2015 - A critical look at the 6 shortlisted buildings
  22. The landscape and buildings of Montgomeryshire
  23. Above Brecknock - New book on the historic county from the air - Chris Musson
  24. The terraced house - Practical urban living in all shapes and sizes
  25. Betjeman's 'Favourite Churches' - Setting and atmosphere as well as architecture
  26. A Painted Journey through Africa - A travelling artist's 1960 sketchbook
  27. The 1960 Shell Guide to Breconshire - What it took motorists to 50 years ago
  28. Three 10-minute talks on Terraced Houses - Aston, Winson Green & Almshouses
  29. A tour of notable buildings in Radnorshire
  30. Three different 10-minute landscapes - South Georgia, South Downs, Wren church
  31. The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2016 - A review of the 6 shortlisted buildings
  32. Notable buildings of Carmarthenshire
  33. The landscape of old railway posters
  34. Zaha Hadid - The World’s greatest woman architect?
  35. Landscape paintings of Breconshire
  36. Augustus Pugin and the Gothic Revival
  37. Three international 10-minute Landscapes - Iceland, Borth and Vermont
  38. The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2017 - A critical look at the shortlisted buildings
  39. Local landscapes in past times - Places we know seen in old pictures and photos
  40. Two Victorian masters with materials - Brunel & Paxton
  41. Landscapes of Britain - A heritage from Batsford Books
  42. Notable buildings of Monmouthshire, including some inspiring landscape
  43. Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Architect and Designer
  44. The buildings and landscape of Ceredigion
  45. History and architecture of the arch
  46. The Stirling Prize for Architecture, 2018- A critical look at the 6 shortlisted buildings
  47. The 1939 'Recording Britain' project - Buildings and landscapes under threat
  48. Tredegar and Dyffryn Houses - Two stunning National Trust properties in South Wales
  49. Architectural detail in Brecon Town - A photographic tour with quiz
  50. Buildings, gardens and landscapes of Herefordshire - A Bramley & Wilkie road tour
  51. Reservoirs and Dams of Wales - Iconic structures and views
  52. Iconic landscapes of South West USA
  53. Gardens and buildings in and around Llandeilo
  54. Art and architecture of the window
  55. The Stirling prize for architecture - 2019
  56. Britain's twenty most popular views
  57. Landscapes from Cadair Idris to Bala Lake - The Mary Jones Walk
  58. Notable buildings of Swansea - Autumn 21
  59. Distinctive South Wales landscapes - 1. The Epynt and The Gower - Spring 22
  60. Robert Adam - Classical revival architect 
  61. The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2021 - Summer 22
  62. Gardens and buildings in and around Abergavenny
  63. Three heavenly domes - Rome, London, Florence - Autumn 22
  64. Distinctive South Wales Landscapes  - 2. The South Wales Valleys
  65. Gardens, buildings and landscapes in and around Chepstow
  66. Westminster Abbey - National Treasure and Royal Peculiar - Spring 23
  67. The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2022
  68. Art and architecture of the Doorway - Summer 23
  69. Distinctive South Wales Landscapes - 3. The Towy Valley and Estuary
  70. 40th Anniversary highlights from 40 past Architecture & Landscape SIGs
  71. Salisbury Cathedral - 13th century masterpiece - Autumn 23
  72. Three 10-minute landscapes - The Pales; Three Cliffs (trailer); Sea of Planes, Cowley
  73. Archaeological and landscape associations with Welsh place names - Spring 24
  74. The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2023
  75. Distinctive South Wales landscapes - 4. Central and East Monmouthshire - Summer 24
  76. Architectural grandeur - Victorian municipal buildings
  77. Three 10-minute landscapes - KwaZulu-Natal Midlands; Three Cliffs Gower; Five Pits Trail, Derbyshire
  78. Powis Castle - Outstanding country house and gardens - Autumn 24
  79. The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2024 
  80. Research and Mapping of Local Historic Landscapes ('Deep Mapping'), with RCAHM
  81. The Architecture and Restoration of Notre Dame - Spring 25
  82. Hostile Architecture and Positive Places
  83. The Stirling Prize for Architecture - 2025 - Spring 26
  84. Croft Castle and Berrington Hall - Two country houses on the Herefordshire borders
  85. Windsor Castle and its Parkland, incl. other houses in the Royal Estate - Summer 26
  86. Three 10-minute landscapes - Chantmarle Manor; Beguildy Church; AWE Burghfield
  87. The Arts and Crafts Movement in Architecture