The Sound of Light: A Quiet Walk Through Sir John Soane’s Masterpiece

We spend an immense amount of time talking about buildings. In the GQA studio, our days are filled with debating...

The Anatomy of Contemplation

Conservation Architect Natasha Brown takes an inside look at the historic V&A Raphael Court. Discover the transformation of the Sir Aston Webb room by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, monumental cartoons, and Grade I listed conservation.

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Art

The Weight of Custodianship: A Pilgrimage to Eastlake’s ‘The Champion’

As a conservation architect, I do not look at this painting purely as an art historian; I look at it as a study in load-bearing structures. Sometimes, to truly understand...

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Baroque Maestro

Kensington

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Masterpieces In Rome

Venice

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The Great Sculptors

Kennington

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Architecture

Memory in the Stone: Restoring the V&A’s Exhibition Road Quarter

We did not repair the shrapnel scars. We consolidated them.. they remain raw and visible...