Celebrating the best British architecture of the last 100 years

It doesn’t take a psychoanalyst to explain my interest in modern architecture.

I grew up in a modernist home designed by my architect father. His dad and my eldest brother were also architects. One of my formative experiences in my teens was when dad took me to Coventry Cathedral. I was awed by the space, the design and the hope.

I have two further key motivations for photographing these buildings.

The first is to record them for posterity. I was initially spurred on by the sad demolition of Birmingham Library in 2016 and my lack of foresight in photographing it from every angle possible. Jonathan Meades said “There is nothing so dated as the recent past”. Few people appreciate what the generation before did. Our history is littered with buildings demolished in haste only for it to be regretted a decade later.

The second is to celebrate them. For the optimism with which they were built. The hope, especially in the post-war era of brutalism, that a better world could be made from the ashes of the Second World War.

I hope you enjoy browsing through this selection of modern UK architecture from the last 100 years. If you have any comments, corrections (I’m an amateur enthusiast so it’s quite probable that I have got some things wrong), or would like to buy / publish any photos please do get in touch. I’d love to hear from you.