Birks: Building the New Universities
Several years after Beloff's The Plateglass Universities, architectural historian Tony Birks published, Building the New Universities.
Lowry at the School of Art
L. S. Lowry's work features perspectives from the Peel Building as they look across the campus towards a smoggy industrialised city.
Leeds: A whole of three parts
Guest post: architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon understood the fundamentals at the University of Leeds. Lisa Brown investigates.
Could I have my feet done?
The time when the Minister of Education, Miss Ellen Wilkinson became the School of Chiropody's first client!
Beloff: The Plateglass Universities
Michael Beloff wrote about the literal and metaphoric changes to the higher education sector in The Plateglass Universities (1968).
Davy Joule Faraday
After some investigative work, we've uncovered new details about the former Davy, Joule, and Faraday Halls of Residence, designed by Tom Mellor.
Sheffield: A new chapter
Guest post: Barely a week goes by at Sheffield Modernist HQ without an image of The Arts Tower. Helen Angell takes us on a campus walk.
‘Summertime’ at Peel Park
Summertime (1968) follows Salford's students on a long, hot day as they make the most of the sunshine - relaxing, revising, and being cool!
Swansea: waterfront campus
Guest post: Swansea University's Fulton House and residence halls were designed by architect Percy Thomas, responsible for Salford Civic Centre. Catrin James takes us round the campus.
Keele: Plateglass pioneer
A trip to Stoke-on-Trent provided a perfect opportunity to visit nearby Keele University - a pioneer among the new universities.