I’ve had that one. I’m usually standing in an alcove pointing at an enormous microwave oven

Lots of shiny sets and an 80’s vibe?

Enjoy!

It is aways open for a visit, and hopefully the first batch of digitised photos will go online later this year to search through.

Another Thorp model. You’d love the archive…

I wrote about that in my last book - bonkers proposal. I’ve go the original proposal document which has some very 70s sketches, and of course the models were made by Thorp.

The models made for the Habitat projects were awesome. Just been writing about the 67 ones strangely enough.

‘Stark displays of sexism’ driving women out of architecture, report finds Riba and Fawcett Society survey finds many are afraid to report bullying, sexual harassment and unequal pay

Both shocking yet unsurprising… www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Very proud of this. History, heritage, and archives matter and it is terrific to see my work recording and preserving Thorp’s history recognised in this way!

You can get 25% off my book UP IN THE AIR: A HISTORY OF HIGH-RISE BRITAIN at Waterstones, with the code SUMMER25 until Thursday 31 #WPreorder

No Adobe, I don’t want an AI summary I just want to read the document so I can take some quotes… 😬

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Routledge are having an April sale so you can save 20% off both my books by ordering direct: www.routledge.com/Model-Britai...

Model Britain: The Architectural Models of Twentieth Century Dreams A free online talk revealing what 20th century British architectural models can tell us about how the past imagined tomorrow [repeat talk]

Join me on March 26th at 7pm for a free online talk about my new book, Model Britain. Explore the architectural models that captured how the future of Britain's built environment was imagined! Click below to book! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/model-brit...

A trip down memory lane to my Waterstone’s days with this excellent book by Michael Robb. My first bookselling job was opening the branch that, as Robb gracefully describes, forced the closure of his own independent 😬 @grindrod.bsky.social you’ll like this history of bookselling.

Calling all modelmakers! If you worked with anyone early in your career who was an architectural modelmaker in the postwar period 1945-1970, please get in touch as you may be able to help with my current research project. #modelmaking #postwar #research #architecture #USA

Model Britain: The Architectural Models of Twentieth Century Dreams A free online talk revealing what 20th century British architectural models can tell us about how the past imagined tomorrow [repeat talk]

If you missed my original talk in November, join me on March 26th at 7pm for a free online talk about my new book, Model Britain. Explore the architectural models that captured how the future of Britain's built environment was imagined! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/model-brit...

You can now save 20% off my new book when you order direct from the publisher and use the code AFLY04. To order visit www.routledge.com/Model-Britai...

The Thorp Archive has joined Bluesky...follow below!

Which included this 97 year old model of the Old London Bridge waterwheel. All from the Thorp Modelmaking Archive.

Opening up the archive collection for the AUB research conference today!

Some lovely architectural models handed in today by my second year students. Well done AUB modelmakers!

Thank you very much for attending!

Join me tomorrow at 7pm GMT for a free online talk about my new book, Model Britain. Click below to book your place. t.co/2BtgU431jU

My first post! No sure how often I will use this app but as a 'who am I' post, a blatant promo for my brand new book seems in order!

Just preparing for the X apocalypse…