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Queering the Essai sur l’Architecture: Laugier’s Politics of Exclusion
Christiane Matt will explore the politics of exclusion in this canonical text in a forthcoming SAHGB seminar. Here, she explains how she approached the application of queer theory to Laugier’s treatise.
Edward Maufe: The Architect and His Clients
Renowned as the architect of Guildford Cathedral, Edward Maufe had a long, varied and successful career. Juliet Dunmur, author of a recent biography of Maufe, explores one vital component of that success – the formation of close relationships with clients.
Queer Infrastructures and Architectural Histories
In the sixth of our pieces on queer heritage, Ben Campkin reflects on queer spaces in London and their relationship to architectural history.
Queering the National Trust
Michael Hall reflects on the extensive queer history of the National Trust, and its connections to architectural design and patronage, to launch a new series coinciding with Pride Month as part of the SAHGB’s EDI initiative.