Can you fit a supermajority into a space designed for confrontational politics on opposing benches and maintain the political culture? According to the former Labour leader, Neil Kinnock, the extraordinary thing about the Commons Chamber is that when it is operates as an entralling theatre 'it can ultimately bring down the government, because of authentic... Continue Reading →
Making Parliament Buildings: architects in conversation
The debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament, viewed from the public gallery. Sophia Psarra Last week the second stage of the UCL conference on Parliament Buildings jointly hosted by the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL and the UCL European Institute concluded in a rare conversation with four of the worlds leading architects in the design... Continue Reading →