Best George Gingell Discuss Architecture Podcasts (2025)

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130 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 1/3 47:43

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In this first episode of a new series on Sigfried Giedion's 1941 book 'Space, Time and Architecture', we discussed the approach to architectural history and urbanism in the first part of this totemic publication which shaped modernist architectural culture. Giedion was a Jewish historian from a family of Swiss industrialists, born in Prague who stu…

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Patreon Bonus Unlocked — WG Sebald's Rings of Saturn 1:02:41

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This is an unlocked Patreon bonus episode from our series on WG Sebald (episodes 77 & 78 in the main feed), if you enjoyed listening to this episode, please consider supporting the show on Patreon for access to our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes. In this final bonus episode from our series on WG Sebald, we discussed his two books 'The Ring…

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Patreon Bonus Unlocked — Otto Wagner's Unbuilt Projects 47:03

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This is an unlocked bonus episode from our series on Otto Wagner, released to mark the end of our Plečnik series. You can listen to the whole of our Otto Wagner series, episodes 79–83 on the main feed. If you want access to our full back catalogue of bonus episodes, please consider supporting the show on Patreon! We are going on a summer holiday, b…

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Preview — 129.5 Plečnik Finale Bonus Episode 5:10

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This is a clip from our latest Patreon bonus episode, if you'd like to hear our final thoughts on Plečnik in full, please consider subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/about_buildings — the show relies on listener support, and you'll get access to our full back catalogue of bonus episodes. In our final bonus episode on Jože Plečnik, we discussed …

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129 — Jože Plečnik 6 — Slovene Acropolis 1:20:02

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In the grand finale of our Plečnik series, we discussed the last of his projects for Ljubljana both realised and unrealised. In this episode we covered his Peglezen or Flat Iron Building, the National and University Library, his alteration of a former monastic complex called the Krizanke, his proposed extensive restoration of Ljubjlana Castle with …

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128 — Jože Plečnik 5 — The River & the City 47:19

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More Plečnik in Ljubljana! Here we talked about his approach to the Ljubljanica, the river that runs through the middle of the city, including the weirs, bridges and sluices which control its flow, the iconic triple bridge, and the various market buildings which face onto the riverside. To follow along with images for this episode, check out the vi…

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127 — Jože Plečnik 4 — Ljubljana Façades and Insurance Palaces 53:03

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In the first episode of our Plečnik series on his work for Ljubljana, we discussed a few of his less well known works, including his work for the Chamber of Commerce, the Triglav Insurance Company Palace and Congress Square. In the next episode we will discuss his designs for the city's riverfront. To follow along with the images which accompany th…

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126 — Jože Plečnik 3 — More Churches and a Cemetery 51:50

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In the third episode of our Plečnik miniseries we talked about a couple more churches and the cemetery of Ljubljana. Specifically we discussed: the Church of St Michael, Črna Vas or the Church of St Michael in the Marsh (Cerkev sv. Mihaela na Barju); the Church of St Anthony of Padua, Belgrade (Црква Светог Антуна Падованског) and Žale Central Ceme…

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125 — Jože Plečnik 2 — Four Churches 50:34

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In the second episode of our miniseries on Jože Plečnik, we discussed four of his early church buildings, each representing a unique interlacing of early Christian architecture, 20th century classicism, and his idiosyncratic approach to style, detailing and planning which give all his buildings such a unique atmosphere. In this episode we discussed…

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124 — Jože Plečnik 1 — From Sezessionstil to Deep Time 1:43:15

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This is the first episode in a new series about the Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik, who blended inspiration from deep antiquity with the modern sensibilities he learnt as a student of Otto Wagner (subject of a previous ABC miniseries episodes 79–83). Here we discussed his upbringing and education, time in Italy and his idiosyncratic classical sou…

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123 — Rem Koolhaas’s SMLXL — 4/4 1:07:26

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If you want access to the full version of this episode, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings Watch this episode on YouTube to follow along with the images: https://youtu.be/mhoIymTPnRg In the final part of our series on Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL, we discussed 'XL', including their unsuccessful competition entry for Parc de…

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122 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 3/4 1:11:29

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In Part 3 of our series on SMLXL we talked through 'L', including the essay on BIGNESS, including unbuilt schemes for the Très Grande Bibliothèquethe in Paris, the Karlsruhe Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie and the Zeebrugge Sea Terminal. To follow along with the images, check out this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cuzdCPh-iIs We prev…

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Preview — SMLXL Dictionary Bonus Episode 7:02

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This is a preview of a bonus episode available on our Patreon feed, please support the show on Patreon for full access: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings In this bonus we talked about the book-within-the-book, the series of quotations and definitions which run the breadth of the alphabet through SMLXL. It includes the usual Koolhaasian mixt…

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121 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 2/4 1:11:40

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In episode 2 of our series on SMLXL by Rem Koolhaas, OMA and Bruce Mau, we talked about 'M', including a Panopticon prison, an extension for the Dutch Parliament, the Netherlands Dance Theatre, an unbuilt hotel in Morocco and the Rotterdam Kunsthal. Follow along with images on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cqlABdVpeZ8 Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. S…

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120 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 1/4 1:11:54

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SMLXL (1995) was the brainchild of Rem Koolhaas, principal of OMA, rhetorically and stylistically a rejection of the norms of architectural monographs, this 1400 page silver brick was one of the most iconic art books of the 1990s. It is a strange piece of architectural publishing, and very 90s, a mixture of post-modern literary sensibilities, greas…

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119 — Architectural Vibe Check 1:04:15

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In our last episode of 2024 we thought we would do something a little bit different, and talk about where we think architectural culture is at right now, an archaeology of the present, a dissection of the Now. We took some suggestions and requests from our Patrons, and followed them from recent discoveries at the National Gallery to Kengo Kuma and …

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118 — How to be a Beaux-Arts Architect 1:36:28

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In this episode we discussed The Study of Architectural Design (1926) by John F. Harbeson, a remarkable guide to the Beaux-Arts method of architectural education, with its many idiosyncratic terms of art and the astonishing drawings produced as part of its relentless programme of competition exercises. Do you know your Parti from your Poché? Do you…

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117 — John Soane 7 — The Museum 1:48:03

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In the final episode of our series on Sir John Soane we discussed his house and museum on Lincoln's Inn Fields in the centre of London, where the museum kindly allowed us to record this episode. We also talked about Pitzhanger, his country house in Ealing, and the development of his unique collecting practice. To follow along with the images we dis…

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Preview — Soane's Reputation Bonus Episode 9:26

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This is a cilp from our latest Patreon bonus episode, a discussion of Soane's contemporary reputation, particularly satirical and critical writing in the periodical press, not least by his estranged son George! You can listen to this episode in full on our Patreon feed: https://www.patreon.com/about_buildings Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Suppor…

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116 — John Soane 6 — Monuments 39:10

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In the sixth part of our series on John Soane, we discussed some major monumental buildings in and around London. We began with Dulwich Picture Gallery, perhaps the first purpose-built public art gallery in the world. Then we discussed his church buildings in Marylebone, Southwark and Bethnal Green respectively. Watch on YouTube to see the images a…

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115 — John Soane 5 — London Improved 51:26

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In the fifth part of our series on John Soane, we discussed his designs for speculative housing developments in central London, another building in the middle of the city for the Bank of England's National Debt Redemption Office, and his various hypothetical schemes for transforming the city with a thick encrustation of Corinthian columns. We also …

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114 — John Soane 4 — Westminster 1:21:28

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In this fourth episode of our miniseries on John Soane, we discussed his projects conducted over many years in and around Westminster. This is a tale of confusing canceled schemes, designs by committee, thwarted architectural vision and some of the most electrifying lost interiors of 19th-century London. As always, you get get a better sense of the…

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113 — John Soane 3 — The Bank of England 1:43:43

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In the third episode of our ongoing series on John Soane, we discussed his magnum opus, and one of the most entrancing lost buildings ever: The Bank of England. This vast administrative complex signalled the transformation of London into the capital of a modern imperial state, but by the 1930s, after just a century of its existence, the bank had ou…

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112 — John Soane 2 — Rustic / Classical 57:46

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In episode 2 of our series on John Soane, we discussed the projects he worked on after returning from his Grand Tour of Italy, but before he got his career-defining job as surveyor to the Bank of England. These include several built and unbuilt schemes for country houses, a proposal for a pair of enormous prisons in strict geometrical manner, and s…

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111 — John Soane 1 — 'Visions of Early Fancy' 1:09:26

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We're back!! In this first episode of our new series on John Soane (1753–1837) we discuss his origins: the child prodigy draughtsman, son of a bricklayer, apprentice of George Dance, winner of a studentship at the Royal Academy, and later with his Design for a Triumphal Bridge, winner of the Royal Academy and a travelling scholarship to Italy, enab…

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130 — Sigfried Giedion's Space, Time and Architecture — 1/3 47:43

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Patreon Bonus Unlocked — WG Sebald's Rings of Saturn 1:02:41

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Patreon Bonus Unlocked — Otto Wagner's Unbuilt Projects 47:03

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Preview — 129.5 Plečnik Finale Bonus Episode 5:10

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129 — Jože Plečnik 6 — Slovene Acropolis 1:20:02

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128 — Jože Plečnik 5 — The River & the City 47:19

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127 — Jože Plečnik 4 — Ljubljana Façades and Insurance Palaces 53:03

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126 — Jože Plečnik 3 — More Churches and a Cemetery 51:50

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125 — Jože Plečnik 2 — Four Churches 50:34

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124 — Jože Plečnik 1 — From Sezessionstil to Deep Time 1:43:15

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123 — Rem Koolhaas’s SMLXL — 4/4 1:07:26

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122 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 3/4 1:11:29

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Preview — SMLXL Dictionary Bonus Episode 7:02

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121 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 2/4 1:11:40

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120 — Rem Koolhaas's SMLXL — 1/4 1:11:54

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119 — Architectural Vibe Check 1:04:15

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118 — How to be a Beaux-Arts Architect 1:36:28

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117 — John Soane 7 — The Museum 1:48:03

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Preview — Soane's Reputation Bonus Episode 9:26

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116 — John Soane 6 — Monuments 39:10

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115 — John Soane 5 — London Improved 51:26

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114 — John Soane 4 — Westminster 1:21:28

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113 — John Soane 3 — The Bank of England 1:43:43

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112 — John Soane 2 — Rustic / Classical 57:46

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111 — John Soane 1 — 'Visions of Early Fancy' 1:09:26