Temples dominated the landscape of India between the seventh and thirteenth centuries. Protected by kings and widely supported by endowments and other gifts, temples enjoyed ascendancy as centres of religious life, socio-economic power and artistic production. Although much research has been carried out on temple architecture since the late nineteenth century, important questions remain about how temples were patronised and constructed and the place they occupied in a medieval Indian polity. [read more]

The underlying research is based on the premise that the 'workhome' [the building that combines dwelling and workplace] is an old but little written about or understood building type that has existed for hundreds, if not thousands, of years and continues to exist all around us in our cities, towns and villages. The history of this building type was traced from medieval times to the present day in England. An investigation of the contemporary form of the workhome was made through an analysis of the lives and premises of 76 home-based workers in urban, suburban and rural contexts in England. [read more]

The Ionic capital is arguably the single most challenging component of the classical orders, being complex, sensuously sculptural and architecturally refined: Ionic forms, along with those of the Doric and Corinthian genera, have put their stamp on not just Greek temples but entire epochs, their development and resolution is an issue of fundamental importance. The project has created an archive of high-quality digital representations of key capitals, either by construction from exisiting measured drawings, or by laser-scanning surviving exemplars. [read more]