Historian of Architecture & Technology, studies Material Culture, teaches @HistoryofDesign @V_and_A @RCA Loves Albert Hall & architectural models @ArchModelsNet

Joined May 2015
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Architects Index of Modelmaking exhibition build at @MaterialSource - exhibition runs 2 March until 2 April - details here making-matters.the-aim.co.uk
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📢 New blog post alert! 🇯🇲 In her new piece, @JadeALindo discusses the entanglements of racial categories, beauty standards and nationalism in 1950s Jamaica. Check it out! 👉 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…
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My new book 'The Royal Albert Hall: Building the Arts and Sciences' @Brepols is officially out! Thank you to all those who supported me along the way @LeverhulmeTrust @PaulMellonCentr @TheSAHGB @V_and_A Honoured & grateful for foreword @william_whyte & preface @ L. Hilaire-Perez
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📣 Open for applications This two-year initiative program seeks to draw talented international early career researchers to conduct their research in the UK and provide opportunities for career development. Apply by 7 February 2025 bit.ly/3YJZ33D
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Congratulations to our learning team at the Built Environment Trust who have scooped a finalist position for the 2024 Inspire Future Generations Awards’ Children One-off Activity category! Well done and ! @thorntoneducationtrust #ifgawards and #ifgawards2024
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Delighted to share a post by one of our amazing @V_and_A @RCA @HistoryofDesign students revealing the inner workings of the #victorian #museum and its links with the @Proud_Sappers Well done lavinia Fasano! search.app?link=https:/%…

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Really interesting, fun day out at #LordMayorsShow
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Step inside a working museum store. Over 100 mini displays, from east London’s rich heritage of making, artistry and activism to new acquisitions. Book access to see any collection object up close, 7 days a week #vameast #hackneywick 📷 Niall Hodson, Shahram Saadat, Vicky Grout
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Welcome to V&A East Storehouse - the new home of the V&A’s collection @HereEast situated in @NoOrdinaryPark, east London. Doors open on 31 May 2025 - vam.ac.uk/east #vameast #hackneywick📷 © Diller Scofidio Renfro
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Are you looking to gain knowledge and skills to implement high-value fundraising in your archive? This October, we'll deliver a two-part online course about legacy and major donor fundraising, led by Dr Claire Routley! Find out more and register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/legacy-an…
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Summer evening in #Liguria #Genoa
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Genoese sunset...
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V. good to receive copies of @DrJonWinder's new book, 'Designed for Play', the latest (18th) title in @RoyalHistSoc's New Historical Perspectives book series for early career historians. Jon's book is available free OA and in print @UoLPress bit.ly/3VBUN4V 1/2
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.@RoyalHistSoc is deeply concerned by the scale and speed of further #History redundancies @GoldsmithsUoL. These cuts will remove student choice, wreak havoc on careers, and end specialist teaching and research. Our statement: bit.ly/3zO2nAF #twitterstorians 1/5 🧵⬇️
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Great opportunity for someone to join the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation , in Los Angeles, as an Assistant Curator. Any @HistoryofDesign graduates interested? workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/…

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À really interesting PhD opportunity @lborouniversity #material #culture #History #Memories any former @HistoryofDesignstudents interested? jobs.ac.uk/job/DIW789/the-so…

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It's somehow tuching to stumble upon your very first published work after decades...
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Devotion and folklore, ancient but timeless, rooted in the local community.
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Centuries old building skills employed to construct and maintain these amazing, la beatiful dry stone walls #muri_a_secco #costruzioni_storiche @ComunediGenova @RegLiguria
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Lovely to see newly restored medieval buildings in @ComunediGenova bringing to light original decorations that had been lost for centuries! One of many buildings here in Salta dell'oro #Genova #centrostorico @CNIUNESCO
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