Houston Morris draws on his personal recollections to explain how the late architect has influenced the industry.
About Houston Morris
The Architect
The legacy of Charles Jenks
I recently went on a private tour of one of the most eccentric private houses I have ever seen. Charles Jenks, who, very sadly died in 2019, was an architect and a polymath. He...
Golden Oldie
Is Istanbul closing in on itself?
Originally published September 2020. My first visit to Istanbul was part of an architectural tour while studying at the Architectural Association. We were ably led by my tutor,...
Golden Oldie
Forensic Architecture and the search for truth
Originally published March 2022. There are some schools of architecture which are so ‘avant garde’ that actually proposing an architectural solution to an architectural brief is...
Golden Oldie
The houses that sugar built
Originally published March 2019. The early history of the Caribbean (and especially Barbados) is well told in the book Sugar Barons by Matthew Parker. Even by the cruel...
The Architect
When it’s acceptable to not be a ‘starchitect’
One of the unexpected pleasures of lockdown has been the ability to view London unhindered by people and traffic. Recently, I was almost run over by a delivery moped when staring...