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• 141 — Bruno Zevi's 'The Modern Language of Architecture'

  September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

  In the second episode of our 'Language' trilogy, we discussed Bruno Zevi's 'The Modern Language of Architecture', first published in Italian as 'Il linguaggio moderno dell'architettura' in 1978, partly in response to Summerson's 'The…

• 140 — John Summerson's 'The Classical Language of Architecture'

  July 31, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

  In this episode, the first of a trilogy, we talked about John Summerson's best-selling 1965 book 'The Classical Language of Architecture', developed out of a series of lectures he gave to the BBC. We talk about Summerson, one of the titans…

• *Preview* — Piranesi's Heirs Bonus Episode

  July 17, 2026 · 3 min

  This is a preview of a Patreon bonus episode. To listen to the rest, consider supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/about_buildings In this penultimate bonus episode in our Piranesi series we talked about Piranesian…

• 139 — Piranesi 4 — The Prisons

  June 9, 2026 · 55 min

  In the final part of our Piranesi miniseries we talked about his only building, the church of Santa Maria del Priorato, his theoretical writings, his proposals for interior design and furniture and his Carceri, the imaginary prisons which…

• 138 — Piranesi 3 — Ichnographiam Campii Martii

  May 26, 2026 · 59 min

  In the penultimate episode of our series on Giovanni Battista Piranesi, we discussed his Ichnographia Campii Martii, one of his stranged and most inventive projects, a vast reconstruction of Ancient Rome, which blends together a little bit…

• 137 — Piranesi 2 — The Antiquities of Rome

  April 23, 2026 · 57 min

  In the second episode of our series on Giovanni Battista Piranesi, we discussed his multi-volume project, Le Antichità Romane de' tempo della prima Repubblica e dei primi imperatori, a deep study and representation of Roman Antiquity…

• 136 — Piranesi 1 — Prima Parte

  March 27, 2026 · 54 min

  In the first part of our new series on Piranesi we discussed his upbringing and background in Venice, his earliest travels to Rome and first work with Giuseppe Vasi and Tiepolo. We talked a little about the historical and cultural context…

• *Preview* Show and Tell Bonus — Santa Maria del Naranco & Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park

  February 18, 2026 · 2 min

  To get full access to this episode, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/about_buildings Taking cues from the 'Show and Tell' main episode, Editor Matt joined us for a bonus and brought along a couple of…