Alexander Davidson
@plasticsportent.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher @liverpooluni.bsky.social and academic teacher @htwberlin.bsky.social, who specialises in #ArchitcturalPlastics and is strongly committed to #Environmentalism. Personal website: https://shorturl.at/dq6Ng
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NEWS: C20 has written to Historic England requesting an urgent spot listing assessment for Grimsby Central Library (1966-68), after concerns that the 'civic masterpiece' is facing an imminent threat of being stripped-out, having been closed since March 2025.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/concern...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/concern...
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
NEWS: C20 has written to Historic England requesting an urgent spot listing assessment for Grimsby Central Library (1966-68), after concerns that the 'civic masterpiece' is facing an imminent threat of being stripped-out, having been closed since March 2025.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/concern...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/concern...
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If anyone would like to write about the value of this registry to Canadian environmental history for our website, get in touch!
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#cdnhist #cdnheritage #envhist #envhum
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#cdnhist #cdnheritage #envhist #envhum
January 22, 2026 at 3:37 PM
If anyone would like to write about the value of this registry to Canadian environmental history for our website, get in touch!
Our Contributor Guidelines: niche-canada.org/guidelines-f...
#cdnhist #cdnheritage #envhist #envhum
Our Contributor Guidelines: niche-canada.org/guidelines-f...
#cdnhist #cdnheritage #envhist #envhum
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
Points at sign.
At what precise moment did you stop caring because of the cultural effects of the Long Pandemic, I always want to exclaim, when I am affected by decrepit and decaying, non-functioning systems at our Tinpot Universities?
January 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Points at sign.
At what precise moment did you stop caring because of the cultural effects of the Long Pandemic, I always want to exclaim, when I am affected by decrepit and decaying, non-functioning systems at our Tinpot Universities?
January 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
At what precise moment did you stop caring because of the cultural effects of the Long Pandemic, I always want to exclaim, when I am affected by decrepit and decaying, non-functioning systems at our Tinpot Universities?
While no doubt well and ethically indented, we architectural historians need to better acknowledge that Right to Buy was not universally implemented carte blanche with no exceptions.
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
While no doubt well and ethically indented, we architectural historians need to better acknowledge that Right to Buy was not universally implemented carte blanche with no exceptions.
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clarifying essay on why Latin American decolonial theory may not be that helpful for analysing problems in Africa (and, I would say, Asia as well)
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...
The Problem of Colonialism | Critical Times | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
clarifying essay on why Latin American decolonial theory may not be that helpful for analysing problems in Africa (and, I would say, Asia as well)
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...
read.dukeupress.edu/critical-tim...
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Today the Global History colloquium at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social starts with a talk by Romain Tiquet titled „Thinking Through Cases: A Political and Social History of West Africa Through Psychiatric Records“.
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today the Global History colloquium at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social starts with a talk by Romain Tiquet titled „Thinking Through Cases: A Political and Social History of West Africa Through Psychiatric Records“.
The Artist Formerly Known as Duke has left the building.
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The Artist Formerly Known as Duke has left the building.
The inherent social conservatism of a supposedly liberal and tolerant nation state occasionally beggars belief
October 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The inherent social conservatism of a supposedly liberal and tolerant nation state occasionally beggars belief
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I'm co-hosting this event, titled "Values of Waste," with Alistair Cartwright at the University of Liverpool in two weeks! Please come if you happen to be in the area! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/values-of-...
Values of Waste
This day-long symposium explores the social and material histories of bio-based construction and architecture.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm co-hosting this event, titled "Values of Waste," with Alistair Cartwright at the University of Liverpool in two weeks! Please come if you happen to be in the area! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/values-of-...
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NEWS: Following an extensive pre-app consultation, the Society has given its full support to a scheme led by Jestico + Whiles to restore the Grade II* listed but deteriorating Smithdon High School in Hunstanton, Norfolk, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in 1950-54.
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEWS: Following an extensive pre-app consultation, the Society has given its full support to a scheme led by Jestico + Whiles to restore the Grade II* listed but deteriorating Smithdon High School in Hunstanton, Norfolk, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in 1950-54.
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BREAKING NEWS: The campaign to save Bastion House and the former Museum of London (Powell & Moya, 1976-77) has won the right to present its case to the High Court. The Judicial Review will challenge the City of London's decision to demolish the buildings.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/museum-...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/museum-...
September 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The campaign to save Bastion House and the former Museum of London (Powell & Moya, 1976-77) has won the right to present its case to the High Court. The Judicial Review will challenge the City of London's decision to demolish the buildings.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/museum-...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/museum-...
Map of South Africa incorporated in Waterite panels and produced for the South Africa Travel Bureau (1950) of 70 Piccadilly by James Cubitt & Partners and Sergei Kadleigh.
(c) Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Pix (photo credit: Stewart Bale Ltd.)
(c) Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Pix (photo credit: Stewart Bale Ltd.)
August 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Map of South Africa incorporated in Waterite panels and produced for the South Africa Travel Bureau (1950) of 70 Piccadilly by James Cubitt & Partners and Sergei Kadleigh.
(c) Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Pix (photo credit: Stewart Bale Ltd.)
(c) Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Pix (photo credit: Stewart Bale Ltd.)
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We take a look at some of the objects in our collection inspired by space in our latest blog post. www.modip.ac.uk/blog/2025/08...
August 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We take a look at some of the objects in our collection inspired by space in our latest blog post. www.modip.ac.uk/blog/2025/08...
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Spoke to Apollo Magazine about being a @c20society.bsky.social woman, sharing their brilliant mission to value modern architectural heritage, & how public clocks connect us to the universe. Like the one on Bradford's Kirkgate Centre
apollo-magazine.com/samira-ahmed...
apollo-magazine.com/samira-ahmed...
August 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Spoke to Apollo Magazine about being a @c20society.bsky.social woman, sharing their brilliant mission to value modern architectural heritage, & how public clocks connect us to the universe. Like the one on Bradford's Kirkgate Centre
apollo-magazine.com/samira-ahmed...
apollo-magazine.com/samira-ahmed...
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Wasps and their nests often inspire us with horror, but if we look at them more closely, they should inspire us with wonder, too, writes Will Wiles
If we liked wasps more, we could learn from them
Wasps have a terrible image problem but, after seeing an exhibition that highlights their design abilities, Will Wiles thinks we could learn from them
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August 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Wasps and their nests often inspire us with horror, but if we look at them more closely, they should inspire us with wonder, too, writes Will Wiles
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BBC podcast: Germany’s Stolen Skulls
In 1900, German colonial officers executed 19 Tanzanian leaders and shipped their skulls to Berlin for scientific study.
Thousands of such skulls and ancestral remains stolen from Germany’s colonies are still in Berlin museums.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
In 1900, German colonial officers executed 19 Tanzanian leaders and shipped their skulls to Berlin for scientific study.
Thousands of such skulls and ancestral remains stolen from Germany’s colonies are still in Berlin museums.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - The Documentary, The kidnapped dead: Germany’s stolen skulls
In 1900, 19 Tanzanian leaders were executed and their skulls shipped to Berlin for study
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BBC podcast: Germany’s Stolen Skulls
In 1900, German colonial officers executed 19 Tanzanian leaders and shipped their skulls to Berlin for scientific study.
Thousands of such skulls and ancestral remains stolen from Germany’s colonies are still in Berlin museums.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
In 1900, German colonial officers executed 19 Tanzanian leaders and shipped their skulls to Berlin for scientific study.
Thousands of such skulls and ancestral remains stolen from Germany’s colonies are still in Berlin museums.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
With imminent state visit of Trump looming, Kier Starmer will end being perceived by the public as the Great Appeaser and akin to Neville Chamberlain.
July 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
With imminent state visit of Trump looming, Kier Starmer will end being perceived by the public as the Great Appeaser and akin to Neville Chamberlain.
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The remarkable church of Christ the King in Turners Cross here in Cork, Ireland. Dating from 1931 the architect Barry Byrne fuses concrete, Deco & a hint of Californian Mission. #architecture #cork @c20society.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The remarkable church of Christ the King in Turners Cross here in Cork, Ireland. Dating from 1931 the architect Barry Byrne fuses concrete, Deco & a hint of Californian Mission. #architecture #cork @c20society.bsky.social
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#C20BuildingOfTheMonth for June 2025: The Faris School, Egypt - Hassan Fathy (1957)
Zaina Abou Seif explores Fathy's radically alternative ethic to Euro-centric modernism, reasserting the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge - or ‘architecture without architects.’
➡️ c20society.org.uk/building-of-...
Zaina Abou Seif explores Fathy's radically alternative ethic to Euro-centric modernism, reasserting the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge - or ‘architecture without architects.’
➡️ c20society.org.uk/building-of-...
June 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#C20BuildingOfTheMonth for June 2025: The Faris School, Egypt - Hassan Fathy (1957)
Zaina Abou Seif explores Fathy's radically alternative ethic to Euro-centric modernism, reasserting the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge - or ‘architecture without architects.’
➡️ c20society.org.uk/building-of-...
Zaina Abou Seif explores Fathy's radically alternative ethic to Euro-centric modernism, reasserting the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge - or ‘architecture without architects.’
➡️ c20society.org.uk/building-of-...
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This week also sees publication of the latest title in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians: 'Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle', by Rachel E. Johnson bit.ly/4hMppbB
With @ihr.bsky.social & @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
With @ihr.bsky.social & @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
March 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This week also sees publication of the latest title in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians: 'Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle', by Rachel E. Johnson bit.ly/4hMppbB
With @ihr.bsky.social & @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
With @ihr.bsky.social & @uolpress.bsky.social 1/2
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NEWS: C20 and @c20cymru.bsky.social are celebrating the 5th Leisure Centre to be listed as a result of our ongoing campaign, and the first example in Wales.
Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...
Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...
February 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
NEWS: C20 and @c20cymru.bsky.social are celebrating the 5th Leisure Centre to be listed as a result of our ongoing campaign, and the first example in Wales.
Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...
Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...