My kind of town: Alison Smithson

2022-08-16T17:33:31+01:00

Reflecting the elusive, off-beat character of her architectural work, Alison Smithson (1928-2003) wrote one of our most memorable My Kind of Town columns in May 1980.

My kind of town: Alison Smithson2022-08-16T17:33:31+01:00

Peter Clash

2017-08-25T14:54:45+01:00

My Kind of Town
Bristol is a maritime city a good distance from the sea

Peter Clash2017-08-25T14:54:45+01:00

Fiona Scott

2017-07-25T12:05:25+01:00

My Kind of Town
It's been exhaustively described and documented, but LA's still hard to pin down

Fiona Scott2017-07-25T12:05:25+01:00

Katherine Clarke

2017-06-19T15:48:54+01:00

My Kind of Town
A place for encounters and appropriation – where you can afford to be poor

Katherine Clarke2017-06-19T15:48:54+01:00

Fred Pilbrow

2017-07-24T15:03:50+01:00

My Kind of Town
The Isle of Coll is as good a place as any to see out eternity

Fred Pilbrow2017-07-24T15:03:50+01:00

Amanda Levete

2018-04-27T13:00:13+01:00

My Kind of Town 
Lisbon is an expression of its inhabitants' relationship to craft and place

Amanda Levete2018-04-27T13:00:13+01:00

Jeremy Dixon

2017-05-18T13:50:13+01:00

My Kind of Town
London is shaped not just by its buildings, but also by the activities and performances it promotes

Jeremy Dixon2017-05-18T13:50:13+01:00

My kind of town: Tracey Emin

2022-07-19T20:27:11+01:00

Artist Tracey Emin takes a nostalgic turn about Margate, taking in the mysterious shell grotto of its Victorian heyday, the since-reinstated Dreamland amusement park and endless views of Turner's sea.

My kind of town: Tracey Emin2022-07-19T20:27:11+01:00

Charles Saumarez Smith

2018-04-27T13:00:21+01:00

My Kind of Town
Yanaka is an urban ecology suffused with a sense of community and history

Charles Saumarez Smith2018-04-27T13:00:21+01:00

Joe Morris

2017-11-29T13:12:11+00:00

My Kind of Town
Gubbio is relentless, unflinching, solid, permanent, old, like an ancient, rocky landscape

Joe Morris2017-11-29T13:12:11+00:00

My Kind of Town: Anupama Kundoo

2022-08-16T17:32:14+01:00

Berlin is a place for all ages, writes Anupama Kundoo, where people are an integral part of urban life; one that continues to renew itself with youthful energy, and allows young people to develop a strong civic sense.

My Kind of Town: Anupama Kundoo2022-08-16T17:32:14+01:00
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