Outrage, Ian Nairn (Notting Hill Editions)

Outrage, Ian Nairn (Notting Hill Editions)New Hardback In 1955, Britains most prestigious architectural magazine, The Architectural Review, published a special issue featuring a single essay by Ian Nairn, a famously opinionated (and untrained) architectural critic. Based on observations made on a journey Nairn took across the UK in a Morris Minor, Outrage is a searing critique of urban sprawl, or Subtopia. In this manifesto, Nairn warns that if what is called development is allowed to

When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard

Published to mark the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower in 1620 and the establishment of the first colony at Plymouth

From crashing continents to Stone Age axes and stone circles

anxiety-ridden

from hummingbirds that co-evolved with rainforest flowers to the wonders of dragonfly

The label of 'fairy' has at times applied only to specific magical creatures with human appearance

embarking on a new beginning or questioning which path to take

centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible

whilst his popularity remains undiminished

what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision

to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing

there is nothing too big or too small for Tom and Dominic to unpick