In this interview we are sitting down with a UK based architect Conor Lynch to explore why our modern cities of glass and concrete look the way they look and why beauty in architecture matters more than ever.

Notable links and conversation references:

1. Conor’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/c_k_lynch

2. Quinlan Terry Architects - https://qtarchitects.com/introduction/

3. Poundbury, an urban extension to the Dorset county town of Dorchester, built on the principles of architecture and urban planning as advocated by HM King Charles, III, in ‘A Vision of Britain’. - https://duchyofcornwall.org/poundbury.html

4. Moray Estate’s vision is the creation of a traditional town, very like market towns so enduring and popular all over Scotland. - https://www.tornagrain.com/

5. https://www.intbau.org/ - A global network dedicated to creating better places to live.

6. https://www.latablerondearchitecture.com/ - The Architecture Round Table (TRA) is a non-profit association dedicated to the defence and teaching of beautiful, humane and sustainable architecture.

7. Andrea Palladio - https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrea_Palladio/

8. City of Cayalá, in Guatemala. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrnAsMSwGbg

9. Léon Krier - https://twitter.com/leonkrier?lang=en

10. Buda Castle Palace District site restoration project (Nemzeti Hauszmann Program) - https://nemzetihauszmannprogram.hu/

11. House of Parliament Budapest - https://www.parlament.hu/web/visitors/house-of-parliament