On the leads at Burghley, begun in 1577, chimneys, domes and obelisks create a fantastical forest in architecture. The experience of walking amid these chimneys helps explain why the English were so ...

However, the philosophies of Brutalist architecture are not to everyone's taste, and the Barbican has its fair share of detractors. In fact, it was voted London's ugliest building in a public poll ...