Research outputs
2025
Architectural History and Energy
Calder, B. (n.d.). Architectural History and Energy. B. Calder (Ed.).
Energy history of architecture
Calder, B. (2025). Energy history of architecture. B. Calder (Ed.), [Books, Journal article, Trade press articles, podcasts, talks, social media posts.]. Various.
2023
Architecture The Definitive Visual History
DK. (2023). Architecture The Definitive Visual History. Dorling Kindersley Ltd.
"Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong"
Calder, B. (2023). "Both sides in the style wars are equally wrong". Dezeen. Retrieved from https://www.dezeen.com/
“Don’t just talk about the weather – invite it in”
Calder, B. (2023). “Don’t just talk about the weather – invite it in”. In D. Roelstraete (Ed.), Everybody Talks about the Weather. Progetto Prada Arte.
2022
Tempest, 90for90
Calder, B. (2022). Tempest, 90for90. Building Centre. Retrieved from https://90years.buildingcentre.co.uk/building/tempest/
Form follows fuel - building our way into (and out of?) Climate Emergency
Calder, B. (2022). Form follows fuel - building our way into (and out of?) Climate Emergency. Arkkitehti: Finnish Architectural Review. Retrieved from https://www.ark.fi/en/2022/03/form-follows-fuel/
What should we do with ‘the ugliest building in Britain’
Calder, B. (2022). What should we do with ‘the ugliest building in Britain’. Archhitects' Journal.
2021
Away From a New Architecture
Calder, B. (2021). Away From a New Architecture. In J. McGuirk (Ed.), Waste Age What Can Design Do?. Design Museum.
Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency
Calder, B. (2021). Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency. Penguin UK.
Architecture: Buildings and Energy from Prehistory to the Present
Calder, B. W. L. (2021). Architecture: Buildings and Energy from Prehistory to the Present (1st ed.). London: Pelican.
Buildings and energy: architectural history in the climate emergency
Calder, B., & Bremner, G. A. (2021). Buildings and energy: architectural history in the climate emergency. The Journal of Architecture, 26(2), 79-115. doi:10.1080/13602365.2021.1891950
2016
Raw Concrete: the Beauty of Brutalism
Calder, B. (2016). Raw Concrete: the Beauty of Brutalism. London: William Heinemann. Retrieved from https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1095022/raw-concrete/9780434022441.html
2015
‘The sweetest music you will ever hear’: uses of concrete by Denys Lasdun & Partners
Calder, B. (2015). ‘The sweetest music you will ever hear’: uses of concrete by Denys Lasdun & Partners. Journal of Architecture, 20(3), 376-418. doi:10.1080/13602365.2015.1039046
2014
Barnabas Calder on Denys Lasdun's Royal College of Physicians
Calder, B. (2014). Barnabas Calder on Denys Lasdun's Royal College of Physicians. Blueprint Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.designcurial.com/news/barnabas-calder-4462418/
Brutal Enemies? Townscape and the 'hard' moderns
Calder, B. (2014). Brutal Enemies? Townscape and the 'hard' moderns. In Alternative Visions of Post-War Reconstruction: Creating the modern townscape. Routledge. Retrieved from http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415587358/
2013
Representing science: the architecture of the New Museums Site, Cambridge, 1952-71
Calder, B. (2013). Representing science: the architecture of the New Museums Site, Cambridge, 1952-71. Twentieth Century Architecture, 11.
2012
'"A very personal collection": the Burrell Collection architectural competition, 1970-72'
Calder, B. (2012). '"A very personal collection": the Burrell Collection architectural competition, 1970-72'. Twentieth Century Architecture.
Medium or message? Uses of design and presentation models by Denys Lasdun and Partners
Calder, B. (2012). Medium or message? Uses of design and presentation models by Denys Lasdun and Partners. In H. Heynen, & J. Gosseye (Eds.), 2nd International Conference of the European Architectural History Network (pp. 452-456). Brussels: Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van Belgie voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten.
2009
'"Never so serious": Venturi's Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery, London'
Calder, B. (2009). '"Never so serious": Venturi's Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery, London'. In A. Alofsin (Ed.), A Modernist Museum in Perspective: the East Building, National Gallery of Art (pp. 15). Washington DC: Center for the Advanced Study of the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art.
2008
‘A terrible battle with architecture’: Denys Lasdun in the 1950s, part 2
Calder, B. (2008). ‘A terrible battle with architecture’: Denys Lasdun in the 1950s, part 2. Architectural Research Quarterly, 12(1), 59-68. doi:10.1017/s1359135508000936
Conservation management plan for the National Theatre
Ltd., H. T., & Calder, B. (2008). Conservation management plan for the National Theatre. London. Retrieved from http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Denys Lasdun's Royal College of Physicians: a Monumental Act of Faith
Calder, B. (2008). Denys Lasdun's Royal College of Physicians: a Monumental Act of Faith. London: Royal College of Physicians.
Undated
The limits of 1960s radicalism: the Fun Palace versus the National Theatre
Calder, B. (n.d.). The limits of 1960s radicalism: the Fun Palace versus the National Theatre. In Setting the Scene: Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Theatre Architecture. Ashgate.