{"podcast":{"title":"A is for Architecture Podcast","slug":"a-is-for-architecture-podcast-4885985","podcast_index_feed_id":4885985,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6123d53c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/AisforArchitecturePodcast?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnCGrgtkfHCX8az9QUdgkogeS1FuGmRof_9ezHrdQhJWXkvMPEGnO4uL1fj9w_aem_eRaQzK_kKC7Z47Hp01zBXg","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/16197383/16197383-1736374370337-6056a54ee71eb.jpg","author":"Ambrose Gillick","episode_count":208,"summary":"Explore the world of architecture with the A is for Architecture Podcast hosted by Ambrose Gillick. Through conversations with designers, scholars and practitioners, Ambrose unpacks the creative and theoretical dimensions of architecture. Whether you're a professional, student, or design enthusiast, the A is for Architecture Podcast offers the best insights into how buildings shape society and society shapes buildings. To keep it free and good, subscribe to the podcast on Patreon. The podcast is not affiliated with Ambrose's place of works.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-03T14:20:32.969281+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-architecture-podcast-4885985"},"episode":{"title":"Paul Knox: London, heritage and capital.","slug":"paul-knox-london-heritage-and-capital","published_at":"2026-06-11T20:59:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-architecture-podcast-4885985/paul-knox-london-heritage-and-capital","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-architecture-podcast-4885985","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ambrose-gillick/episodes/Paul-Knox-London--heritage-and-capital-e3km0nr","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/6123d53c/podcast/play/121356475/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-11%2Fb54dfee0-6241-14e1-bba5-b92d0fe6e4d0.mp3","summary":"In this episode of the A is for Architecture Podcast, I spoke with Paul Knox, University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, about his 2025 book, Lost London: From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport, a History in 25 Missing Buildings , published by Yale University Press in April this year. Lost London’s provocative move is to insist that ordinary buildings — a pub in Poplar, a roadhouse on a bypass, a block of council flats in Hackney — deserve the same analytical attention as a Wren church or a Robert Adam terrace. As one perhaps should expect from an urban geographer, this pushes back against the exquisite art-historical approach, which treats buildings as art objects and thereby frames architectural history around consecrated geniuses and great buildings. It is a seductive approach, for sure, but perhaps troubling in a different way. If everything means something to someone, how can we knock anything down at all? Paul is not much online, the lucky fella. You can find him on Grokipedia though. The book is linked above. If you want and can, please support the A is for Architecture Podcast by listening in and sharing it, or by either subscribing on Patreon or making a gift via Buy Me a Coffee. + Music credits: Bruno Gillick Image credit: London Metropolitan Archives – Colombia Road Market.","meta_description":"In this episode of the A is for Architecture Podcast, I spoke with Paul Knox, University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, about his 2025 book, Lo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3930,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-is-for-architecture-podcast-4885985/episodes/paul-knox-london-heritage-and-capital/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-is-for-architecture-podcast-4885985/paul-knox-london-heritage-and-capital.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}