Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2014We don't just look at buildings: their facades, beautiful or ugly, conceal the spaces we inhabit.
Through ten great buildings across the world Tom Wilkinson reveals the powerful and intimate relationship between society and architecture and asks: can architecture change our lives for the better?
Bricks & Mortals: Stories of Reading Buildings
BRICKS & MORTALS: Sixty Years in Property
In this book, ten buildings from across the globe tell stories of architecture from the beginning of civilization to the present day.