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...world famous Crystal Palace, where cast iron columns support wrought iron beams which in turn support wooden floors. However, it is remembered for the glazing which forms the exterior roof cladding (Figure 3). Figure 3: Building the Crystal Palace using system methods What cannot be so easily appreciated is the way it was built in the remarkably short time of 3 months, to...

...world on Burns Night. But why? What are the reasons for this ubiquitous ritual and what is its relevance today? In 1817, in the cramped graveyard of St Michael’s church in Dumfries, the bones of Burns were exhumed from the coffin in which he had been laid to rest in 1796. The workmen present stood bare-headed ‘their frames thrilling with some indefinable emotion, as...

...World War, the Pavilion became a hospital for the troops, as Jeremy Paxman learned Find out more about Jeremy Paxman's series on the Great War for the BBC & the OU But the Pavilion isn't Brighton's only fascinating building... Stuart Mitchell visits the Tarner folly ... and even the bus shelters are interesting... Brighton's art deco bus shelters ... and they may have...

...How to prepare for playing at a music festival Timing can be everything when it comes playing at a music festival. Dr Sean Williams explains how he made the transition from darkness to sunrise so memorable at a music festival in Nevada. Literary festivals Dr Shafquat Towheed discusses the history of literary festivals and how they are uniting people in the literary world....