Ken Worpole
Ken Worpole is a writer on architecture, landscape and public policy issues, he is an environmentalist and is a Senior Professor at The Cities Institute, London Metropolitan University.
Articles by Ken Worpole
Let the children play
As conflict wracks the globe, two exhibitions offer a powerful vision of our shared humanity
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A history of unpopular protest
It's hard to act on principle when the world is against you. The history of pacifism has lessons for us today
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Is pride in the Kindertransport misplaced?
The British effort to rescue Jewish children is fondly remembered – but the truth is more complex
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Six days in a 70s utopia
Was the Danish radical schooling project known as Tvind a liberating new frontier in education, or a cult?
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Into the woods
The rise in “natural” burials has given architects an opportunity to rethink the way humans relate to the environment.
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Going gentle
A series of new care centres shows modern architecture rediscovering its humanity. Ken Worpole takes the tour
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Diary: Man the hedgerows
The spirit of freedom lives on in parklife, says Ken Worpole
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Villages of Vision: A Study of Strange Utopias by Gillian Darley
Ken Worpole visits utopian villages with Gillian Darley
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French impressions
Ken Worpole on the genius of Joseph Roth
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