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This year marks the 180th anniversary of Building, and to celebrate we are publishing an article from the archives each week. Building, first launched as The Builder in 1843, is one of the world’s oldest surviving trade publications.

Building's 180th: From the Archives

From the archives: How buildings were affected by the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, 1946
2024-01-12T06:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
Those were the days… Building editors look back at how construction has changed
2023-12-12T07:00:00+00:00By Chloë McCulloch
From the archives: Britain celebrates victory in Europe, 1945
2023-12-05T06:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The Blitz, 1940-41
2023-11-24T07:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Outbreak of the Second World War, 1939
2023-11-10T06:04:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The Daily Express Building, 1932
2023-10-30T07:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, 1930
2023-09-29T08:19:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The construction of New York’s Woolworth Building, 1911-13
2023-09-22T07:12:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
The chaotic life of Building founder and architect Joseph Aloysius Hansom
2023-08-29T05:38:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The great San Francisco earthquake, 1906
2023-08-11T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The construction of Westminster Cathedral, 1895 - 1902
2023-08-04T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Westminster’s unbuilt gothic skyscraper
2023-07-28T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Germany surrenders, 1918
2023-07-21T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: London’s first air raids, 1918
2023-07-07T07:18:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The Great War drags on, 1915 - 1916
2023-06-30T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The First World War breaks out, 1914
2023-06-16T06:53:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Building in Bombay, 1879-1892
2023-06-02T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Replacing Old Smithfield Market, 1864-68
2023-05-26T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Cleaning up the Great Stink, 1858
2023-04-28T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: An alternative proposal for Tower Bridge, 1878
2023-04-21T05:30:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Cologne Cathedral’s topping out ceremony, 1880
2023-04-14T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Britain’s dim view of the Eiffel Tower, 1886-89
2023-04-11T06:00:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Nelson’s Column runs out of money, 1843-44
2023-03-31T06:40:00+01:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The construction of the Forth Bridge, 1873 - 1890
2023-03-17T07:49:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Dodging falling bricks at the Natural History Museum construction site, 1876
2023-03-10T06:15:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: First proposals for the Glasgow Subway, 1887
2023-03-03T06:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The opening of Clifton Suspension Bridge, 1864
2023-02-24T07:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The clearance of London’s worst slum, 1843 - 1846
2023-02-17T06:13:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Alternative designs for Manchester Town Hall, 1868
2023-02-10T07:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: The demolition of Northumberland House, 1874
2023-02-03T07:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Setbacks on the world’s first underground railway, 1860
2023-01-27T07:00:00+00:00
From the archives: The Crystal Palace’s leaking roof, 1851
2023-01-20T07:00:00+00:00By Tom Lowe
From the archives: Benjamin Disraeli’s proposal to hang architects, 1847
2023-01-13T07:00:00+00:00
From the archives: The construction of the Palace of Westminster, 1847
2023-01-06T09:52:00+00:00