The Department of Buildings

The Department of Buildings: Hardwick Hall

The Department of Buildings

Show Notes

Michael Meredith talks to Sam Jacob (Sam Jacob Studio, Angewandte) about the Hardwick Hall (1590–1597) in Derbyshire, England by Robert Smythson.

Producer and Editor: Bruce Hongming Liang, Michael Meredith

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