Retracing the Guided Walk in Leicester’s City Centre.

For a number of years the Leicestershire & Rutland Society of Architects has been investigating the mystery of the terracotta foxes on numbered plaques in the centre of Leicester.

We were contacted regularly by members of the public, who had spotted a plaque or two, noticed the LRSA inscription, and asked us about the story behind them, as well as for a map of their locations in the city.

Northamptonshire Society of Architects

Nottingham & Derby Society of Architects

Lincolnshire Society of Architects

Materials for Architects and Builders was first published by Arnold in 1997. The latest 6th edition, which has been considerably updated with respect to new materials and components, also the ecological aspects of construction, was published by Routledge in 2020.

Douglas Smith Dip.Arch FRIBA FLI FRISA studied art and architecture at Cheltenham College of Art before completing his architectural training at Leicester School of Architecture.

All the money raised will go to Hope Against Cancer. For orders go to:

www.douglassmithart.co.uk

The publication describes the buildings of the University of Leicester and De Montfort University within the city and environs of Leicester.

The text, with over 400 mainly colour illustrations, details the history, architecture, names, local context and current use of all major buildings on each campus; the imaginative development plans for both universities are illustrated.

A book by one of Leicester’s best known architects and artists will not only bring delight to all those who know and love Leicester, but also hope to the region’s cancer sufferers, since all profits from sales will go to the charity Hope Against Cancer, formerly known as The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research.

Lord Attenborough wrote in the foreword to the original book, which forms part of the new publication: Douglas Smith has captured a love of Leicester which reflects its historic past, rejoices in the diversity of its present and heralds its optimism for the future.

This book, published in 2024, has two main themes. The first is Modern Methods of Construction, ranging from completed 3D units down to smaller pods and components for site integration. The second part describes the progress towards carbon zero by the major generators of CO2 in the construction industry, followed by descriptions of a wide range of innovative products which are currently emerging.