<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alec Boreham]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am an architectural graphic artist that has a passion for drawing classical, islamic and culturally significant structures across the world]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:32:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.alecboreham.com/tr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hampstead Heath Recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ive not exactly had the best time these last few days, flu caught me despite all the usual efforts that I take to avoid this dreaded...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/hampstead-heath-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e0f44d6ca2133a56e5052b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:49:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_36a9d46e6c614bc782d72c659c9db7de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_844,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soho, How it has changed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soho 'vibes' So here I sit, outside Cafe Nero In Old Compton Street in central London on a warm autumn midweek morning. It's different, I...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/soho-how-it-has-changed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dba36dd919bc989b4e9f95</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:42:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_aba3be1bb3cd426d9154c62ba7561e90~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Morning vibes]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is nothing better than seeking out places in London that are quiet, free, accessable and an escape from the concrete and urban...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/sunday-morning-vibes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cfd84fae113c57218b8d88</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 11:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_fe24167473d04105b331f658315c9123~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Palace of Turin, Italy : Palazzo Reale di Torino]]></title><description><![CDATA[View of the entrance to the Royal Palace The Royal Palace of Turin was one of three residences that was owned by the House of Savoy, an...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/royal-palace-of-turin-italy-palazzo-reale-di-torino</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ceb867c792caf78b8b51ef</guid><category><![CDATA[Buildings]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:37:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_05a12441654c4acea141115c457cf6b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_638,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architectural Biennale Venice 2023 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Venice Architectural Biennale, as the name implies, is part of a duo of expo type fares that are held in Venice, Italy every year,...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/architectural-biennale-venice-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d3f633fd06bd0a5d146206</guid><category><![CDATA[Architectural Theories ]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_bdd3b36c20a443b186d99ec791c12963~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_863,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appreciation of St Pauls Cathedral, Academic Paper, University of Oxford London, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, UK. Today's building, constructed by the astronomist, scientist and architect Sir Christopher...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/appreciation-of-st-pauls-cathedral-london-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d6c5b9c0ba060d582532f5</guid><category><![CDATA[Buildings]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 15:28:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_ba9f64db5bb74f8e8ab1b91bee5bf926~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_704,h_502,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Covid]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a beautiful morning in London, 21 degrees, lots of sun and I am on my bike for the first time since I caught COVID a month ago. I am...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/after-covid</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d2780917b6c4727c134cf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Life]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_d57ff354b4bc4dc189b40445518856d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renzo Piano  1937 - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renzo Piano is a well known post modernist Italian architect, born in Genoa, Italy in 1937, his style is bold, industrial, high tech and...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/renzo-piano-1937</link><guid isPermaLink="false">621b8891ee3d583e16e2eeb9</guid><category><![CDATA[Architects]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:56:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_4d2f5b1f3d014a9098ae335976147d37~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_364,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Paul's Cathedral  -  Sir Christopher Wren ]]></title><description><![CDATA[History of Current Building Today's St Paul's Cathedral, which sits on a religious site that saw its first building constructed in AD...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/st-paul-s-cathedral-sir-christopher-wren</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6057526fbf8e0f0015ad1ad5</guid><category><![CDATA[Buildings]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:07:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_457422a74e9d4cc9aec3c5586b465f22~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_890,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philip Johnson  1906 - 2005 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Philip Johnson can be credited as an architect that championed the development of the International style and further design and...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/philip-johnson-1906-2005</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f018bcd4b8b4c0017972c2b</guid><category><![CDATA[Architects]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 17:28:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_0d9c26ad6d8b463a8c501e190278b565~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marcel Breuer  1902 – 1981]]></title><description><![CDATA["Architecture is the art of space" Marcel Breuer Marcel Brewer, born in 1902 in Pécs in southwestern Hungary was known as a champion of...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/marcel-breuer-1902-1981</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60194acf3682c00017b34ea9</guid><category><![CDATA[Architects]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:47:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_f00f1df2babb43c7bb6ef248363ceecc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_926,h_733,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mies van der Rohe  1886 - 1969]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The long path from material through function to creative work has only one goal: to create order out of the desperate confusion of our...]]></description><link>https://www.alecboreham.com/post/mies-van-der-rohe-1886-1969</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60114f2000aad00017494697</guid><category><![CDATA[Architects]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:05:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/db0fd2_d7f14aa593454957986704e202b687cb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alec Boreham</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panopticon - 1791 - Jeremy Bentham]]></title><description><![CDATA[The English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham drew up plans for this unique and theoretical building. 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