Blue crow media
Blue Crow Media is a London-based independent publisher founded in 2010 by Derek Lamberton. Its early publications include a series of food and drink city guides, and since 2015 the publisher has put out a series of “handsome architectural guides”. The New York Times has described the maps as "part design manifesto, part urban architecture guide".
Blue crow media
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- 2010
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- United Kingdom
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Blue Crow Media is a London-based independent publisher founded in 2010 by Derek Lamberton. Its early publications include a series of food and drink city guides, and since 2015 the publisher has put out a series of “handsome architectural guides”. The New York Times has described the maps as "part design manifesto, part urban architecture guide".
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• Founded — 2010 • Founder — Derek Lamberton • Country — United Kingdom • Distribution — Turnaround Books • Publications — Maps, Books • Topics — Architecture • Url — http: www.bluecrowmedia.com
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In 2015 Blue Crow Media published their first architecture guide, Brutalist London Map, which was followed by Art Deco London Map, Constructivist Moscow Map, Brutalist Washington Map, Modern Berlin Map, Brutalist Paris Map, Brutalist Sydney Map, Modernist Belgrade Map, Brutalist Boston Map, Concrete New York Map, and Concrete Tokyo Map. London Underground Architecture & Design Map by Mark Ovenden is the first in a new series dedicated to the architecture and design of public transport systems. In 2017, Blue Crow Media’s Lamberton was shortlisted by Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards for the London Book Fair Innovation in Travel Publishing Award. In 2025 Blue Crow Media began publishing a series of architectural books. Brutalist Interiors was selected as a 2025 book of the year by the Financial Times.
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- 1.Miller, Greg. Tour the Decaying Beauty of Soviet Moscow With This New Map. National Geographic.
- 2.Brustein, Joshua. Having a Beer With a Smartphone. The New York Times.
- 3.Tedeschi, Bob. For Coffee Fans, a Collection of Virtual Treasure Maps. The New York Times.
- 4.Rhodes, Margaret. Explore a Lovely Map of Berlin's 20th Century Architecture. Wired.com. Wired.
- 5.Moroz, Sarah. Love Urban Architecture? There Are Maps for That. The New York Times. 2017-09-30. 0362-4331.
- 6.Byrnes, Mark. A Perfect Map For Exploring London's Brutalist Buildings. CityLab. The Atlantic.
- 7.Aron, Isabelle. Find all the art deco buildings in London on this handy map. Time Out.
- 8.Miller, Greg. Tour the Decaying Beauty of Soviet Moscow With This New Map. National Geographic.
- 9.Lopez, Natalina. New Map Celebrates Washington D.C's Brutalist Architecture. Arch Daily.
- 10.Thorpe, Harriet. Mapped out: explore the streets of Berlin through Bauhaus and brutalism. Wallpaper. Time Inc.
- 11.Sieber, Daya. City guide Blue Crow Media Architecture Go!. Architecture Digest. Conde Nast.
- 12.The Battle to Protect Sydney's Brutalist Buildings. Broadsheet.
- 13.Planet, Lonely. A map celebrates 50 Brutalist architecture buildings of Belgrade. www.lonelyplanet.com.
- 14.Magazine, Wallpaper*. Brutalist Boston Map unfolds the story of the city's most controversial buildings Architecture Wallpaper* Magazine. Wallpaper*. 2017-09-06.
- 15.New York's innovative concrete buildings celebrated in a new map. Curbed NY.
- 16.Architecture Lovers Shouldn't Visit Tokyo Without This Map Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest.
- 17.Ovenden, Mark. London Underground Architecture & Design Map. Blue Crow Media. 2017. 9781912018666.
- 18.London Underground Architecture & Design Map - Creative Review. Creative Review. 2017-11-13.
- 19.Edward Stanford. London Book Fair Innovation in Travel Publishing. Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.
- 20.Best books of 2025: Art, Architecture and Design. Financial Times. 17 November 2025.
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