The prime promoter of this practice was the Abbé Jean-Louis de Cordemoy, virtually unknown, the subject of two articles by Middleton in the Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes in 1962 and 1963.
It was ‘a commentary on buildings or on events throughout the world that impinge upon architecture’[4] and was printed on non-glossy rough paper, embracing topics such as new materials, ecology, disposability and electronic technology.
[5] Middleton was head of general studies at the Architectural Association, London, and librarian and lecturer in the Department of History of Art at Cambridge University from 1972 to 1987.
[2] Middleton appeared in the TV series Art of the Western World in 1990 in two episodes exploring the Neo-Classical revival in 18th century France and England.
[10] 35mm slides from Middleton's collection of original architectural photographs and research images were digitized by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University.