Fox and Squirrel's Archi-Food walk began at London’s largest mass of mid-century concrete, the Barbican Estate

伦敦可能正处于干旱中期，但在夏季组织一次徒步旅行仍是自找麻烦。事实上，这场雨对约翰·宾汉厅带领的首次阿奇食品之旅的精神并没有什么影响。它只是在展出的混凝土上加入了英国的砂砾。而伦敦本世纪中叶最大的混凝土质量是我们开始的地方。这是个很好的开始。都市主义是他的爱好，但他似乎喜欢吃东西。

The Brutalist architecture is constructed like a Medieval castle, with walkways and central court yards spouting water and concrete features a plenty

Looking out from one of the many balconys on the Barbican Estate

One of the three residential towers at the Barbican

Some of the low-rise house in the Barbican Estate

An energising lollipop cake snack came courtesy of Pop Bakery

The walk then led via the Golden Lane Estate to Smithfield's Meat Market, designed by Victorian architect Sir Horace Jones, with special permission given to explore areas not generally open to the public

The poultry hall was added to Smithfield by T P Bennett in the 1960s, when part of the market burnt down. It features what was, at the time, the biggest stretch of unsupported concrete in the world in the form of the domed ceiling

The meat counter in the T P Bennett designed annex of Smithfield Market

Tiling detail in Smithfield Market

An unexpected white-walled, leather sofa-ed space added to Smithfields in the 1990s, alongside a new tier of offices above the main market

An alfresco snack followed at Smithfield Green

Gourmet sausage rolls

Bread, roast beef and prosecco

Goumet chutneys

Coffee charts (showing provenance and recommended brewing method) at Prufrock Cafe, London's most lauded 3rd wave coffee purveyor, where we headed for a brew and demonstration of techniques

Coffee siphons at Prufrock Cafe, leather Lane, with glassware from Hario, Japan

Industrial design at Prufrock Cafe, reflecting the heritage of the area

Foster + Partners' 1990 building for ITN, viewed from Gough Street, EC1

Building on Gough Street

The walk concluded at 06 St Chad's Place, the inviting eating quarters of the architectural practice Squire and Partners, tucked behind the Scala at Kings Cross