Clarion Collection Hotel With / Norges Råfisklag

Harbour-side buildings including one of the the Clarion hotels at left (built 1989 and named after Richard With) and the Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organization offices (Fiskernes Hus) at right. Tromsø, Norway.

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Bangsund Brygga / Tromsø

The Bangsund warehouse was built in 1902, originally for storing goods arriving and departing at the wharf. At that time, the projecting gable would have housed a windlass to hoist goods up and down. This wooden-framed building has now been sensitively restored, along with three other warehouses. In 2000 an award for the work was given to architecture firm Borealis AS. Tromsø, Norway. 

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Tromsø Rådhus / mural

Portion of a mural on display in City Hall, illustrating traditional local activities and sights. Tromsø kommune, 9008 Tromsø, Norway. 

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Bibliotek Tromsø / interior and exterior

HRTB AS Arkitekter MNAL, 2005, utilizing the original Fokus Cinema roof by Gunnar Bøgeberg Haugen, 1969. Spectacular four-floor public library and archive in the centre of Tromso City, with beautiful scenic views. 

The designers retained the Candela shell roof from the previous cinema, removing everything underneath and then infilling. As well as its beautiful shape, the roof appears to have practical benefits as a snow chute! Grønnegt. 94, 9008 Tromsø, Norway.

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Hurtigruten / Tromsøbrua

Hurtigruten (lit. 'the fast route') ship moored at the Prostneset dock, Tromso. Hurtigruten plies the north and west coasts of Norway. 

The cantilever bridge was completed across Tromso Sound in 1960 and was designed by Aas-Jakobsen and Erling Viksjø. Tromso, Norway. 

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Mack Brewery / PwC

The Mack Brewery was established in Tromso in 1870, although recently (2012) main production has relocated to Nordkjosbotn. One of the old industrial buildings has been renovated for use by accountants PwC. Storgata 4, Tromso, Norway. 

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Tromso Cathedral / west front

Architect: Christian Heinrich Grosch, 1861, in the Gothic Revival style. The wooden tower rises in two stages from over the porch, with what looks like a copper-clad spire. The roof is clad in slate. Tromso, Norway. 

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Tromso Cathedral / Tromsø domkirke

Architect: Christian Heinrich Grosch, 1861, in the Gothic Revival style. One of Norway's largest wooden churches and its only wooden cathedral. Tromso, Norway. 

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Hepworth / 'Winged Figure' (x 2 images)

(from the archives of 2013)

'Winged Figure', 1963, by Dame Barbara Hepworth. Aluminium and stainless steel rods, height 5.8m, on wall of John Lewis store, Oxford Street, London.

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Hepworth / 'Figure for Landscape'

(from the archives of 2012)

Sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975). Made 1960 (plaster on aluminium armature), cast in bronze 1965, approx 2.5m high.  At the Joseph Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden, National Mall, Washington D.C.

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Hepworth / 'Two Forms, Divided Circle'

(from the archives of 1995)

Trewyn Garden, St Ives, Barbara Hepworth. Bronica SQA, FP4.

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Hepworth / 'Single Form'

(from the archives of 2010)

Barbara Hepworth, 1961-1962. Bronze. (Edition of 2). Dedicated by the sculptor to Dag Hammarskjöld. Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Extractors / Prague

(from the archives of 2006)

Air extractors at the Intercontinental Hotel.

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Nido / Spitalfields (3 pics)

(from the archives of 2014)

T P Bennett Architects, 2010. 35-storey student accommodation tower faced with glass and aluminium. Nido means 'nest' in Italian and Spanish. 100 Middlesex Street, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Odeon / Marble Arch (3 images)

(from the archives of 2012)

Odeon Marble Arch by T.P. Bennett & Son, 1967. Viewed from near the fountains on the Marble Arch roundabout. The entrance foyer is to the left and the film presentations are in the vertically-finned section over the shops. City of Westminster, London.

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Smithfield Poultry Market / hexagonal lights (windows)

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Architect: T.P. Bennet & Son, engineers: Povl Ahm and Jack Zunz of Arup, 1961-63. Close-up of hexagonal lozenge lights and concrete mullions. The previous Victorian poultry market was destroyed in a fire in 1958. Grade II listed. Central Markets, City of London.

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Smithfield Poultry Market / window & office bay (2 images)

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Architect: T.P. Bennet & Son, engineers: Povl Ahm and Jack Zunz of Arup, 1961-63. Honeycomb-style window, one of nine naturally illuminating the South Covered Way of the new Poultry Market. The previous Victorian poultry market was destroyed in a fire in 1958. Grade II listed. Central Markets, City of London.

Smithfield Poultry Market / Interior (2 images)

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Architect: T.P. Bennet & Son, engineers: Povl Ahm and Jack Zunz of Arup, 1961-63. Concrete roof technology developed by Ove Arup and Ronald Jenkins. The roof was cast in-situ and measures 68.6m by 38.1m, with a shallow 9.1m rise. It remains astonishingly beautiful, and represents exceptional standards of design and engineering. Info. source: Engineering Timelines / Arup. Client: Corporation of London. At Central Markets, City of London.

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Ye Olde Watling / EC4

"Ye Olde Watling public house claims to have been built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1668 to house those workers rebuilding St Paul's Cathedral, following the Great Fire of London in 1666. The pub was constructed from the straight lengths of brine-pickled timber from old ships which were sold cheaply to builders." [Source: P.H. plaque]. However the building seen today is dated by the City of London Corporation as early C19th, of stock brick and timber. Watling Street, City of London. 

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Guildhall / EC2

Current building constructed 1411-40, designed by mason John Croxton. Subsequent renovations and additions, notably the central façade by George Dance the Younger in the C18th, and post-WW2 repairs, including a new roof, by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. City of London. 

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London's Roman Amphitheatre / remains

London was founded by the Roman Empire c.AD50 and the sparse remains of an amphitheatre entrance were discovered in 1988, during the archaeology prior to constructing the new Guildhall Art Gallery. The architect, Richard Gilbert Scott, was required to encase the stones in a temperature-controlled chamber, which may now be visited in the basement of the gallery. City of London. 

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Guildhall / Art Gallery

Architect: Richard Gilbert Scott (b.1923) in a Postmodern style with Gothic references, using Whitbed and Roach Portland stone cladding. Opened in 1999, replacing the previous Blitz-damaged gallery of 1885. The remains of London's ancient Roman Amphitheatre were discovered prior to construction and are preserved in the basement. City of London. 

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Citypoint / EC2

Architect: Sheppard Robson, 2001, refurbishing what was originally built in 1967 as Britannic House. 36 floors of offices with some ground-floor retail, at 1 Ropemaker Street, City of London. 

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University of Sussex / Chichester

(from the archives of 2013)

Architect: Sir Basil Spence, 1965. Courtyard entrance with shuttered-concrete canopy, lintel and parapet. The building has Grade II* listing from English Heritage. University of Sussex campus, Falmer, Sussex.

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University of Sussex / Shawcross

(from the archives of 2013)

Showing part of giant-order arcade, and cantilevered concrete canopy over south entrance. Basil Spence, 1966, Grade II* listed.  University of Sussex campus, Falmer, Sussex.

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University of Sussex / Pevensey steps

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Steps detail in undercroft of the Pevensey building by Basil Spence, 1962. University of Sussex campus, Falmer, Sussex.

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University of Sussex / Library (2 pics)

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University of Sussex Library, built 1962-71 to a design by Basil Spence. Two-storey building with basement, made of red brick and shuttered concrete. Grade II* listed. University of Sussex campus, Falmer, Sussex.

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University of Sussex / Meeting House (4 pics)

(from the archives of 2013)

Architect: Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976), completed 1966. Circular, non-sectarian religious/spiritual building of red brick, shuttered concrete and copper cone roof. Coloured glass blocks illuminate the chapel on the upper floor. The building is Grade II* listed and won the Civic Trust Award for 1969. University of Sussex campus, Falmer, Sussex.

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University of Sussex / Falmer House (2 pics)

(from the archives of 2013)

The pedestrian entrance takes the form of a processional way, passing under the segmental arches of Falmer House, designed by Sir Basil Spence, 1962.

Falmer House was the first building on the University of Sussex campus. Grade I listed. Falmer, Sussex.

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University of Sussex / Attenborough Centre

(from the archives of 2013)

What used to be called 'The Gardner Centre' was designed by Basil Spence and completed in 1969. The brick cylindrical forms enclose a theatre, exhibition space and cafe, but sadly, the centre closed in 2007 due to lack of funds. Hopes are that the building will re-open as 'The Attenborough Centre' after a GBP7M+ refurbishment. Grade II* listed. University of Sussex campus, Falmer, Sussex.

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