Serpentine Pavilion 2015 / I, II. & III

Architects of 2015 pavilion: José Selgas and Lucía Cano from Madrid, Spain. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London. 

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ROH / Covent Garden

Bow Street façade of the Royal Opera House, with giant Corinthian portico designed by E.M. Barry, 1858. Grade I listed. City of Westminster, London.

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The Freemasons Arms / Long Acre

Public house on Long Acre, close to the Freemasons' Hall. According to CAMRA this was first licensed in 1704 and known as the Bull's Head until 1778. The present building is from the Victorian era. City of Westminster, London.

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Parker Tower / looking up

Fourteen-floor office tower completed 1969, reclad 1987 and recently acquired by BNP Paribas Real Estate. There is planning permission for conversion to approx. 60 residential apartments, scheduled for the end of 2017. Not far from Covent Garden, London Borough of Camden.

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Shoreham Power Station / Portslade

420MW gas-fired power station, opened summer 2000, on the site of the old Brighton 'B' coal-fired power station. The 106m chimney is on the same spot as one of the previous brick-built stacks. It is said that the design is intended to resemble a ship. Shoreham Harbour, Portslade, Sussex, England. 

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Town Hall / Hove

Architect: John Wells-Thorpe (b.1928), opened 1974. In a late Brutalist style using ribbed concrete panels and glass curtain-walling. Unlisted and on C20 Society's top ten buildings at risk. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, England. 

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Clarence Way / NW1

Terrace dating from 1840-49 period, of London stock brick with stepped parapet. In a local conservation area of London Borough of Camden.

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Emily Young / 'Archangel Michael - The Protector'

Onyx sculpture of 2004 by Emily Young FRBS (b.1951), here in memory of the victims of the 7th July 2005 bombings and all victims of violence. St Pancras New Church, London Borough of Camden. 

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23 Calthorpe Street / WC1X

Part of a terrace of eleven houses (no. 23 at corner), now converted into flats, built c.1842-9. Three storeys and basements, built of stock brick with channelled stucco at ground level. The street was named after Lord Calthorpe, the owner of the original estate. The terrace is Grade II listed. London Borough of Camden.

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JXC / Tiger

Street art on wall in Hawley Mews, by JXC Designs. London Borough of Camden.

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26 Crowndale Road / Theatro Technis

Architect: C.R Baker King, 1897, doorway by Harry Hems. Originally Old St Pancras Church House, currently a fringe theatre. On the Local List of London Borough of Camden. 

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Car Bike Port / Phoenix Road

Architect: Anthony Lau, originally commissioned by the London Festival of Architecture 2008, marketed by Cyclehoop Ltd. Weight 120kg, dimensions 4.1m x 1.3m, mild steel racks and powder-coated aluminium body. London Borough of Camden. 

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Oakshott Court / north corner

Architect: Peter Tábori, Camden Council Architects Dept., 1976. Poured concrete and brick cladding, originally social housing consisting of 114 flats and maisonettes. Polygon Road, London Borough of Camden.

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Hawley Street / sign

Street sign in NW1, plus Artista toast. London Borough of Camden. 

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Flaxman Terrace / The Lodge

Joseph & Smitham architects, c.1908. Red brick and roughcast render with symmetrical 2-storey bays topped by distinctive copper cupolas and finials. Art nouveau railings in cast-iron. Grade II listed in 1999. London Borough of Camden. 

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The Nomad Clan / Hawley Mews

Detail from street art in NW1 by Joy Gilleard and Hayley Garner, aka The Nomad Clan. London Borough of Camden. 

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St Pancras Church / Caryatids

Architects: William & Henry Inwood, 1822, in Greek Revival style using Portland stone. Showing the south group of Caryatids, based on those of the Erechtheion, made by John Rossi (formerly a modeller at Coade's Manufactury). Grade I listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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Erechtheion / Caryatids

Architect: poss. Mnesikles, Mason/Sculptor: Phidias, built 421-406 BC in Pentelic marble. Situated on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. 

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St Pancras Church / NW1

Architects: William & Henry Inwood, 1822, in Greek Revival style using Portland stone. The west portico is based on the Erechtheion at the Acropolis, Athens. This Parish Church is Grade I listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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Erechtheion / entrance

Architect: poss. Mnesikles, Mason/Sculptor: Phidias, built 421-406 BC in Pentelic marble. The temple faces east and its entrance is lined with six tall Ionic columns. Situated on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. 

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Simon Hitchens / 'Unity'

Meshed cog-wheels in granite and resin, commissioned by Art Contact, 2013, for outside the urbanest student halls. Height 3.8m, weight 6 tonnes. A clever, attractive piece relevant to the location and its history. King's Cross, London Borough of Camden. 

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Plaque with amusing spelling "mistake" :)

urbanest / tower & shoulder block

Student accommodation designed by Glenn Howells Architects, 2013. The 27-storey tower has communal areas and terraces at the top.  AJ100 Awards 2014 Value Excellence Award – Winner. King's Cross, London Borough of Camden.

Exterior detail of the 14-storey shoulder block.  

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The Red Pavilion / south & north

Clancy Moore Architects, Steve Larkin Architects, TAKA Architects, 2015. 'A fleeting piece of civic infrastructure'. Made of oriented strand board, corrugated fibre cement, spruce lumber, pre-cast concrete pipes and footings, mild steel flats, nuts, bolts and red paint. Lewis Cubitt Square, King's Cross, London Borough of Camden. 

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'Birds in the Tree' / 1998

Made by young people living in the King's Cross area with the artist Johanna van Benthem, commissioned for the King's Cross Action Arts Programme, 1998. Centre of Regent Square gardens. London Borough of Camden. 

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Ghost Sign / Regent Square

More correctly, ghost signs on the side of 55 Sidmouth Street, but facing into Regent Square. In the Victorian era the address was sometime occupied by a branch of Bates & Co. chemists. London Borough of Camden. 

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6 Whidborne Street / WC1H

Detached, single bay, three-storey Victorian building made of stock brick with a flat roof. Once a butcher's shop belonging to a Mr William Johnson,  it also has served as accommodation for the headmistress of nearby Argyle Primary School. In the 1990s it was divided into 2 flats but has now reverted to a single dwelling. Plans for a mansard roof extension, including 2-storey extension at rear, have recently been approved. London Borough of Camden.

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'Of Soil and Water' / King’s Cross Pond Club

Peculiar art installation in the form of a natural bathing pond by architects Ooze (Eva Pfannes and Sylvain Hartenberg) and artist Marjetica Potrč as part of the King’s Cross public art program, 2015. King's Cross, London Borough of Camden. 

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Electricity Cabinet / Goods Way

Trompe-l'œil design on the doors of an electricity cabinet on Goods Way, giving the illusion of real circuit-breakers and voltmeters. King's Cross, London Borough of Camden.

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Health Centre / E20

Penoyre & Prasad architects, 2011. I thought it was a church on first sight, but this colonnaded building was originally used as the Medical and Doping Centre for the 2012 Olympics. And as intended, it is now the community health and well-being centre for the East Village district. The building received an RIBA Regional Award and several other architectural awards. Stratford, London Borough of Newham.

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Chobham Academy / E20

Architects: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris,  2012. Showing the central, 5-storey drum building. Stratford, London Borough of Newham.

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East Village / London E20 (x3)

What was the Athletes' Village of the 2012 Olympic Games now becoming a residential neighbourhood. Image shows Mara House, Coville Mansions and Maya Apartments facing Victory Parade. Also part of the Portlands linear park can be seen. London Borough of Newham.

Linear park with lake running between Victory Parade and Glade Walk
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The rainfall on the East Village area starts its treatment here, settling out coarser contaminants, with the plants taking up nutrients. From here it goes into another large polishing pond from where it is finally pumped back to East Village to be recycled for irrigation and WCs. 

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Stratford City Bus Station / E15

Fletcher Priest Architects LLP, 2011, as part of the Westfield Stratford City retail development. London Borough of Newham.

Stratford City MSCP / circulation tower

Chichester Festival Theatre / III, IV & V

Architects: Powell and Moya, 1962, Grade II* listed. Restoration and Corten-clad extension: Haworth Tompkins, 2014. Oaklands Park, Chichester, Sussex.

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Chichester Festival Theatre / I & II

Architects: Powell and Moya, 1962, Grade II* listed. Restoration and Corten-clad extension: Haworth Tompkins, 2014. Oaklands Park, Chichester, Sussex.

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Pier Bandstand / Weymouth (x2)

Architect: V.J.Venning, 1939, in the Art Deco style. The portion reaching into the sea was demolished in 1986 due to the expense of maintenance. Weymouth, Dorset.

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The Golden Lion / Weymouth

Rebuilt late C18. Grade II listed.  At St Mary Street and St Edmund Street. Weymouth, Dorset.

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St Mary's Weymouth / Cupola

Architect: James Hamilton (1748-1829) in a neo-Palladian style using Portland stone cladding, completed 1817. Showing the clock tower with leaded cupola supported by 8 Roman Doric columns. Above, a ball finial with weather vane. Grade I listed. St Mary's Street, Weymouth, Dorset.

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Town Bridge Vista / Weymouth

View from Town Bridge east along Custom House Road, including The Ship Inn, Fish Market and The George Inn. Weymouth, Dorset

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