Climsland House / entrance

Louis de Soissons Architects, c.1920s, for the Duchy of Cornwall. Red-brick Neo-Georgian style flats with this "impressive doorcase". The building is recorded as making a positive contribution to the Waterloo Conservation Area. Duchy Street, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Blue Chain Links / SE1

Sculpture outside the nautically-themed Mondrian hotel at Sea Containers building. Made by SIXINCH, specialists in PU foam-coated products. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Royal Courts of Justice / spire

View to the Neo-Gothic spire of the Royal Courts of Justice, designed by G.E.Street and completed 1882, one year after the architect's death — his demise at the age of 57 "being widely attributed to the many vexations associated with the project" [source: The London Encyclopaedia]. Taken from the south bank of the Thames in the London Borough of Southwark. 

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One Blackfriars / Jan 2017

Work-in-progress on 1 Blackfriars, a mainly residential tower of 52 storeys. Designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners, in my opinion a strong contender for this year's Carbuncle Cup. London Borough of Southwark. 

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South Bank Tower / looking up

Original Architect: Richard Seifert, 1978, as Kings Reach Tower. Renovation architects, incorporating 11 additional floors: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, 2015. 2-bed apartments from GBP1.8M. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Rose & Crown / SE1

It's claimed that the "building dates back to the C16", but superficially it appears Victorian. The name of the local area, Paris Garden, arose in the C14 when the manor house was occupied by Robert de Paris [source: A topographical history of Surrey Vol 5, by E.W. Brayley assisted by J. Britton]. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Chancel Street / SE1

The building under construction is One Blackfriars, designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners, IMO a strong contender for this year's Carbuncle Cup. Closer, the relatively recent (2014) glazed office building at 240 Blackfriars Road designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Faraday Memorial / by Rodney Gordon

Grade II listed sculpture completed 1961, designed by the celebrated Brutalist architect Rodney Gordon (1933-2008). Clad with stainless-steel dished panels and appearing to be suspended from a core yoke, alluding to Michael Faraday's discoveries in electromagnetic induction. Appropriately, the sculpture actually does house a transformer for electrical supply to the Northern Line. Elephant and Castle, London Borough of Southwark. 

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Paris Gardens / looking up

Architects: Allies & Morrison, 2013. Facade consisting of horizontal terracotta bars and glazing, supported by a metal framework. Student residence, with a second block to west for the Central School of Ballet. 6 Paris Garden, London Borough of Southwark. 

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St James Clerkenwell / steeple II

English Baroque design by James Carr, completed 1792. Replaced an earlier church which included remains of the dissolved St Mary's nunnery. The present church is Grade II* listed. The white stone steeple was restored in 1849 by W.P.Griffith and is a prominent landmark of Clerkenwell 'village'. London Borough of Islington. 

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Platform 3 / Blackfriars Station

View south from platform 3 of Blackfriars railway station. City of London.

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Layden House / Turnmill St

Architects: Fitzroy Robinson & Partners, 1972-5. Refurbished 1996 (Gale Stephen Steiner) when the vertical shafts were clad in stainless-steel. It seems that this facade will now be replaced by brick cladding in a 2017 refurbishment (Hawkins\Brown). 76-86 Turnmill Street, London Borough of Islington. 

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Godlemans / Kings Mews

It's possible that this property has always been used for looking after vehicles — originally horse-drawn and then motorised. To date, Kings Mews has avoided a full-blown gentrification and is all the more appealing for that. London Borough of Camden. 

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Memorial Pavilion / Coram's Fields

Architect: L.H.Bucknell, 1936, in a style described in the Grade II listing as "Swedish-influenced Classical". Site of Thomas Coram's Foundling Hospital of 1739, the land now used as a children's playground. Mecklenburgh Place, London Borough of Camden. 

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Airport House / Croydon

Built 1927-28 by the Directorate of Works and Buildings, Air Ministry. In a Neo-Baroque style, faced with cast-stone blocks and with giant-order pilasters. This was Croydon Airport Terminal Building between 1928 and 1959, one of the first purpose-built air terminals in the world. Heathrow took over as London's main airport in 1946 and this Grade II listed building is now used as offices. Purley Way, London Borough of Croydon. 

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Robert Owen / commemorative plaque

Blue plaque (but not an English Heritage one) indicating where utopian socialist Robert Owen resided for several years. At 4 Burton Place, London Borough of Camden. 

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Dulverton Mansions / WC1

Victorian mansion block of flats built 1888-90, by joiner-turned-architect and property developer James Hartnoll (1853-1900). Grays Inn Road, London Borough of Camden. 

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Dulverton Mansions / Ghost signs

Ghost signs on south end elevation of the Dulverton Mansions flats.

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Stair Spiral / Brownlow Mews

Spiral staircase seen from Brownlow Mews, London Borough of Camden. 

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6A Seaford Street / WC1H

Facade detail of 4-storey block of flats built c.1986 in Seaford Street, London Borough of Camden. 

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Dar Si Said / Wall panel

Paint on wood, C19. (Translated as wall element on display card.) Collection of the Museum of Dar Si Said. Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Pavilion with fountain / Dar Si Said

In the courtyard of the Dar Si Said, now a museum. At Riad Ez-Zaitoun El Jadid, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Fountain pool / Dar Si Said

Looking down through clear water to the zellig decorating the basin of the central fountain.

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Dar Si Said / floor detail

Detail of courtyard floor, comprising marble tiles surrounded by zellige patterning. Probably late C19. At the Dar Si Said museum, Riad Ez-Zaitoun El Jadid, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Dar Si Said / path border

Detail of zellig path border within courtyard. Probably late C19. At the Dar Si Said museum, Riad Ez-Zaitoun El Jadid, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Djemaa el-Fna / night

Large public square of much tumult, entertainment and strangeness, especially at night. More to experience than photograph. Medina, Marrakech, Morocco.

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Ciné-Palace / detail

Remains of the old Cinéma Théâtre Palace, built in a neo-classical style in 1926 during the French colonial period. At corner of Rue de Yougoslavie and Boulevard Moulay Rachid in the Guéliz district. I think what's left is listed, but looking very abandoned unfortunately. Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Wall with ivy / Marrakech

El Hara district, Marrakech, Morocco.

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Small Courtyard / Bahia Palace

Looking out to the Small Courtyard of the Bahia Palace. Palace converted from earlier buildings by Moroccan architect El Mekki in the late C19. Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Great Courtyard / Bahia Palace (4 pics)

A.k.a. the Back Courtyard or 'Court of Honour'. Materials include marble, zellige, and timber colonnade. Palace converted from earlier buildings by Moroccan architect El Mekki in the late C19. Rooms around this court were originally designed for Ahmed Ben Moussa's concubines and their children. Rue Riad Zitoun el Jdid, Medina, Marrakech, Morocco.

Great Courtyard / detail

Colonnade / Bahia Palace

Palais de la Bahia / Cour d'honneur

Vintage postcard in my collection mailed 1928 from the Medina of Marrakech to Highgate, London. Printed by Levy et Neurdein réunis, 44 R. Letellier, Paris. 

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Sans titre / Mohamed Mourabiti

Untitled sculpture of 2016 by Mohamed Mourabiti. In the new Garden of the Arts of Marrakech, to coincide with the COP22 Climate Change Conference. Avenue Mohammed V, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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'Bornes célestes' / Hassan Darsi

Heavenly limits sculpture of 2016 by Hassan Darsi. In the new Garden of the Arts of Marrakech, to coincide with the COP22 Climate Change Conference. Avenue Mohammed V, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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'Globe terrestre' / 2016

Earth sculpture of 2016 by Massar Association for Culture and Art, Rachid Assiraj, Doha Safraoui, in collaboration with Mohamed Imaghrak. In the new Garden of the Arts of Marrakech, to coincide with the COP22 Climate Change Conference. Avenue Mohammed V, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Entre les deux colonnes rouge / Nicola Salvatore

Between the two red columns sculpture of 2016 by Nicola Salvatore. In the new Garden of the Arts of Marrakech, to coincide with the COP22 Climate Change Conference. Avenue Mohammed V, Marrakech, Morocco.

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Touche pas à mon globe / Mahi Binebine

Don't touch my world sculpture of 2016 by Mahi Binebine. In the new Garden of the Arts of Marrakech, to coincide with the COP22 Climate Change Conference. Avenue Mohammed V, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Place de la Liberté / Marrakech

Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Parc el Harti / Bandstand & Bibliobus

Bandstand / Kiosque à musique

'Kiosque à musique' situated within the public gardens known as Parc el Harti, a.k.a. Jnane el Harti. Constructed in the 1930s, the park has been revitalized for the C21, overseen by architects Souad Belkziz. Near Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco.

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Parc el Harti / Bibliobus

Mobile library, known as the 'Bibliobus el Harti', situated within the park. Near Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Parc el Harti / Cactus Garden

Beautiful public park near the Guéliz district of Marrakech, Morocco. Originally constructed during the French Protectorate, its revival and restoration overseen by architects Souad Belkziz, c.2002. 

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Red City / Red Dust

Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Door / Rue Mohammed el Beqal

Crumbling but attractive entrance to residence on the Rue Mohammed el Beqal. Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Guéliz PTT / 3 pics

from Place 16 Novembre
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Central Post Office and Telecoms at Guéliz, the 'new town' created during the French Protectorate (1912-56). My favourite Modern building complex in Marrakech. Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco.

from SW
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South-west view of the older building of 1957-59, showing the telecoms tower which is reminiscent of the raised terrasse structures of local Moroccan architecture. Guéliz, Marrakech, Morocco.

Facade detail, new building
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Diamond Door / El Hara

Marrakech, Morocco.

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Ramparts / Bab Nkob

The red-pink pisé walls surrounding the old city were built c.1123 at the behest of Ali ibn Yusuf, the 5th Almoravid (Berber) king. There are 19km of ramparts surrounding the médina. Marrakech, Morocco. 

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Cyber Parc Moulay Abdeslam / Marrakech

Architect: Karim El Achak, landscape architect: Jean-Charles Mazet, 2003-5. Historic gardens, quite close to the Koutoubia Mosque, which have been renovated and restored. The 'Cyber' part of the park's new name must be to do with the free Internet terminals that are dotted about, and the funding by various IT companies including Maroc Telecom. Arset El Bilk, Marrakech, Morocco.

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