Saturday, 30 June 2018

Serpentine Pavilion 2018 / X

Architect: Frida Escobedo, (b.1979 Mexico City). Shaded courtyard enclosed by a woven tapestry of cement roof tiles. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.
(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

Friday, 29 June 2018

Serpentine Pavilion 2018 / VII - IX

Architect: Frida Escobedo, (b.1979 Mexico City). Shaded courtyard enclosed by a woven tapestry of cement roof tiles. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London. 
(All pics CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

Thursday, 28 June 2018

Serpentine Pavilion 2018 / IV-VI

Architect: Frida Escobedo, (b.1979 Mexico City). Shaded courtyard enclosed by a woven tapestry of cement roof tiles. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London. 
(All pics CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Serpentine Pavilion 2018 / I - III

Architect: Frida Escobedo, (b.1979 Mexico City). Shaded courtyard enclosed by a woven tapestry of cement roof tiles. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London. 
(All pics: CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

Pedalo Kiosk / Weymouth

On Weymouth central beach, Dorset, UK.

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Cove St / 2018

Terrace of 5 dwellings built c.1808, being "characteristic small-scale Weymouth houses of the period", according to the Grade II listing. Constructed of brick, mostly stuccoed, with slate mansard roofs. 1-5 Cove St, Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Red Lion / Weymouth

Public House established 1851 near to what was the local brewery. Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

6 Hope St / Weymouth

Mid C18 house with front finished in Portland ashlar. Stone steps to panel door and 16 pane sash window. Grade II listing says "A handsome building, somewhat isolated among generally later development. Weymouth, Dorset, UK.

Monday, 25 June 2018

New Rooms Inn / Cove St

Grade II listed, mid-C19, originally a public house. Name in raised lettering on parapet and west elevation. At corner of Cove Row and Cove St., Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Sunday, 24 June 2018

Former Council Offices / Weymouth

Four storey office block c.1971 — now vacant — fronting North Quay. The flat-roof building is finished with Portland stone above a dark brown brick plinth on the ground floor. Likely to be demolished to make way for a mixed-use scheme of residential, commercial and parking. Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

St John's / Weymouth

Architect: Talbot Bury, 1854, in a Gothic Revival style using Portland stone. This Anglican church is Grade II* listed. Church of St John the Evangelist, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Saturday, 23 June 2018

Rendezvous / Weymouth

Formerly the Anchor, near the Town Bridge. 49 St Thomas Street, Weymouth, DT4 8AW, Dorset, UK. 

Helter Skelter / Weymouth

Square tower Helter Skelter on the beach at Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Monday, 18 June 2018

Metropolitan Cathedral / detail

Architect: Sir Frederick Gibberd, 1967. Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, UK. 

Sunday, 17 June 2018

Mech Eng Bldg / Liverpool

Liverpool University's Mechanical Engineering Building on Brownlow Hill, seen from the north podium of the Metropolitan Cathedral. The pyramid covers a staircase to the crypt of the earlier, abandoned design by Lutyens. Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 

Saturday, 16 June 2018

Radio City Tower / Liverpool

Architects: James A. Roberts Associates, 1969, building then known as the St. John's Beacon. 148m broadcasting tower and public viewing platform. Seen from Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.

Friday, 15 June 2018

'A Case History' / by John King

Concrete sculpture by John King, commissioned by Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, completed 1998. Bronze luggage tags carry the names of individuals and institutions associated with the area. Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 

Thursday, 14 June 2018

Ferry Terminal / Liverpool

Pier Head Ferry Terminal designed by Hamilton Architects. Awarded the 2009 Carbuncle Cup which is surprising. Pier Head, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 

Pyramid / The Scotch Kirk

The Mackenzie Monument, a granite memorial of 1868, in the graveyard of the former St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Commemorates William Mackenzie, railway contractor, who died 1851. "Folklore has it that he wished to be buried sitting upright at a card table with a winning hand, hence the pyramid". Other equally tall stories are available! Grade II listed. Rodney Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.

Wednesday, 13 June 2018

Imagine / Double Fantasy

Re-creation of the Central Park NY mosaic memorial to John Lennon. At the 'Double Fantasy - John & Yoko' exhibition in the Liverpool Museum, Merseyside, UK.

Liver Bird / L3

Avian symbol of Liverpool, usually taking the form of a sea cormorant. One of a pair on the Royal Liver Building designed by Walter Aubrey Thomas, 1911. Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

'Three Graces' / Liverpool

• Left: Royal Liver Building (1908-11) by Walter Aubrey Thomas. Listed Grade I.

• Centre: Cunard Building (1914-16) by Willinck & Thicknesse with Arthur J. Davis. Listed Grade II*. 

• Right: Port of Liverpool Building (1903-07) by Briggs & Wolstenholme with Hobbs & Thornely. Listed Grade II*. 

All included in the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Maritime Mercantile City of Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.

George's Dock Bldg / L2

Architect: Herbert J. Rowse with Sir Basil Mott and J. A. Brodie, 1934. Offices and ventilation system for the Mersey Road Tunnel (Queensway). Portland stone in a Deco style including some influences from Ancient Egypt. Grade II listed. Liverpool L2, Merseyside, UK.

Monday, 11 June 2018

Wall / Oldham Pl

Abstract by anonymous muralist. Oldham Place, Liverpool L1, Merseyside, UK.

Pumphouse / Albert Dock

Former hydraulic engine house and chimney, 1870s. Red brick with stone dressings and slate roof. Grade II listed, now known as the Pumphouse Public House. Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 

Sunday, 10 June 2018

Gildart St / L3

Detail of mural by Darren John, 2018, for the Contrast Mural Festival. Gildart Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK 

Liverpool Cathedral / (Anglican)

Architect: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, built 1904 to 1978. Grade I listed as England's "last undoubted masterpiece of the Gothic style and of Gothic craftsmanship". St James's Mount, Liverpool L1, Merseyside, UK. 

Saturday, 9 June 2018

The Lock-up / Everton

Built 1787 'to house those drunks and unruly revellers overnight' who had outstayed their welcome in Everton. Red sandstone in the form of a round drum with conical roof. Later featured on the badge of Everton Football Club. Grade II listed. Brow Side Gardens, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. 

The Everyman / Liverpool

Architects: Haworth Tompkins, 2014 rebuild. RIBA Sterling Prize for the best British building of 2014. Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.

Friday, 8 June 2018

Nos 17 & 19 / Hope St

Entrance to pair of early C19 houses, Grade II listed. Liverpool L1, Merseyside, UK. 

Metropolitan Cathedral / Liverpool

Architect: Sir Frederick Gibberd, 1967. Concrete with Portland stone cladding, aluminium roof. Grade II* listed. Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, UK. 

Thursday, 7 June 2018

Museum of Liverpool / I

Design architects: 3XN, 2011. Mann Island, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Sunday, 3 June 2018

Danish Energy Agency / Larsens Pl

Architects: Eva & Niels Koppel and Gert Edstrand, 1975-79. Corten-topped southeast wing of the Danish Energy Agency. Larsens Plads, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Saturday, 2 June 2018

Mærsk HQ / IV

Architect: Ole Hagen (1913-84), built in the 1970s. Clad in natural stone, with blue reflective glazing facing the harbour. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Friday, 1 June 2018

Tycho Brahe Planetarium / Copenhagen

Architect: Knud Munk, 1989. Gammel Kongevej 10, Copenhagen, Denmark.