Sign / Keep off the groynes

[from the archives of 2012]

Beach nr. Kingsway, Brighton & Hove City. 

(CC BY-SA credit: Images George Rex)

 

Orbit Tower / base

[from the archives of 2012]

Tower sculptor: Anish Kapoor, Structural Designer: Cecil Balmond, Architecture: Ushida Findlay Architects (UFA), Design and Engineering: Arup. Olympic Park, Stratford, London Borough of Newham.

©2012 All Rights Reserved 

 

Lockdown Diptych / XIII

• Left: Monastiraki Sq / tiles, Athens, Greece. 
• Right: Tiles / Werter Rd, Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

 

GMV / lake reflections

[from the archives of 2012]

Erskine Tovatt Architects, master-planning; EPR Architects, production, c.2003. The lake is part of an ecology park, which also has areas of shingle beach, marsh, meadow and wet woodland. Greenwich Millennium Village, London Borough of Greenwich.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Canary Wharf / DLR Station

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: GEC-Mowlem 1991. Six platforms serving three DLR tracks. Soaring elliptical roof of steel and glass. Seen from south in this image. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Weston Master / V

Photo of my Weston Master V under a scan from page 4 of its instruction book. Light meter made in 1970s by Sangamo Weston Ltd., Enfield, UK. 

(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex)

 

Bream Street / E3

[from the archives of 2012]

Fish Island has some appropriately named streets including the above. The red loop bridge is at the end of Roach Road, and Bridget Riley's studios are in Dace Road. Fish Island, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

(CC BY-SA credit: Images George Rex)

 

Roach Point Bridge / Omega Works

[from the archives of 2012]

Architect: Unknown (by me), circa 2005. Hertford Union Canal footbridge connecting Hackney Wick and Fish Island. Galvanized steel with timber decking. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Lockdown Diptych / XII

• Left: Fountain / Wimbledon Parkside. London Borough of Merton.
• Right: Choragic Monument / Lysicrates. Athens, Attica, Greece.

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

 

Parkesine / mural

[from the archives of 2012]

The first man-made plastic was manufactured in Hackney Wick, 1866. London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Mural by Bread Collective, July 2012.

(CC BY-SA credit: Images George Rex)

 

Wall with lichen / Rookhope

[from the archives of 2012]

Stone wall near Rookhope Burn, Rookhope, Co. Durham.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

My AF-S Nikkor / 24-120mm

AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. 5x zoom lens designed for use with Nikon FX-format SLRs. 

(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex.)

 

Byker Wall / Newcastle

[from the archives of 2012]

Architect: Ralph Erskine (1914-2005). A 1970s housing estate in the functionalist romantic style, grade II* listed and regarded by many, including UNESCO, as a pioneering social housing development — though derided by others. The "wall" acts as a rampart to shelter the inner development from a busy road and a cold wind. Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

(CC BY-SA credit: Images George Rex)

 

BBC TV Centre / Antennas

[from the archives of 2012]

British Broadcasting Corporation Television Centre, Wood Lane/White City. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

(CC BY-SA credit: Images George Rex)

 

Barrier Park / Memorial Canopy

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: Patel Taylor in collaboration with Groupe Signes (Landscape). Engineers: Arup. Opened in 2000, the Memorial Canopy faces the Thames Barrier and commemorates Newham residents lost in the two World Wars. The wall is made of fair-faced concrete.

The park contains 22 acres of lawns, some beautiful trees and hedges, fountains, gardens, wildflower meadows, a children's play area and a 5-a-side football/basketball court. It has received many awards including an RIBA 2001 Award. London Borough of Newham.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Olympics / Shooting Range

[from the archives of 2012]

Magma Architecture 2012. One of three transportable buildings on Woolwich Common accommodating shooting ranges for the 2012 Olympics. White PVC membrane over a steel supporting framework. I believe that the structures are going to be reused elsewhere after the Games and the common land will have some new trees planted to replace those that had to be removed. London Borough of Greenwich.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

Olympics / Shooting Range #3

©2012 All Rights Reserved

Thames Cable Car / June 2012 #6

[from the archives of 2012]

WilkinsonEyre Architects 2012, opened June 28. Showing the north station, named Emirates Royal Docks, at Western Gateway. It's about a 600m walk from here to the west entrance of the ExCeL centre. London Borough of Newham. 

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Lockdown Diptych / XI

• Left: Fountain pool / Dar Si Said Riad Ez-Zaitoun El Jadid, Marrakech, Morocco.
• Right: Blue tiles, coin and reflections. Earl Smith Preservation Park, Palm Beach, FL, USA. 

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

 

King's Cross Station / Interior #4

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: John McAslan + Partners 2012. Engineers: Arup. New concourse with sculpted steel, glass and aluminium roof spanning 52m. London Borough of Camden. 

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

The Shoal / Stratford

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: Studio Egret West, 2012. Giant anodized titanium "fish" (or leaves in my imagination) that are used to screen the plain, 1970's Stratford Centre from the eyes of visitors to the Olympic Park. The screen is 250m in length, height 15-20m, supported by forest of much less-attractive steel trunks. WAF Awards - Shortlist 2011 Landscaping. London Borough of Newham. 

©2012 All Rights Reserved 

 

Caterina dancing naked x2

[from the archives of 2012]

At St Mary Axe, outside the Swiss Re building. Caterina dancing naked 03 by Julian Opie (b.1958), seen from south. Paint on aluminium, 1.89m x 1.08m x 0.29m completed 2009. City of London.

At St Mary Axe, outside the Swiss Re building by Julian Opie (b.1958), seen from north. 

• Front: Caterina dancing naked 03, paint on aluminium,  1.89m x 1.08m x 0.29m completed 2009.
• Rear:  Caterina dancing naked 02, paint on aluminium,  2.01m x 0.98m x 0.29m completed 2009.

City of London.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

Temple / Chiswick House Grounds

[from the archives of 2012]

Chiswick House Grounds, built by Richard Boyle (3rd Earl of Burlington) in early 18th century. Seen across Bollo Brook. Grade I listed. London Borough of Hounslow. [Ektar negative scanned B&W]

 ©2012 All Rights Reserved

Park Royal Station / exterior

Architects: Felix Lander (1898-1960) and Herbert Welch (1884-1953), station completed 1936. In the Streamline Moderne Art Deco style established by London Underground's Principal Architect Charles Holden. Reinforced concrete with brick infill, Grade II listed. London Borough of Ealing.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Lockdown Diptych / X

• Left: Gilbert Ledward / 'Awakening' 
• Right: Jacob Epstein / Roper's Garden 

Both pieces in Roper's Garden, a public garden in Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London.

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

 

Southgate station / exterior

[from the archives of 2012]

Architect: Charles Holden, 1933, reinforced concrete, Cornish granite and glazing within steel frames. Circular underground station in the Streamline Moderne Art Deco style. The design of the exuberant roof finial was adopted from the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition, according to English Heritage. Regarded as one of Charles Holden's best underground stations and Grade II* listed. London Borough of Enfield.

©2012 All Rights Reserved both images

 

St. Andrews, Bromley-by-Bow VIII

[from the archives of 2012]

Residential regeneration of the site of a disused Victorian hospital. Masterplan by Allies and Morrison in collaboration with Maccreanor Lavington and Glenn Howells. London Borough Of Tower Hamlets.

©2012 All Rights Reserved.

 

Clock Tower / Chrisp Street Market

Architect: Sir Frederick Gibberd (1908–1984), completed 1951. Gibberd described his clock tower as a "practical folly" which he also intended to serve as an observation tower for the general public. It had to be closed for safety reasons, but remains a beautiful modernist feature of Chrisp Street Market. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

©2012  All Rights Reserved.

 

Strand East Tower / Dane's Yard

[from the archives of 2012]

ARC-ML architects, 2012. Height 40m (131ft), constructed of 72 intertwined wooden laths over 16 horizontal galvanized steel rings with LED lighting incorporated. I thought it was a giant Olympic torch on first sight — it's close to the Olympic Park — but in fact it's a landmark for a new "IKEA neighbourhood" of houses, shops, restaurants and hotel. Landprop, IKEA's property development arm, plans to build 1,200 houses in the next 5 years. London Borough of Newham.

©2012  All Rights Reserved.

 

Icona Point / Stratford, London

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: Stock Woolstencroft, 2008, for Telford Homes. Multi award-winning residential development right next to the 2012 Olympic Park. The bold coloured glass balconies fit rather well into a somewhat rugged location that was previously a derelict industrial site. The architects mention inspiration from artist Donald Judd (1928-1994). London Borough of Newham. 

©2012 Images George Rex. All Rights Reserved.

Lockdown Diptych / IX

• Left: Yellow, and black, and pale / Hampstead Heath 
• Right: Leaf Carpet / Snow Brook, Conway, NH, USA

(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

 

The Ark / #3

[from the archives of 2012]

Architect: Ralph Erskine (1914-2005), completed 1992. 12 floors, glass and copper cladding. Talgarth Road, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

 ©2012 All Rights Reserved

Aldwych Theatre / WC2

[from the archives of 2012]

Architect: W. Sprague 1905. Entrance at corner of Aldwych and Drury Lane. Attractive illuminated canopy of Art Nouveau influence. Theatre is Grade II listed. City of Westminster, London.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

 

Chelsea Bridge / Feb 2012

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects G. Topham Forrest et al of the LCC., 1937. The "utilitarian" design suits modern sensibilities and the bridge was Grade II listed in 2008. At night it is illuminated by light-emitting diodes. Seen from Battersea Park, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

©2012 All Rights Reserved

St Nicholas / SW17

Architect: T W Atkinson, 1833 rebuild in the Neo-Gothic style using grey brick and stone dressings. Grade II listed. Church of St Nicholas, Church Lane, Tooting, London Borough of Wandsworth.

(CC BY-SA - credit: Images George Rex)