Images George Rex: March 2023

Monday 27 March 2023

Columbia Point / II

Architects: Colin Lucas, Philip Bottomley et al. at the LCC/GLC, c.1964. One of two high-rise point blocks erected on the Canada Estate, along with several groups of four-storey maisonette blocks. Surrey Quays, London Borough of Southwark.

Saturday 25 March 2023

Arch Street Apartments / VI

Architects: S333 Architecture + Urbanism Ltd, 2011. Parklex-clad apartment block at Elephant & Castle, London Borough of Southwark.

Friday 24 March 2023

The Lakes / SE16

Architects: Shepheard Epstein Hunter, 1988-96. Waterside housing using part of the old Norway Docks. 175 houses and flats have been constructed around a rebuilt lake. London Borough of Southwark.

Thursday 23 March 2023

'Curlicue' / William Pye

Tubular steel sculpture by William Pye (b.1938, London). Installed 1989 in Helsinki Square, London Borough of Southwark.

Wednesday 22 March 2023

Canary Wharf / from Rotherhithe

Looking towards Canary Wharf from the southwest, on the opposite bank of the river Thames. Leftmost tower is Newfoundland, next is Landmark Pinnacle.

Tuesday 21 March 2023

Zeewolf / Greenland Dock

Built by Damen in 1977 - 14 metres by 3.5 metres. Inboard Diesel. Private Motor Boat, poss. ex pilot boat [source: shipspotting.com]. Greenland Dock Pier, London Borough of Southwark.

Sunday 19 March 2023

Greenland Dock / SE16

Dock excavated in 1696 and was a base for Arctic Whalers in the mid-C18, when it got its present name. Later it handled timber and grain, finally closing in 1969 following containerisation. Now a location for residential and leisure. London Borough of Southwark.

Saturday 18 March 2023

Tavistock Tower / SE16

Tavistock Tower and Russell Place, built in the 1980s adjacent to Greenland Dock, London Borough of Southwark.

Friday 17 March 2023

Greenland Quay Dock / Vista

View from the west end of Greenland Quay Dock, with the towers of Canary Wharf in distance. London Borough of Southwark.

Thursday 16 March 2023

Porters Edge / SE16

Architects: Maccreanor Lavington, 2019. Showing one of three residential blocks sitting above ground floor retail, with a fourth-floor garden for residents. Canada Water, London Borough of Southwark.

Wednesday 15 March 2023

Canada Water Library / 2023

Architects: CZWG / Piers Gough, 2011. Canada Dock revitalization completing 2024. London Borough of Southwark.

Tuesday 14 March 2023

'Traffic Light Tree' by Pierre Vivant

[from the archives of 2010]

This sculpture replaced, in 1998, a plane tree that had died on a roundabout in Westferry Road. Height 8m, steel and 75 lights. The lights operate at random and do not control traffic. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

[now relocated to a roundabout near Billingsgate Market]

Monday 13 March 2023

South Beach 20091227

[ from the archives of 2009]

South Beach, Miami Beach, FL. 84F. Even the beach patrol stations are in Deco Dazzle :)

Saturday 11 March 2023

2 Redman Place / III

Architects: Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, 2019. Ten-floor office building in Stratford’s IQL district. BREEAM Outstanding certification. London Borough of Newham.

Friday 10 March 2023

UAL Stratford / II

Architects: Allies & Morrison for the University of the Arts London. This building, nearing completion, utilises high volumes of recycled concrete. Design cue is C19 mill buildings. It will be the new home for UAL's London College of Fashion. East Bank, Stratford, London Borough of Newham.

Thursday 9 March 2023

Aquatics Centre / 2023

Zaha Hadid Architects, 2011, for the London Olympics. RIBA London Award, 2014. QEII Olympic Park, London Borough of Newham.

Wednesday 8 March 2023

Stratford Walk / Bridge

Bridge spanning Waterworks River in what is now the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with the Aquatics Centre behind (Zaha Hadid 2011). London Borough of Newham.

Tuesday 7 March 2023

V&A East / Detail

Architects: O'Donnell + Tuomey, opening 2024. Art and Design museum at Stratford Waterfront, East Bank. London Borough of Newham.

Monday 6 March 2023

V&A East / Museum

Architects: O'Donnell + Tuomey, opening 2024. Art and Design museum at Stratford Waterfront, East Bank. London Borough of Newham.

Sunday 5 March 2023

UAL / Stratford

Saturday 4 March 2023

2 Redman Place / Detail

Architects: Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, 2019. Vent detail of an office building in Stratford’s IQL district. BREEAM Outstanding certification. London Borough of Newham.

Friday 3 March 2023

2 Redman Place / E20

Architects: Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, 2019. Ten-floor office building in Stratford’s IQL district. BREEAM Outstanding certification. London Borough of Newham.

Thursday 2 March 2023

Town Bridge Vista / 2023

View east from Town Bridge along Custom House Quay. Weymouth, Dorset.

Wednesday 1 March 2023

9 - 11 / Custom House Quay

View of numbers 9 to 11 Custom House Quay, namely Deheers, TJ's, Kingfisher Marine, and the Royal Dorset Yacht Club. Weymouth, Dorset.