Woolwich Reach / E16

BPTW Architects, 2021, for Notting Hill Genesis and Higgins. 75 'affordable'/private dwellings and some commercial. On the site of the former Royal Pavilion Hotel. Viewed from Royal Victoria Gardens, North Woolwich, London Borough of Newham.

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Queensland House / E16

20-storey tower comprising 73 dwellings, commissioned in the mid-1960s by the LCC, built by Bernard Sunley & Sons. One of three similar towers built in North Woolwich, London Borough of Newham. 

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Transformation House / 2024

Grade II* listed former Granada cinema designed by Cecil Masey, H R Horner and Leslie Norton, 1937. The rounded corner said to be inspired by contemporary Dutch modernist work. St John's Hill, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Patchwork Bridge / II

Northeast side of a bridge over the railway at John Archer Way, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Waterfowl / Wandsworth

Early Autumn at the Wandsworth Common lake. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Sibirica / 2024

Water sculpture by William Pye (b.1938 UK). Bronze, 1999. Behind is a neo-Jacobean belvedere on an arched conversion (J.Browne mid-C19) from earlier stables and coach house. In the Iris Garden, Holland Park, London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. 

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Design Museum Atrium / II

Former Grade II* listed Commonwealth Institute designed by Sir Robert Matthew (RMJM), opened in 1963. Refurbished by John Pawson et al., 2016. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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Tri-wall / Design Museum

'Fables for our Time' by architecture and design studio Space Popular (Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellbergin) in collaboration with architectural historian Shumi Bose, 2024. Implemented as a 15m triptych formed by 176 rotating prisms illustrating environmental urgencies. This face representing bee colonies. Level 2 of the Design Museum, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London.

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Tri-wall / Detail

Detail of the new Tri-wall display at the Design Museum. 'Fables for our Time' by architecture and design studio Space Popular (Lara Lesmes and Fredrik Hellbergin) in collaboration with architectural historian Shumi Bose. 

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Design Museum Interior / 2024

Former Grade II* listed Commonwealth Institute designed by Sir Robert Matthew (RMJM), opened in 1963. Refurbished by John Pawson et al., 2016. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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Head of Invention / Paolozzi

Bronze sculpture of 1989 by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, (1924-2005) Scotland. Outside the Design Museum at Kensington High Street, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London.

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No. 2 Pond / Hampstead Heath

Situated in the lower part of Hampstead Heath near Pryor's Field. The South Hill Park houses behind were built 1871-75 by Joseph Pickett. The Heath is in the London Borough of Camden although owned and managed by the City of London Corporation.

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No. 1 Pond / Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath's southernmost pond. The South Hill Park houses behind were built 1871-75 by Joseph Pickett. London Borough of Camden. 

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Altitude / E16

New offices located at Lascars Avenue, part of the first phase of the Royal Albert Quay mixed-use development.  The project was master planned by Farrells, but I think it's now cancelled and most of the current buildings are empty. Another Boris Johnson fiasco. London Borough of Newham.

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LDE UTC / Colonnade

Architects: Scott Brownrigg, 2017. The London Design and Engineering UTC is to the west of the UEL Docklands campus. A University Technical College specialising in preparing students for careers in design and engineering. London Borough of Newham. 

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UEL / Trailblazer

Seating sculpture outside the library at UEL's Docklands Campus. London Borough of Newham. 

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UEL / Ailsa House

Edward Cullinan Architects Ltd., 1996-99, student residences facing the Royal Albert Dock. Ailsa House, University of East London Docklands Campus, London Borough of Newham. 

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Felix / Jamilla

Edward Cullinan Architects Ltd., 1996-99, student residences facing the Royal Albert Dock. Here, Felix House on left and Jamilla House. University of East London Docklands Campus, London Borough of Newham. 

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