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Thursday, 15 September 2016
Secret Life of Pets / Warsaw
Giant Jack Russell (I think!) called Max advertising a children's movie. Marszałkowska 99 101, Warsaw, Poland.
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Ulica Marszalkowska / Vista
Post-WW2 modernist apartment blocks, with the recent Złota 44 and Intercontinental behind. Warsaw, Poland.
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Złota 44 / looking up
Architects: Studio Daniel Libeskind and Artchitecture sp. z o.o., 2016. Engineers: Arup. Poland's tallest residential tower of 192m, 54 floors. Ulica Złota 44-46, Warsaw, Poland.
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Tuesday, 13 September 2016
PKiN / North elevation
Architect: Lev Rudnev et al, 1955. The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) is Poland's tallest building at 237m including the spire. Downtown Warsaw, Poland.
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Intercontinental Warsaw / looking up
Architect: Tadeusz Spychala, 2003. 48 floors over 5 basement levels. Notable for the lower-half cut-out to reduce daylight restriction to its neighbours. Ul. Emilii Plater 49, Warsaw, Poland.
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Monday, 12 September 2016
Warszawa Centralna / east elevation
Architect: Arseniusz Romanowicz, 1975. Beautiful modernist railway station serving 8 subterranean lines. With an equally accomplished and functional interior, possible plans to demolish (mentioned in Wikipedia) seem beyond comprehension. Central Warsaw, Poland.
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Sunday, 11 September 2016
Warszawa Ochota Station / Mural
Mural celebrating 170 years of the Warsaw-Vienna railway. At Warszawa Ochota Station, Warsaw, Poland.
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Saturday, 10 September 2016
PKiN / Sept 2016
Architect: Lev Rudnev, 1955, in a Stalinist-Gothic style similar to the seven Stalinist Skyscrapers in Moscow. The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) was a controversial "gift" from the USSR. Now seen in historical perspective, a remarkable symbol of the city and a contrast to the modern high-rises surrounding. Downtown Warsaw, Poland.
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Sunday, 4 September 2016
Embassy Court / Entrance
Architect: Wells Wintemute Coates (1895-1958), building completed 1936. Grade II* Modern Movement apartment block. City of Brighton & Hove.
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Saturday, 3 September 2016
i360 / landing
Architects: Marks & Barfield, 2016. Vertical cable car now operational. King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex.
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Friday, 2 September 2016
Confectionery & Rock / sign
Sign hanging over a seafront shop occupying one of the recently refurbished King's Road arches. Brighton & Hove City, England.
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West Pier 2016 / 2 pics
Remains of the Victorian pleasure pier designed by Eugenius Birch, 1866. Brighton & Hove City, England.
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Thursday, 1 September 2016
i360 / West Pier Toll Booth
Original architect: Eugenius Birch, c.1863, in an 'Italianate' style. Replica reconstruction architects: Marks Barfield, 2016. New cast-iron work, using moulds derived from the original metalwork, by Swan Foundry (Banbury) Ltd. King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex.
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
i360 / Reflections (2 images)
Architects: Marks & Barfield, 2016. Vertical cable car, with mirrored-glass underside, now operational. King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex.
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Monday, 29 August 2016
Parkshot / Entrance
Built 1909 in a Neoclassical/Georgian Revival style, originally for the Richmond County School for Girls. Brick with stone dressings. Now used by Richmond Adult Community College. Parkshot, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Friday, 26 August 2016
Richmond Magistrates' Court / 3 photos
Architects: Greater London Council, Department of Architecture & Civic Design, 1975. Closed 18/Mar/2016, likely to be demolished. Parkshot, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Thursday, 25 August 2016
Sovereign Gate / Richmond
Exterior detail of building complex at 18-20 Kew Road, Richmond. Originally built in the 1980s, it was acquired in 2010 and refurbished for use as the local Police Station. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Orange Tree Theatre / extension
Pawson Williams Architects (as was), c.2003. The rendered extension provided new rehearsal space, wardrobe, design studio, theatrical workshop and storage space. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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The White Swan / Richmond
Built c.1787, painted brick, grade II listed. About 160m from the Thames at Old Palace Lane, London Borough of Richmond.
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Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Richmond Railway Bridge / 2 images
Designed by J W Jacomb-Hood, 1908, replacing an earlier bridge but utilising its 1848 piers and abutments. Grade II listed. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Monday, 22 August 2016
Railway Viaduct / Old Deer Park
Approach viaduct to the Richmond Railway Bridge, completed 1848. Six arches in all, with red and yellow-brick voussoirs and round-arched niches in the piers. The decorative enhancement was required by the Crown Commissioners who were responsible for the park. Grade II listed. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Friday, 19 August 2016
Millwall Inner Dock / 2016
Pan Peninsula towers designed by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), completed 2009. In foreground, the Lotus Chinese Floating Restaurant.
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Thursday, 18 August 2016
Baltimore Tower / Aug 2016
Work-in-progress on Baltimore Tower, Aug 2016. Architects: SOM, completion due this year. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Lichfield Court / 6 images
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Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Clock Tower / Richmond
Victorian Gothic building of 1878, originally a fire station. Grade II listed. The Square, Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
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Units 7a-7b / 260 Church Road
Light industrial units at Church Road and Hawthorne Avenue. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.
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Saturday, 13 August 2016
Mitcham Parish Church / 2 pics
Architect: George Smith, 1822, in the Perpendicular Gothic-Revival style. Master-Builder: John Chart. Channelled Roman-cement render with some Bath stone dressings. Grade II*-listed. Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Church Road, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.
Friday, 12 August 2016
Fitch Court / Laburnum Estate
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Baptist Church / Mitcham
Built 1912 with classical influences including a large round-arched window within twin pilasters. London Road, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.
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Thursday, 11 August 2016
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
Durham House / Mitcham
Exterior detail of Durham House, built in the Brutalist style c.1973, replacing the previous 1722 building of the same name. Used by Mitcham Conservative Club and with hall-for-hire. 12-16 Upper Green West, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.
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Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Glazed wall-tiles / Mitcham
Presumed survivors from the original Victorian exterior at 259 London Road, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.
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