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Looking up the steel lattice funnel to the roof at King’s Cross Station Western Concourse
The semi circular roof light gives attractive shadows on the original ticket hall
The elegant fan shape of the steel lattice roof of the £547m upgrade of the railway terminus
2012 Steel lattice in front of the 1852 station booking hall.
The weight of the new roof is carried to the ground via the steel lattice acting as a single massive column because the original building could not hold the weight of the new roof.
King’s Cross Station Western Concourse is a spectacular addition to the otherwise undistinguished Kings Cross station in London, described amusingly by Hugh Pearman as “the ultimate lean-to”. The building is designed by architect John McAslan + Partners with engineering by Arup in 2012
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Shadows on a wooden house from Naruja, Vrancea, Romania. Built C19
Decorated beam and column of veranda of wooden vernacular house built by “Pasco of the Salaje” (county Salaj) in 1775, Berbesti, Maramures, Romania
Wooden shingle roof of wooden vernacular house built by “Pasco of the Salaje” (county Salaj) in 1775, Berbesti, Maramures, Romania
Carved Wooden vernacular shed door detail built by “Pasco of the Salaje” (county Salaj) in 1775, Berbesti, Maramures. Dimitrie, Romania
Door detail from thatched and painted vernacular house Dumitra, Alba. Built: C19
Door of Thatched wooden vernacular shed / stables from Surdesti, Maramures. Built: C17
Corner joint of Wooden church from Dragomiresti village, Romania
Wooden roof shingles on church from Dragomiresti village, Romania. Built: 1722
Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum (Muzeul Satului) in Bucharest, Romania gathers together a beautiful collection of endangered vernacular buildings from around Romania.
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Park Plaza Hotel coloured glass facade, Westminster Bridge, London
Park Plaza Hotel coloured glass facade, Westminster Bridge London
Westminster Park Plaza Hotel is another colourful addition to the urban fabric of London. Built 2010, Architect: BUJ architects.
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Detail of apartments at 171 Tower Bridge Road, Southwark, London
Detail of apartments at 171 Tower Bridge Road, Southwark, London.
Detail of apartments at 171 Tower Bridge Road, Southwark, London
Clad in brightly coloured horizontal bands of corrugated aluminium, the building is intended to emulate the red and white streaks of the surrounding traffic flows caught on a long-exposure camera shot. The building’s rounded corners reduce its visual bulk and also reflect the constant movement around its base. Built 2006. Architect: Glas Architects. Structural Engineers: Barton Engineers
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Ian Davenport “Poured Lines: Southwark”, Liquid enamel on steel, 2006. Southwark Bridge, London
I really like how the artwork relates to the painted lines on the road
Ian Davenport’s “Poured Lines: Southwark” Is a 50 by 3 metre Liquid enamel painting on steel running under Southwark Bridge. The work is so successful as if adds vibrancy to the gloomy experience of walking under the bridge. In addition the aesthetics of the work relate to the painted road markings and contrast with the heavy engineering textures of the bricks and painted steel of the bridge.
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Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre yellow, red and orange glass facade detail, London.
The colour intensity changes depending on the angle of light hitting the glass cladding
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre facade. Architect: Haworth Tompkins. Artist Collaborator: Antoni Malinowski
I’m all for the tasteful use of vibrant colour in London’s new buildings and Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre is a great example. Built: 2007. Architect: Haworth Tompkins. Artist Collaborator: Antoni Malinowski
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Battersea power station viewed from the north bank of the Thames at dusk. July 2012
One of my favourite buildings in London – I wonder what the future holds for her? Battersea power station viewed from the north bank of the Thames at dusk. Built: 1933-55 Decommissioned: 1983. Architect: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (designer of the red telephone box).
Geometry & Silence 