Book cover of "Jim Stirling and The Red Trilogy: three Radical Buildings" Photo: Quintin Lake

An assignment to photograph three seminal buildings by British architect James Stirling for an upcoming book edited by Alan Berman and published by Frances Lincoln featuring essays by prominent contemporary architects. The book is titled “Jim Stirling and  The Red Trilogy“.

The three buildings featured in the book are The Florey Building at Oxford University, The History Faculty Building at Cambridge University and the Engineering Building at Leicester University.

The book includes essays by: Eva Jiricna, Mark Cannata, Richard Rogers, Alan Stanton, Will Alsop, Norman Foster, Sunand Prasad, Richard MacCormac, Peter Ahrends, Ian Ritchie, John Tuomey, Peter St John, Ted Cullinan, M.J. Long, Ed Jones, Spencer de Grey, Glenn Howells, Bob Allies, Patrick Lynch, Graham Haworth, Shane de Blacam , John Allan, Sarah Wigglesworth and David John.

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Detail of Engineering Building, Leicester University by James Stirling Architect

Engineering Building, Leicester University by James Stirling & James Gowan, Architects. Photo: Quintin Lake

Detail of Engineering Building, Leicester University by James Stirling Architect

Detail of Engineering Building, Leicester University by James Stirling & James Gowan, Architects Photo: Quintin Lake

Axonometric style aerial view of Leicester University, Engineering Building. Photo: Quintin Lake

History Faculty Building, Cambridge University, James Stirling, Architect completed 1968. Photo: Quintin Lake

Interior of History Faculty Building, Cambridge University, James Stirling, Architect. Photo: Quintin Lake

Florey Building, Queens College, Oxford University, Designed by James Stirling, Architect, Completed 1966. Photo: Quintin Lake

Detail of Florey Building, Queens College, Oxford University, Designed by James Stirling, Architect. Photo: Quintin Lake

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See more architectural photography in my book Drawing Parallels: Architecture Observed

Text & Photography © Quintin Lake, 2010