Dubbed Eagle House, this skeleton was approved in 2007 and construction of the 27 storey tall residential tower got underway. Then the financial crisis hit. Construction stalled. Purchased by Mount Anvil in October 2012, construction is set to resume in summer 2013. The building, which was designed by Terry Farrell and Partners, will include 276 …
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Devon Mansions, Southwark
Five residential buildings strung along Tooley Street on both sides of Tower Bridge Road. Wikipedia has the full details.
Houston Oct 12, 2012
I lived in Houston for a little over a year. I expected Houston to be nothing more than a car city, the unholy love-child of Orlando and Los Angeles. And while, yes, it was decidedly a car city, Houston had a deeper layer. Perhaps its emptiness — people were few and far between on the …
140 London Wall, The City
Completed in 1976, 140 London Wall was once part of a string of Corporation of London developments designed in the modernist style. Designed by architects Philip Powell and Hildago Moya.
Kelson House, Samuda Estate
From British History Online: “Kelson House is a 25-storey block of maisonettes, faced in aggregate-concrete panels. It is of the ‘scissors’ type developed in the early 1960s by a team in the LCC Architect’s Department, headed by David Gregory-Jones, Colin Jones and Ian Hampson.”
St. Mark’s Church, Myddelton Square
Completed in 1827, St. Mark’s Church was designed by W.C. Mylne, who was the chief surveyor of the New River Company, which was developing Myddelton Square, according to British History Online. The square is named for the New River Company’s founder.
Minster Court, The City
Post-modern gothic is how people like to describe GMW Partnership‘s design of Minster Court, which was completed in 1991. I just like the way the light hits it.
London Jan 30, 2013
Climbed up to the top of The Monument. Great view, especially in the sunshine. I skipped the gym after the climb.
Barbican YMCA
Empty since Sep 30, 2012, the Barbican YMCA looms over Goswell Road at the northwest corner of the Barbican. The Y had been running a hostel at the location for 40 years. But when the tenancy came up for renewal, it appears the City wanted the hostel gone, as did some area residents. The City …
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