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.
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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.
Boris Johnson Thinks Drink Deposit Schemes Are ‘Good Idea’
Ran into Mayor Boris Johnson today at Bank Street. Asked him about a deposit “scheme” for cans to drive up recycling. He said “good idea” before riding off, but probably says that to all the busybodies that accost him. Truth is, the UK once had a deposit schemes on its drinks, but the arrival of …
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 …
Abandoned Shoes of London
An Occasional Series: The Abandoned Shoes of London. No. 2. Heygate Estate.
The Barbican Jan 29, 2013
The Barbican Centre.
Heygate Estate, Southwark
An iconic housing estate near Elephant and Castle, neo-brutalist with high walkways connecting the tall concrete towers surrounded by communal greens and low-rise blocks, the estate was once home to 3,000. When I visited the Heygate and Aylesbury Estates in 2011, I was struck by the fetishization of the green space. The greens were meant to …
Holford House, Islington
Holford House on Percy Circus is usually overshadowed by a grade II-listed neighbor to the northeast, Bevin Court, which was designed by Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin. On Jan 11, Holford had the sun. OK
Houston July 15, 2012
It’s a gray day in London. This is one of my favorite shots of Houston. I could use a dose of 36/98 degree weather. That’s 1400 Smith Street.
Abandoned Shoes of London
An Occasional Series: The Abandoned Shoes of London. No. 4. Clerkenwell.
Sean Gallagher 