Monthly Archives: March 2008

Church Of Christ Scientist, Manchester

This triple height chapel has been carved from the lower floors of a banal office block on Peter Street in Manchester. The large room or volume is surrounded by circulation space, through which shines natural light. The long light from … Continue reading

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The Scots-Italian Connection

  James Robertson, a Ph.D student at the Manchester School of Architecture, has been awarded a Rome Scholarship in Architecture at the British School at Rome for the 2008-09 academic year. James will be continuing his research intended to  illuminate and challenge the … Continue reading

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Card No.4

Good design has more than one reason.

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Park Hill: Decked out

Following our recent items about Robin Hood Gardens, a link to a great collection of pictures of Park Hill, Sheffield (1961, Architects: Jack Lynn and Ivor Smith). CLICK HERE. The pictures include images of the proposed refurbishment. See also this description … Continue reading

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St Paul’s Church and Community Centre

St Paul’s Church and Community Centre, London England, Matthew Lloyd Architects, 2004   The church at Bow is a collection of assorted elements gathered together in one building. It is modestly gothic (1878) with a cylindrical three-storey bell tower, very … Continue reading

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Card No.5

Things are exactly as they appear and behind them there is nothing.

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Robin Hood Gardens again

Following the post by Aventinus below more writers express their scepticism about the qualities of the Smithsons’ Robin Hood Gardens: Part iv and Fantastic Journal and Neighbourhoods. Building Design are pushing 1000 names. Were you emboldened?

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Furnishing the urban interior

This short film documents a study of the mediation between urban and interior space, historic fabric and the contemporary city. This research through design was produced by Year 5 students in Continuity in Architecture, and was intended to remember, to … Continue reading

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Anthropomorphic house

This one is different, it has nostrils. (Viollet-le-Duc)

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Gritstone Venetian

Former Co-op building on the main street of Youlgrave, Derbyshire. Now the Youth Hostel.

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Save Robin Hood Gardens? You must be joking!

Is the architectural profession really so flush with time and ennui that it has nothing more significant to work itself up into a lather about than indulging in nostalgic support for a failed urban idea and some of its more … Continue reading

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Le Corbusier backwards

Reversing Corb’s maxim that buildings should imitate cars this 4.3 litre V2 GN Racer from 1910 uses a nice domestic brass light switch for its ignition. Capable of 80 m.p.h this terrifying car has no seat belts and no roll … Continue reading

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