architecture

Wren’s Monument to the 1666 Great Fire

21/10/2016 donbrown 0

Climb the 311 stairs today to the top of the Monument and the the 21st century City spreads out around you. To the north the […]

Book review: Up in Smoke by Peter Watts

30/04/2016 donbrown 0

I have a terrible confession to make, one that will see me shunned by London society, if not drummed out of the city altogether: I […]

Bricking It – the Tate Modern Extension

20/04/2016 donbrown 0

Step out of the back door of the Blue Fin Building (as I did this morning) and rising up in front of you is the […]

A stroll along the South Bank

15/03/2016 donbrown 0

Some snaps from a walk past the National Theatre and RFH yesterday afternoon

One New Change

30/07/2015 donbrown 0

The architect of One New Change, Jean Nouvel, described his building as a ‘stealth bomber’; it’s something very big – well over half a million […]

Wood Street Architecture

20/02/2015 donbrown 0

Stand with your back to the City of London police HQ in Wood Street and you can see the collision of old and new in […]

Wood Street Police Station

20/02/2015 donbrown 0

So I’m researching a short blog post on the architecture of Wood Street in the City of London, and Mr Google presents me with an […]

No. 1 Poultry – Sir James Stirling’s PoMo

09/02/2015 donbrown 2

If you want to build anything in the City of London there are three hurdles to be overcome – first you have to be allowed […]

The Wobbly Bridge – Foster and Caro’s ‘Blade of Light’

05/02/2015 donbrown 0

Spanning the river from St Paul’s Cathedral to the Tate Modern, London’s gallery of modern and contemporary art housed in the former Bankside power station […]

The Moorgate Lighthouse

26/01/2015 donbrown 1

Stroll up Moorgate Street from the Bank of England, and about a third of the way along on your right, look up and, set into […]

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Wren’s Monument to the 1666 Great Fire

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Book review: Up in Smoke by Peter Watts

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Bricking It – the Tate Modern Extension

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A stroll along the South Bank

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One New Change

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Wood Street Architecture

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Wood Street Police Station

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No. 1 Poultry – Sir James Stirling’s PoMo

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The Wobbly Bridge – Foster and Caro’s ‘Blade of Light’

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The Moorgate Lighthouse

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