A stroll along the South Bank
Some snaps from a walk past the National Theatre and RFH yesterday afternoon
architecture
One New Change
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
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
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
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’
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
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 […]
The Orangery, Clapham
This was a surprise. You really don’t expect to come across a huge Georgian relic in a post-war south London housing estate. But in the […]
Henry VIII’s Wine Cellar
Buried under the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall is an extraordinary historical survivor. Henry VIII’s Wine Cellar is one of the few remaining parts […]
The Post Office Central Power Station
Another door, this time on Barge House Street, in the outer wall of what is now the Oxo Tower complex. The Royal coat of arms above […]