The Brunswick Centre, a residential and shopping centre in Bloomsbury, London. Equally loved and hated for it’s modernist architecture, the 1960’s concrete structure is a listed building containing 560 flats. In 2002 the centre received a much needed £24 million facelist which brought many businesses into the area. It is now a popular shopping andContinue reading “Brunswick Centre”
Category Archives: Architecture
John Rylands Library
John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. A stunning Victorian Gothic building that was opened to the public in 1900. The library has the appearance of a church, though the actual concept was of an Oxford college library on a larger scale. It contains medieval manuscripts and examples of the earliest forms of European printing. Time OutContinue reading “John Rylands Library”
Museum of Childhood
Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, London. Home to the V&A’s collection of childhood related objects and artefacts, spanning the 1600s to the present day. A haven for children and a chance for adults to revisit their childhood.
Pissotière
Pissotière, Montparnasse, Paris. Yes, one of the things I shot whilst racing around Paris for a day was this urinal. A police car pulled over as I was taking photos – although they were puzzled as to why I was photographing a pissotière they didn’t mind, they were more concerned about the prison behind. InContinue reading “Pissotière”
St Pancras Station
St Pancras Station, London. Home to high speed national train connections, the Eurostar and now Europe’s longest champagne bar, the station will serve as a major transport hub during the London 2012 Olympics. Time Out London guide edition 18
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