Tag Archives: Reflections

Wintry Reflections

Posted on Wed, 20 February, 2013 by

Building design has changed dramatically since the invention of the float glass process by Sir Alastair Pilkington in the 1950s. We have moved a long way from the idea that windows are merely fenestrations in the external walls of a … Continue reading →

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Blue sky dreaming

Posted on Fri, 30 November, 2012 by

This image was taken 2-3 weeks ago from the relatively warm internal arcade of Milton Keynes shopping centre. Gazing out through the internal reflections and warped reality to the blue sky beyond. A reminder of warmer and brighter times of … Continue reading →

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Reflecting the Neighbourhood

Posted on Mon, 10 September, 2012 by

We were in London last Friday to see the ‘Heatherwick Studio’ exhibition at the V&A. This runs until the end of September and if you have the opportunity, do see it. Heatherwick Studio designed the stunning Olympic Cauldron for the … Continue reading →

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Through Tinted Glass

Posted on Fri, 10 August, 2012 by

Today’s images are the final two that I will be posting from my last walk-about through the main departure lounge at Geneva Airport last month. The combination of clever architectural features to maximise light, and areas of tinted glass has … Continue reading →

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Abstract Geometry

Posted on Fri, 27 July, 2012 by

Your first thought on seeing this may be: ‘What the heck is that?’ And my answer would be: ‘Does it matter – would knowing what it is change your opinion of it as an abstract image?’ It’s an image that … Continue reading →

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En Route

Posted on Wed, 25 July, 2012 by

We are back home in the UK. Our departure day started earlier than expected at 4AM when a Fire Alarm sounded. Our first reaction was: ‘ Is that really our alarm?’ I opened our door: it was! We were packed, … Continue reading →

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The Mezzanine Window – Part 2

Posted on Mon, 16 April, 2012 by

Today’s post was not planned or anticipated as a follow up to ‘The Mezzanine Window’ when I published it 3 days ago. But over the weekend the blind, attached to this Mezzanine window frame a while back, was pulled down … Continue reading →

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The John Madejski Garden at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Posted on Wed, 21 March, 2012 by

I barely scratched the surface of the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) on my visit last week to the Photographs Gallery – see the previous post. The V&A is a huge (and hugely important) museum housing the world’s largest collection … Continue reading →

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Waiting to fly

Posted on Mon, 20 February, 2012 by

The process of flying from one country to another requires infinite patience. At the airport one moves from one zone to another (check-in, security, passport control, departure lounge, gate), each move entailing yet another queue. It’s like watching paint dry … Continue reading →

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The gap between

Posted on Fri, 20 January, 2012 by

When we travel to other major towns in the UK, we realize how fortunate we are to live close to (but not within) the new city of Milton Keynes (MK) and its huge covered shopping malls. When I completed my … Continue reading →

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