Tag Archives: Modern Architecture

Replacing the windows

Posted on Thu, 2 March, 2017 by

Almost a perfect fit. Walking down towards Tate Britain earlier this week I passed this building. Nothing very remarkable about the building – large floor to ceiling windows in a facade that was clad with wood. A little austere and … Continue reading →

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Fragmented

Posted on Wed, 20 May, 2015 by

The great fascination of glass-fronted buildings is the way they create inter-relationships. A building no longer stands alone as a discrete structure, it becomes part of a complex kaleidoscopic jigsaw that changes with every step we take. Two days ago … Continue reading →

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The Cream House

Posted on Mon, 18 May, 2015 by

There’s a glass-clad building on the corner of Euston Road and Hampstead Road (just opposite Warren Street Tube station) that I walk by quite often, and every time I pass that building I see a different reflection. It depends on … Continue reading →

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Subtle Curves

Posted on Wed, 1 April, 2015 by

Following on from the muted colours of my last architectural image (click here to view Geometric Subtlety), here’s another one from last year. In this instance the geometric lines are not criss-crossed but swirl through the frame. Both today’s image … Continue reading →

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Geometric Subtlety

Posted on Mon, 30 March, 2015 by

The geometry and reflectivity of modern architecture that attracts my attention very often has a vibrant quality to it. It shouts: look at me! And I look. The image today is also about geometry and line but the colours are … Continue reading →

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Interpretations

Posted on Tue, 10 March, 2015 by

If a group of us were taken to a location we had never visited before and given an hour to take a set of images the likelihood is that we would all come back with something similar, but each one … Continue reading →

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Columns and Panes again

Posted on Mon, 26 January, 2015 by

Walking through London, and I’m sure the same is true of any city, one is faced with a kaleidoscope of views. The combination of facades, inter-relationships, and reflections produces images that change with each and every step. I posted an … Continue reading →

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Columns and Panes

Posted on Wed, 17 December, 2014 by

Light is everything – it’s light that makes photography possible. And when the light is shining bright the facades of the buildings on the streets of London come alive. I was walking back along the Euston Road. It was a … Continue reading →

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Differing Styles

Posted on Fri, 3 October, 2014 by

It’s easy to forget that the world looks different walking the opposite way. If I hadn’t looked behind me, I would have missed this image completely. This was another image captured on a walk from Tate Modern to Tower Bridge. … Continue reading →

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St Paul’s Cathedral

Posted on Mon, 15 September, 2014 by

St Paul’s Cathedral is a dominant feature on London’s skyline. There are also lines of sight at ground level as you approach the Cathedral from a number of directions. In addition to all that, local development has very cleverly employed … Continue reading →

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