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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Francis Xavier Velarde
St Matthew, Clubmoor, Liverpool by Francis Xavier Velarde (1897-1960). “..built through the generosity of the late Captain Matthew Honan FRIBA…killed in action on November the 14th 1916”. Completed in 1930. The interior is reminiscent of German railway station architecture of … Continue reading
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Distance & Detail: Basilica Palladiana
The building exerts its presence at the urban scale – in the view from Monte Berico, at the local scale – in its relationship with its attendant piazza, and in the geometrical precision of its detail. For more images see: … Continue reading
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Basilica Palladiana
CiA have had a weekend away in N.E. Italy… This is a detail of the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza. Basilica photoset. Constructed 1549-1614, the familiar facade by Andrea Palladio is essentially a reclothing of the gothic Palazzo della Ragione.
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Whither Manchester?
Spotted from a Manchester taxi crawling along Deansgate tonight, Jonathan Meades the substantial architectural critic. A noted critic of the architectural pretensions of totalitarian regimes of both left and right, could he be about to launch one of his withering … Continue reading
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Veronetta
A student drawing from the past. Faye Whiteoak: Library, Veronetta, Verona (1998). Collage, pencil, pencil crayon.
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Modern Architecture Through Case Studies 1945-1990
Eamonn Canniffe of CiA has collaborated with Peter Blundell Jones to produce ‘Modern Architecture Through Case Studies 1945-1990’: “Once again, new interpretations are presented of some of the most famous architecture of the period. Work by lesser-known architects, whose influence … Continue reading
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A Small Building
An addition to a Victorian gate lodge north of Preston, Lancashire by Dominic Roberts of CiA and Francis Roberts Architects.
Posted in CiA, Practice, Preston, Sally Stone
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Doctor, Doctor!
At a degree congregation held at the University of Sheffield in December, Debabardhan Upadhyaya was presented with a Doctorate for his thesis entitled “Changing Paradigms in Evolving City Centres†supervised by Eamonn Canniffe. Among other places the thesis explored the … Continue reading
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Folded Concrete
There are few reasons to visit Leyland in Lancashire these days: the qualities of the original village were long ago submerged in Central Lancastrian suburban sprawl. One fine product of the population expansion was the Roman Catholic Church of St … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, CiA, Dominic Roberts, Preston
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Dalibor Vesely and The Vertical City
Dalibor Vesely, Honorary Professorial Fellow at Manchester School of Architecture and 2006 Winner of the Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education, will deliver a lecture entitled THE VERTICAL CITY: CHOICE OR DESTINY 6.00 PM ON THURSDAY 15 MARCH … Continue reading
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“Thinking Inside the Boxâ€
Dr Charles Rice,, University Of Technology, Sydney “Thinking Inside the Box: Interiors in the 21st Century – New Visions, New Horizons & New Challenges”, was held on the 1st and 2nd March at the Lighthouse Architecture Centre in Glasgow. It … Continue reading
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