Author Archives: Sally Stone

LOXFORD TOWER RIP

 It may interest ex-Manchester Polytechnic students of Architecture that Loxford Building is being demolished. Although the School of Architecture moved out of the building some eight or so years ago, for many years before that it was the seat of … Continue reading

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From the hillside

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Summer Hill near Ulverston in Cumbria in changing light, November 2007. The house is an extension and reuse of one side of a small Georgian country house. Phase 2 of the project will see the conversion … Continue reading

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Big Wheel thrills

The post millennium trend for erecting a big wheel in the centre of provincial towns has finally reached Preston. This one is positioned on the Flag Market, immediately in front of the Harris. It provides spectacular views across the city … Continue reading

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Querini Stampalia Foundation

On a recent visit to Venice, Continuity in Architecture noted the changes that have been made to Carlo Scarpa’s masterly interpretation of the Venetian Palazzo, the Querini Stampalia Foundation. These changes are apparent even before entering the building, Scarpa’s delicate … Continue reading

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Venice last week

Venice last week.

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CiA at IUAV Venice

CiA staffer Sally Stone and her co-author Graeme Brooker have just returned from the “Re-habituation of Interior Space” conference, which was held at the Università IUAV di Venezia in Italy. The theme of the conference was the remodelling and re-use … Continue reading

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Champneys’ Champion

This is the full version of a letter published in the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on Wednesday: Letter to the Editor I write as one bereaved. The privilege of pursuing scholarly activities in the John Rylands Library used to be one … Continue reading

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Student work 2007

Beatrice Fasciato, Mixed-use Development, Barcelona. Mixed Media. Ian Scullion, Detournement, Barcelona. Mixed Media Please click here to see more of the student’s work.

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Graduation

CiA students at Bachelor of Architecture Graduation 2007. Click here for more pictures.

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Milano TV

Continuity in Architecture caught in the Milanese media net: LINK

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Four Stars

CiA staffer Eamonn Canniffe and his co-author Peter Blundell Jones get a four star review from Alan Powers in this week’s Building Design for Modern Architecture Through Case Studies 1945-1990. CLICK for the full review in BD Online. Other Books … Continue reading

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The Show

The External Examiners are in so these are just snatched photos of this year’s CiA Bachelor of Architecture show. The exhibition (in colour!) opens at 6pm tomorrow (Friday 15 June 2007) on the fifth floor of the Chatham Building. See … Continue reading

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