Category Archives: Dominic Roberts

Ortigia

The duomo at Ortigia (Syracuse, Sicily) is built in and around the complete structure of the Greek temple of Athena.

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Castelvecchio Museum, Main Axis

Carlo Scarpa, Architect

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One site, three buildings

First building: Near left column Second building: Main enveloping structure Third building: New frame for lift and floor

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Way of …

Way of the Cross, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm

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Suedewear

1985

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The Colour

Colour of the Twentieth Century. Above: St Peter, Klippan, Sweden (Architect, Sigurd Lewerentz) Below: Defunct ironworks Voelklingen, Saarbrucken, Germany

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Asplund/Woodland

Ideas for architectural representation No 2: Some of the greatest buildings encourage you to focus elsewhere, away from the building itself.

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Mistaken Urbanism

Seldom photographed views of Preston Bus Station approached from the north on foot. Pedestrians are forced to approach the Bus Station and town centre via a footbridge and subway.

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Endless Bridge

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New Urbanism & Positivism

Andres Duany in Metropolis magazine: LINK via @markasaurus

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T is for Trabeated

Venezia, Dorsoduro.

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Sketch plan of Malmo Eastern Cemetery

Malmo Eastern Cemetery by Sigurd Lewerentz. And the accompanying pictures … LINK

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