Category Archives: CiA

Expo Zaragoza 2008

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Sally Stone

Eamonn Canniffe has been invited to contribute photographs of Italian villas to the interactive exhibition which will feature in the Italian National Pavilion at the 2008 Zaragoza Expo. The theme of the Expo ‘Water and Sustainable Development’ will be represented … Continue reading →

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Always a delightful scene

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Sally Stone

Architecture as uplifting spectacle: Moor Lane flats, Preston, November 2001. Video by George D Thompson

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House for two people who do not talk

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Crompton

The repetition of the arch over the river and the arch over the drive echoed in the roundels is beautiful. (Tatton Lodge, Cheshire)

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Torpedo Hall

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Sally Stone

We have been corresponding with an architect member of the the design team for this project at Danish practice Tegnestuen Vandkunsten. The scheme involved stripping back the existing building, a hangar for the maintenance of torpedo boats, and inserting apartments … Continue reading →

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The bed of a hero

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Crompton

Leather, of course. The Kitchen is done out like a submarine with tin-foil wall paper and a port hole. (T.E. Lawrence’s cottage, Bovington Camp, Dorset).

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Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Sally Stone

The designer can create small valuable elements within a much larger composition that can affect the quality of a much larger space. Within the hot climate of Mallorca, Rafael Moneo has used the natural qualities of light and water to … Continue reading →

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Card No.1

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Crompton

Click HERE for the full set of cards…

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Card No.2

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Crompton

Geometry up north. Wooden heart. Click HERE for the full set of cards…

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Card No.3

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Crompton

This is architecture. Gets easier as you go on. Click HERE for the full set of cards…

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Curve and countercurve: Zaha Hadid in Rome

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Aventinus

The continuity of the urban grid of northern Rome is relieved by an infrequent series of curved structures, Pier Luigi Nervi’s Palazzetto dello Sport, Renzo Piano’s Auditorium di Roma and Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI , due for completion in 2009. The … Continue reading →

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Don’t let the Building Inspector see this

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Crompton

  The ruins of Charles Barry’s Upper Brook Street chapel were scaffolded inside whilst the roof was removed. This Continuity in Architecture photograph was taken looking into the abyss from a swinging bucket. Last chance to see…

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Church Of Christ Scientist, Manchester

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Sally Stone

This triple height chapel has been carved from the lower floors of a banal office block on Peter Street in Manchester. The large room or volume is surrounded by circulation space, through which shines natural light. The long light from … Continue reading →

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