Category Archives: CiA

Keeping his head

Louis Hellman, cartoonist, at Scarpa’s Canova Plaster Cast Gallery, Possagno. Circa 1990.

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Angel of Death

Woodland Chapel, Stockholm. See also…

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Model Scale

The Great Model of Lutyens’ project for Liverpool RC Cathedral.

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Stair hack

Steps up to the rampart. Castelvecchio, Verona. Architect: Carlo Scarpa

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Adam Khan Architects at Brockholes

My article in Architecture Today on Adam Khan Architects’ Brockholes floating visitor centre is available at this LINK

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Redemption

Il Redentore from Zaterre.

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Piazza San Marco meets Preston Bus Station

In the spirit of the Collage City Unité/Uffizi comparison: Piazza San Marco transformed into Preston Bus Station.

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Villa Romana del Casale

A model of the uncovered villa. Sicily.

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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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On the Industrial Ruins

    On the Industrial Ruins Over the last forty years the western world has witnessed massive social and economic restructuring. The old heavy industries, upon which our society was constructed, have collapsed. Countries such as the UK and Spain, … Continue reading

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Projects in Dubrovnik and Westminster

This year the Continuity in Architecture students have completed projects in Westminster and Dubrovnik. These were part of what was described as an Argosy of projects as they formed a group with studies in Venice, Antwerp and Manchester. Of course, … Continue reading

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Església de la Colònia Güell

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