LOCATION: 7 Golborne Rd, London, United Kingdom ARCHITECT: Erno Goldfinger DATES: 1966-1972 NOTES: Grade II Protected Building (1998) Site Visit(s): Weds Feb 05 (Goldfinger Factory/Redemption Cafe), Thurs Feb 06, Fri Feb 21 2014 _____________________________ RELEVANT LINKS http://www.goldfingerfactory.com/ http://architectuul.com/architecture/trellick-tower http://modernarchitecturelondon.com/pages/trellick-tower.php
Monthly archives of “February 2014”
ALEXANDRA ROAD HOUSING ESTATE | London
LOCATION: Alexandra Rd, London NW8, UK [51° 32′ 21″ N, 0° 11′ 0″ W] ARCHITECT: Neave Brown of Camden Council’s Architects Department DATES: 1968 (Design), 1972-1978 (Construction) NOTES: Grade II Listed (1993) RELEVANT LINKS http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=477882 http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1130403
LONDON ZOO | London
Looking through one of my primary sources, Modern British Architecture since 1945 (published 1983), coupled with a somewhat disheartening trip to the London Zoo, I can’t help but remark at the slowness of architecture or at least it seems many of these buildings are just struggling to […]
BARBICAN CENTRE | London
LOCATION: Silk St, London, United Kingdom ARCHITECTS: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon DATES: 1965-1970 NOTES: Grade II Listed in 2001 // Mid 1990s cosmetic upgrades by Petagram (Theo Crosby); 2005-2006 refurbishment, with some alterations to clarify circulation, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Site Visit(s): Tues Feb 11th, […]
HAYWARD GALLERY | London
LOCATION: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London, United Kingdom ARCHITECT: Greater London Council Architect’s Dept. (Norman Engleback with Warren Chalk & Ron Herron) DATES: 1965-1968 NOTES: Building is not listed, but was added in 2011 to the World Monuments Fund “Protected List”. Site Visit(s): Mon Feb 3, Tues […]