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For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
Why is it that so many newer buildings in Edinburgh look so imaginary? And I wonder where the real clouds are, that these drop shadow clouds have wondered out underneath from?
The Purple tinting is a 1990's addition (subtraction). The missing panes were peeled off by TWA employees watching the final TWA flight depart terminal 5.
After all those winter pictures, I want to indulge you with some sunny pictures :)
In 2007 I went with some friends to Barcelona in Spain for a short holiday in the middle of April, because we got some cheap tickets with SkyEurope.
One day we spent in the new development area "Parc Diagonal Mar" which is near the North-Eastern end of Avinguda Diagonal, a road which runs all through Barcelona diagonally. It's an area near the seaside and was used by former textile industry, which went down during the last century.
Now it's a very modern area for housing, with a big green area, lakes and some modern art, looking like a roller coaster track.
For Konstantin Mel'nikov's iconic design, with numerous photos, sketches, models, and reconstructions, please see: wp.me/pgGDG-2Tk
Architects; MRJ Rundell & Associates, 2006.
A rare example of a free standing building in the central London. Smithson's Economist tower can be seen in the background.
On a sunny 15th May 2012, I spent the whole day walking around Crawley and the environs of Gatwick Airport. My route was as follows: Three Bridges > Northgate > Manor Royal > Lowfield Heath > Charlwood (all the way round the edge of Gatwick Airport!) > Povey Cross > Horley. According to Google Maps, this is about 10 miles!
A good example of the modern face of the Manor Royal estate is the Thales building - actually one of several owned by that company - opposite the junction of Crompton Way and the road called Manor Royal.
A tired Victorian house in south west London, has been reconfigured and refurbished to create a stylish modern, architect designed home.
This image is part of the Modern Architecture in Edinburgh exhibition on www.capitalcollections.org.uk
Saint-Gobain Glass has supplied SGG Parsol for use across the Swiss Re building. As an epitome of contemporary architecture, the building uses energy-saving methods which allow it to use half the power that a similar tower would typically consume.