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first of 2013..a good day out with corze,merc,hozae,hora and refa...
thanks to alex ellison for the photo...
This week in college it's "poor man's etching" - cutting a design into shiny card, so you just cut off the shiny layer, varnish the card, cover it with ink, then wipe the ink into the lines and take as much or as little of it off as you want, and stick it through the etching press.
This is made using this photo - I traced the image onto the card with carbon paper
View from a train window
A view of the 'infamous' Trellick Tower - seen from the train out of Paddington, West London.
Trellick Tower is a Grade II* listed tower block on the Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Town, London. Opened in 1972, it had been commissioned by the Greater London Council (GLC) and designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger. The tower was planned to replace outdated social accommodation, and designed as a follow up to Goldfinger's earlier Balfron Tower in East London.
High-rise apartments and Brutalist architecture were falling out of favour by the time the tower was completed, and it became a magnet for crime, vandalism, drug abuse and prostitution. Its fortunes gradually improved in the 1980s after the establishment of a residents' association. Security measures were put in place and a concierge was employed, which led to lower crime levels. By the 1990s the tower had become a desirable place to live, and although it still contains predominantly social housing, demand for private flats has remained high. A local landmark, it has been Grade II* listed since 1998, and has retained its distinctive concrete facade as a result.
More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trellick_Tower
and photographs here: www.sosbrutalism.org/cms/15888709
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