Double decker bus
Sometimes, when you catch a bus , go upstairs and the front seat is free, you want to celebrate. Thought maybe it is just me.
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Maggie’s at St Bartholomew’s
Designed by Steven Holl Architects , the Maggie’s Centre at St Bartholomew’s, London , clearly stands out from its surroundings. Wrapped i...
Kings cross
Have you walked around Kings cross? I often find myself walking around and thinking how not that long ago it was an entirely different pla...
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Story Garden, Kings Cross
Behind the British library there is a place called Story Garden, a community garden serving the local community. Since it was founded in ...
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The British Library under the sunset
Yesterday was a very cold but bright day and I was able to take some nice photos as I went about my day. The British library was looking ...
Museum of the home
Have you ever visited the Museum of the home ? (Formerly known as Geffrye Museum) It is housed in a group of buildings called almshouses ori...
On point
This is the best positioning of an ad I have seen for a while: Shape ✓ Theme ✓ Building type ✓ Visibility ✓ Amazing work whoever thought of ...
Sir Gilbert Scott
Did you know that despite having been designed by Sir Gilbert Scott (architect of Battersea power station, Liverpool cathedral and Cambrid...
By autumn
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Are the city's arteries forgotten when it comes to design?
As the weather gets colder, cycling can become challenging in London and the tube unavoidable. It is in those days, as one tries to pay le...
The Cadence
Cadence is Alison Brooks' mixed-use building within the King’s Cross Masterplan. Located at the north end of the Lewis Cubitt Park, it...
Railway Arches, London
The architecture of railway heritage across London remains very present. We have grown accustomed to seeing these structures being used in...
Kings Cross in 2015
My digital photo album reminded me that I took this photo 9 years ago. It was 2015 and the lighthouse building was being refurbished. The pe...
Rathbone
Story time: This is a development called Rathbone place. It is in central London, north Oxford street and each time I walk past it I think o...
Legacy beyond our time
Last weekend, I was walking down Tottenham court road when I spotted this window that raised the question in my mind of the commercializatio...
Nov 5th
"Remember, remember, the fifth of November" Last year, with my fractured ankle i had to sit through the fireworks, but today was q...
The decay of the high street and more
A few days ago I watched a video on the Instagram account of @davidspeeduk that reminded me of something I've been wanting to discuss...
What was halloween like for you?
This is my Halloween/ scary image for 2024. As much as I appreciate the care and attention people pay to their plants in pubs across the c...
La Gamba
What does an architect do? This was a question a person waiting for a bus at Kingston station asked me back in 1999. It was a surprising q...
Visions of Orisha
I don't know if you are familiar with Flannels but they are a rather cool outfit full of well known high end brands curated with a very ...
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Liverpool
I had wanted to visit Liverpool for a long time and ,as I mentioned a few pos…
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
It was 2017 when we decided to visit NYC for a few days. We had started to wo…
Wibexpo
Earlier in the week, I was able to attend the first edition of Wibexpo with f…
La Gamba
What does an architect do? This was a question a person waiting for a bus at …
Could the "Metaverse" become the only connection to the world many are left with?
Why unless we change our approach to the public realm, the "Metaverse&qu…
100percent design
Visiting 100percent design gave me the chance to catch up with some new ideas b…
Bank
One of the best things about cycling in London is that you can jump off your …
Zanele Muholi
Happy Saturday! Have you found that since restrictions started each day blend…
Story Garden, Kings Cross
Behind the British library there is a place called Story Garden, a community …
Cinnamon rolls
Northern European bake goods have become very popular in London and while yea…