formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Eyesores and scandalously unsafe? Or utopian housing for the working classes? Here are the stories and scandals behind some of the UK’s most revolutionary homes. Source: Thumping ambition – and demolition: 10 high-rises that changed modern Britain | Architecture | … Continued
Farrell was a key member of the hi-tech movement of the 1980s and 90s, with buildings including the TV-am studios and Embankment Place in London, and the Deep in Hull. Source: ‘Nonconformist’ architect of MI6 building Terry Farrell dies aged … Continued
Weary of the New York scene, and keen to focus on architecture, the artist started buying up properties to play with in a tiny Texas town. Trouble was, he couldn’t stop. We take the tour of his Marfa creations… Source: … Continued
Four drastically different projects have been named as finalists in a prestigious architecture award. A 16th Century tower in the Highlands, a road bridge in Aberdeenshire, a multi-use space at Edinburgh University and a regeneration of part of Union Terrace … Continued
Hopwood DePree has been leading efforts to renovate Grade II* listed Hopwood Hall in Middleton since 2017. Source: US actor battles UK council over restoration of ‘Downton Shabby’, his ancestral home | Greater Manchester | The Guardian
Six contenders for the prestigious UK award for excellence in architecture also include two houses, a medical research centre and a college of fashion – but nothing north of the Fens. Source: From a spruced-up Big Ben to Cambridge’s crystal … Continued