oh and yeh weβve kinda fallen in love
oh and yeh weβve kinda fallen in love
started the yr off right by meeting a new oomf, MUST meet more this yr πββοΈ
nothing appropriate to say i fear
i was thinking of visiting brussels this yr hmm
idm insta as much, but being off twt is soooo nice lol
just twt being twt lol. itβs got a lottttt worse lately
deleted my main twt account, looks like i might be moving hereβ¦
The Victorian Society has called for βmeaningful measuresβ to be implemented to protect historic buildings after Manchesterβs Hotspur Press building was severely damaged in a fire last week.
hello bluesky itβs been a while
Social housing in London by Levitt Bernstein
Built to Passivhaus standards so energy bills will be next to nothing. Ground floor homes have a front and back garden, and apartments above are dual aspect.
Windows feel a bit small, but lots to love!
www.dezeen.com/2025/02/14/l...
Sensational, spiky and doomed: weβre at Minster Court. On @grindrod.bsky.socialβs podcast, Monstrosities Mon Amour, I talk about Minster Court and PoMo. Grim plans are afoot to destroy this gem and build new offices in the International Monied Wherever style.
www.johngrindrod.co.uk/podcast
coming on here like twice a day just to check oomfs posts thatβs it lol
Exquisite detailing in this terracotta mid-rise block in Tehran by Zandigan Architects
Interestingly, this is an office, not apartments
what am i meant to use this for now idk
ur rizz is insane i could never
Public transport needs to be 365/366 days a year if you want people to give up their cars
Images Β© Historic England Archive
Images Β© Historic England Archive
Images Β© Historic England Archive
NEWS // βThe Brutalist church above a Tescoβ: Broadmead Baptist Church in Bristol has been Grade II listed, thanks to support from C20 Society.
Designed by architect Ronald H Sims and built 1967-69, its a highly unusual example of post-war church architecture.
β‘οΈ c20society.org.uk/news/the-bru...
happy birthday btw!!
Starmer said his government would be like New Labour's 'Clause IV on steroids.'
Seems Streeting's take on this is NHS PFI version 2.
But just like steroids, any plans for privatisation in the NHS should come with a health warning: they may cause dangerous side effects.
I write for @metro.co.uk:
Yes! πππ
I thought we had abandoned the βskyscraper as a piece of urban sculptureβ design approach?
I canβt help but think how wasteful this is in a global climate and housing crisisβ¦.
By Zaha Hadid Architects in Shenzhen
_Conservative peer Lord True...said the legislation risked βdestabilisingβ the House of Lords with βfar-reaching consequencesβ, claiming that the 26 seats reserved for Church of England bishops would be the next to be abolished._
Good. More separation of church and state is only a good thing.
I canβt help but think this is a downgrade
Before After
City Hall cafΓ© at night
The dizzying staircase that faced the river
Fisheye view of The Scoop, City Hall and Tower Bridge
City Hall steps out
Last night Southwark Planning Committee voted to approve the significant reworking of London's former seat of government, City Hall, now named 110 Queens Walk
Here are some photos of Foster's building in its heyday
#photography #architecture #London
moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
π The latest issue of C20 Magazine has just started hitting members' doormats, and includes some fantastic features on our new Coming of Age campaign, Carlo Scarpa's Venice, Saltdean Lido reborn, the lampooning archi-cartoons of Louis Hellman, two Stateside mid-century homes, and much more...
Labourβs big majority is fragile and it has weak mandate for change, says report
The biggest obstacle to building more homes (that people can actually afford - that part always gets left out!) is not council planning committees.
It's the systematic underfunding and weakening of local authorities, and Labour is to blame just as much as the Tories.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
βM&S should sell the present building to someone who can see its conversion potentialβ
C20 Chair @hughpearman.bsky.social in The Art Newspaper on the growing backlash to the Secretary of Stateβs controversial demolition decision.
www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/06/e...
artist impression of a 12 storey apartment block made from timber and other biobased materials in Malmo, Sweden
photo of construction site, showing a crane and CLT mass timber structure of the new 12 storey apartment block
Photo of two people looking at freshly installed straw insulated timber wall panels
Pushing boundaries in sustainable construction: The Hyllie project in MalmΓΆ/ Sweden πΈπͺ
A 12 storey apartment block constructed with CLT mass timber superstructure and @ecococon.bsky.social straw wall system.
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One year ago today.