Thursday, July 27, 2006

Restoration

This is an image I took last year of the restoration of a historic Victorian Roof in Lancashire UK. The restoration of a historic building can add up to more than the sum of its parts. It can lead to an increase in local pride, providing a focus for the community. It can also provide the spark to regenerate the surrounding locale and therefore improve the economy of an area.

Here in the UK we have a TV programme called 'Restoration' which puts forward endangered buildings within communities for restoration. The buildings are voted for by the public and the winning building recieves grants to contribute towards its restoration. To some this may seem cruel, but this programme has raised the profile of many of the 'losing' buildings and of the historic environment in general.

You can view the most recent contenders for restoration here and find out more about the programme

Here is the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register

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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Illustrating Leeds UK Property Market


This image of mine is Leeds Bridge over the River Aire in Leeds City Centre, Yorkshire UK. It was recently used to illustrate a Times newspaper article on the move towards helping families settle in the area. The article penned by Graham Norwood says:


"A new scheme in Leeds promises to bring family housing to a city centre that has an oversupply of flats for single people, amid worries that other locations across northern England are suffering the same problem.

A £500m scheme by the developer Reland, to be built on two disused chemical factory sites totalling 20 acres near the Leeds-Liverpool canal, will include family houses and three- and four-bedroom apartments. There will also be offices and shops"

You can read the full article at Times Online here

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Monday, July 24, 2006

The King of Holderness


Saint Augustine Parish Curch Hedon, UK is a remarkable structure; it dominates its surroundings, belying the rich history behind this town in South Holderness, Humberside. The church we see today was started in the late C12th and has an array of architectural period detail dating throughout the centuries. Well worth a visit.

This image sold this month for use in a tourist map.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Chapter House Leadwork York Minster UK



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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Little Moreton Hall Cheshire UK


Predominantly C15th and C16th moated timber framed building in Cheshire UK. Owned by the National Trust.

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Monday, July 17, 2006

New Life Out of Old



Here is a photograph showing a vibrant use of contemporary archtecture in Sporenburg Amsterdam, Holland. It has enlivened and regenerated a whole swathe of industrial islets just out of the centre of Amsterdam. Here a solution has been found through the use of exciting and rooted architecture a way forward with a place which had lost its soul.

Talking of souls I am cheered to see a similar project taking shape in London, but this project takes things one step further. It was Stephen Gardiner's article in Monday 17 July Times which alerted me to it.

The project is St Paul's Church, Onslow Square, South Kensington, London. The church is to have a contemporary extension designed by no other than Norman Foster. It is to house a family life centre, theology college, bookshop, cafe and lecture theatre. Not only is this project revealing in the obvious changes in floor plan to reflect the changing liturgy and needs of the church in the C21st; but also, it is remarkable that this brand spanking shiny new C21st space is being added to a Grade II listed building.

The 'spirit' behind Historic Buiding Legislation has moved on a pace over the last 5 years. Previously it was extremely difficult (but not impossible) to have your own century represented on a historic building (especially a church) - even though most of our churches are an organic hotch potch of most centuries.

Now with contemporary design and new materials and a developing conservation philosophy we are witnessing a new era of regeneration where architects such as Norman Foster can help re-invent an enliven our most cherished of structures.



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Thursday, July 13, 2006

In honour of the Queen

Queen Victoria Memorial Dun Laoghaire, Ireland

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Vicenza Italy

Column with lion symbol modelled on the columns in Venice here found in the Piazza di Signoro Vicenza Italy

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Monday, July 10, 2006

York Minster East Front

This is a photo I took whilst on a tour organised by the Yorkshire Regional Group of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). It is the East front of Yorkshire Minster which is undergoing refurbishment. It is a costly exercise and they have set up a campaign here to try and raise funds.

In their words:

'York Minster receives no direct government funding so the work of conserving and repairing the fabric has to be funded by the Minster itself. In the same way, the Minster’s educational work through the Centre for School Visits, the Library and Archives, and the work of the Minster Choir have to be funded through self-help. This will be an on-going challenge for successive Deans and Chapters, and so, on March 15th 2005, a Development Campaign was launched.
The aim of the Campaign is to raise £30,000,000 over the next ten years in order to pay for specific projects and to establish an endowment fund for music and education.
The work to the East Front and the Great East Window is a major project in terms of engineering and of conservation. The stonework is in a very fragile state; close inspection has shown that many stones have to be replaced. The East Window is the largest piece of mediaeval art in the world and is of major international importance. All of the glass, originally painted in the early 15th century, has to be removed, cleaned, re-leaded and repaired, and a new protective layer of clear glass has to be installed. In all of the conservation work and of the necessary historical research, the Dean and Chapter are fortunate to be able to turn to the greatest experts both nationally and internationally.
York Minster is a world-class building and it must be maintained in the best possible condition so that future generations may be able to enjoy and marvel at this astonishing creation.
The specific projects, and their costs are as follows:
FABRIC COSTS

Conservation and repair of the East Front stonework
£9,890,000
Conservation and repair of the Great East Window
£6,030,000
Chapter House buttresses 4,5 & 6
£2,370,000
Other stonework
£1,040,000
Other glazing work
£3,400,000
Estimated total of fabric work
£22,730,000


MUSIC & EDUCATION COSTS

The choral services of the Minster
£414,392
The Library and Archives
£203,678
The Centre for School Visits
£74,472
Annual expenditure on music and education
£692,542'


You can visit the York Minster website and read more about the campaign here

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Friday, July 07, 2006

Scaffold

This is the view looking upwards of the scaffolding inside a Mosque dome under construction in Yorkshire UK

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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Contemporary Architecture Amsterdam


Contemporary architecture Rietlanden Amsterdam Holland


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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Tadao Ando Screen Piccadilly Manchester UK



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