Modern Magic?

The Hexagon Tower Blackley is a supreme example of C20th modern architecture fulfilling its purpose and also providing a visual treat.

It is a beautiful building and it's form changes as the light changes over the day and over the seasons.

Built in the 1970's, at a time when most structures were being attributed the 'brutally modernist' tag, and subsequently have been derided as the worst examples of British architecture.

Well, things might be changing. In his Guardian 'Arts Feature', Steve Rose writes about the Brunswick Centre, Bloomsbury, London. It seems that the modern monster shall go to the ball with a magical touch of paint from the fairy god mother... read on....

To complement this, here is an excellent YouTube video by PeoplesPalace which shows a whole host of buildings which are currently regarded as 'out of style'.

The Glory of English Gothic Architecture

Here's a treat for any archigeek with a taste for classical music. Here, in all its splendour is the glory of English Gothic to Bach's Brandenburg concerto movement 1 Allegro. Enough said...



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Charge up your Ipods!

Just to let you know that another episode has now been added to my archivods podcast. You can access it by cutting and pasting the following link into your iTunes

http://fotofacade.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/2

Or you can go directly to it by clicking the following link

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=193278057

The latest episode is entitled 'The Splendour of the Victorian Gothic Church Interior'


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Manchester, Dialogue with a city

Here's a slideshow of images I have put together focusing on Manchester UK but with the general themes of urban life, architecture, city life and the built environment.





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The Bauhaus, Dessau

Below is a video linked from Google Video. It is of the Bauhaus at Dessau, Germany built in 1926 by Walter Gropius. Just click the play button (sometimes you need to do it twice) and enjoy. Its 27mins long and there are some breathtaking shots of this beautiful building. Thanks to The East Coast Architectural Review for spotting this one.

I'm sure that the striking £7.1m Mancat College in Harpurhey (2006) by Walker Simpson Architects has its genus in the Bauhaus building at Dessau.

If you can't see the video below then go to this link to view the video