Although the weather wasn’t great when I visited Castle Howard last week, it was humid enough to evoke memories of the hot salad days of a Brideshead youth.
Isn’t that ‘Nanny Hawkins‘ looking out of the window?
Here are some images of the remarkable lead statues at Castle Howard
Architecture Snippets
On Saturday I went over to Castle Howard on a SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) trip.
Whilst there we were taken through the conservation of the Lead metal statues (by Peter Pace) which are dotted ... continue
I just love the conglomeration and cohesive congestion created by comparison and 'themed' images.
So, here is a pic of several exterior and exterior features of Beverley Minster in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Some of my images have ... continue
LINK OF THE WEEK: Inhabitat
How much wind power is available way up high in the sky? Turns out a lot, according to new research from the Carnegie Institution for Science and California State University. Researchers there recently crunched ... continue
Well, another year at the heritage skills event at Fountain's came and went.
Pork pies at Appleton's, artisan banter and National Trust tea.
I make a habit of getting over there before the event kicks in and here are ... continue
I took this photo last week whilst at a heritage skills event at Fountains Abbey, shortly after I posted it on flickr and was touched to have setsuyostar make the following comment: "I haven't been to Fountains Abbey ... continue
LINK OF THE WEEK: COOLHAUS
COOLHAUS offers several 'prefab' ice scream sandwiches with flavours for your delectation including MIES VANILLA DER ROHE, MINTIMALISM AND FRANK BEHRY.
More over at Coolhaus
A decorative flurry of architectural links (Image source: Coolhaus)
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In 1132AD, on a cold misty morning in the Skell Valley, 13 brave Cistercian monks built a temporary shelter around an elm tree. It was to be the founding structure of what was to become Fountain's Abbey ... continue
LINK OF THE WEEK: B-99 House by DADA Partners
Contemporist: "As affordable land is getting scarce in cosmopolitan cities of India, development has spread to their fringes. This move towards the suburbs has resulted in extensive developments including ... continue
Miniplanet of the full set of stained glass at Saint Edmunds
The richly carved hammer beams in the Chancel
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Falinge is a small district of Rochdale, Lancashire which lies just outside the town centre. It has recently acquired the dubious mantle of ‘Benefits Capital of the UK’, which brought swiftly upon the concrete laden streets, the vagaries of national press attention. Just ... continue
In terms of architectural history there are some buildings which are supercharged with energy. The Basilica of Saint Denis near Paris is one such building.
Walk over to the Chancel and the Sanctuary and look up at the vaulting in the ambulatory and here you will see where the Gothic style was born.
This building is the starting point of all things Gothic as we know it today.
The Mother of all Gothic.
OK, there have been others who have tried to claim the Gothic mantle of originator, but this is the first place where we see the pointed arch and vault with such ... continue
Built for a Swiss banker in 1925 to house his art collection, Villa La Roche, Paris provided Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret to extend the concept of 'total art'. Like the Arts and Crafts movement and the Secessionists of Vienna, Le Corbusier believed in the sythensis of the arts - the fusion of architecture with painting, interior design, sculpture and even film.
The Villa is an inconic example of Le Corbusier's revolutionary vision which made him the C2oth most important and influential architect. His style is without precedent in terms of historical references and looks remarkably fresh and contemporary to ... continue
