My favourite Glasgow tenement looking magnificent in the early morning sun. Situated on Broomhill Drive, it was designed by W.M. Whyte and was built in 1905.
Former clothing warehouse on Ingram Street in the Merchant City area of Glasgow. Built in 1899, it has now been converted into residential appartments.
The now abandoned #Olympia Brewery standing unused (sad waste of a beautiful spot) in Tumwater, WA. It looks like a commercial version of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water house. I remember touring the place with my parents when I was a kid. It was a fully operational brewery then.
I would love to know how this new Purpose-Built Student Accommodation block on New City Road in Glasgow managed to get planning permission as it sticks out like a sore thumb and blots out views across the historic buildings of the West End of the city from the equally historic Speirs Wharf.
Glasgow's historic buildings, and the views of them, are one of the city's greatest and most unique assets, but the council planning department seems to continually ignore the need to protect them. The issue here is that if we lose them through poor planning decisions, they are often gone forever and we cannot get them back. As such, I would like to see a much more cautious approach to urban planning in Glasgow.
This is not to say that new buildings should not be built or developed, just that there needs to be a stricter set of rules to ensure they do not have a negative impact of their surroundings, and the city as a whole. If developers are not willing to stick by such rules, so be it, and we should not let the profit at the cost on the city as a whole. In my book a bad development is not better than no development.
The terminal pavilion of a terrace of Classical townhouses on Claremont Terrace in the West End of Glasgow. They were designed by John Baird and were built in 1847.
The glowing blue jellyfish gracefully suspended in the dimly illuminated Basilica Cistern of Istanbul contribute to the enchanting atmosphere, their translucent forms casting a soft, azure glow amidst the ancient subterranean space
Love this terrace of Scots Renaissance style townhouses on Kirklee Road in the West End of Glasgow. Designed by John A Campbell, they were built in 1900.
Wow. Is this late stage capitalism or what? Lower the damn rent!
“Michigan woman found living inside rooftop store sign with desk and coffee maker. The woman told police she had been living inside the grocery store sign for roughly a year, and had been able to get electricity”
A huge congratulations to @philipthalis on his well-deserved award.
Philip is undeniably both one of Australia's most respected architects and a tireless advocate for good urban design.
More importantly, he's not afraid to speak up publicly against bad state government planning decisions, as he did with Barangaroo, even when there's a personal cost.
A large Victorian villa with a touch of Scots Baronial detailing on Nithsdale Road in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow. Designed in the style of W.F. MacGibbon (who lived in the house next door), it was built in the 1880s.
An Art Nouveau interpretation of the Glasgow Coat of Arms by Albert Hodge on the Anderston branch of the Glasgow Savings Bank designed by Salmon and Gillespie, and built in 1899.
Guten Morgen, ihr Lieben! Wir machen heute ‚Brücke‘ und ich kann es nur wieder sagen: Mein Lieblingsmonat Mai fetzt!
Der #Fensterfreitag kommt bei mir heute mit viel Kirche und etwas Fenster daher, aber die sind nicht zu verachten.
Habt den Tag entspannt!