Category: Architecture

  • Coal Drops Yard

    Coal Drops Yard

    Coal Drops Yard in London was originally constructed to receive coal from the North of England. Later it was used for nightclubs up until the 1990s when it fell into disuse. Today it has been reimagined by Heatherwick Studios as shops and cafes. There’s a nice little coffee shop tucked away in there not far…

  • Dusk

    Dusk

    I think dusk is my favourite time of day. There’s the contrast of natural and unnatural light. It’s so fleeting too. You have maybe 10 minutes to get a good photo whereas Golden Hour is well, an hour. I just love to shoot black and white at this time of day. 

  • The Earth and the Moon at Liverpool Cathedral

    The Earth and the Moon at Liverpool Cathedral

    Created by artist Luke Jerram the Museum of the Moon and Earth use real NASA imagery to create a scale version of our planet and its moon. The moon was part of the River Festival in 2018 and the Earth for 2019. We were lucky enough to see it for the first time at Lakes Alive back…

  • Lady Lever Art Gallery Redevelopment

    Lady Lever Art Gallery Redevelopment

    Over the period of a year I was commissioned to document the redevelopment of the South End galleries at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight. I had a fascinating look behind the scenes at the spaces before they were rebuilt as galleries. I was tasked with recreating some of the original photography to…

  • Switch House by Herzog & De Meuron

    Switch House by Herzog & De Meuron

    Designed by architects Herzog & De Meuron the extension to Tate Modern is stunning. I need to go back and explore some more as there’s a lot to take in. I love the way light reflects off the buildings over the road. At the top there’s a viewing platform offering views across the river.  …

  • Easter

    Easter

    I’ve sat here for an hour now looking for inspiration. It’s not happening. Or is it???? No. No it’s not. But let me tell you about my day. Today I went shopping for a hanging basket. My dad was the king of hanging baskets. I never once asked for his advice on them. Now I…

  • City of Arts and Sciences by Santiago Calatrava

    City of Arts and Sciences by Santiago Calatrava

    The other night we were watching the latest episode of Doctor Who, season 10 episode 2. The Doctor and his companion, Bill, landed on an alien world of fields right out of Gladiator and some futuristic looking architecture. That architecture was not all CG models inspired by contemporary designs. It was actually Valencia, Spain and…

  • Wirral Met College by Glenn Howells Architects

    Wirral Met College by Glenn Howells Architects

    Just down the road from me is the new Wirral Met College on Wirral Waters. It’s been there a year now and there’s a few things I really like. First up is the design. It reminds me of Icelandic architecture. I like the big windows so people can see in and out. Turns out there’s…

  • Littlewoods Bunker by shedkm

    Littlewoods Bunker by shedkm

    I’m on a series of RIBA architecture tours over the next couple of weeks. The first was of shedkm’s very cool Littlewoods Bunker. Things I loved included the strong use of colour and bold typography against a concrete frame. Bold yellows, black and concrete. Nice. It’s a great little building and good to see the…

  • Pezo von Ellrichshausen in London

    Pezo von Ellrichshausen in London

    As part of the Sensing Spaces exhibition at the Royal Academy in London the Chilean company Pezo von Ellrichshausen created a beautiful wooden installation that you could climb up to get closer to the wonderful ceiling. It was huge and really had presence in that room but when you were on top it’s all about…