The impressive miniatures of British sculptor Matthew Simmonds – chunks of raw marble into which he carves grand archways, ornately tiled ceilings and stairways inspired by – but not replicating any specific – classical building of antiquity.
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A rather wonderful piece of mythical construction typography designed by German architect Johann Steingruber in 1773.
Explore it here.
Quiet Places
atThe imagined architectural spaces and halcyon landscapes of Alexis Christodoulou.
Are we there yet?
The Hendron’s Building,
A protected structure in Dominick Street Upper, Dublin 7.
Paddy Cahill writes:
A little bit late but the deadline for observations to An Bord Pleanála is tomorrow [Tuesday] at 5.30pm for observations about the proposed development at Hendron’s Building.
The proposal is to build a large co-living scheme there around the building (one of the few Modernist buildings on the city’s Record of Protected Structures).
I made a quick video (above) the other day about the building…More details here.
Hendron’s Building application here.
Some Hole
atThe Tower Hotel, #Waterford have lodged an application for the #construction of a 5-storey extension consisting of 60 guest bedrooms & conference centre. Details here: https://t.co/drrrK1Fdee #buildinginfo #hotelconstruction #hotels #hoteldesign #building #jobs #hospitalitydesign pic.twitter.com/6q4u2nlKwq
— Buildinginfo.ie (@BuildingIndex) January 8, 2021
Um.
Archidub tweetz:
Worst of all time…
Anyone?
Down Is Up
at‘Commonspace’.
A short documentary looking at Dundanion Court, a futuristic housing scheme built in Cork in 1964.
Filmmaker Paddy Cahill writes:
Architect Neil Hegarty brings us through his first work, the award-winning housing scheme at Dundanion Court, which absorbed influences from projects by Mies van der Rohe and I M Pei in the United States to produce a model for housing that is increasingly pertinent today.
New Development for Cuffe Street, D2. Love the dynamism of this compared to the blocky new build next door. pic.twitter.com/NlgGHp1nIq
— Davey Donnelly (@DaveyDonn) October 15, 2020
Um.
Before: ugly.
After: hideous.
Good times.
Greenside Building promises ‘pandemic proofed’ office solution (Irish Times)
Choice symmetries from the Accidentally Wes Anderson Instagram account, wherein folk submit Wes Andersonesque views – now available in book form with a foreword by Wes Anderson.
Not to be confused with the equally Andersonian Accidental Wes Anderson subreddit.
Love this concept for a new #Lego architecture kit from Vidaandras celebrating the work of Santiago Calatrava and the lovely Samuel Beckett Bridge in #Dublin. I want one! @LEGOIdeas @LEGO_Group
Check it our and help make it real:https://t.co/EJ0wkPzp7q pic.twitter.com/8Qt72zGBmh
— Dr. Colin Keogh 🛠 (@ColinJ_Keogh) August 10, 2020