Architecture

Lisnaholic · 10-01-2020, 06:49 PM

I love the viewing deck on that Mountain Retreat house, and the old photo of the Overview residence.

Not residential, but famous are the following:-

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Both designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who was clearly unfazed by the size of a project.

His son was an architect too, and got the prestigious job of extending London's Guildhall, a kind of nerve-racking commision because the Guildhall, through various incarnations, dated back to Saxon times:-

See the strange black curve in the paving? That's a marker indicating the position of a Roman amphitheatre which was discovered while they were excavating for the new building.

10-01-2020, 06:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	I love the viewing deck on that Mountain Retreat house, and the old photo of the Overview residence. Not residential, but famous are the following:- .... Both designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who was clearly unfazed by the size of a project. His son was an architect too, and got the prestigious job of extending London's Guildhall, a kind of nerve-racking commision because the Guildhall, through various incarnations, dated back to Saxon times:- See the strange black curve in the paving? That's a marker indicating the position of a Roman amphitheatre which was discovered while they were excavating for the new building. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953