I made a series of posters which derive from my layman’s interest in architecture, showing some of my favourite buildings. The Magnificent set features buildings I was in awe of growing up, such as Manchester Town Hall. Modern highlights heroic architecture from post-war Britain (plus the Arndale Centre, which isn’t that heroic, described by the modernist as an ‘impenetrable lump’). This set includes Balfron Tower—Ernö Goldfinger’s concrete cliff-face in Poplar (the younger sister of Trellick Tower)—and Great Arthur House on the Golden Lane Estate. These are simple renderings of personal favourites, often drawn as the architect imagined them rather than in their final built form.
The posters are beautifully printed to order on fine art paper, and available to buy in two standed frame sizes: 50x40cm (Magnificent only) and 70x50cm. If you’re interested, just drop me a line.
MODERN
1966 Centre Point, London | Architects: R Seifert & Partners
1959 Great Arthur House, City of London | Chamberlin, Powell and Bon
1967 Balfron Tower, Poplar, east London | Ernö Goldfinger
1966 The Arts Tower, Sheffield | Gollins Melvin Ward & Partners
1976 Manchester Arndale | Hugh Wilson & Lewis Womersley
MAGNIFICENT
1911 The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool | Walter Aubrey Thomas
1877 Manchester Town Hall | Alfred Waterhouse
1865 Houldsworth Mill, Reddish, Stockport | Abraham Stott