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The City, on the day of Maggie’s funeral 17/04/13

On April 18, 2013 by Sandy With 0 Comments - Work

I had a pleasant walk through the traffic free city on the day of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral. This is the enormous Cheesegrater building by Rogers Stirk Harbour. The scale, in relation to the adjacent Lloyds, is incredible, the lobby alone is about five storeys high. I wonder what they’ll put in it? Below is Paul Finch giving an insightful talk to HTA the night before. The Thatcher legacy was the main topic, really.

architecture, design, events, hta, london, Paul Finch, urban sketches

An HTA life for me

On April 16, 2013 by Sandy With 0 Comments - Work

Four glasses, two road rollers, one great Camden building.

edinburgh, hta, london, transport

Plane, train, pub 18/03/13

On March 23, 2013 by Sandy With 0 Comments - Transport, Work

Evening travel to London pub by plane then train. Edinburgh airport is a lot nicer when it’s not first thing in the morning (security staff are much more friendly). Kings Cross pub below is a surprising mix of tourists staying in local cheap hotels with names you’ve heard of to wasted old folk staying in cheap local places you haven’t.

edinburgh, hta, london, people, planes, pubs, urban sketches

Elegant Kings Cross Construction

On March 22, 2013 by Sandy With 3 Comments - Places, Work

A remarkably elegant new piece of the Kings Cross redevelopment. One Pancras Square, I think, by David Chipperfield Architects. Elegant design and elegant construction system.

architecture, kings cross, london, urban sketches

Cartoon in Blueprint 8/3/13

On March 9, 2013 by Sandy With 0 Comments - Work

My cartoon describing the excellent Assemble & Join project our graphics team did at Lower Marsh in London was published in this month’s Blueprint magazine. Credit to Lucy Smith & Theo Adamson.

http://www.assembleandjoin.co.uk/

architecture, cartoon, hta, london, urban sketches

The Royal Thames Yacht Club 5/3/13

On March 7, 2013 by Sandy With 0 Comments - Work

The Bond Club. I had a good time, so apologies to the subjects who don’t actually look as odd as they do here.

architecture, food, hta, london, people

Fix on Whitecross Street 27/02/13

On February 27, 2013 by Sandy With 0 Comments - Places, Work

We lived on Whitecross Street until 2007. It’s changed lot’s since then. This was a pub I never went into: too scared. Kev & Pam went in one night and someone was chucking darts randomly around the bar. Now it’s a coffee shop where I stopped for breakfast.