An interesting post and great images Andrew. These are all wonderful buildings but I have to say the green at the Tate Britain really didn't light my lemon when I saw it!!😉
Really nice images! You decline to tell us how you feel about the very green, green at Tate Britain? Definitely not in Turner's palette. Green paint rarely does well in light over time... has this shifted?
Thank you, Søren. I’m one of those rare people who like post-modernism. I like its quirky details, references to the past and uses of colour. So I do like the green here. It hasn’t faded and doesn’t look as though it belongs next to the Victorian Tate building. And that’s why I like it!
I don't disagree with you. I also don't think it matters what is inside. Mummies, renaissance paintings, or Henry Moore sculptures. I was just always told that you should not use green outside as it shifts and is not stable. But looks good here. I also think it is very dangerous to try to mimic what is being added to. For starters we don't have the masons and the money to copy the old buildings. I spent a fair bit of time looking at Arne Jacobsen over the years, and his addition to St. Catherine's College is very successful, and that is truly apples and oranges!
Coincidentally I was strolling around St. Catherine’s College two weeks ago and admired (and photographed) Arne Jacobsen’s architecture. It was a very enjoyable day trip to Oxford which included visiting the Ashmolean Museum to see This Is What You Get.
Thank you, Jon. Externally I like the brickwork and swirl of the Tate Modern extension, but I don’t think it works as well inside. It feels a bit disjointed.
Thank you so much, Andrew, for bringing these magnificent buildings right to my armchair. I will never get out to see these marvelous buildings and your photos are so wonderful. Although the architecture of the Holburne does not appeal to me, your last photo of it from underneath looking up at those fluted columns is spectacular! What an great eye you have. I am so glad I subscribed!
Great images of some pretty amazing buildings!
Thank you very much, Manuela.
Thank you for sharing this. The architecture is chock full of character and story.
Thank you for reading, Denzel.
Really like this post, appreciating bricks more and more recently, thankyou!
Thank you, Inez. Glad you are appreciating bricks more - my dad would be happy!
Wonderful post Andrew. I'm learning to appreciate British architecture through your lens. Love the photos of the Tate Modern!
Thank you, Xavi. I’m pleased that my lens is helping you appreciate something new!
I’m with you, Andrew. I quite like the green.
Cool. And interesting. Great post.
Thank you very much.
An interesting post and great images Andrew. These are all wonderful buildings but I have to say the green at the Tate Britain really didn't light my lemon when I saw it!!😉
Thank you, Lin. I can understand why you don’t like the green. It doesn’t look like it belongs there. But that’s why I like it!
Really nice images! You decline to tell us how you feel about the very green, green at Tate Britain? Definitely not in Turner's palette. Green paint rarely does well in light over time... has this shifted?
Thank you, Søren. I’m one of those rare people who like post-modernism. I like its quirky details, references to the past and uses of colour. So I do like the green here. It hasn’t faded and doesn’t look as though it belongs next to the Victorian Tate building. And that’s why I like it!
I don't disagree with you. I also don't think it matters what is inside. Mummies, renaissance paintings, or Henry Moore sculptures. I was just always told that you should not use green outside as it shifts and is not stable. But looks good here. I also think it is very dangerous to try to mimic what is being added to. For starters we don't have the masons and the money to copy the old buildings. I spent a fair bit of time looking at Arne Jacobsen over the years, and his addition to St. Catherine's College is very successful, and that is truly apples and oranges!
Absolutely.
Coincidentally I was strolling around St. Catherine’s College two weeks ago and admired (and photographed) Arne Jacobsen’s architecture. It was a very enjoyable day trip to Oxford which included visiting the Ashmolean Museum to see This Is What You Get.
Excellent. I look forward to seeing the photographs!
I’ll post them here soon!
I particularly like your use of trees and their shadows. The Tate Modern extension is the least successful, architecturally, in my opinion.
Thank you, Jon. Externally I like the brickwork and swirl of the Tate Modern extension, but I don’t think it works as well inside. It feels a bit disjointed.
Wow. These are all wonderful to look at!! Really enjoyed this, thanks.
Thank you, Hanz. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you so much, Andrew, for bringing these magnificent buildings right to my armchair. I will never get out to see these marvelous buildings and your photos are so wonderful. Although the architecture of the Holburne does not appeal to me, your last photo of it from underneath looking up at those fluted columns is spectacular! What an great eye you have. I am so glad I subscribed!