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Dyrham Park, walnut staircase

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Description: Dyrham Park, walnut staircase
TitleDyrham Park, walnut staircase
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1692
Creation date (description)begun 1692
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWalnut
LocationGloucestershire, England
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsArchitecture, Modern--17th centuryArchitecture--EnglandStairs
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PublisherYale University Press
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Creation date1610
Object typeArchitecture
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Plas Teg
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Creation datec. 1605
Object typeArchitecture
LocationKent, England
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Dyrham Park, greenhouse
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Object typeArchitecture
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Dyrham Park, greenhouse
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Chilham Castle
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Hagley Hall
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Creation datec. 1751
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Mountjoy
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1602
Object typeArchitecture
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Mountjoy
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Marble Hill House, mahogany floors and doors
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1720
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Marble Hill House, mahogany floors and...
Marble Hill House, mahogany floors and doors
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Workers' housing
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Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1775–1800
Object typeArchitecture
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Creation date1609
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creation datec. 1616
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LocationCounty Fermanagh, Ireland
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1766
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Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1799
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLiverpool, England
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Description: Seminar room, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Object typeArchitecture
LocationPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London
Seminar room, Paul Mellon Centre for...
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1636
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCounty Cork, Ireland
Monkstown
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Description: South front of West Wycombe
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1755–1760
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBuckinghamshire, England
South front of West Wycombe
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Description: Nathaniel Day House
Nathaniel Day House
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1709
Object typeArchitecture
LocationQueen Square, Bristol, England
Nathaniel Day House
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Creation datec. 1609
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCounty Cork, Ireland
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, glass
LocationPeckham, London
Pioneer Health Centre, St. Mary's Road,...
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Description: Taliesin. Aerial perspectve
Taliesin. Aerial perspectve
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1912
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Taliesin. Aerial perspectve
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Description: Plan of the ground floor of Newby Hall
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
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Description: Highpoint One, aerial view
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Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, aerial view
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Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1775–1780
Object typeArchitecture
LocationPortman Square, London
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Survey of the south front of Osterley
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Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1760
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and pencil on laid paper
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
http://collections.soane.org/OBJECT5331
Accession numberSM Adam volume 43/94
Survey of the south front of Osterley
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Description: Grain Silo
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationYork, England
Medieval window stalls along the...
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Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, the glass roof over the packing hall
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Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsFerro-concrete, glass, steel
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Creation datec. 1854–1858
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCorn Street, Bristol, United Kingdom
(Former) West of England and South Wales...
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Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1742–1744
Object typeArchitecture
LocationClermont Club, London
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View of the Main Hall
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationWallington Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsFerro-concrete, glass, steel
LocationBeeston, England
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Description: Playboy's Weekend Hideaway
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Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 19
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1959
Object typePeriodical
LocationPlayboy, April 1965
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Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1932–1933
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, steel
LocationLondon
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the...
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Creation datec. 1964
Object typePhotograph
LocationParis
Jean Prouvé teaching at the...
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Description: Dry docks
Dry docks
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1700–1800
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLiverpool, England
Dry docks
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Description: Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationParis
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the...
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Description: The staircase hall, Lansdowne House
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Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1921
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLansdowne House, London
The staircase hall, Lansdowne House
The staircase hall, Lansdowne House
Description: Ove Arup on the spiral ramp of the penguin pool at the London Zoo
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Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1933
Object typePhotograph
Ove Arup on the spiral ramp of the...
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Description: Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator namePiano, Renzo; Rogers, Richard; Franchini, Giorgio; Ove Arup & Partners
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationParis
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the...
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
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Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1935–1938
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsReinforced concrete
LocationLondon
Finsbury Health Centre, bird's-eye view
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Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, partial view of the longitudinal facade, with the...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsFerro-concrete, glass, steel
LocationBeeston, England
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, partial view...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, partial view of the longitudinal facade, with the cornice window-cleaning track
Description: Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1616–1628
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBlickling Hall, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall
Description: Glass drawing-room, Northumberland House
Glass drawing-room, Northumberland House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datebefore 1874
Object typePhotograph
Locationpreviously Northumberland House, London
Glass drawing-room, Northumberland House
Glass drawing-room, Northumberland House
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, exploded axonometric of the balconies facing...
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, exploded axonometric of the balconies facing the sea
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationNational Museums in Berlin
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea,...
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Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, drawing
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, drawing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston,...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, drawing
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Bristol Exchange, figural representation of Africa, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator namePaty, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1754
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBristol, England
Bristol Exchange, figural representation...
Bristol Exchange, figural representation of Africa, detail
Description: Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1630
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSt Andrew's Church, Colyton, Devon, United Kingdom
Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Monument to Sir John and Lady Pole
Description: Guggenheim Museum, the ramp as a U-shaped beam, interpretive drawing
Guggenheim Museum, the ramp as a U-shaped beam, interpretive drawing
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 30
Creator name (description)Drawing by F. Magnani
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona
Guggenheim Museum, the ramp as a...
Guggenheim Museum, the ramp as a U-shaped beam, interpretive drawing
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De La Warr Pavilion, view of the main spiral staircase and suspended light fixture
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWelded steel, concrete
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, England
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the main...
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the main spiral staircase and suspended light fixture
Description: Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Highpoint One, view of the entrance hall
Description: Fallingwater. Prelimary plan, first floor
Fallingwater. Prelimary plan, first floor
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Fallingwater. Prelimary plan, first...
Fallingwater. Prelimary plan, first floor
Description: Unity Temple. Plan, multilevel
Unity Temple. Plan, multilevel
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Unity Temple. Plan, multilevel
Unity Temple. Plan, multilevel
Description: Ground floor plan of Harewood House as executed
Ground floor plan of Harewood House as executed
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1771
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationVitruvius Britannicus, V (1771), pl. 24
Ground floor plan of Harewood House as...
Ground floor plan of Harewood House as executed
Description: The early eighteenth-century staircase on the south side of the house, Newby Hall
The early eighteenth-century staircase on the south side of the house, Newby Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1771
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNewby Hall, Skelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The early eighteenth-century staircase...
The early eighteenth-century staircase on the south side of the house, Newby Hall
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, southern elevation overlooking the sea and...
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Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationNational Museums in Berlin
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea,...
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, southern elevation overlooking the sea and plans of the first and second floors
Description: Highpoint One, London, perspective of a typical foyer
Highpoint One, London, perspective of a typical foyer
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameCullen, Gordon
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1938
Object typeDrawing
LocationPublished in Architectural Review, October 1938
Highpoint One, London, perspective of a...
Highpoint One, London, perspective of a typical foyer
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The front of Derby House, Grosvenor Square
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
LocationSir John Soane's Museum, London
Accession number18/2/10
The front of Derby House, Grosvenor...
The front of Derby House, Grosvenor Square
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Saloon (formerly the Grand Entrance Hall), Devonshire House
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1804
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor
Dimensions11 1/2 × 14 in. (29.1 × 35.6 cm)
LocationMuseum of London
Accession numberP1047b*
Saloon (formerly the Grand Entrance...
Saloon (formerly the Grand Entrance Hall), Devonshire House
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Chippenham Park, entrance lodges and gates
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameSandys, Francis
Creator nationality/cultureIrish
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1790–1800
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCambridgeshire, England
Chippenham Park, entrance lodges and...
Chippenham Park, entrance lodges and gates
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, initial sketch
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, initial sketch
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPencil on paper
LocationNational Museums in Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1690725/bexhill-on-sea-sussex%2C--de-la-warr-pavillon%2C-skizze
Accession numberHdz E.M. 741
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea,...
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, initial sketch
Description: View of Syon from the south-east
View of Syon from the south-east
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSyon House, London
View of Syon from the south-east
View of Syon from the south-east
Description: Tomb of Edmund Paston
Tomb of Edmund Paston
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Margaret, Paston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Edmund Paston
Tomb of Edmund Paston
Description: General view of the Albert Memorial
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationAlbert Memorial, London
General view of the Albert Memorial
General view of the Albert Memorial
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Liverpool Town Hall, America panel, detail of crocodile
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator namePaty, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1754
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLiverpool, England
Liverpool Town Hall, America panel,...
Liverpool Town Hall, America panel, detail of crocodile
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Elevation of a country house, probably Devonshire House
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameKent, William; Unknown
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); Unknown
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1726
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink with grey wash over indications in graphite
Dimensions30.3 × 41 cm
LocationAshmolean Museum, University of Oxford
http://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/25/offset/50/sort_by/relevance/object/131049
Accession numberWA1943.128
Elevation of a country house, probably...
Elevation of a country house, probably Devonshire House
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Plan of first floor of 20 Portman Square, Home House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Plan of first floor of 20 Portman...
Plan of first floor of 20 Portman Square, Home House
Description: Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1385
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSussex, England
Bodiam Castle
Bodiam Castle
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Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1932–1933
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
Gorilla House, London Zoo, axonometric
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King's Circus, detail of metopes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameWood, John, the elder; Wood, John, the younger
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1754–1768
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBath, England
King's Circus, detail of metopes
King's Circus, detail of metopes
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Stairway of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1909
Object typeArchitecture
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Stairway of the Museum of Fine Arts,...
Stairway of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Description: Pioneer Health Centre, London, transverse section
Pioneer Health Centre, London, transverse section
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Pioneer Health Centre, London,...
Pioneer Health Centre, London, transverse section
Description: The east front of Osterley Park
The east front of Osterley Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNational Trust, Osterley Park, London
The east front of Osterley Park
The east front of Osterley Park
Description: Barcelona Pavilioan. Plan of column
Barcelona Pavilioan. Plan of column
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationWerner Blaser, Mies van der Rohe: The Art of Structure, 1965
Barcelona Pavilioan. Plan of column
Barcelona Pavilioan. Plan of column
Description: Albert Memorial, detail
Albert Memorial, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationAlbert Memorial, Manchester, United Kingdom
Albert Memorial, detail
Albert Memorial, detail
Description: Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered balconies and the glass-block fenestration...
Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered balconies and the glass-block fenestration illuminatig the stair shaft
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered...
Highpoint One, close-up of cantilevered balconies and the glass-block fenestration illuminatig the stair shaft
Description: Highpoint Two, view of the entrance portico with its caryatids
Highpoint Two, view of the entrance portico with its caryatids
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1936–1938
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint Two, view of the entrance...
Highpoint Two, view of the entrance portico with its caryatids
Description: Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator namePiano, Renzo; Rogers, Richard; Franchini, Giorgio; Ove Arup & Partners
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationParis
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the...
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Description: Tomb of Sir William Paston
Tomb of Sir William Paston
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Nicholas, North Walsham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Sir William Paston
Tomb of Sir William Paston
Description: The east front of Newby Hall, Ripon
The east front of Newby Hall, Ripon
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNewby Hall, Skelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The east front of Newby Hall, Ripon
The east front of Newby Hall, Ripon
Description: Daily Express Building, Manchester, plan of the ground floor
Daily Express Building, Manchester, plan of the ground floor
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1935–1939
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Daily Express Building, Manchester, plan...
Daily Express Building, Manchester, plan of the ground floor
Description: The second Earl of Warrington’s library at Dunham Massey
The second Earl of Warrington’s library at Dunham Massey
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNational Trust, Dunham Massey, Cheshire, United Kingdom
The second Earl of Warrington’s...
The second Earl of Warrington’s library at Dunham Massey
Description: Hyde Hall plantation, arcade stair
Hyde Hall plantation, arcade stair
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1820
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica
Hyde Hall plantation, arcade stair
Hyde Hall plantation, arcade stair
Description: Competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1971
Object typePhotograph
LocationParis
Competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Description: View of the Main Hall
View of the Main Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationGrittleton House, Grittleton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
View of the Main Hall
View of the Main Hall
Description: A reconstruction of the ground and first-floor plans of the early eighteenth-century...
A reconstruction of the ground and first-floor plans of the early eighteenth-century house, Derby House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
A reconstruction of the ground and...
A reconstruction of the ground and first-floor plans of the early eighteenth-century house, Derby House
Description: Empire Pool, exterior and interior views
Empire Pool, exterior and interior views
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsReinforced concrete
LocationWembley, England
Empire Pool, exterior and interior views
Empire Pool, exterior and interior views
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, cross section showing rail-loading areas
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, cross section showing rail-loading areas
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationPublished in Architecture + Urbanism, March 1983
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston,...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, cross section showing rail-loading areas
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, view of the glazed stair hall and terrace facing the sea
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the glazed stair hall and terrace facing the sea
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWelded steel, concrete
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, England
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the glazed...
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the glazed stair hall and terrace facing the sea
Description: Bristol Exchange, figural representation of America, detail
Bristol Exchange, figural representation of America, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator namePaty, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1754
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBristol, England
Bristol Exchange, figural representation...
Bristol Exchange, figural representation of America, detail
Description: Creek Vean
Creek Vean
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator nameTeam 4
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1964–66
Object typeArchitecture
LocationFeock, Cornwall, UK
Creek Vean
Creek Vean
Description: Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of the interlocking spiral ramps
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of the interlocking spiral ramps
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsReinforced concrete
LocationLondon
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of...
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, detail view of the interlocking spiral ramps
Description: Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator namePaty, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1754
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLiverpool, England
Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the central top-lit packing hall
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the central top-lit packing hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsFerro-concrete, glass, steel
LocationBeeston, England
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the central top-lit packing hall
Description: General view of the Albert Memorial
General view of the Albert Memorial
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationAlbert Memorial, Manchester, United Kingdom
General view of the Albert Memorial
General view of the Albert Memorial
Description: Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings of the bathrooms and steel fenestration...
Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings of the bathrooms and steel fenestration (top) and of the steel-framed wardrobe fittings and steel flashing (bottom)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings...
Highpoint One, London, detailed drawings of the bathrooms and steel fenestration (top) and of the steel-framed wardrobe fittings and steel flashing (bottom)
Description: Guggenheim Museum, various solutions explored for the ramp of the museum,...
Guggenheim Museum, various solutions explored for the ramp of the museum, interpretive drawing
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 30
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationFrank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Scottsdale, Arizona
Guggenheim Museum, various solutions...
Guggenheim Museum, various solutions explored for the ramp of the museum, interpretive drawing
Description: Daily Express Building, view of the flush curtain walling with cornice and...
Daily Express Building, view of the flush curtain walling with cornice and window-cleaning track above
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1935–1939
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsSteel, clear and black glass
LocationManchester, England
Daily Express Building, view of the...
Daily Express Building, view of the flush curtain walling with cornice and window-cleaning track above
Description: Garden rotunda
Garden rotunda
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameBrown, Capability
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1754–1757
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCroome Court, Worcestershire, England
Garden rotunda
Garden rotunda
Description: The Royall Exchange of London
The Royall Exchange of London
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 08
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1712
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions24.3 × 29 cm
LocationAshmolean Museum, Oxford
The Royall Exchange of London
The Royall Exchange of London
Description: Lacock Abbey
Lacock Abbey
Posted by:John Carlson
May 07
Creator name (description)photograph taken May 2010
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationWiltshire, England
Lacock Abbey
Lacock Abbey
Description: The front of 20 St James's Square
The front of 20 St James's Square
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
Location20 St James's Square, London
The front of 20 St James's Square
The front of 20 St James's Square
Description: Wright's Dana House under construction
Wright's Dana House under construction
Posted by:John Carlson
May 03
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1902
Object typePhotograph
Wright's Dana House under construction
Wright's Dana House under construction
Description: Empire Pool, view of the concrete counterweights at the ends of the trusses
Empire Pool, view of the concrete counterweights at the ends of the trusses
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsReinforced concrete
LocationWembley, England
Empire Pool, view of the concrete...
Empire Pool, view of the concrete counterweights at the ends of the trusses
Description: Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Highpoint One, London, axonometrics
Description: Highpoint One, London, plans of the entry level and a typical floor of two- and...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the entry level and a typical floor of two- and three-bedroom apartments
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Highpoint One, London, plans of the...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the entry level and a typical floor of two- and three-bedroom apartments
Description: Temple of Ancient Virtue, Stowe
Temple of Ancient Virtue, Stowe
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1736–1737
Object typeArchitecture
LocationStowe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Temple of Ancient Virtue, Stowe
Temple of Ancient Virtue, Stowe
Description: Site of the Guggenheim Museum, southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 89th Street
Site of the Guggenheim Museum, southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 89th Street
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 30
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1951
Object typePhotograph
Site of the Guggenheim Museum, southeast...
Site of the Guggenheim Museum, southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 89th Street
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, construction details of the mushroom column...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, construction details of the mushroom column structures and the curtain wall
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationPublished in A. Roth, Die neue Architecktur (Zurich, 1940)
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston,...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, construction details of the mushroom column structures and the curtain wall
Description: Centre Pompidou, under construction
Centre Pompidou, under construction
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1975
Object typeArchitecture
LocationParis
Centre Pompidou, under construction
Centre Pompidou, under construction
Description: Simpsons Store
Simpsons Store
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameEmberton, Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1936
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsSteel
LocationPiccadilly, London
Simpsons Store
Simpsons Store
Description: Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator nameLubetkin Drake & Tecton
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeArchitecture
Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Penguin Pool, London Zoo
Description: Highpoint One, London, view of the building under construction together with an...
Highpoint One, London, view of the building under construction together with an axonometric of double-sided climbing formwork in timber
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Highpoint One, London, view of the...
Highpoint One, London, view of the building under construction together with an axonometric of double-sided climbing formwork in timber
Description: Plan of Syon c. 1593
Plan of Syon c. 1593
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Plan of Syon c. 1593
Plan of Syon c. 1593
Description: Peterlee New Town, plan of the city center
Peterlee New Town, plan of the city center
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin & Tecton
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1948–1950
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Peterlee New Town, plan of the city...
Peterlee New Town, plan of the city center
Description: Winslow House. Plan, first floor
Winslow House. Plan, first floor
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Winslow House. Plan, first floor
Winslow House. Plan, first floor
Description: Dulles Airport, Federal Aviation Administration brochure
Dulles Airport, Federal Aviation Administration brochure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 14
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1961
Object typeIllustration
LocationYale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Dulles Airport, Federal Aviation...
Dulles Airport, Federal Aviation Administration brochure
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, section through the cantilevered curtain wall
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, section through the cantilevered curtain wall
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationPublished in Architecture + Urbanism, March 1983
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston,...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, section through the cantilevered curtain wall
Description: Reliance Controls
Reliance Controls
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator nameTeam 4
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1967
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSwindon, England, UK
Reliance Controls
Reliance Controls
Description: Hibbert Gate
Hibbert Gate
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationWest India Docks, London
Hibbert Gate
Hibbert Gate
Description: Highpoint One, view of the typical living room with sliding-folding windows fully...
Highpoint One, view of the typical living room with sliding-folding windows fully open
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, view of the typical...
Highpoint One, view of the typical living room with sliding-folding windows fully open
Description: Taliesin. Plan
Taliesin. Plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1911
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Taliesin. Plan
Taliesin. Plan
Description: Unexecuted design for the grounds and gardens of Boringdon Hall, near Plymouth
Unexecuted design for the grounds and gardens of Boringdon Hall, near Plymouth
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation datec. 1737–1743
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsPencil, pen and ink
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, British Architectural Library, London
https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/unexecuted-design-for-the-grounds-and-gardens-of-boringdon-hall-near-plymouth/posterid/RIBA12660.html
Accession numberSB62/9 (E6/21)
Unexecuted design for the grounds and...
Unexecuted design for the grounds and gardens of Boringdon Hall, near Plymouth
Description: The Sculpture Hall
The Sculpture Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationManchester Town Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
The Sculpture Hall
The Sculpture Hall
Description: View of the interior of the Albert Memorial Chapel
View of the interior of the Albert Memorial Chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationWindsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom
View of the interior of the Albert...
View of the interior of the Albert Memorial Chapel
Description: Fifth Avenue near the future site of the Guggenheim Museum
Fifth Avenue near the future site of the Guggenheim Museum
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 30
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1951
Object typePhotograph
Fifth Avenue near the future site of the...
Fifth Avenue near the future site of the Guggenheim Museum
Description: Trenton Jewish Community Center. Day Camp, 1956–57. Plan
Trenton Jewish Community Center. Day Camp, 1956–57. Plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationHeinz Ronner et al., Louis I. Kahn: Complete Works, 1935–1974
Trenton Jewish Community Center. Day...
Trenton Jewish Community Center. Day Camp, 1956–57. Plan
Description: Dixcove Fort
Dixcove Fort
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1683
Object typeArchitecture
LocationDixcove, Ghana
Dixcove Fort
Dixcove Fort
Description: The north front of Harewood House
The north front of Harewood House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationHarewood House, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The north front of Harewood House
The north front of Harewood House
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, view of the south façade facing the sea
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the south façade facing the sea
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWelded steel, concrete
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, England
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the south...
De La Warr Pavilion, view of the south façade facing the sea
Description: Highpoint One, London, plans of the two apartment types and a longitudinal section...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the two apartment types and a longitudinal section of the building
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Highpoint One, London, plans of the two...
Highpoint One, London, plans of the two apartment types and a longitudinal section of the building
Description: Bristol Exchange
Bristol Exchange
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameWood, John, the elder
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1741–1743
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBristol, England
Bristol Exchange
Bristol Exchange
Description: The entrance to the sculpture gallery on the south front of Newby Hall
The entrance to the sculpture gallery on the south front of Newby Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNewby Hall, Skelton-on-Ure, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The entrance to the sculpture gallery on...
The entrance to the sculpture gallery on the south front of Newby Hall
Description: The interior of the Print Room at Windsor Castle, detail
The interior of the Print Room at Windsor Castle, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationWindsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom
The interior of the Print Room at...
The interior of the Print Room at Windsor Castle, detail
Description: View of the Main Hall
View of the Main Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBridgewater House, London
View of the Main Hall
View of the Main Hall
Description: Daily Express Building, view of the exterior
Daily Express Building, view of the exterior
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1935–1939
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsVitrolite, clear glass, chromium
LocationManchester, England
Daily Express Building, view of the...
Daily Express Building, view of the exterior
Description: The front of Lansdowne House facing Berkeley Square
The front of Lansdowne House facing Berkeley Square
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1921
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLansdowne House, London
The front of Lansdowne House facing...
The front of Lansdowne House facing Berkeley Square
Description: Plan for alterations to the ground floor of the existing seventeenth-century house,...
Plan for alterations to the ground floor of the existing seventeenth-century house, Newby Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation datec. 1758–1762
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationWest Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds, United Kingdom
Accession numberNH/1/3/2
Plan for alterations to the ground floor...
Plan for alterations to the ground floor of the existing seventeenth-century house, Newby Hall
Description: Part of the Curitiba master plan as built
Part of the Curitiba master plan as built
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 14
Creator name (description)Jorge Wilhelm (master plan) and others
Creator nationality/cultureBrazilian
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCuritiba, Brazil
Part of the Curitiba master plan as...
Part of the Curitiba master plan as built
Description: Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1933–1934
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Penguin Pool, London Zoo, plan
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, cross section indicating the production...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, cross section indicating the production process
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationPublished in Architecture + Urbanism, March 1983
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston,...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, cross section indicating the production process
Description: The glass drawing-room at Northumberland House
The glass drawing-room at Northumberland House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1870
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor
LocationCollection of the Duke of Northumberland
The glass drawing-room at Northumberland...
The glass drawing-room at Northumberland House
Description: Fair Store, Chicago, under construction
Fair Store, Chicago, under construction
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator name (description)Jenney & Mundie
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
LocationIndustrial Chicago: The Building Interests, Chicago, 1891
Fair Store, Chicago, under construction
Fair Store, Chicago, under construction
Description: Cheney House. Plan
Cheney House. Plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Cheney House. Plan
Cheney House. Plan
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, plan of the ground floor
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, plan of the ground floor
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationPublished in A. Roth, Die neue Architecktur (Zurich, 1940)
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston,...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, Beeston, plan of the ground floor
Description: Le Corbusier drawing for architecture students and faculty at Columbia University
Le Corbusier drawing for architecture students and faculty at Columbia University
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 21
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1961
Object typePhotograph
Le Corbusier drawing for architecture...
Le Corbusier drawing for architecture students and faculty at Columbia University
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, view from below of the main spiral stairway and close-up of the...
De La Warr Pavilion, view from below of the main spiral stairway and close-up of the handrail of the southern stairwell
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWelded steel, concrete
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, England
De La Warr Pavilion, view from below of...
De La Warr Pavilion, view from below of the main spiral stairway and close-up of the handrail of the southern stairwell
Description: Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, diagrammatic perspectives
Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, diagrammatic perspectives
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMoro, Peter; Martin, Leslie
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1951
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationJohn Allan Collection
Royal Festival Hall, Festival of...
Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Britain, diagrammatic perspectives
Description: Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and library with sliding-folding window-wall opening...
Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and library with sliding-folding window-wall opening to the garden
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, glass
LocationPeckham, London
Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and...
Pioneer Health Centre, lounge and library with sliding-folding window-wall opening to the garden
Description: The Great Room, Lees Court, Kent
The Great Room, Lees Court, Kent
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator name (description)With picture frames and a chair from Esher Place, probably by William Kent
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationEnglish Heritage, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
The Great Room, Lees Court, Kent
The Great Room, Lees Court, Kent
Description: The west front of the present north range of Oxnead Hall
The west front of the present north range of Oxnead Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationOxnead Hall, Norfolk, Norfolk, United Kingdom
The west front of the present north...
The west front of the present north range of Oxnead Hall
Description: Plan of the principal floor of Osterley Park
Plan of the principal floor of Osterley Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Plan of the principal floor of Osterley...
Plan of the principal floor of Osterley Park
Description: Philip Johnson while serving on the competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Philip Johnson while serving on the competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1971
Object typePhotograph
LocationParis
Philip Johnson while serving on the...
Philip Johnson while serving on the competition jury for Plateau Beaubourg
Description: Robie House. Plan, second floor
Robie House. Plan, second floor
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
Robie House. Plan, second floor
Robie House. Plan, second floor
Description: View in Deptford High Street
View in Deptford High Street
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 10
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationDeptford, London
View in Deptford High Street
View in Deptford High Street
Description: Lewin Meade Sugar House
Lewin Meade Sugar House
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBristol, England
Lewin Meade Sugar House
Lewin Meade Sugar House
Description: Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator namePiano, Renzo; Rogers, Richard; Franchini, Giorgio; Ove Arup & Partners
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationParis
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the...
Centre Pompidou, partial view of the external mobile staircase
Description: Sugarloaf folly
Sugarloaf folly
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameFuller, John
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1820–1830
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSussex, England
Sugarloaf folly
Sugarloaf folly
Description: Ronaldson's Row
Ronaldson's Row
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 01
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1830
Object typePhotograph
LocationPhiladelphia
Ronaldson's Row
Ronaldson's Row
Description: Study for the garden design at Highpoint, London, with the residential blocks...
Study for the garden design at Highpoint, London, with the residential blocks Highpoint One, at right, and Highpoint Two, at left
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold; Elliott, Clarence
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleLandscape Designer/Architect
Object typePark/Garden
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Study for the garden design at...
Study for the garden design at Highpoint, London, with the residential blocks Highpoint One, at right, and Highpoint Two, at left
Description: The Pentice
The Pentice
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationWinchester, Hampshire, England
The Pentice
The Pentice
Description: Warehouses of the West India Docks
Warehouses of the West India Docks
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1799–1806
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLondon
Warehouses of the West India Docks
Warehouses of the West India Docks
Description: Dixcove Fort, slave hole gate
Dixcove Fort, slave hole gate
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1683
Object typeArchitecture
LocationDixcove, Ghana
Dixcove Fort, slave hole gate
Dixcove Fort, slave hole gate
Description: The School of Art
The School of Art
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 14
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1879
Object typePrint
LocationBritish Library, London
The School of Art
The School of Art
Description: Place Georges Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationParis
Place Georges Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou
Description: Ground-floor plan of Croome Court
Ground-floor plan of Croome Court
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1767
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationVitruvius Britannicus, IV, 1767, pl. XXIV
Ground-floor plan of Croome Court
Ground-floor plan of Croome Court
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, the top of the spiral stairwell and its suspended light...
De La Warr Pavilion, the top of the spiral stairwell and its suspended light fitting, and the southern façade
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWelded steel, concrete
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, England
De La Warr Pavilion, the top of the...
De La Warr Pavilion, the top of the spiral stairwell and its suspended light fitting, and the southern façade
Description: The east front of Saltram
The east front of Saltram
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNational Trust, Saltram House, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
The east front of Saltram
The east front of Saltram
Description: Olana, detail of window
Olana, detail of window
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 22
Creator nameChurch, Frederic Edwin;Vaux, Calvert
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1870–1872
Object typeArchitecture
LocationOlana Historic Site, Hudson, New York
Olana, detail of window
Olana
Description: King's Circus, details of African hut metopes
King's Circus, details of African hut metopes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameWood, John, the elder; Wood, John, the younger
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1754–1768
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBath, England
King's Circus, details of African hut...
King's Circus, details of African hut metopes
Description: De La Warr Pavilion, partial view of the glazed cantilevered staircase on the...
De La Warr Pavilion, partial view of the glazed cantilevered staircase on the northern face overlooking the entrance
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameMendelsohn, Erich
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1933–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWelded steel, concrete
LocationBexhill-on-Sea, England
De La Warr Pavilion, partial view of the...
De La Warr Pavilion, partial view of the glazed cantilevered staircase on the northern face overlooking the entrance
Description: Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator namePaty, Thomas
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1754
Object typeArchitecture
LocationLiverpool, England
Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Entablature of Liverpool Town Hall
Description: Plan of Bowood House
Plan of Bowood House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Plan of Bowood House
Plan of Bowood House
Description: The Archeseum, section corresponding to the minor axis
The Archeseum, section corresponding to the minor axis
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 30
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1956
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
The Archeseum, section corresponding to...
The Archeseum, section corresponding to the minor axis
Description: Highpoint One, view from the garden
Highpoint One, view from the garden
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1934–1935
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete
LocationHighgate, London
Highpoint One, view from the garden
Highpoint One, view from the garden
Description: Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru
Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 14
Creator nationality/culturePeruvian
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1975
Object typePhotograph
LocationLima, Peru
Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru
Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru
Description: The front of Home House, 20 Portman Square, London
The front of Home House, 20 Portman Square, London
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationHome House, London
The front of Home House, 20 Portman...
The front of Home House, 20 Portman Square, London
Description: Plan of the principal floor of Northumberland House
Plan of the principal floor of Northumberland House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1819
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Plan of the principal floor of...
Plan of the principal floor of Northumberland House
Description: Funerary monument to Katherine Paston, née Bertie
Funerary monument to Katherine Paston, née Bertie
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Michael, Oxnead, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Funerary monument to Katherine Paston,...
Funerary monument to Katherine Paston, née Bertie
Description: A reconstruction of the first-floor plan of the main body of Coventry House
A reconstruction of the first-floor plan of the main body of Coventry House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
A reconstruction of the first-floor plan...
A reconstruction of the first-floor plan of the main body of Coventry House
Description: The staircase, Osterley Park
The staircase, Osterley Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1765–1768
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNational Trust, Osterley Park, London
The staircase, Osterley Park
The staircase, Osterley Park
Description: King's Circus
King's Circus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator nameWood, John, the elder; Wood, John, the younger
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern); British (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1754–1768
Object typeArchitecture
LocationBath, England
King's Circus
King's Circus
Description: Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the outdoor cage with a rotating wall that may be...
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the outdoor cage with a rotating wall that may be closed in winter
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameLubetkin, Berthold
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1932–1933
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsConcrete, steel
LocationLondon
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the...
Gorilla House, London Zoo, view of the outdoor cage with a rotating wall that may be closed in winter
Description: Reconstruction of the ground-floor plan of Saltram as improved by Robert Adam
Reconstruction of the ground-floor plan of Saltram as improved by Robert Adam
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1768–1769
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Reconstruction of the ground-floor plan...
Reconstruction of the ground-floor plan of Saltram as improved by Robert Adam
Description: A View of the Inside of Westminster Hall
A View of the Inside of Westminster Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 08
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1723–1724
Object typePrint
MaterialsEtching
Dimensions17.9 × 24.3 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_G-3-162
Accession numberG,3.162
A View of the Inside of Westminster Hall
A View of the Inside of Westminster Hall
Description: Carved armorial lintel formerly part of a window at Caister Castle
Carved armorial lintel formerly part of a window at Caister Castle
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNational Trust, Blickling Hall, Norfolk, United Kingdom
http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/355680
Accession numberNT 355680
Carved armorial lintel formerly part of...
Carved armorial lintel formerly part of a window at Caister Castle
Description: Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the central top-lit packing hall
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the central top-lit packing hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1930–1932
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsFerro-concrete, glass, steel
LocationBeeston, England
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the...
Boots Pharmaceutical Plant, view of the central top-lit packing hall
Description: Fallingwater. Perspective from below first falls
Fallingwater. Perspective from below first falls
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1936
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Fallingwater. Perspective from below...
Fallingwater. Perspective from below first falls
Description: The east front of Nostell Priory with the wing added by Adam to the right
The east front of Nostell Priory with the wing added by Adam to the right
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNational Trust, Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The east front of Nostell Priory with...
The east front of Nostell Priory with the wing added by Adam to the right
Description: Daily Express Building, Manchester, cross section
Daily Express Building, Manchester, cross section
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1929–1931
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationRoyal Institute of British Architects, London
Daily Express Building, Manchester,...
Daily Express Building, Manchester, cross section
Description: Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and view from below showing window-cleaning...
Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and view from below showing window-cleaning track
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 16
Creator nameWilliams, Owen
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1931–1933
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsSlab concrete
LocationLondon
Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and...
Sainsbury Warehouse, cross section and view from below showing window-cleaning track
Description: Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 02
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationChurch of St. Margaret, Paston, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née...
Tomb of Katherine Paston, née Knyvett
Description: The staircase, Home House
The staircase, Home House
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 22
Creator nameAdam, Robert
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationHome House, London
The staircase, Home House
The staircase, Home House
Description: Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1580–1588
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNottinghamshire, England
Wollaton Hall
Wollaton Hall

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