Place de Séoul

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“Les Colonnes”
Les Échelles du Baroque by Ricardo Bofill, 1985
Place de Séoul
Quartier de Plaisance, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014

Santa Maria in Traspontina

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Santa Maria in Traspontina by Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi
Via della Conciliazione
Rome, April 2013

“Pope Alexander VI demolished an ancient Roman pyramid on the same site (the Meta Romuli, believed in the Middle Ages to be Romulus's tomb, and portrayed on the bronze doors to St Peter's Basilica and in a Giotto di Bondone triptych in the Vatican Museums) for the construction of the first church. This church was then demolished during the pontificate of Pius IV (1559–1565) to clear the line of fire for the cannons of the Castel Sant' Angelo, who wished to exercise shooting on the Gianicolo Hill, which otherwise would have been hidden behind the church. Designs by Giovanni Sallustio Peruzzi (with contributions by Ottaviano Nonni and Francesco Peparelli) for a replacement church were in place by 1566, though the papal artillery officers insisted that its dome be as low as possible to avoid a recurrence of the previous problem — for this reason this is the only church in Rome whose dome does not lie on a drum. The new church was erected along the North side of Borgo Nuovo, which was at that time - and until its destruction in 1937 - the main road of Borgo.” (Santa Maria in Traspontina, Wikipedia)

Adam’s Place

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Adam’s Place and the elevated walkway to Crossrail railway station,
Seen from North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2016

“Szerelmey have undertaken all the external hard landscaping to Adam’s Place, to create a public space connecting the new station with Lower Bridge Street. This new area has a number of stunning features, which have been developed and implemented by the Szerelmey Design Team. A covered, elevated walkway traverses Adam’s Place providing pedestrian access to the station shopping mall entrance. The walkway is supported on three giant Y shaped structures that dominate the planning at ground level. The base of each support is incorporated into three substantial water features or ‘mirror pools’, custom designed by Szerelmey, and clad in 50mm thick Nero Assoluto granite. Szerelmey were also responsible for the five large planters clad in terracotta/faience bricks. Each planter has a number of light emitting bricks with tiny fibre optic strands embedded that transmit a flood of light when illuminated from behind. These light bricks were custom made for the client and the planters are totally unique.” (Adam’s Place, Szerelmey)

Guns N' Roses

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Guns N' Roses flag outside a window
Via dei Macci
Florence, Janauary 2017

Bust of Sylvette

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“Bust of Sylvette” by Carl Nesjar, 1967
University Village, Greenwich Village
New York, September 2008

“In the courtyard at the center of the complex is a 36-foot-high (11 m) cubistic sculpture known as the Bust of Sylvette. As its name indicates, it is a sculpture in-the-round of the head, neck, and shoulders of a woman named Sylvette David. It was created by the Norwegian artist Carl Nesjär in 1968 and was done in collaboration with Pablo Picasso, who had created a 2-foot-high (0.61 m) version of the sculpture in folded metal, in 1954. Picasso was living in the south of France when he met the 20-year-old Sylvette through her boyfriend, Toby Jellinek. Picasso was captivated by her blonde hair and face, and she would become the subject for over 40 pieces of artwork he produced during 1954. The sculpture is noted for its use of the betograve technique of sandblasting concrete to create different textures and received a New York State Award from the New York State Council on the Arts in 1969. A further plan by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 1972 to wrap the sculpture in brown fabric was never completed.” (University Village, Wikipedia)

Farmacia di Brera

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Antica Farmacia di Brera
Via Fiori Oscuri
Milan, November 2016

“It all began in 1837 when young Carlo Erba, after obtaining a degree in Pharmaceutics at Pavia University, decided to start his own company and created Italy’s first pharmaceutical industry, in the small laboratory of his pharmacy located in the ancient Milanese district of Brera. It would then develop through the years with laboratories, shops, factories and hundreds of employees.” (The fascinating story that transformed a profession, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia)

Seven Ages of Man

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“Seven Ages of Man” by Richard Kindersley, 1980
Baynard House
Queen Victoria Street
London, September 2016

“Cast aluminium column 7 metres high showing the seven ages of man from Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Commissioned by British Telecom and placed near the Mermaid Theatre, London.” (Seven Ages of Man, Richard Kindersley)