Sunday, January 4, 2009

Hardy Reserve Drinking Fountain, Carlton

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Previously I've written about a pair of drinking fountains in Yarra Park at either end of Brunton Avenue (see thumbnail images, right). ...
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Eritrean Electricity Authority, Asmara

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This is one of my favourite photos from Asmara. I like the juxtaposition of the horse-drawn cart, complete with car wheels, passing the Erit...
Friday, January 2, 2009

Taurea, South Yarra

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Taurea is an interesting block of flats in South Yarra. The entrance is flanked by large circular planters which sit just below the level of...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Herman Ridder JHS, Bronx

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Herman Ridder Junior High School in the Bronx was being renovated when I visited as part of the the 8th World Congress on Art Deco in 2005 s...
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Monday, December 29, 2008

Angel Cottage, Portmeirion

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I don't think anyone would describe Angel Cottage in Portmeirion as Art Deco and I am certainly not going to try. Portmeirion, however...
Sunday, December 28, 2008

Regent Theatre, Hokitika

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In the mid 1930s New Zealand town of Hokitika needed a new theatre. The Princess Theatre had been built in the 1880s and was by then in ver...
Saturday, December 27, 2008

M U Building, Adelaide

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This is a great building in Franklin Street, Adelaide. I photographed it in 2005 and I hope it is still there because I didn't get to t...
Friday, December 26, 2008

Ellan Vannin, Durban

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This large block of flats in Durban is called Ellan Vannin. From the above angle you can notice the curved end to the canopy over the doorwa...