architecture

Sackville Street / UMIST Building The Sackville Street Building, widely remembered as the UMIST Main Building, was conceived in the late nineteenth century as a permanent home for Manchester’s rapidly expanding technical education movement, whose origins stretched back to the Manchester...

Hey! Joined a while ago while going down a rabbit hole of Maltese lost history, and architecture, due to development or overall lack of 'care', and stumbled upon this and loved some of the reports of locations I was completely oblivious of, even though I've been living here my whole (relatively...

Endcliffe Hall - Sheffield The 19th Century 36 Bedroom Mansion was built in 1963 - 1965 for steel baron Sir John Brown. The hall features a prominent, grand sweeping staircase with intricate balustrades. The architecture includes high ceilings with decorative moldings and classic...

Background History Golfhill School was designed by the architect Alexander Nisbet Paterson, originally opened in 1902 for the Glasgow School Board to offer the children of the rapidly expanding city a basic education. The School was clearly demarked “Boys” and “Girls” with a division between...

In a small Portuguese town, there once stood a magnificent palace called the "Palácio dos Flores." It is one of the so-called "Houses of the Brazilians." With its soaring towers, ornate facades, and expansive gardens, it was a testament to the wealth and influence of its owner. These Brazilians...

In a small Portuguese town, there once stood a magnificent palace called the "Palácio dos Flores." It is one of the so-called "Houses of the Brazilians." With its soaring towers, ornate facades, and expansive gardens, it was a testament to the wealth and influence of its owner. These Brazilians...

The Hotel Igman was built between 1982 and 1983 and designed by architect Ahmed Dzuvic. It was constructed on Mount Ingman for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. The Hotel Igman had 162 rooms and a floor area of 5,102 square meters. The main facade clearly reflects the traditional...

The Hotel Igman was built between 1982 and 1983 and designed by architect Ahmed Dzuvic. It was constructed on Mount Ingman for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. The Hotel Igman had 162 rooms and a floor area of 5,102 square meters. The main facade clearly reflects the traditional...

This is a place I had drove past many times over the years visiting the now wife in Scotland. It always interested me driving past it, as I liked the brutalist look of it and just the sheer scale of it. It then closed down and remember seeing pics of it popping up and security still on site. It...

Hi Everyone, I live in Canada, my Dad was born and raised in Glasgow (Rutherglen). My Aunt recently told me which schools he attended (would have been early 1950's to mid 60's), the schools were Spittal Primary and Gallowflat Secondary. I've located them both on Gmaps but I'm looking for...

St Peters Seminary was a bold design for the training of priests. Deliberatley slightly remote. The Building is pure brutalist architecture, it is a listed structure. However sadly in in a state of severe decay. Access is really easy with gates wide open. Access to the upper levels is easy as...

1. The History Shek Lo is a colonial house near Fanling (also referred to as ‘Peter Lodge’). It was built in 1925 by Mr ‘Peter’ Tsui Yan Sau (1889-1980), a convert to Catholicism who was also the founder of Wah Yan College and was the first principal between 1919-1926 (pictured below): Photo...

This was a bit of a chance explore with it being located next door to an active police station, but found access and nobody turned up. History The Burton upon Trent Magistrates’ Court was built between 1909–1910, designed by Henry Beck in a striking Edwardian Baroque style. The building is...

Used to go denbigh quite often back in the day (2018 time) with friends, from the first time i went in 2017 it was my favourite place the history fascinates me and I love architecture so its nice to admire. Life got a bit busy and said friends are now settled kids etc whilst im 30 and kid free...

The Stadtbad Lichtenberg also known as Hubertusbad, is a historic public bathhouse located in Berlin. Built between 1925 and 1928 by architects Rudolf Gleye and Otto Weis, it stands as a prominent example of expressionist and cubic architecture in Germany. The facility was inaugurated in 1928 to...