« »

Filed under Out & About

Architecture 100 :: 8 – Near Tower Bridge, London

By Tower Bridge

Tags: , , ,

14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2012

14 Responses to “Architecture 100 :: 8 – Near Tower Bridge, London”

  1. james higham says:
    March 1, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    Lovely pic – awful PoMo architecture.

    • CherryPie says:
      March 1, 2012 at 9:43 pm

      This architecture is not really to my taste. But I do like some modern architecture in this vein where it contrasts with the old.

      This however does not work on any level for me.

  2. jams o donnell says:
    March 1, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    The Thames is a real mish mash of architectural styles

  3. Andrew says:
    March 1, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    I actually do like the look of such stuff, from afar, loving all the glass, but so often they are shoddily constructed and leaky, Maybe well constructed by the Thames though.

    • CherryPie says:
      March 2, 2012 at 12:10 am

      Although I am not really a fan of this line up of buildings I do like the building on the left, there is something about it.

      I also like the Pyramid of glass at the Louvre, there is just something about it in comparison to the surroundings. I also like the Selfridge’s building in Birmingham for the same reasons.

      • JD says:
        March 2, 2012 at 4:11 pm

        the pyramid of glass at the Louvre looks great from the inside but from the outside it is just…… well it is what architects and dogs have in common; architects do it to townscapes, dogs do it to lampposts :)

        one thing not mentioned about all these steel and glass buildings is that they become very shabby very quickly – they do not ‘weather’ and look awful (even more awful than when they are first built)

        • CherryPie says:
          March 2, 2012 at 6:36 pm

          They do also get dirty very quickly, I used to work in a glass and steel building. Working in one of the ones in this picture must be a bit like being in a gold fish bowl.

          I do intend to try and get a photo of the Selfridges building and there may just be an opportunity to snap that pyramid later in the year ;-)

  4. Sean Jeating says:
    March 2, 2012 at 12:35 am

    Questions to myself:
    – Would you like to live there?
    Answer: No!
    – Would you like to work there, then?
    No.
    – Well, would you, at least, admit that what you see is great architecture?
    No. It’s ugly, it’s lifeless.

    What I do not say: A great fire might not be the worst to happen, for a change.

  5. Ginnie says:
    March 2, 2012 at 6:12 am

    How can you not like that! I just saw on CNN the other day how the Tower Bridge is sporting the Olympic Rings. That would make a cool picture! :)

  6. Greater London Directory says:
    March 4, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    I am glad to see that you are putting so much of effort for encouraging the visitors with valuable blogposts about London, like this, I have sent this particular post to my Stumble Upon account.