There are some buildings
... to which I become attached at first sight. Two in Oxford of which I never tired are the Natural History Museum (above) - which is also stunning beautiful inside, and houses the extraordinary Pitt-Rivers Museum, so ticks many boxes - and Keble College (below).
(image from here)
Today in Glasgow we visited another such: the former Templeton Carpet Factory. It is a bizarre but delightful conceit of an edifice, and thoroughly dispelled any notions of feeling miserable because of the heavy rain (obviously the photo below was not taken on such a day).
These three are decidedly of the decorated school, and are not what I typically go for in a building, generally preferring clean lines. But these are just so boldly sure of themselves, and have their own elegance I think.
What a wonderfully exuberant building that ex-carpet factory in Glasgow is! One to look out for when we next visit.
ReplyDeleteMargaret, it is now a business centre, and next to a park. A great place to work, I should think.
Deleteindeed - but lest we forget pride goeth before a fall https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pride_comes_before_a_fall the gifted architect didn't factor in how difficult such an eccentric facade would be to erect, according to Wikipedia: "during construction, the factory façade collapsed due to insecure fixings and the wind which blew it down. 29 women were killed in adjacent weaving sheds." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_On_The_Green
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