Queen's Day in the Netherlands

Happy Koninginnedag Holland ! #nl #queensday #investiture

What a Magnificent Departure Lounge

. . . for a weekend away. Liverpool Street Rail Station. This week I'm taking you to the Forest of Epping. All aboard.

I Love the Stately Way

in which this building curves round to accommodate Booth's Place

Room with a View

The repurposing of a submersible used in oil rig rescues to a London canal. I like the fact that there’s transport on hand to prevent cabin fever.

New Apartment Blocks Needn't be Boring

Here are some extremely smart ones from the London Borough of Camden. The blocks are reminiscent of the famous and much more expensive Yoo Building in St John's Wood. Architects who can work with a proportionality that approximates the golden mean are in my view the ones worthy of such public housing commissions - or any other commission for that matter.

Chris Bracey in Eastcastle Street: Wall to Wall Neon

Road Canyon With Light At the End of the Tunnel and Text Contribution by Cat

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Your Leaves for 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen: Value Every One

New leaves as they emerge are so like flowers.

Geometrical Beauty

I love the stripped-down classical proportions of 1930s' inspired design: always beautiful.

Beautiful Bollards: In Time for the Short, Precious Days of Dining Al Fresco

Architectural Jewel Found in St Martin's Lane

King's Cross Gets Ready to Bare its Mighty Frontage

Shot from the bus - but things seem to be going well, just a bit of tidying up to do at the front where there's a great big drum ventilator that hopefully can be resited.

Tulips: One of Nature's Special Achievements with a Certain Input from Man

Magnolia Buds: One of Nature's Special Achievements

OK, since the UK Prime Minister is apparently doing a "whistle-stop tour to France, Spain and Germany" - but not The Netherlands, I am naming my lovely area of the West End Little Amsterdam. So there. Please apply here if you have ideas for a Little Rijksmuseum, more cargo bikes, Dutch beer, gabled buildings and canals. Thank you.

The joys of a perfect carpet of urban lawn when others are paid to maintain it.
(Some of the nice things our taxes go to pay for, part I.)

The Classical Proportions of 1930s Buildings Make Them Beautiful For Ever

Easter Monday in One of London's Gardens

A Tree Comes into Blossom Despite the Cold Wind