Thanks to Mike Todd for the shots of this beautiful and rarely seen stone carving from Eric Gill, uncovered during the renovation work on the old BBC Broadcasting House in early 2005. Gill sculpted Prospero and Ariel in 1932 and it sits proudly on the front of BH above the main entrance. He left this [...]
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hidden beauty
Posted in architecture, radio, tagged ariel, BBC, BH, broadcastinghouse, carving, ericgill, gill, prospero, sculpture, stone on July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Radio France
Posted in architecture, radio, tagged architecture, france, henribernard, paris, radio on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the view from inside Radio France, looking out over the inner circle. Henri Bernard was the architect behind this iconic 60′s building near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It’s now under a massive renovation program from the centre out. The architect allegedly got the inspiration from sitting by a pond and throwing a [...]
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