Engineering Building, University of Leicester – Miniature Concrete Model

Engineering Building, University of Leicester – Miniature Concrete ModelModel 078_Engineering Building, University of Leicester Miniature Concrete ModelHand cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory. Some buildings feel like a turning point in architectural history. The Engineering Building at the University of Leicester is one of them. Designed by James Stirling and James Gowan and completed in 1963, this radical complex on University Road brought a new energy into post war British modernism. A tower of labs and offices in

or defending its right to exist

South London

Some buildings are hard to explain and fully understand

Heslington

it is a defining feature of Britain’s most celebrated Brutalist housing development

the depth of the concrete bands and the way the courts open out into the landscape

I focused on the central spine block as the heart of the structure

or admire Seifert’s architectural legacy

The challenge was all in the curve

Designed for our 2021 Easter Egg Hunt

architects and Brutalism fans who carry the city’s landmarks in their memory

the serrated roof