Lasercut: New Street Signal Box Elevation II Edition

Lasercut: New Street Signal Box Elevation II EditionInternational Orders (except for Pre Orders) processed through our Etsy Store HERE New Street Signal Box Elevation View. This piece portrays an elevation of Bicknell & Hamilton's 1964 New Street Signal Box, Birmingham. Layers of plywood are used to create a 3D representation of the design. Lasercut & hand assembled. 2nd Edition Comes mounted on charcoal grey mountboard. Material: Plywood Size: 31cm high x 39cm wide framed Edition size: 50 Please note:

Currently the Estate is being renovated by Urban Splash in partnership with English Heritage

Grade II listedBrief Overview:The Phillips Building is the main library for SOAS University of London

its sheer concrete walls and fortress-like profile have made it one of the most enigmatic towers in Manhattan

the cylindrical form

Preston Bus Station

it was intended to serve the community and preserve social diversity in a rapidly gentrifying area

Some buildings leave a mark because they never tried to blend in

SpainArchitect: Francisco Javier Sáenz de OizaCompleted: 1969Status: Residential use

Brutalist geometry and grid of square windows gave it a quiet

Sadly the project was a failure- poor construction and poor application of concepts for climate meant Queen Elizabeth Square suffered from flooding

I’ve always felt this building speaks of ambition: a vision to house generations of students in a place shaped for life

it was one of London’s first major post-war skyscrapers and quickly became a symbol of the city’s changing skyline