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The Isokon – Lawn Road Flats, Hampstead
The Isokon building rises above its homely Hampstead neighbours like a majestic ocean liner about to set sail. This streamlined Art Deco beauty, also known as Lawn Road Flats, was designed by Canadian architect Wells Coates (1895 – 1958) for English furniture designer Jack Pritchard (1899 – 1992) and his wife Molly, and was completed in 1934. It was the […]
Hampstead Heath & Kenwood House
May 28, 2011
Kenwood House, a stately home and art gallery managed by English Heritage, sits on the edge of Hampstead Heath in north London. The original house dates from the 17th century but has undergone many additions and changes, including a remodelling by architect Robert Adam (1728 – 1792) in the 18th century. The Adam Library (below) is probably the […]
Bloomsbury Bytes
- Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill @ Doughty St May 16, 2013
- In Search of Classical Greece April 3, 2013
- View of the week: UCL’s Institute of Making March 16, 2013
June 23, 2011
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