Modernist Delights

Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester, 2024

A modern, brown concrete building with geometric patterns on its facade stands on a cloudy day. Several cars, including a red, blue, and silver one, are parked in front. Small windows line the building, and some trees with autumn leaves are visible on the right.

A four-story concrete and brick building with large windows, some lit from inside. The building forms an L-shape around a neatly trimmed green lawn. Leafless trees and a few small trees with yellow leaves are in the courtyard. The sky is overcast.

A narrow outdoor spiral staircase ascends alongside a tall, concrete building with textured, vertical patterns. The staircase has black railings and white steps, winding up multiple floors between two closely placed structures. The sky is overcast.

Post Office, Windsor, 2024

A three-story building with a Post Office on the ground floor and many windows above. In front, a wooden market stall with a yellow sign sells German sausages. Several people walk along the street in winter clothing under a cloudy sky.

So distracted by the mesmerising repeating aluminium windows of the Windsor Post Office that I completely missed whatever was going on with The Works 💔

Street View to the rescue:

A shopfront with a blue and yellow sign reading TheWorks.co.uk. Sale banners with Union Jack flags fill the wide front windows. Above are rectangular concrete panels and circular openings at the roof. Neighboring shops and a red Post Office sign are visible.

Mixed use building, Windsor, 2024

A street corner with a Londis store on the ground floor of a brick building. The shopfront displays colorful ads for drinks and snacks. A large tree stands nearby. People walk past, and an ATM is visible to the left. Autumn leaves are scattered on the ground.

Unremarkable but pleasant mixed use building in Windsor. Can you imagine how much an otherwise normal flat with a view of Windsor Castle must cost?

On the Airport typeface

I’m not enough of a typography nerd to care about the writing too much, but the illustrations in this article for the refreshed Airport typeface are gorgeous.

Airport Typeface

Michael’s Bridge, leading into the grounds of Eton College, 2024

A wooden pedestrian bridge with metal railings extends forward, framed by large rectangular support beams. The path is lined with autumn trees, some with golden leaves, under a mostly cloudy sky with patches of blue.

A decrepit room inside a weird structure over an foul-smelling tunnel in Romford, East London. One thing you had to be there to experience was the sight of a framed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II visible through the windows.

Havering Council Appointment Centre in Romford, 2024

A three-story brown brick building with “APPOINTMENT CENTRE” over the entrance, glass doors, several windows, and balconies. Trees with autumn leaves and green foliage are in front. The sky is cloudy and the area is paved with a ramp and railings.

The surprisingly attractive Havering Council Appointment Centre (?) in Romford, East London. The PVC windows don’t do much for me, but the dark brick is pleasing and the graduated floors above the main door are a nice detail.