#modernism

1 Penny Street, Lancaster, 2025

A three-storey stone building with a LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics shop on the ground floor. The upper floors have large, square windows and stained, weathered walls. A CCTV camera is mounted on the left. Bright blue sky overhead.

Corner building with modern architecture, featuring a LUSH cosmetics shop on the ground floor. Large windows display products inside. Other shops and a bank line the street. Blue sky, sunlight casting shadows, and festive lights are visible overhead.

A shopfront for LUSH, a handmade cosmetics shop, is in a modern, rectangular stone building. The large white sign displays LUSH over glass windows showing products. The street in front is empty, and sunlight illuminates the scene.

One of my favourite buildings in the city. The upstairs looks like it would make a perfectly pleasant flat, notwithstanding the fact it’s the busiest street corner in the town centre, and the smells emanating from below.

Marble House, Maida Vale, London, 2025

A long, three-storey brick block of flats with small balconies and white-framed windows faces a tree-lined pavement on a sunny day. Some balconies have plants, and shadows suggest it is morning or late afternoon.

Holmfield House, Kensal Town, London, 2025

A mid-century modern building with geometric patterns, large windows, and shops, including RELLIK, on a sunny street. Cars are parked along the kerb, and a red van is in the foreground. A leafy tree stands at the left, and a blue sky is above.

A person walks past a modern, grey brick block of flats with horizontal windows and blue accents. Bicycles are parked along the pavement. A shaft of sunlight highlights part of the building. The sky is clear and blue.

A three-storey, modernist building with long horizontal windows, blue tiles, and geometric designs stands at a street corner. Several cars are parked beside it. A person in a high-visibility vest is near a bicycle rack. Trees frame the image on the right.

A grey and blue modern block of flats with horizontal windows, round vents, and blue tile detailing. Parked cars and a motorbike line the street. A leafless tree stands near the pavement under a bright, clear sky.

Standing in the shadow of Trellick Tower on the day that I shot it, this is one of my favourite buildings. So much so, I have a Mandy Payne print of it in the office.

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, 2019

A modern cathedral with a circular tower topped by spires, wide concrete steps leading to a large entrance with a cross above, and a glass-walled structure to the left. The sky is mostly clear with patches of cloud.

I was planning a long-awaited return to Liverpool tomorrow, but unfortunately I’ve put my back out 💔

Norvic House, Manchester, 2025

A busy street scene with people walking past shops, including a comic shop and a record shop, at the base of a modern building with large blue and white windows. Older brick buildings and parked cars line the street under a partly cloudy sky.

A three-storey building with blue and white panels above colourful graffiti-covered shopfronts, including Vinyl Revival and Hilton Aqua Emporium. The upper floors have many windows, and a small statue stands on the roof’s far right corner.

Former 1960/70’s office building in the heart of the Northern Quarter, if I may permit myself to slip into estate agentese.

Manchester Technology Centre, 2025

Aerial view of a modern white building with large windows, rooftop equipment, and adjacent brown structure. The foreground features a landscaped garden with trees, bushes, curved pathways, and benches. Tall glass office buildings rise in the background.

Low-angle view of a modern, white façade building with large rectangular windows and vertical columns. Reflections of nearby buildings are visible in the glass. The structure has a geometric and minimalist architectural style.

Pariser Building, Manchester, 2025

A multi-storey building with a green roof, red brick and glass facade stands behind a smaller, dark brick building. Trees and shrubs grow nearby along a paved path under a grey sky.

Hillhead Library, Glasgow, 2025

A concrete library building with tall narrow windows and a central entrance. Several people walk on the pavement in front, and a traffic light stands to the left. The sky is partly cloudy. Signs next to the entrance read “Library and Learning Centre.”.

Featuring a “large decorative concrete cantilevered canopy of abstract cubist motifs,” according to the listing documents.

Rankine Building, Glasgow, 2025

A large, grey concrete building with multiple rows of windows and a modernist design. People walk in and out of the entrance, where a blue sign reads James Watt School of Engineering. Trees frame the scene, and the sky is partly cloudy.

A concrete ventilation structure stands against a rough, pebbled building wall. Above it, rectangular windows line the building. A bicycle rack and a parked bike are visible in front, with scattered debris on the dark pavement.

A brutalist-style building with exposed concrete, rows of rectangular windows, and a tall cylindrical chimney. The sky is blue with a few clouds visible. Pipes and industrial elements are seen along the building’s dark exterior wall.

A large, grey, concrete Brutalist-style building with rectangular windows, angular features, and exterior staircases. People walk by on the pavement; trees and a blue sky with scattered clouds are visible in the background.

Close your eyes, and imagine how this would have looked before it had uPVC windows put in.

James Watt South Building, Glasgow, 2025

A multi-storey brick building with many windows, three tall blue-tinted window sections in the centre, and a glass-sided extension on the left. A person sits on a bench near flowerbeds, and trees frame the right side. The sky is partly cloudy.

A close-up view of a modern building’s exterior, featuring large glass windows in a grid pattern. Some windows reflect the sky and clouds, whilst others reveal fluorescent lights and faint interiors. The window frames are metal and slightly weathered.

A close-up of three large, weathered windows in a beige building. The upper window panes are clear, showing lights and reflections, whilst the lower panes are frosted and stained, with visible dirt, cracks, and wear. A metal railing is at the bottom.

A modern building with large grid-like glass windows, four storeys tall. There is a blue-tinted cycle shelter with bicycles parked outside. Part of an older stone building is visible on the right. The sky is partly cloudy above.

Low-angle view of a modern building with large blue-tinted glass windows and concrete balconies. Tree branches with green leaves frame the top of the image, and reflections of the sky and foliage are visible in the windows. Sky is partly cloudy.

A low-angle view of a modern building facade with large grid-like glass windows, some panels are tinted or open. The building has metal railings and a concrete base, with a blue sky and clouds reflected in the glass.