#the curse of upvc

Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Keele University, 2026

A modern, rectangular brick building with large windows, labelled Dorothy Hodgkin. It sits under a clear blue sky. The surrounding area has grass, a pavement, a small tree, bollards, and sections of adjacent buildings visible.

A two-storey building with a brick façade and large rectangular windows, divided by vertical concrete pillars. A small ramp leads to an entrance on the right. Two people stand near the door. The sky is clear and blue, with green grass in front.

Missed the last Keele post before moving onto Czechia-posting, oops!

Now close your eyes, and imagine how it would’ve looked with better window frames.

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.