The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Architectural Photography of Ayios Sozomenos, close to Nicosia, Cyprus. This village was destroyed during the Turkish-Cypriot/Greek-Cypriot conflicts during the 1960’s that lead to the partitioning of the island. A very strange, affecting and eerie place, if interested you can read the Time magazine report of this battle […]
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The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Architectural photography of the Jersey Energy From Waste Facility by the magnificent Hopkins Architects: definitely one of my favourite schemes to photograph so far. Jersey is stunning, and this ballsy, powerful, high-tech industrial piece of architecture makes a fantastic addition to the island. The hall […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. This housing scheme was designed by Tompkins-Rygole Architects. The project achieves a high-density of residences in a collective housing scheme in Rumbeke, a suburb in the region of Flanders, Belgium. Despite this density, each residence maintains uncompromised privacy, while still enjoying a a large amount […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. London architectural photography by Simon Kennedy of Tower Bridge House by Rogers Stirk Harbour Architects, an energy-efficient speculative office building. The design of the building is intended to provide a visual link between the historic Docklands and the City of London, and the modern glass […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The creation of Architecture time-lapses (timelapses) combines two passions – architectural photography and video editing and production. An architectural photographers knowledge of light and composition can be combined with a video producers sense of rhythm and editing. Like most things video-related, time-lapses are enormously time-consuming to create. Like […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. One of my favourite pieces of architecture in London, a place undeniably rich in fantastic architecture. There is just something about the Barbican… I enjoyed it as an architect, over the years I have photographed its architecture many times, made short films about it, animated […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. My website is www.simonkennedy.net I was commissioned recently by Kathryn Findlay of Ushida Findlay Architects to photograph the architecture of the extraordinary ArcelorMittal Orbit, a showpiece structure in the middle of the London 2012 Olympic Park. Designed in it’s initial form by artist Anish Kapoor […]
Architectural photography of MJP Architects Steam Bridge, University of Birmingham. This bridge is an important part of a scheme by the University of Birmingham, aiming to refurbish and extend their combined heating and power network. Designed by MJP Architects, the bridge is designed to have a very long service life and require very little maintenance […]
Architectural Photography of Quadrant 3, Regents Palace Hotel. Quadrant three, or the Regents Palace Hotel, as reinterpreted by Dixon Jones Architects. Near Regent Street in central London, 420,000 square feet of accommodation are provided, including 200,000 square feet of office, 54,000 square feet of retail and nearly 10,000 square feet of housing. The scheme also […]
St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, architectural photography The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. My website is www.simonkennedy.net St Mary’s University College Twickenham has a beautiful new sports facility designed by architects Rivington Street Studio. A really fantastic day for this one, beautiful Autumnal light all morning, conveniently clouding over in the […]