The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Architectural photography of a number of different school projects in London, including Curwen Primary, a new, colourful, 2 storey extension that brings more than 1000 additional square feet; an expansion of Cayley Primary, bringing an additional 2000 sqm with a 4 storey extension wrapped in bronze panels, […]
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The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The Enterprise Centre is a new building for London’s South Bank University. Containing a range of flexible office space along with meeting rooms and other supporting facilities, the building is intended to house new companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups, often former LSBU students. The facility occupies a row […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. University Square Stratford is an unusual joint venture between th the University of East London and Birckbeck University of London. This has created a brand new campus that is set to accommodate up to 3,400 students. Part of a post-Olympic regeneration drive affecting the whole area, the […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The new library represents a signifiacnt upgrade to Stratford’s library services, raising the profile of the University and revitalises the campus as a whole. The building features numerous new spaces, including a ground floor social hub and cafe. The new library creates stirage for 150,000 books. The […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Architectural photography of a number of residences around London, completed recently by Moxon Architects. These images show different schemes that exemplify the practice’s interests in light, space and composition. The schemes feature bespoke joinery, custom furniture and a consistent, coherent and satisfying approach to the selection of […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Opened in early 2015, Arup Associates in collaboration with HAL, designed a series of pavilions set in landscape and linked by a covered walkway, which became the focus of the sales and marketing for Ballymore’s east London waterside development, City Island. The building establishes an early presence […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The Believe in Better building is the tallest commercial timber structure in the UK and was designed and constructed in less than one year. The building was conceived as a home for Sky’s Believe in Better schools outreach programme and Academy training programme for apprentices and provides […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. Simpson Haugh’s proposals—including retail space, 407 residential apartments,189 affordable apartments, basement parking—respond to the site’s remarkable aspect and acknowledge its significance as a landmark at the point on the riverside where the original warehouses end and the building scale reduces. On a cluster of three sites, the […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The third site for the UK government’s Design for Manufacture competition, won by the SixtyK consortium, with Sheppard Robson as lead consultant producing the masterplan and architectural design for the site of the former Rowan Road High School. The 6.05ha site holds 217 new homes, comprising new-build […]
The blog of Simon Kennedy, Architectural Photographer based in London. The Broadgate Circle has been transformed into a new Civic hub at the heart of the Broadgate Estate. The changes dramatically improve and enrich the retail, civic and social amenity at Broadgate, whilst enhancing the original qualities of the space. The project integrates multiple functions including civic […]