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6th May 2018

The corbelled baloconies of Noto, Sicily. Take your pick: lions, horses, chubby faced cherubs, equally cubby faced maidens, strange bunch of blokes or your basic baroque scroll? #architecture #baroque #italy #noto #sicily #balcony
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7th May 2018

Cathedral of Syracuse, The Temple of Athena, imbedded in a Byzantine church, extended in the Middle Ages and topped off with a Baroque facade! The fine details on the Doric capitals, so delicate, and well preserved by its near continuous occupation. #temple #athena #baroque #cathedral #resuse #imbedded
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8th May 2018

Wonderful LOQUAT fruit growing wild near the beach. Best in May – a new taste sensation for me – totally delicious. #wildfruit #sicily #loquat #delicious #tastesensation
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9th May 2018

Far from any town, deep in the Sicilian countryside, we found,in two places, trees which have been carefully imbedded (theme of the week?) into drystone walls. #sicily #olive #imbedded #humanintervention #drystonewall
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14th May 2018

A day in Porto visiting our joiners there. Working in solid castaña (chestnut). This is a hidden extra work surface in a kitchen unit. #joinery #chestnut #woodworking #porto #craftmanship
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14th May 2018

A day in Porto visiting our joiners there. Working in solid castaña (chestnut) This is a kitchen unit from the side with gently sloping wine shelves. #joinery #chestnut #woodworking #porto #craftmanship
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14th May 2018

To work with craftsmen who understand material and engage in debate over details (even through an architect/translator/friend) is one of the great privileges of being an architect. Working in solid castaña (chestnut).#joinery #chestnut #woodworking #porto #craftmanship
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19th May 2018

A Heron Halo! A few shots from the PATRICK HERON opening at Tate St Ives last night. For years we tested our models of the gallery by installing scaled down Herons throughout. Now it they are full size…and their colours are amazing. Also lovely to see our benches designed for the gallery in place (woven on the harbour in Penzance). #stives #tate #tatestives #modernart #gallery #contemporaryart #contemporaryarchitecture #art #loveart #architecture #museumoftheyear
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20th May 2018

Wonderful morning at Eagles Nest, the family home of Patrick Heron, being carefully restored by his daughters Kate and Susanna. It’s setting on an escarpment overlooking the coast gave me the feeling at times as if the house were flying over the landscape below. The gardens weave between vast granite outcrops and heavy low-branched pines. Thank you Kate and Susanna for your hospitality and encouragement this past decade with our project. #house #patrickheron #contemporaryart #modernart #artist #artisthouse #studio #home #garden #zennor #cornwall #stives #tate #tatestives
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20th May 2018

A big thank you to the TATE ST IVES team for the tremendous effort made to bring daylight into the galleries, carefully controlled and monitored to ensure some fragile works are protected but bathing the exhibit in the St Ives light that Patrick Heron so loved. Great work @annebarlow7 @matsonsara and Andrew Wilson. #stives #tate #tatestives #modernart #gallery #contemporaryart #contemporaryarchitecture #art #loveart #architecture #museumoftheyear #patrickheron
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26th May 2018

Wonderful timber marquetry in the choir of CHIESA DI SANTA CORONA, Vicenza. Architectural visions of a Renaissance city preserved in timber. #architecture #drawings #timber #marquetry #persoective #renaissance #vicenza #italia
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28th May 2018

Architettura, in a fresco by Zelotti in the VILLA EMO by Palladio. She is (obviously) a woman. It’s only taken 500 years for this to become a reality. #womaninarchitecture #architecture #fresco #zenotti
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28th May 2018

So great to see the Brion Cemetery by CARLO SCARPA again today. (The last time was in 1984!). The calm garden and rough concrete in contrast to the infinite detail and brief moments of rich materiality. #scarpa #carloscarpa #brioncemetery #concrete #detail #garden #italy #veneto
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29th May 2018

Detail study of the stairs of the Brion Cemetery by CARLO SCARPA, designed and built from 1968-1978. Ingenious, playful and definitely crafted (though lacking our present concern for access). #scarpa #carloscarpa #brioncemetery #concrete #detail #garden #italy #veneto #stairs #details #architecturedetails #concrete
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30th May 2018

A detail study of the hinges of the Brion Cemetery by CARLO SCARPA, designed and built from 1968-1978. Working with craftsmen to make each piece a visual element in the architecture. Never off-the-shelf. #scarpa #carloscarpa #brioncemetery #concrete #detail #garden #italy #veneto #hinge #details #ironmongry #architecturedetails #concrete
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1st Jun 2018

#Repost @designmuseum with @get_repost
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1/3 Hi, I’m @jamiefobert . As guest curator of #architecturefriday, I’ve chosen to explore the pivotal role of materials in the making of our architecture, starting with STONE, that most ancient building material.
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Travertine Stair, 2015: This stair was carved from 9 blocks of solid grey travertine, quarried near Sienna, Italy. The structure relies on the interlocking blocks resting and cantilevering off each other, allowing it to soar.
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Photography by Dennis Gilbert/VIEW
#architecturefriday #jamiefobertarchitects #stone #travertine @edm_paris @webbyates
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1st Jun 2018

#Repost @designmuseum with @get_repost
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2/3 Alabaster Plinths, 2010: 42 plinths carved by hand from individual boulders of Spanish alabaster, for Selfridges.
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Photography by Sue Barr

#architecturefriday #jamiefobertarchitects #stone #alabaster #selfridges @theofficialselfridges @selfridgesdesignershoes @aa_photo_studio @jamiefobert
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1st Jun 2018

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3/3 Burlington Arcade, 2015: Constructed entirely with British stone, our new floor for the 400m-long Burlington Arcade plays off its refined historic setting, while utilising precision waterjet technology.
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I hope you enjoyed this week’s posts. I’ll be back next Friday. Jamie.

#architecturefriday #jamiefobertarchitects #burlingtonarcade #mayfair #stone #britishstone @burlingtonarcade @jamiefobert
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4th Jun 2018

Our new KURT GEIGER concept has opened in Selfridges, London. Pedestals of Jesmonite (a mineral based acrylic resin) are cantilevered off a curving polished plaster wall. @kurtgeiger @theofficialselfridges #retailconcept #jesmonite #display #departmentstore #concept #organicforms
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6th Jun 2018

A wonderful evening in DOUGHTY MEWS, the house we completed a few years ago, bathed in the early summer setting sun. The first photo is an Eduardo Chillida hanging on the concrete. #house #contemporaryarchitecture #brick #modern ##london #architectire #chillida
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