Posts Tagged ‘building’

Islington Wharf CGI Photomontage

Islington Wharf, Manchester – CGI photomontage: Soluis, architectural photography: Simon Kirwan, architect: jmarchitects, developer: Muse Developments

Whiston Hospital Aerial Photography

Aerial view of Whiston Hospital, construction by Vinci, managed by St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Aerial photography by Simon Kirwan.

University Centre Hugh Baird College Bootle

University Centre Hugh Baird College Bootle – Photo By Simon Kirwan. Wates Construction begin work on the new 27,900 sq ft building, which will include teaching spaces, a creative arts centre, a public café and a learning resource centre. Designed by architects Taylor Young, the five-storey college building will also comprise open-plan study areas and [...]


Mann Island Liverpool

Mann Island Liverpool – Photo By Simon Kirwan

The County Arcade, Leeds

The County Arcade, Leeds, designed by Frank Matcham, 1898-1900 – Photo By Simon Kirwan

Derelict houses in Liverpool to be sold for £1

Housing in Webster Triangle East in the Picton Renewal Area, to be offered for sale for £1 under the Homesteading scheme. The area is close to the city centre and Liverpool Women’s Hospital, and features a majority of pre-1919 terraces, some of which are being sold for £1, along with properties in the Granby Renewal [...]


Mann Island Liverpool

Mann Island Liverpool – architectural photography by Simon Kirwan. Architects: Broadway Malyan, structural engineers: Webb Yates, construction: BAM

Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island, Pier Head

Museum of Liverpool, part of National Museums Liverpool, at Mann Island, Liverpool Pier Head. Architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold, architectural photograph by Simon Kirwan.


Southport Heritage Centre

Southport Heritage Centre – Photo By Simon Kirwan

Wayfarers Arcade Southport Fisheye

Wayfarers Arcade Southport Grade II Listed Building, Samyang Fisheye Lens, Nikon D800 – Photo By Simon Kirwan

Leeds Arena Construction Aerial View 28.07.12

Leeds Arena Construction from the Air 28.07.12 – aerial photography by Simon Kirwan. Architects: Populous; Construction: BAM; Project Manager: Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company; Operator: SMG; Owner: Leeds City Council


The Armadillo – SECC – Clyde Auditorium Glasgow & Clyde Arc

The Armadillo – SECC – Clyde Auditorium Glasgow & Clyde Arc from Crowne Plaza Hotel, River Clyde Glasgow – photo by Simon Kirwan. Clyde Auditorium: Client SECC + Glasgow City Council; Architect Foster & Partners; Consultant Team Arup, Gardiner & Theobald, SECC, Sandy Brown Associates, Eric Marchant. Clyde Arc bridge: engineer Halcrow; contractor Edmund Nuttall

Hohenzollernbrücke Köln Hohenzollern Bridge Cologne Germany

Hohenzollernbrücke Köln – Hohenzollern Rail & Pedestrian Bridge – Cologne, across the River Rhine, Germany – photo by Simon Kirwan. Famous for the thousands of ‘love locks’ attached to the fence between the sidewalk and the railway. Originally constructed between 1907 and 1911, destroyed by German military engineers in 1945 during World War 2, reconstruction [...]

Fred & Ginger The Dancing House Prague by Frank Gehry

Fred & Ginger The Dancing House Prague – architect Frank Gehry in co-operation with Croatian-Czech architect Vlado Milunić – photo by Simon Kirwan


Chinatown Point Singapore

Chinatown Point Singapore, a retail mall and a 25-storey office block in the central business district – photo by Simon Kirwan

One Park West Liverpool: Architect César Pelli

One Park West Liverpool – architectural photography by Simon Kirwan. Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli, Brock Carmichael. Developer: Grosvenor. Contractor: Laing O’Rourke

Daniel Libeskind’s Reflections at Keppel Bay Singapore Under Construction 2010

Daniel Libeskind’s Reflections at Keppel Bay Singapore Under Construction 2010 – photo by Simon Kirwan


Southport Pier Grade II Listed Structure

Southport Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Southport, pavilion designed by Liverpool architects Shed KM. Architectural photography by Simon Kirwan.

Museum of Liverpool, Mann Island, Pier Head

Museum of Liverpool, part of National Museums Liverpool, at Mann Island, Liverpool Pier Head. Architects 3XN and engineers Buro Happold, architectural photograph by Simon Kirwan.

Manchester Central Library Aerial View

Manchester Central Library from the Air – Aerial Photography by Simon Kirwan. Designed by E. Vincent Harris, built between 1930-34, Grade II Listed Building in Manchester. More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Central_Library


Liverpool Canal Link, Pier Head & Waterfront

Liverpool Canal Link, Pier Head & Waterfront – photography by Simon Kirwan. Architect: AECOM Design & Planning; Client: Liverpool City Council / British Waterways; Contractor: Balfour Beatty; Structural Engineer: Arup

Mann Island Liverpool

Mann Island Liverpool – architectural photography by Simon Kirwan. Architects: Broadway Malyan, structural engineers: Webb Yates, construction: BAM

Manchester University from the Air

Manchester University from the Air – aerial photography by Simon Kirwan