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Material, shape and design Collection: Millennium Bridge N080492

Millennium Bridge N080492
MILLENNIUM BRIDGE, Newcastle upon Tyne / Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Floodlit view of the Millennium Bridge at twilight with The Sage and Tyne Bridge beyond

Material, shape and design Collection: Trinity Square Car Park DP059892

Trinity Square Car Park DP059892
Trinity Square Car Park, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. The Get Carter Car Park

Material, shape and design Collection: St. James Park, Newcastle DP092267

St. James Park, Newcastle DP092267
ST JAMES PARK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Home of Newcastle United Football Club. The stark lighting helps the stadium to stand out on the Newcastle skyline. Played on Tyne and Wear

Material, shape and design Collection: Turner Contemporary, Margate DP139569

Turner Contemporary, Margate DP139569
Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent. Seaside. Art Gallery

Material, shape and design Collection: Consett Steel Works FF98_00247

Consett Steel Works FF98_00247
Consett Steel Works, County Durham, 1945-80. Eric de Mare (1910-2002) cellulose acetate negative. Steel-making dominated Consett for 140 years from 1840, and the steelworks, employing 6

Material, shape and design Collection: Charles Street Car Park N100488

Charles Street Car Park N100488
CHARLES STREET CAR PARK, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. View of The Cheese Grater at night with moon

Material, shape and design Collection: Detail of concrete blockwork DP069393

Detail of concrete blockwork DP069393
Detail of concrete blockwork

Material, shape and design Collection: Cooling towers and pylons DP157352

Cooling towers and pylons DP157352
Didcot A Power Station, Power Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7HA. North west natural draft cooling towers and an electricity pylon

Material, shape and design Collection: Charles Street Car Park N090665

Charles Street Car Park N090665
CHARLES STREET CAR PARK, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Detail view of The Cheese Grater

Material, shape and design Collection: Embassy Court, Brighton DP054011

Embassy Court, Brighton DP054011
EMBASSY COURT, Kingsway, Brighton, East Sussex. Exterior detail of the rear elevation

Material, shape and design Collection: Icona Building N071219

Icona Building N071219
ICONA BUILDING, London Olympics 2012 site, London. Exterior view of the residential flats

Material, shape and design Collection: BEA Air Terminal, London a062490

BEA Air Terminal, London a062490
B E A AIR TERMINAL, Cromwell Road, Chelsea, London. The exterior illuminated at night. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960 - 1972

Material, shape and design Collection: Blue sky reflected in glass tower block DP069226

Blue sky reflected in glass tower block DP069226
Blue sky reflected in glass tower block with gas lamp in foreground, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Material, shape and design Collection: Aldershot Telephone Exchange a071193

Aldershot Telephone Exchange a071193
ALDERSHOT TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Ordnance Road, Aldershot, Hampshire. Looking along a louvred vent and walkway on the south-west side of the new range. Photographed by John Gay in 1974

Material, shape and design Collection: Cummins Engine Factory DP100836

Cummins Engine Factory DP100836
Cummins Engine Factory, Yarm Road, Darlington, County Durham. Constructed 1964-5. Designed by Kevin Roche, John Dinkerloo and Associates. General view of front elevation in Cor Ten steel

Material, shape and design Collection: Millennium Bridge J060060

Millennium Bridge J060060
MILLENNIUM BRIDGE, London. Looking towards St Pauls from Tate Modern, Bankside

Material, shape and design Collection: Eastbury House, London a063456

Eastbury House, London a063456
EASTBURY HOUSE, Lambeth, London. The Thames seen through the concrete beams forming the roof of Eastbury House on the Albert Embankment in Lambeth

Material, shape and design Collection: Spiral staircase, Royal Festival Hall HKR01_04_476

Spiral staircase, Royal Festival Hall HKR01_04_476
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London. Interior view of the halls restaurant, looking down through the well of the spiral staircase linking the upper and lower levels. Photographed by Margaret F

Material, shape and design Collection: Trinity Square Car Park DP059888

Trinity Square Car Park DP059888
Trinity Square Car Park, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. The Get Carter Car Park

Material, shape and design Collection: Roof of the Winged Horse DP183247

Roof of the Winged Horse DP183247
The Winged Horse, Luncies Road, Barstable, Basildon, Essex. General view looking north along the public houses green copper roof towards the first-floor flat

Material, shape and design Collection: Carlton Car Park, Swindon DP136444

Carlton Car Park, Swindon DP136444
Carlton Car Park, Carfax Street, Swindon, Wiltshire. Detail of the car ramp in 2011. Demolished 2015

Material, shape and design Collection: The Brunswick Centre DP137922

The Brunswick Centre DP137922
The Brunswick Centre, Marchmont Street, London. Detail of construction

Material, shape and design Collection: The Barbican DP100576

The Barbican DP100576
The Barbican, City of London. Exterior detail

Material, shape and design Collection: The Shed, National Theatre DP183934

The Shed, National Theatre DP183934
The National Theatre, Upper Ground, Southbank, Lambeth, Greater London. The Shed, a temporary 225-seat theatre. Hawarth Tompkins, architects

Material, shape and design Collection: Office interior DP166825

Office interior DP166825
Carr and Co Offices, SW of Cranmore Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands. Interior showing fixed cupboards. Goldfinger House, Grade II listed building. Erno Goldfinger

Material, shape and design Collection: The Custard Factory DP099091

The Custard Factory DP099091
The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Looking south-west along the studio building towards the nineteenth-century factory, showing the structure supporting its elliptical balconies

Material, shape and design Collection: Liverpool wigwam EAW125048

Liverpool wigwam EAW125048
Liverpool. The construction of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Photographed in April 1964. Aerofilms Collection

Material, shape and design Collection: Cooling towers DP159249

Cooling towers DP159249
Didcot A Power Station, Power Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire. General view of south east natural draft cooling towers with railway track

Material, shape and design Collection: Cooling tower base DP157377

Cooling tower base DP157377
Didcot A Power Station, Power Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7HA. South east Natural Draft Cooling Towers. Detail from east

Material, shape and design Collection: Princes Street Car Park DP139230

Princes Street Car Park DP139230
Princes Street Car Park, Bristol Hotel, Bristol. Detail of structure

Material, shape and design Collection: Edinburgh Dome, Malvern DP138177

Edinburgh Dome, Malvern DP138177
Malvern, Worcestershire. General view of the Edinburgh Dome at Malvern St James School For Girls, Avenue Road, fomerly Malvern Girls College

Material, shape and design Collection: Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577

Odeon Leicester Square BB87_03577
Odeon cinema, Leicester Square, Westminster, London, 2 November 1937. Photographed by John Maltby (1910-80) on cellulose nitrate negative

Material, shape and design Collection: Turner Contemporary, Margate DP139576

Turner Contemporary, Margate DP139576
Turner Contemporary, Margate, Kent. Seaside. Art Gallery

Material, shape and design Collection: The Custard Factory DP099078

The Custard Factory DP099078
The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Looking south along the studio buildings west elevation, showing its elliptical balconies

Material, shape and design Collection: The Custard Factory DP099070

The Custard Factory DP099070
The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Looking north-east along the ellipical balconies of the studio buildings west elevation

Material, shape and design Collection: The Custard Factory DP099062

The Custard Factory DP099062
The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham. Looking up at the studio buildings east elevation, showing its elliptical balconies

Material, shape and design Collection: Inside a cooling tower DP159258

Inside a cooling tower DP159258
Didcot A Power Station, Power Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire. Detail to base of south east natural draft cooling tower

Material, shape and design Collection: Cooling towers DP159232

Cooling towers DP159232
Didcot A Power Station, Power Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire. General view of south east natural draft cooling towers

Material, shape and design Collection: Cooling Towers DP157313

Cooling Towers DP157313
Didcot A Power Station, Power Station Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 7HA. South east Natural Draft Cooling Towers. Detail from east, February 2013

Material, shape and design Collection: Oldbury Power Station DP138224

Oldbury Power Station DP138224
Oldbury Power Station, Oldbury Naite, Thornbury, Gloucestershire. General view of nuclear power station

Material, shape and design Collection: Munrow Sports Centre DP137843

Munrow Sports Centre DP137843
Munrow Sports Centre, Pritchatts Road, Birmingham University, Birmingham, West Midlands. Detail of roof structure

Material, shape and design Collection: Wills Corroon Building DP138653

Wills Corroon Building DP138653
Ipswich, Suffolk. General view of exterior of Wills Corroon, 16 Friars Street. Building designed by Foster Associates

Material, shape and design Collection: Severn Bridge DP138394

Severn Bridge DP138394
Severn Estuary. Severn Bridge and Wye Bridge, M48. General view of bridge

Material, shape and design Collection: Casino tower, Blackpool DP137949

Casino tower, Blackpool DP137949
Blackpool, Lancashire. Detail of spiral tower at Casino, South Beach, Blackpool

Material, shape and design Collection: Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017

Shoreham Cement Works JLP01_01_028_017
Shoreham Cement Works, Upper Beeding, West Sussex, 9 August 1950. John Laing plc, silver gelatin DOP (developing out paper) print

Material, shape and design Collection: University Centre, Cambridge a98_05534

University Centre, Cambridge a98_05534
UNIVERSITY CENTRE, Granta Place, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Interior view. A view up the stairwell in the University Centre. It was built by Howell, Killick, Partridge & Amis in 1964-7

Material, shape and design Collection: Blue skies reflected in glass tower blocks DP069225

Blue skies reflected in glass tower blocks DP069225
Blue skies reflected in glass tower blocks, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands

Material, shape and design Collection: Footbridge suspension systems N080009

Footbridge suspension systems N080009
HUNGERFORD FOOTBRIDGE, London. View looking up to the suspension systems

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