Rat trap bond. I’m keen on bricks. Does it show?
American architecture links. Be sure to check out the ‘cultural detritus’ section on the Bridge and Tunnel Club site. They have some great photos.
Woodlands junior school in Kent have a good basic introduction to architectural styles, including some excellent photos of Tudor chimneys.
After reading this page about brickwork patterns, I’ll never look at a brick wall in quite the same way again. [via Wikipedia’s equally fascinating brickwork page.]
A useful overview of modernist architecture, with photos and details of key buildings and biographies of the architects who designed and built them.
I originally started looking at skyscraper pages because I wanted help with identifying some of the buildings on CSI:NY…
Unfortunately, I’ve still only managed to spot the Chrysler Building so far. Perhaps I should record the programme and devote hours of my time to studying each frame?
Loads of interesting stuff here. Watson Fothergill was a popular Victorian architect in Nottingham.
Descriptions and examples of a wide range of building and furnishing styles, from Georgian and Classical right through to modern times.
No ‘monstrous carbuncles’ here…
…and half a dozen of the other