While sorting out my family’s photographs I put my Dad’s architecture pictures to one side. I recently took time to study them properly and was really excited by what I found.

My Dad studied architecture in Belfast 1964-67 and later in Leeds 1969-72 around the time the photographs were taken.

• Full set of My Dad’s Architecture Photos on Flickr
• England: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings on Amazon
• The Twentieth Century Society
• The Twentieth Century Society’s Risky Buildings
• East Kilbride Scotland’s First New Town (via I like)
• I Like’s East Kilbride Flickr set
• Wikipedia Brutal Architecture
• Flickr’s Brutalist Architecture group
• Flickr’s Concrete Architecture group
• Courtauld Institute of Art Art and Architecture website (via Sit down man, you’re and bloody tragedy)

Maurice Broomfield’s ‘New Look’ at Industry: photographs from post-war Britain

At the Science Museum. See all the images on the Maurice Broomfield website (via I like).

Gilbert & George and The Unilever Series: Carsten Höller

At Tate Modern. Went to see Gilbert & George - Carsten Höller’s slide was a brilliant surprise.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

So much to take in yet no photography allowed without prior written permission.

I’m not sure what to call these cabins. I keep finding them on trips to the seaside. Most recently on the East Yorkshire Coast. View all cabin photos.

East Yorkshire Coast

Seaton Point, Northumberland

Belhaven, East Lothian

Samples of recently purchased vintage fabric, mostly found at Wheatfields Hospice charity shop day.

Links

Alvin Lustig Fabrics

Alvin Lustig (1915-1955) prolific designer of architecture, interiors, books and print.

Designing Britain 1945-1975

The visual experience of post-war society (via Print and Pattern)

twentyonetwentyone

Re-released collection of Lucienne Day linen tea towels (via Oh Joy!)

Repro Depot

Vintage reproduction fabrics.

Tonic Living

More vintage reproduction fabrics.

Textile Designs

Look past the bad cover - 200 years of textile design in 1823 illustrations.

Fabric set

More fabric finds in my flickr set.