When you think of Sheffield, what first springs to mind?
Richard Hawley? Arctic Monkeys? Pulp?
How about that bloomin’ great building that overlooks the city? When you enter Sheffield via the Parkway, one of the first things to greet you is Park Hill. Whether you arrive by bus, tram, car or train, it’s right there, towering over you. Continue reading ““Park Hill is yuppieville?”” »
Having visited china earlier this year, one of my highlights was always going to be a trip to the CCTV Building, Beijing by the legendary dutch architect Rem Koolhaas (OMA). With pregnant wife in tow, trawling through intense heat and humidity we finally get there to find it’s hidden by a huge wall, heavy security and is in the middle of a building site, along with favourite DJ’s cancelling this seems to be a common theme running through my holidays. The bit i did see looked as astounding as i expected.
