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Tag: Basil Spence

By Hole Ousia Posted on July 1, 2024November 16, 2024

Meeting house rooflight

Basil Spence designed this stained glass for the Meeting House rooflight, University of Sussex , 1965. It is wonderfully eye-catching!

Categories: Architecture, Two culturesTags: Basil Spence, light
By Hole Ousia Posted on December 2, 2023November 18, 2024

Causewayside Service Station

To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Music credit: [a cover of] Since yesterday – by Karine Polwart

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Basil Spence, Edinburgh
By Hole Ousia Posted on May 16, 2022November 23, 2024

University of Edinburgh [1956 sketch]

A 1956 sketch by Basil Spence in preparation for new developments of the University of Edinburgh

Categories: Architecture, ScotlandTags: Basil Spence, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh
By Hole Ousia Posted on February 9, 2021November 26, 2024

A day in the life of a young trainee architect

Hamish McLachlan [1920-2011] studied at the Edinburgh College of Art from 1937. His studies were interrupted by war service from 1940 to 1946, and he finally received his diploma in … Continue reading A day in the life of a young trainee architect

Categories: Architecture, ScotlandTags: architect, Basil Spence, CANMORE, Edinburgh College of Art
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 28, 2020November 28, 2024

Fossil fuel

This is a powerful sketch. It depicts the Sources of Power Hall which was an Exhibition for the Festival of Britain held in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. The Festival of Britain … Continue reading Fossil fuel

Categories: Architecture, Progress hardly broke its stride, ScotlandTags: Basil Spence, CANMORE, climate change, fossil fuels, Glasgow
By Hole Ousia Posted on March 14, 2017December 6, 2024

The funeral took place in radiant sunshine

To watch Peter’s short film –The funeral took place in radiant sunshine – please click here or on the image below: Auchengray House has been a ruined shell since a … Continue reading The funeral took place in radiant sunshine

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, ScotlandTags: abandoned, Basil Spence, Hale Bopp, Lanarkshire, light, Omphalos films, ruins
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