Georgian Houses Exterior

Pretty grand, and of course that was the intention. Baths Georgian houses were largely built by speculative developers like John Wood the elder and John Wood the younger. I wonder what they would think if they knew how much these houses are worth now.

' "The Circus" consists of three long, curved terraces designed by the elder John Wood to form a circular space or theatre intended for civic functions and games. The games give a clue to the design, the inspiration behind which was the Colosseum in Rome.

Like the Colosseum, the three façades have a different order of architecture on each floor: Doric on the ground level, then Ionic on the piano nobile and finishing with Corinthian on the upper floor, the style of the building thus becoming progressively more ornate as it rises. Wood never lived to see his unique example of town planning completed, as he died five days after personally laying the foundation stone on May 18, 1754.' (Source : Wikipedia)

Custom House Exterior

Exeter lies about 10 miles inland from Exmouth so you might be surprised to learn it once had a thriving port. Now it's a pleasant place to spend an afternoon by the river, full of cafes, bars and antique shops.

La Pedrera Building Exterior

The nickname of Gaudis Casa MIla, 'The Quarry' seems quite apt. The building looks like it's been carved from a solid lump of rock rather than built up stone by stone.

Exterior Timber Framed Building

Near the Topkapi Palace there's an area of elegant timber framed buildings. Or so I thought. It turns out that having been destroyed by an earthquake they were re-built with concrete frames.

Exterior of Capitol Building - Washington DC - USA

Exterior of Capitol Building - Washington DC - USA

Calatrava Bridge Exterior

Dali Museum Exterior

The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dalí was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dalí's art was shown. The old theater was bombed in the Spanish Civil War and remained in a state of ruin for decades until Dalí and the mayor of Figueres decided to rebuild it as a museum dedicated to the town's most famous son in 1960. The museum also occupies buildings and courtyards adjacent to the old theater building.

Modern Contemporary Exterior of Oxford

Exterior detail of a newly completed apartment building on the edge of Oxford

Rounded Shape as the Exterior Design

Contemporary House Exterior Design