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‘Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the Stability of

‘Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the Stability of Thy Time’ Isaiah 33:6. Created by American architectural sculptor, Lee Lawrie together with Léon-Victor Solon. The son of an employee at the famed Mintons factory in Stoke on Trent, Solon and the factory’s artistic director, Léon Arnoux, he was credited with bringing Art Nouveau design and Viennese Secessionist designs to the Minton collections. In 1909 he emigrated to America. He specialised in polychroming - “the practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colours”. His first commission for the Rockefeller project was the Wisdom, Light and Sound sculpture - it was so well received that he was commissioned to oversee the colour aspect of the whole site. Today we still enjoy his wonderful vision.

The Snaidero Company, offices, Majano, Udine, Ital

The Snaidero Company, offices, Majano, Udine, Italy. Photo with thanks to @stepegphotography Architect: Angelo Mangiarotti 1975

Centro Administrativo de Bahia Salvador. Brazilia

Centro Administrativo de Bahia Salvador. Brazilian architect, João Filgueiras Lima, also known as Lelé, had a vision and it was a big bold vision. His magnificent concrete structures are loved by us and every fan of brutalist architecture. Best illustrated by CAB, Lelé created a complex in Bahia that comprised a chapel, an exhibition centre and an administrative centre that defies explanation. Photo by @panoskarageorgos More about this in the Greyscape.com lexicon

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