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11th September 2019

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The Barbican Estate and Barbican Centre, a stark,

The Barbican Estate and Barbican Centre, a stark, sculptural Brutalist landmark in the heart of the City of London.

Hungarian art nouveau- the inner courtyard of Szen

Hungarian art nouveau- the inner courtyard of Szenes house, Budapest. Built for Mór Szenes and his wife Regina Stern in 1906, architect István Nagy Jnr a student of Ödön Lechner. Szenes clearly had a vision, originally built with a restaurant and a wine cellar. Image CC 1.0

It’s got to be all about Art Deco and its enduri

It’s got to be all about Art Deco and its enduring impact, on the 100th Anniversary of the Paris Exposition. This is the Georgian Hotel in Santa Monica, architect M. Eugene Durfee. It welcomed its first guest in 1933 and became a favourite with stars and gangsters- and as we’d expect under the circumstances, had a secret speakeasy during the prohibition era. Back in ‘33 Santa Monica was a sleepy backwater far away from the prying eyes of Los Angeles gossip columnists, however that changed quickly and amongst its notable guests over the years were Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe, Bugsy Segel, Al Capone and Fatty Arbuckle. It wasn’t until the 1950s that Santa Monica began to expand to became the seaside resort city it is today. The hotel has had its fair share of ups and downs in the intervening years and was even a retirement home at one point. In 2020 its new owner planned the now completed renovation and today it’s clearly returned to former Deco glory. Image Americo Toledano CC BY SA 4.0

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