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Mark Shepherd 📐📷

1 year

Finished up this Christmas art project last night. Ink and pencil drawing of Victoria Hall, Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. @mcoba1897 @MaritzCollege

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Mark Shepherd 📐📷

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2 years

A few more #TedLasso crew shots from this morning.

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6 months

KFC Twickenham have chosen a shopfront with traditional design elements over the usual betting shop aesthetic. A change of thinking at corporate level amongst high street chains would solve most of the poor shopfront designs blighting high streets.

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2 years

Skilled masonry, joinery and ironmongery in Bordeaux with a touch of greenery.

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2 years

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3 years

A window architrave on the new Travelodge in Richmond. Almost all of them on the west elevation are cracked and falling apart revealing that they are just flimsy, concrete moulds filled with polystyrene. Useless, less than 10 years old.

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3 years

Why drip detailing is important, even on the smallest of fixtures.

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3 years

The reason we have cills / sills that sit proud of a building is to prevent water running down buildings. Sounds an obvious thing to say but clearly it isn't being taught in architecture schools. Same truth applies to cornices and copings.

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2 years

Double-volume Georgian window opening, Roebuck pub, Richmond.

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2 years

Public bike hangers are a useful addition to London. But why have we just silently accepted that they have to look like pig shelters on a farm? The home of the Routemaster, black cab and red telephone booth can do better than this pig-ugly eyesore, open a design competition.

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2 years

Impressive new build in Balham, SW London. It matches the existing houses on both sides of the road. Besides the sharp edges, the only clue that it's new are the weep holes in the cavity walls.

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3 years

A new stone wall on a new housing development, Truro, Cornwall. Traditional techniques and making the most of local materials.

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1 year

BBC need to launch Radio 2.5. Radio 2 can keep Sara Cox, Rylan, Alan Carr, Dermot O'Leary, Jeremy Vine and all the other giggle merchants, Radio 2.5 could have Ken Bruce, Gambaccini, Richard Allinson, Steve Wright etc. @BBCRadio2 you're preaching to the wrong choir.

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3 years

Fabulous decorative corner treatment in the form of an open stairwell. Notting Hill, London.

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1 year

Buildings no longer reflect their use by design. This really could be absolutely anything from a hospital to a prison to a dispatch depot.

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2 years

One day all tram stops will be made this way. Bordeaux.

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3 years

And to extend the lesson that no longer gets taught, the small groove under a cill is called a drip and ensures that water drips off at that point rather than running back onto the building. Same principle applies to cornices and copings.

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2 years

Do you wonder why new buildings just fall apart and leak? Spotted this on Instagram, architects are making stuff up as they go along and are celebrating it online. Young architects, spend time on building sites, learn tried and tested details rather.

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6 months

From a friend in Howick, South Africa. Zebra crossings done properly.

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2 years

A few shots from Richmond Green this morning. Filming crew in Ted Lasso outfits. #TedLasso @ErikBootsma

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1 year

New housing in Kingston, poor detailing + poor choice of materials. About 2 years old and these are just a few close-ups, the entire building over a whole block is blighted with snags like these.

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2 years

The state of this, it's a new shop front in Kingston. Will there be a whole generation who grow up accepting that this is normal?

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3 years

Project engineers demonstrating the physics of the Forth Bridge.

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3 years

A simple drip edge would solve it.

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4 years

@tomhfh @meggiefoster These videos are filling the political satire void that's been left gaping by the BBC since Brexit.

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1 year

@DarrenMcLean_uk Black window frames, white gravel in front garden, garden wall plastered smooth and painted grey. Dark slate roof, LIVE - LAUGH - LOVE framed poster in kitchen, glass dining room table.

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1 year

@BurnsideNotTosh I thought the worst winter in living memory was the one where people were forbidden to hug their dying relatives or sit next to their family members at the funeral. Or where pregnant mothers weren't allowed to be joined by their partners when a scan showed the baby had died.

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2 years

@mischiefanimals That is probably the most satanic, goblin thing I've ever seen in my whole life. Stuff of nightmares.

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1 year

@Cobylefko High rise isn't healthy and doesn't contribute to sustainability. This is even better. Medium rise trumps high rise.

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1 year

For those studying architecture or building technology, this is how clay peg tiles are hung including the flashing. No matter how well you read drawings, seeing a working example is always so much better. Note the extra batten at the base for the bottom row of tiles.

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1 year

I walked past two people who stopped to photograph this scene in Kensington today so I did the same. Materials, architecture, colours, scale, enclosure, heritage and greenery.

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@shepherdmg

5 years

@jen_keesmaat @london_chrisp These mock-ups do the rounds now and again but always worth sharing.

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8 months

@jaredwright17 @MailSport "ex players trying to keep themselves relevant" 😄. The podcast brigade.

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9 months

Massive sliding sash windows at the Orangery, Ashburnham Place, East Sussex.

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@shepherdmg

3 years

A beautiful shopfront at Waterstones in Bournemouth with impressive and rare sliding sash windows. Only the second example I've seen and an excellent and overlooked option for shops selling to passing pedestrian customers.

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@shepherdmg

2 years

These look fabulous.

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2 years

many people have tagged us and messaged us about the new royal mail's electric delivery vans and: we agree

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2 years

#TedLasso Taking time to greet the fans.

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3 years

Had the privilege of viewing some shop drawings from the late 1800s at the Isle of Wight archives. Look at the precision of the annotation on these particular ones.

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9 months

Humble architecture, proportions and colour doing most of the work on aesthetics. Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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7 months

@jaredwright17 @CheslinKolbe I still don't know how that was humanly possible. I'd love to see the aerial view of that sprint. Superhuman.

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3 years

Signage archeology, just off Stoke Newington Rd, London.

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3 years

Saturday sketching, a Victorian shopfront exemplar.

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@shepherdmg

1 year

Something something we don't have the skills anymore.

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1 year

Nice work

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2 years

@GBNEWS The real crime here is the ongoing use of the word 'Prom' in the UK.

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@shepherdmg

2 years

@jk_rowling @Primark Unisex toilets also mean women have to wade through and sit on a lot of wee that's been sprayed around. Visit University of Westminster to find out first hand. Urinals were created for a reason.

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1 year

@robkhenderson Just watched with the sound off. What's remarkable is adults displaying such juvenile body language, like nursery school children. Their ancestors must be cringing.

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3 years

@country_crypto It's a little piece of simple, ancient wisdom that's rapidly being lost in catalogue-product architecture.

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3 years

@robkhenderson I wonder what percentage of men wish their wives would earn more so that they could stay at home and pursue their dreams?

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10 months

Scan of the main elevation ready to trace in AutoCAD.

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3 years

@darrengrimes_ It seems that the booing wasn't about being racist it was a protest against being force-fed a patronising, neverending moral lesson. The fans should deliberately carry 'Kick it out' or 'Respect' posters at the next match to prove the point.

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7 months

@jaredwright17 Wrong, it's not closed until there is an apology from Curry and more clarification on the whole thing.

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1 year

@World_Le_Wise That's the sort of campaign Terry Wogan would have led us in. He didn't stand for this sort of nonsense.

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6 months

@_______holly Looks grim now but back gardens in Victorian terraces without the vegetation would have looked very similar the week after they were built. It's the architecture here that's the main crime.

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3 years

@TheBabylonBee Combining two current stories, you guys are bossing parody and as always, the article is even better than the killer headline.

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2 years

The importance of trees and good enclosure ratios. These photos were taken from the same spot, 90° apart but only one street is inviting. Width to height is about 1/1.5 in photo 1, about 1.5/1 in photo 2.

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1 year

@wrathofgnon This the the mowing of the verges in Richmond Park in South West London which is done by shire horses. Minimal impact and it's an absolute joy to watch. @OpCentaur

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3 years

@philritz1 Why do you list urban sprawl as the only option to high rise? A city like Barcelona using medium rise achieves a very impressive housing density and results in places that people actually want to live in and visit.

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3 years

Sunday morning in Church Lane, Twickenham. Used to be full of cars.

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3 years

A high street study, freehand ink with watercolour, 1:100 on A3s. These will be stitched together on computer to form a continuous street scene.

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3 years

@OldLondonW14 Here's a shot I got in morning fog about 2 years ago.

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1 year

@ikeijeh This guy was one of the most relevant men (if not the most) in the country a decade ago, genuine action hero, virtually living in Lesotho at one point doing his charity work under the radar and helped create the invictus games which were revolutionary. Where did that all go?

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3 years

Wisteria and a sliding sash window; perfect office aircon for London in Summer. How did natural ventilation ever fall out of fashion in the first place? Job creation?

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4 years

St Paul's postcard-sized ink sketch.

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2 years

@TheSimonEvans I presume his question is rhetorical but here are some stats on national power consumption: Today: Min: 23.161GW Max: 33.735GW Yesterday: Min: 20.153 Max: 31.610 So the nation probably left less of a carbon footprint that it would have otherwise. @ikeijeh

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3 years

@wrathofgnon Reminds me of a quote from MAD magazine's Alfred E. Neuman; "We live in an age of artificial lemonade and furniture polish made from real lemon "

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1 year

When I quote almost at cost on a survey and the homeowner literally laughs at me over the phone because they got a much cheaper quote. I always wish I could see their drawings when they're issued.

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1 year

I was really impressed with Hove seafront, I've never ventured further than Brighton in this direction. I was in this spectacular specimen yesterday.

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6 years

@DavidLammy Lets not forget Stompie Moeketsi.

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2 years

Tiny face on a Georgian external shutter latch. Richmond.

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3 years

A row of Victorian shop blinds on a south facing elevation in Chelsea. This particular type mounted above the fascia and cornice.

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1 year

This shopfront has three pilasters. At the top of each is a pediment, below each pediment is a console bracket supporting it. This is a good example of twin console brackets which are simple to fabricate for new shopfronts. Heritage value and functionality without complication.

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10 months

@ajwillshire Here's a new build in Richmond which replaced a leaky inter-war house. It's period correct to the fine detail and matches the terrace of houses around the corner. I'm not sure why our architectural heritage has become a point of mockery.

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2 years

An attractive house spotted from the train somwhere in Nouvelle Aquitaine, France.

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1 year

Spotted in Kingston.

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2 years

Water Lane, Richmond heading down towards the river, my evening walking commute home.

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2 years

A tasteful & very simple conversion in Richmond of a characterless Superdrug restored back to two shopfronts that suit the character of the street. A traditional aesthetic can still be achieved without high levels of detail by observing the correct proportions and components.

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1 year

I saw this on Instagram, it's a bingo card for an uncomfortable home. Somehow, designs that literally wound us are what the 'cool' design classes seem to hold in high regard.

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2 years

@_haziqariffin Like green walls, will be dead before long. Stop playing games and just plant real trees that last for generations.

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1 year

I know there's some way to go still but when my 13 year old daughter saw the pedestrianisation in the Strand she said it feels like Spain. What a different feel here now.

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3 years

If you are an architect and have a project involving traditional shopfronts, there are very few places that will offer more of a range of examples and details than Richmond upon Thames.

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3 years

@djjmilner By contrast, this was Winchester yesterday. The old, "If you take away traffic and parking we'll lose business." just doesn't stand up.

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4 months

I'll have a moan, this really is a very average photo, it's just a snapshot. Something like this could be opened up as a competition to find a photographer who can compose something much more special. What a waste of an opportunity.

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@jaredwright17 And always such a gentleman with referees and interviewers. A great ambassador.

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3 years

Cheapside then and now. I don't think Darwin would have been proud of us. @OldLondonW14

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2 years

@ih8mkdons @andrewdoyle_com Give them a chance, applying glitter paint to the cheeks, rounding up some gimps on dog leads and getting the high heels on doesn't happen in an instant.

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1 year

Triple sash window. Waterloo.

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8 months

Richmond Park this afternoon and some deer decided to go for a swim. @theroyalparks

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5 years

@BrentToderian #BestStreetInTheWorld Rambla del Poblanou, Barcelona. Trees, shops restaurants, cycling, pedestrianisation, gentle density housing, useful balconies, close to public transport.

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3 years

@LozzaFox @EamonnHolmes @RuthieeL They're obviously just not Schofield enough for today's society.

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1 year

Working the land within ancient walls. Tom Nixon working with @OpCentaur Shire horses Joey and William to prepare the soil in the moat at the Tower of London today. The preparation is for the sowing of wildflower seeds. #toweroflondon #shirehorses

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5 years

Tram line in Montpellier sent to me by a friend there. Is this the pinnacle of urban public transport infrastructure? Please, TFL can we have this in London @createstreets

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3 years

@CrimeInTheD @hiltonholloway The real crime here is the anonymous, generic design of that car. 30 years ago we'd be able to identify the make and model. Zero design DNA, no wonder the young genration have gone off cars.

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4 years

@MarcDavenant I've recently come to realise the value of including vehicles in photos, especially cars. They help to date a photo more than anything else.

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1 year

@richardabetts Is the rainfall heavier than its been in the past or has the amount of urban hard surfaces in Devon increased?

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1 year

Are your new sensitivity designed shopfronts just a bit too nice? Throw in some gas meters to knock it down to London standards.

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2 years

@JamesMelville "Take blinkers off", "Wake up", "Educate yourself" etc are all the common lines from people who are onto various conspiracies. What's always lacking is advice about what the listeners are supposed to do about it. What's your advice on what action to take?

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@izurietavarea It's a good question, Jaime. There has been a steady improvement of the high street over the past 20 years including the pedestrianisation of nearby Church St which has been very popular. This used to be full of parked cars.

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2 years

When developers tick the planning box of pavements, it's often just in the form of a useless perimeter path to the car parking in some sort of zigzag. Planning policy still needs to state the obvious that paths ought to be the shortest distance between two points.

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1 year

We've used CAD for 20 years, it hasn't been fun, let's go back to the board.

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2 years

@AccidentalP "It's great that you've got the animals, you obviously find them quite comforting."

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