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Topographical drawings of the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula, Agra: view of the interior
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NOTES: This drawing is by an unidentified 19th century Indian draughtsman.
'Concept' design for Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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NOTES: This is a design for an ideal city.
Park Hill Estate, Sheffield
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NOTES: Built between 1957 and 1961, this mixed high-density and controversial housing development was planned and designed by Sheffield Corporation City Architect's Department led by J. L. Womersley.
Park Hill Estate, Sheffield
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NOTES: Built between 1957 and 1961, this mixed high-density and controversial housing development was planned and designed by Sheffield Corporation City Architect's Department led by J. L. Womersley.
Lillington Gardens Estate, Pimlico, London
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NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 8: Housing' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 Sep. This was one of the first low-rise, high-density schemes in London and was commissioned by Westminster City Council. It was developed in three phases between 1964 and 1972. It was designated a conservation area in 1990.
Pepys Estate, Deptford, London
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NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 8: Housing' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 Sep.
Pepys Estate, Deptford, London: the upper level walkways, shopping centre and one of the playgrounds
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NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 8: Housing' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 Sep.
Pepys Estate, Deptford, London: low-rise and high-rise housing
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NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 8: Housing' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 Sep.
Becontree housing estate, Dagenham, London
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NOTES: This image is one of many taken for the Architectural Review's 'Manplan 8: Housing' issue of September 1970 for which Ray-Jones was the guest photographer. This image appeared on pp. 138-139. The Becontree Estate was one of the largest interwar council estates built by the London County Council. In 1919 the government approved the plans for 29,000 new homes to house 145,000 residents. The finished estate, by 1939 comprised 26,000 homes and housed a population of 120,000.
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea: the sea-facing frontage and the glass-enclosed staircase
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NOTES: This photograph comes from the archive of Sir Anthony Wakefield Cox (1915-1993).
Hasht Behesht pavilion, Isfahan: detail of the decoration from the entrance arch to the lantern
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SOURCE: Pascal-Xavier Coste. Monuments modernes de la Perse (Paris, 1867), plate XXXIX-XL NOTES: Coste (an architect and artist) and painter Eugene Flaudin were part of a diplomatic mission to Persia (now Iran) in 1839. They remained for two years recording the monuments and architecture of the country. In 1844 the book ÔÇÿMonument historiques de la PerseÔÇÖ was published, comprising their drawings of works from earliest times to the end of the Sassanid dynasty in the 7th century. Coste prepared an album of their work from that journey which covered the period from the beginnings of Islam in Persia to the reign of Fath-Ali Shah at the end of the 18th century. The work published in 1867, ÔÇÿMonuments modernes de la PerseÔÇÖ, is the published result of that album.