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Tirley Garth, near Willington, Cheshire: rustic path of stone slabs around pond
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NOTES: The house was designed by Mallows from 1906-1912, with much of the landscaping and terrace work by Thomas Mawson.
Co-Operative Wholesale Society, Manchester: the front plaza with water feature and sculpture by John McCarthy
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NOTES: The Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) tower when built, was at 400 feet the tallest office building in the country. It was designed by Gordon Tait of Sir John Burnet Tait & Partners and G. S. Hay, Chief Architect of the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS). The design of this area was carried out by Patrick Reardon from the Design Research Unit. The carpet is gold, panelling is white formica, doors are teak veneer with each flanked by a panel of green rough-cast glass.
Garden of Art, Kyoto: the upper level
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NOTES: Tadao Ando has designed a concrete garden setting for ceramic tile reproductions of famous works of Western art.
Garden of Art, Kyoto: the lower level looking towards the reproduction in tiles of Michelangelo's Last Judgement from the Sistine Chapel frescoes
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NOTES: Tadao Ando has designed a concrete garden setting for ceramic tile reproductions of famous works of Western art.
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire: the south front with the Atlas Fountain in the foreground
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NOTES: The Atlas Fountain was designed by W. A. Nesfield (c. 1850) and the sculptures are by John Thomas, of similar date.
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire: the south front with the Atlas Fountain in the foreground
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NOTES: The Atlas Fountain was designed by W. A. Nesfield (c. 1850) and the sculptures are by John Thomas, of similar date.
