The emerging Kings Cross precinct, London /October 19, 2017 by Tom Oliver Payne

A series of 9 photographs from a walk in the emerging, Kings Cross precinct in London.

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Three weeks, 1,500kms with my bike through England, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, with a few trains and ferries along the way. Dubai, Birmingham and Hampshire bookending it all.
My 8th #TheMalleMile and, somehow, my 9th time in Copenhagen.
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There’s been a lot of debate over the last couple of years about how much housing we need and where it should go. We need more housing. But I also think how we build matters.

The places we love tend to have stories, memories and a strong sense

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‘The Pause Before’. A short photo study I’ve been doing along Parramatta Road.

Once Sydney’s major commercial spine, the corridor carries small traces of its earlier lives.

- An inter-war cinema, turned ice rink and now di

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Three weeks, 1,500kms with my bike through England, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, with a few trains and ferries along the way. Dubai, Birmingham and Hampshire bookending it all. My 8th #TheMalleMile and, somehow, my 9th time in Copenhagen. Europe in summer is something else. The energy of cities at 9pm and orange sunsets in the countryside. But the best part is always the people. Family, old friends and new ones. Thanks everyone for an awesome time.

There’s been a lot of debate over the last couple of years about how much housing we need and where it should go. We need more housing. But I also think how we build matters. The places we love tend to have stories, memories and a strong sense of identity. The challenge is making room for more homes without losing the things that make those places special. I wrote a few thoughts for The Fifth Estate a little while back on this. Link in bio. 🌇☺️ ____ ____ #sydney #urbandesign #placemaking

Tree of Life, Xi’an, China.

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‘The Pause Before’. A short photo study I’ve been doing along Parramatta Road. Once Sydney’s major commercial spine, the corridor carries small traces of its earlier lives. - An inter-war cinema, turned ice rink and now dilapidated. - Faded KB Lager and Tooth’s beer signs show the time when the road housed pubs and retailers for the busy foot traffic below. - Victorian terraces which had upper floors home to some of Sydney’s most prominent. It’s easy to drive through Parramatta Road and only notice its derelict character, but looking closely it holds incredible stories about how Sydney has changed. ______________________ #Parramattaroad #Sydney

This view’s been photographed before. Famously, Dupain in the 60s. He captured Sydney becoming a world city. The building is still iconic. Seidler, the architect, knew how to frame its views from the ground, helping to make it so memorable. _____________ . . . . . _____________ #sydneyarchitecture #maxdupain #harryseidler