The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
Octagonal gallery
5 September 2013 to 12 January 2014
H-BLOCK: Prison Housing – Donovan Wylie
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
Octagonal gallery
In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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5 September 2013 to 5 December 2013
H-BLOCK: Social Housing – Ilse Bing
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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1 item : ill. ; 61 cm.
Bloc H, établissement carcéral : Donovan Wylie = H-Block, prison housing : Donovan Wylie : exhibition products, 2013.
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1 item : ill. ; 61 cm.
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PH1987:0639
architecture, portrait
September 1932
Portrait of André Bloc, editor of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui, in a train car
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PH1987:0639
architecture, portrait
PH1987:0640
architecture, portrait
September 1932
Portrait of André Bloc, editor of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui, in a train car
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PH1987:0640
architecture, portrait
PH1987:0635
architecture, portrait
September 1932
architecture, portrait
PH1987:0633
architecture, portrait
September 1932
Group portrait of study tour members on a train stop in Hannover, Germany
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PH1987:0633
architecture, portrait