Park Hill

Renovation of the brutalist Park Hill housing estate in Sheffield, England, by HawkinsBrown, Studio Egret West, Urban Splash and Grant Associates.

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To kick off a series on classic Brutalist buildings, we revisit Park Hill – the housing estate that brought "streets in the sky" to Sheffield after WW2.

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Renovation of the brutalist Park Hill housing estate in Sheffield, England, by HawkinsBrown, Studio Egret West, Urban Splash and Grant Associates.

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A year since its opening, the snow-free ski hill and entertainment hub that sits above a waste-to-energy power plant in Copenhagen is fully open to outdoor enthusiasts. New aerial photographs from Hufton+Crow capture the rooftop complex Copenhill (previously) through a blanket of fog, revealing the now lush landscaping that lines hiking trails and visitors as they peer out over the surrounding water. The multi-use site, which is located at the Amager Resource Centre, even has the world’s…

A chance to buy one of the last apartments in the grade II-listed Park Hill Sheffield development. So make up your mind fast.

Standing at the Sky’s Edge, which features old and new songs by the musician, will be performed at the city’s Crucible theatre

Park Hill estate, stripped bare and awaiting redevelopment This is a 5 exposure HDR image. I'm still learning, the effect is too unnatural for my tastes in this instance.