Photographer and trained architect Francisco Ibáñez Hantke sees cities as a spectacle of constant conflict, negotiation and flux. Some of these facades will be retained, others have been demolished, and some will be integrated into new developments
The following images are from his Unsustainable Structures series, part of his Non-Structures show at the London Festival of Architecture
The following images are from his Unsustainable Structures series, part of his Non-Structures show at the London Festival of Architecture
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‘Unsustainable Structures 1’ (2015) 5-13 Goodwin St, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HQ
Having lost the support of its adjacent structures, this building located by Finsbury Park Station required temporary external support to remain standing. It has now been demolished to give way to City North, a 355-home (47 affordable) mixed-use regeneration project
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‘Unsustainable Structures 7’ (2018) Grosvenor St, Mayfair, London, W1K 3JX
This development retains one facade and redevelops the site (while maintaining existing heights) into office and retail space.
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‘Unsustainable Structures 14’ (2019) Berwick St ,Soho, London W1F 8HS
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‘Unsustainable Structures 6’ (2018) Palace St, Westminster, London, SW1E 5HE
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‘Unsustainable Structures 10’ (2019) Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 1JF
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‘Unsustainable Structures 9’ (2018) Commercial Rd, Whitechapel, London, E1 7PF
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‘Unsustainable Structures 13’ (2019) Oxford St, London, W1D 2DF
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‘Unsustainable Structures 8’ (2017) Kingsland Rd, Dalston, London, E8 4AB
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‘Unsustainable Structures 5’ (2017) Thames House, Park St, London SE1 9EL
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‘Unsustainable Structures 11’ (2018) Brook Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 1JF
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‘Unsustainable Structures 12’ (2019) W Smithfield, Farringdon, London, EC1A 7BE
