Lukas Novotny
@lukasnovo.bsky.social
Illustrator and author of Modern New York: http://bit.ly/47KMrf5
Architecture prints: http://etsy.me/405Nguo
Events manager at @c20society.bsky.social
Architecture prints: http://etsy.me/405Nguo
Events manager at @c20society.bsky.social
New illustration – Bastion House and The Museum of London designed by Powell & Moya. Extremely complex site bordered by Grade I ancient ruins, Grade II Ironmorger Hall and busy roads. Locals and C20 Society are fighting to save the buildings for adaptive reuse.
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
New illustration – Bastion House and The Museum of London designed by Powell & Moya. Extremely complex site bordered by Grade I ancient ruins, Grade II Ironmorger Hall and busy roads. Locals and C20 Society are fighting to save the buildings for adaptive reuse.
Illustration of Terry Farrell's Mi6 building printed on A2.
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Illustration of Terry Farrell's Mi6 building printed on A2.
C.F.A. Voysey’s wallpaper factory in Chiswick, 1902, Grade II* listed. Refurbished by dMFK Architects.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
C.F.A. Voysey’s wallpaper factory in Chiswick, 1902, Grade II* listed. Refurbished by dMFK Architects.
London Wall in 1970. The tree might be the only thing that remained the same.
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
London Wall in 1970. The tree might be the only thing that remained the same.
Signing a few prints of Liverpool's Canning Place Fire Station (1970–2006). architectureprint.etsy.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Signing a few prints of Liverpool's Canning Place Fire Station (1970–2006). architectureprint.etsy.com
This thing summons elevators in the Barbican towers.
October 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This thing summons elevators in the Barbican towers.
Post apocalyptic film No Blade of Grass (1970) directed by Cornel Wilde. London architect travels across plague-hit England to reach Cumbria. Based on John Christopher's novel The Death of Grass (1956).
October 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Post apocalyptic film No Blade of Grass (1970) directed by Cornel Wilde. London architect travels across plague-hit England to reach Cumbria. Based on John Christopher's novel The Death of Grass (1956).
London's 'old' town hall being gutted
October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
London's 'old' town hall being gutted
Roger Stevens Building, the centrepiece of the Leeds University campus designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon between 1958 and 1968.
October 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Roger Stevens Building, the centrepiece of the Leeds University campus designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon between 1958 and 1968.
Marsham Towers designed by Eric Bedford, 1971. Described as "the very image of faceless bureaucracy" by Pevsner and called Three Ugly Sisters by the public. Demolished in 2003.
October 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Marsham Towers designed by Eric Bedford, 1971. Described as "the very image of faceless bureaucracy" by Pevsner and called Three Ugly Sisters by the public. Demolished in 2003.
Natwest Tower in Birmingham by John Madin, 1974. It was occupied for only 29 years, then stood empty, bar a few peregrine falcons, for more than a decade. It got replaced by a glass clad 103 Colmore Row. What a waste!
October 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Natwest Tower in Birmingham by John Madin, 1974. It was occupied for only 29 years, then stood empty, bar a few peregrine falcons, for more than a decade. It got replaced by a glass clad 103 Colmore Row. What a waste!
Apartment house Kamenická 35 in Prague, 1924. Designed by Otakar Novotný in 'rondocubism' – an attempt to give the newly established Czechoslovak state a national architecture style.
September 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Apartment house Kamenická 35 in Prague, 1924. Designed by Otakar Novotný in 'rondocubism' – an attempt to give the newly established Czechoslovak state a national architecture style.
High-Tech Trebor factory in Colchester by ARUP, 1980.
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
High-Tech Trebor factory in Colchester by ARUP, 1980.
Factory units in Queen's Drive, Nottingham by Nicholas Grimshaw, 1980s.
September 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Factory units in Queen's Drive, Nottingham by Nicholas Grimshaw, 1980s.
Illustration of Brutalist Canning Place Fire Station in Liverpool. Designed by acclaimed Liverpudlian architect George Hall and opened in 1970. Demolished in 2006 to make space for Liverpool ONE and Hilton. btw: There isn't a single listed postwar fire station in England.
September 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Illustration of Brutalist Canning Place Fire Station in Liverpool. Designed by acclaimed Liverpudlian architect George Hall and opened in 1970. Demolished in 2006 to make space for Liverpool ONE and Hilton. btw: There isn't a single listed postwar fire station in England.
Birmingham's Quayside tower (1965) designed by John Madin.
September 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Birmingham's Quayside tower (1965) designed by John Madin.
Thameshead, 1971. 📷 Hans-Peter Bärtschi
September 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Thameshead, 1971. 📷 Hans-Peter Bärtschi
New illustration! Castle Market in Sheffield was a brilliant structure that housed everything from offices and shops to multiple floors of market stalls and cafes. Designed by Andrew Darbyshire, it was built in stages between 1959 and 1965. It was demolished in 2015.
September 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New illustration! Castle Market in Sheffield was a brilliant structure that housed everything from offices and shops to multiple floors of market stalls and cafes. Designed by Andrew Darbyshire, it was built in stages between 1959 and 1965. It was demolished in 2015.
Inside of Bevin Court, designed by Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin and opened in 1954. Got inside as a part of C20 Society tour of Clerkenwell.
September 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Inside of Bevin Court, designed by Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin and opened in 1954. Got inside as a part of C20 Society tour of Clerkenwell.
The Laboratory in Clerkenwell, designed by Stanley Hall and Easton and Robertson. Opened in 1938 as labs and offices of New River water company. Managed to get inside with a C20 Society tour!
September 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Laboratory in Clerkenwell, designed by Stanley Hall and Easton and Robertson. Opened in 1938 as labs and offices of New River water company. Managed to get inside with a C20 Society tour!
'Triga' by Franta Belsky on Caltex House. Demolition of the building was approved this spring. Still awaiting reply from developers clarifying plans for the statue.
August 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
'Triga' by Franta Belsky on Caltex House. Demolition of the building was approved this spring. Still awaiting reply from developers clarifying plans for the statue.
Battersea Power Station look-alike as seen in The Magic of Coal, a Puffin picture book from 1945.
August 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Battersea Power Station look-alike as seen in The Magic of Coal, a Puffin picture book from 1945.
Wonderful BBC documentary Living in Britain in 1984 / Forty Minutes: Voices in a City is now on YouTube. Shot in Newcastle upon Tyne.
August 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wonderful BBC documentary Living in Britain in 1984 / Forty Minutes: Voices in a City is now on YouTube. Shot in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Absolutely gorgeous photo of the High Tech Renault Centre in Swindon by Foster Associates, 1982.
July 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Absolutely gorgeous photo of the High Tech Renault Centre in Swindon by Foster Associates, 1982.