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Spence House, Beaulieu, Hampshire. c.1960-1964.
Presentation drawing showing Canongate flats, Edinburgh1965
Baptistery, font and window of Coventry Cathedral, 1962
Early interior perspective of Coventry Cathedral, 1951
University of Edinburgh library, c1967-1968
ICI pavilion and tower, Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, 1938
Floating dock at the Sea and Ships pavilion for the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London, 1951.
Sea and Ships pavilion, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London 1951
Sea and Ships section signage and transport aboard the festival ship 'Campania', part of the Festival of Britain, 1951
Preliminary sketch of the Sea & Ships pavilion for the Festival of Britain, South Bank, London, 1949
Glasgow Airport, 1966
The Lomond Grill at Glasgow Airport. 1966.
The Sanderling Bar at Glasgow Airport. 1966
Glasgow Airport, 1966
Perspective drawing showing general view of Hutchesontown C tower blocks, the Gorbals, Glasgow, c1959
Hutchesontown Area C under construction from south along Sandyfaulds Square, the Gorbals, Glasgow, 1961
Oblique aerial view of the Gorbals area, Glasgow 1990
Kilsyth Academy, 1948
Perspective drawing of Kilsyth Academy, 1948
Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks, London, Barracks Block (Block C), 1970
Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks, London, 1970
Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks, London, married quarters tower block from stables ramp, 1970
Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, 1998
Interior of Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, 1966
Elevation drawings of Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, c1961
Perspective drawing of New Zealand Parliament extension, Wellington, New Zealand, 1965
British Embassy, Rome. Aerial view of chancery building and grounds
Perspective drawing of the British Embassy, Rome
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh. Computer room.
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh. Aerial view.
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society, Dalkeith Road, 1976
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society, St Andrew’s Square, Edinburgh. Ground floor entrance hall.
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society, St Andrew’s Square, Edinburgh, 1962
St Chad’s Church, Wood End, Coventry, 1958
Interior of St Chad’s Church, Wood End, Coventry, 1958
Church of St John the Divine, Willenhall, Coventry, 1958
St Oswald’s Church, Tile Hill, Coventry, 1958
Interior of St Oswald’s Church, Tile Hill, Coventry, 1958
University of Sussex. Meeting House, 1966
University of Sussex. Junior common room, Falmer House, 1962
University of Sussex. Falmer House dining hall, 1962
University of Sussex. Drawing of Meeting House, 1965
Thurso High School, Caithness, 1958
Entrance area, Thurso High School, Caithness, 1958
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture Editor at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018) and Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020).
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