In Sympathy.

New Zealand War Memorial, Hyde Park, London.

'Southern Strand' at night.

A fantail on the cross.

A client of mine has lost her young soldier son in Afghanistan this week.
In sympathy and remembrance for him and to those before us, I thought about the New Zealand War Memorial located at Hyde Park Corner, London. Designed by NZ sculptor, Paul Dibble and Wellington architect, John Hardwick-Smith from Athfield Architects, the memorial is called 'The Southern Strand'. It consists of 16 bronze cross-shaped vertical elements which stand like soldiers. These have patterns, texts and other details which reflect on all things New Zealand. Read the interviews of Dibble (here) and Hardwick-Smith (here) to learn more about the memorial.
This memorial was recognised by the NZIA Architecture Awards in 2009.
Photographs via Aesthetics Lighting.

Weekend Getaway {London}

Dreaming of spending the day in London ~ browsing Harrods and a strolling through Hyde Park.  After an early dinner I would take in a show at Victoria Palace or the Prince Edward Theatre.  Care to join me?
photo credits:  1) Bramblewood Fashion (tumblr), 2) Sweet Space, 3) Saved by the Southern Belle (tumblr), 4) Zalexandre (wordpress), 
5) Harrods