Andy McDonald Black and White Photos

The Building The Museum of Liverpool, located at the Pier Head on Liverpool's waterfront, opened its doors to the public in 2011. It was established to celebrate and showcase the rich history and cultural significance of Liverpool and its people. The museum is part of the National Museums Liverpool group and replaced the former Museum of Liverpool Life. It aims to reflect the city's global influence, from its industrial past to its vibrant cultural contributions, including its pivotal role in the music scene with bands like The Beatles. The construction of the Museum of Liverpool was a significant architectural and engineering feat. Designed by the Danish architectural firm 3XN and engineered by Buro Happold, the building was constructed by Galliford Try at a cost of £72 million. The museum provides 8,000 square meters of exhibition space, housing over 6,000 objects. Its design and construction were carefully planned to ensure that the museum could host a variety of exhibitions...

  The Building Designed by Hamilton Architects of Belfast, the ferry terminal is situated in a World Heritage Site and centred on Liverpool’s Three Graces, this striking mixed-use project at Pier Head was completed in Liverpool’s year as European City of Culture (2008). An innovative award-winning commercial design created a building divided into four storeys linked by three separate vertical circulation cores, along with a number of entrances and a remotely managed access control system for flexibility. The building has a similar design to the nearby Museum, though the architect of that building was not complimentary of this design. The Photograph I photographed this during a recent return trip to Liverpool.  On my first visit, we arrived at the docks just after lunchtime on an incredibly warm summer day and the whole area was full of visitors. For this trip I didn't arrive until around 5pm on a warm Saturday and it was nearer 7pm by the time I reached this point, so there we...

  The Building Liked by many. Hated by many. The Q-Park, Charles Street, opened in 2008, and the extraordinary steel cladding merited the ‘Cheesegrater’ name. The external envelope, painted green on the inside, was each manufactured from a single sheet of folded aluminium, cut to an angle on two sides, and hung in four different orientations, providing natural ventilation. By day, a varied monochromatic pattern of light and dark is achieved over each of the elevations, with each panel giving a different light reflectance from its surface.  Awards: RIBA National Award 2009, RIBA Regional Award 2009, RIBA White Rose Award 2009, Sheffield Design Awards Citizen's Award for Best Building 2009 The ten-storey car park was designed by architects Allies and Morrison, and constructed by Sheffield-based J.F. Finnegan  as part of the Heart of the City project, which also included the Peace Gardens, Winter Garden and Millennium Gallery. The Photograph I've had a few attempts at this b...