With Horton’s narration and images from the late British fashion photographer Michael Woolley, readers are taken through the castle’s transformation from crumbling estate to thriving vineyard, bed-and-breakfast and arts centre that has seen fashion and design collaborations with Tuscan expats including Nigel Coates. “It was like stepping into a set from Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film, Beauty and the Beast,” she writes in a book documenting the years of restoration and renovation that followed. According to Architecture Digest magazine, 'You Need to See Before You Die'. 50 Iconic Buildings Around the World You Need to See Before You Die show list info. When British journalist turned winemaker Charlotte Horton came across Tuscany’s 11th-century Castello di Potentino 22 years ago, it was a skeleton of a structure, with collapsed roofs and no running water or electricity. Sign In Trending New Popular type to search. The castle’s entrance features a portrait of heiress and businesswoman Miss Carleton, aka the Widow Bourne © Michael Woolley Built mainly in the Art Deco style, the buildings feature signature vertical lines, spires, and skyscrapers with crowned rooftops.
The crest of the Venturini family, who owned the castle during the Renaissance, appears over the doorframe © Michael Woolley Originally designed to house the new Metropolitan Opera house, Rockefeller Center is one of the most recognisable complexes in New York City, comprising 19 individual limestone buildings across 22 acres of land. £60, PrestelĪ Tuscan Adventure: Castello di Potentino: The Restoration of a Castle Being used for over 40 years, Form, Space, and. Now gathered together in a new book, the images eulogise the majesty of the cinema, while revealing a more hopeful trend – the second lives these buildings can have as bingo halls, flea markets and grocery stores. This beautifully illustrated book by D.K Ching encourages critical thought in designing architectural spaces. From theatrical art nouveau spaces to cool Bauhaus designs, each space helps tell the story of the decline of independent cinema and the changing nature of the entertainment industry. Since 2005, French photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre have travelled across America photographing the faded architectural grandeur of its once-lauded cinemas.