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Paul Dobraszczyk

@pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social
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Magpie architectural writer and image maker. 'The Matter of Architecture: Geology, Buildings and Us' out soon with Reaktion Books. www.ragpickinghistory.co.uk

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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 7h
Skulker under the Savoy Hotel, London
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Technicolour corner, Covent Garden
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Gower Street in early morning sunshine
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Two views from Waterloo Bridge
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Alighting on Tottenham Court Road
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A Sisyphean endeavour on London's South Bank
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Red-brick reflection in a pool of detritus, Northern Quarter, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The towers of Salford and Strangeways prison from Cheetham
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ungenerous balcony, Northern Quarter, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Diaphanous figure, Northern Quarter, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
To me, this spectacularly grim underpass off the Rochdale Road is one of the wonders of Manchester (and it was too for this friendly chap)
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A glorious wander amongst the Woolpacks, a weathered gritstone outcrop on Kinder Scout that's full of creaturely rocks
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Truncated pier in Colwyn Bay, opened in 2021
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Cast iron railings, Llandudno pier
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gull's feet, Llandudno
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gorgeous set of tiles on the former W.H. Smith shop in Llandudno
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A morning rainbow, Llandudno
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Magnificent ductwork, Spinningfields, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Shovlin depot, Ardwick, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) lit up by the setting sun in Westminster
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wonky past versus straight present, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vegetation spewing out of a railway arch, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Blue boat, Rochdale Canal, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Dancing light, Rochdale Canal, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Manchester Constructivism, St Peter's Square
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Rare north London decrepitude, Malden Road, Kentish Town
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Gothick pile for sale in Cressbrook, Derbyshire
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Municipal chequerboard: the 1930s Grosvenor Estate in Pimlico, designed by Edwin Lutyens
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Manchester's fascinating and often bizarre architectural juxtapositions, a leitmotif of my wanderings in the city over the past decade
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Part of Ai Weiwei's monumental Murano glass chandelier 'The Human Comedy', as seen at Aviva Studios in Manchester. Gave me Terminator vibes.
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Three views of St Michael's tower on the rise, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Attempting a very difficult move on Stanage Edge, then resignation in defeat
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Daniel Libeskind's extraordinary Jewish Museum in Berlin, perhaps the most powerful work of architecture of the last half century
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
eee-clipse in Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As the 50th consecutive heat-wave strikes Stockport...
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Wonderful architectural contrasts in Kreuzberg, Berlin
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The stunning Neues Museum in Berlin, a living ruin designed by David Chipperfield Architects and incorporating as much of the damaged historical fabric of the building as possible
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Badeschiff on the River Spree in Berlin
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hello from the Piccadilly Gardens of Berlin
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Billowing muslin covering in Smithfield market, Farringdon
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Hockneyesque in Highgate
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A real pleasure to celebrate this year's Antepavilion winner at Hoxton Docks, built by Rites Studio
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Back of Goodfather Pizza, Chapel St, Salford
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Stroller in Ancoats
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Architectural remnants swallowed up by the new, Swan Street, Manchester
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My new painting: 'Rendezvous with Rama'
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The golden hour, Blackfriars, Salford
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Under the viaduct, Salford Central
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Towers of Manchester from Werneth, Oldham
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The view from Albert Bridge, Manchester. The weird flattening effect of a zoom lens combined with a building that has literally been cut in half.
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