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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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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 4h
Featuring: - New Biography of a Novel - A history of the Peak District from @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social - A history of Manchester's Oxford Road from @andyspinoza.bsky.social - New in paperbacks of @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social, @thezhm.bsky.social, @markhussey.bsky.social, & much more...
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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
Thanks Will
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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 · 18/09/2026
Congratulations Will. They are lucky to have you.
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
She looks young.
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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 · 14/09/2026
Come and hear about the secret life of sewers on 13 October at the British Academy in London. I'll be waxing lyrical about sublime underground spaces and extravagant pumping stations. It's free too: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/searc...
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The secret life of sewers
From the Big Stink to the fatberg, London's history has always flowed through what (and how) we flush away. Sewers are one of the most transformational, yet least recognised interventions in the histo...
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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 · 28/08/2026
Amazing that a grown building looks exactly like one that isn't
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Paul Dobraszczyk @pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Looks like it from the video I've just watched. It didn't look possible today...
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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
A double bill with Threads.
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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 · 13/08/2026
Simply fantastic that the new UK prime minister Andy Burnham's climate-change policy amounts to: 'we might consider banning the sale of disposable barbecues next year if there's another drought'
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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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