Andy Bramwell

Lapsed architect, project manager, excited by great art, design too nostalgic for 70s music cars and brutalism, arsenal fan father of 4, serial Oxford resident

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@C20Society @modernistsoc But as the “Pop Music Museum” for 5 years (?) it wasn’t great was it? Much better now as a Students’ Union. Future use - tick - but should’t listing take into account response to brief?

[Future Architects Front @ArchitectsFront]

It's International Women's Day 2025.

Like every year, we will be ignoring the PR posts from architectural offices — and instead highlighting the gender pay gap data from some of the UK's largest practices.
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[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

Thanks to North Oxford Trees and Gardens for their amazing crown reduction of our cherished Horse Chestnut - our Span estate was built around it after Tolkien stopped it from being felled. Props to their working Landies too - not fashion accessories!

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@BBCPM I’ve just heard the about removing boarding information trial at Kings X. Pointless and patronising.
They can close barriers 1 min before departure anyway. The departure board is some distance from platforms. Stop meddling and let passengers have the information they need!

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@19Averil @C20Society Davenant Road, North Oxford

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

Rather moving memorial at London Paddington today 11/11

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@C20Society sorry to report this little gem has gone for ever

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

This is the house on Davenant Road Oxford that @C20CenturySociety want to save. I’ve walked past it many times like today and admired it’s simplicity. Turns out it was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis (Portmeirion) so definitely worth listing G2 I’d say ✊

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

How it’s going - sadly. I don’t mind replacement of time expired 20s bungalows that under-use site with a new family house but this shouldn’t
have happened

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

Which has a water feature in it under repair

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

Bologna - where you just stumble across a shop by Carlo Scarpa

[MarshFamilySongs @MarshSongs]

Didn't like the way this @JDVance1 bloke (newly picked as #Trump's running mate) slagged off the UK lately. Looked into him. Not great. Made a parody song inspired by @ABBA called "Vance VP" 🎶

Shout out #americast (@BBCsarahsmith/@awzurcher) & @RestIsPolitics for ℹ️ profiles 👍

[Will Norman @willnorman]

Make sure you have your say in the elections tomorrow.

Don’t forget to vote & bring ID

Please share and remind people you know.

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@arusbridger Glad everyone ok. I was following the dodgems along the same stretch 4 hours earlier. Saw this on my way home - loooong queue

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@chilternrailway lost property found on the 21:35 Marylebone to Oxford last night, Friday. Looks like a Xmas party goody bag. Anyone who recognises it please DM me and we’ll arrange to return. If we don’t here we’ll take to Oxford Parkway for safekeeping

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

Sad about Benjamin Zephaniah. I was already a fan when he opened a Hackney housing scheme I’d been job architect for in 93. He read out a poem he’d written about it - wish I’d kept it. He was funny humble and warm but punched hard politically R.I.P.

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

A moving poem from @brian_bilston. Read it down. Then read it up.
Expand your circle of empathy…

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@sgaventa Surely we saw it here first?

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@Furmadamadam Better than the majority I suppose but 🥱 Affordable housing?

[C20 Society @C20Society]

Today we celebrate 75 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, and the dawn of modern multicultural Britain.

The historic Riverside Station & landing stage at Tilbury (design Sir Edwin Cooper, 1924), are Grade II* listed as part of our national heritage.

[Andy Bramwell @andybrammers]

@campbellclaret Cavenish Sq behind John Lewis? Nice oasis that one