{"id":1096,"date":"2012-10-01T19:37:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T19:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2012-10-29T09:29:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T09:29:25","slug":"iconic-buildings-to-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?p=1096","title":{"rendered":"Iconic buildings to model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do we mean by &#8220;iconic&#8221; buildings? These are the ones that are recognised as, and hence\u00a0represent, Letchworth Garden City. They tend to have complex shapes that are difficult to model, but that can be taken into account during the judging for awards.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most iconic buildings have already been modelled but the following <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">may not yet<\/span> have been. Please check <a title=\"3D models in progress\" href=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?p=939\">this other blog entry<\/a> and in the <a title=\"3D Warehouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sketchup.com\/3dwh\/\" target=\"_blank\">3D Warehouse<\/a> before you pick one:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Wynd: rows of small shops, SG6 3EN <a title=\"A photo of shops in The Wynd in the 1920s\" href=\"http:\/\/gallery.nen.gov.uk\/assets\/0908\/0000\/0619\/fgchm551_mid.1_mid.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">postcard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Early Garden City cottages, houses and communal dwellings e.g 4 Nevells Road <a title=\"Postcard of 4 Nevells Road.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.letchworthgc.com\/galleries\/short_walking_tour_letchworth_garden_city\" target=\"_blank\">postcard<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Early shops and factories e.g. Leys Avenue, Esquires Coffee House, SG6 3ED <a title=\"Photo of Esquires Coffee House.\" href=\"http:\/\/esquirescoffee.co.uk\/site\/wp-content\/Cimy_User_Extra_Fields\/Esquires%20Letchworth\/\/IMG_3970.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Early places of business e.g. St Edmundsbury Weaving Works, 124 Ridge Road, SG6 1PT,\u00a0<a title=\"The former St Edmundsbury Weaving Works.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gardencitymuseum.org\/about_us\/history_letchworth_gc\/history\/st_edmundsbury_weaving_works\" target=\"_blank\">web page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The People&#8217;s House, Station Road, 2 Station Road, SG6 3AZ <a title=\"Photo of The People's House.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/imgres?q=letchworth+%22The+People%27s+House%22+%22Station+Road,%22+sg6&amp;hl=en&amp;client=safari&amp;sa=X&amp;rls=en&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=812&amp;tbm=isch&amp;prmd=imvns&amp;tbnid=89FsJ0FeAsLdaM:&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/www.ihertfordshire.co.uk\/profile\/520572\/Letchworth-Garden-City\/Job-Centre-Plus\/&amp;docid=EaHTa5kVOY5jUM&amp;imgurl=http:\/\/cdn2.theigroup.co.uk\/storeimages\/job-centre-plus-letchworth-garden-city-10813261-large.jpg&amp;w=400&amp;h=300&amp;ei=i0FrUPGVBaOi0QXoiYGoAQ&amp;zoom=1&amp;iact=rc&amp;dur=514&amp;sig=102561285176155840071&amp;page=1&amp;tbnh=144&amp;tbnw=192&amp;start=0&amp;ndsp=3&amp;ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:71&amp;tx=93&amp;ty=100\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Colonnade, Station Road, SG6 3AU opposite the railway station <a title=\"Photo of The Colonnade pub.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.shopletchworth.com\/shops-and-services\/colonnade\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Schools: St Christopher, Barrington Road,\u00a0SG6 3LZ;\u00a0\u00a0St Francis,\u00a0Broadway, SG6 3PJ; Hillshott, Ridge Avenue, SG6 1QE; &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Churches: the former Elim church, 269 lcknield Way, SG6 4UE;\u00a0&#8230; <em>(MH has modelled several church buildings so far)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The Letchworth Hall Hotel, Letchworth Lane, SG6 3NP <a title=\"Photo of Letchworth Hall Hotel.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centralr.com\/\/img\/sites\/hotel1_Letchworthhall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Broadway Hotel, The Broadway, SG6 3NZ,\u00a0<a title=\"The Broadway Hotel's web site.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.broadwayhotel.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">web site<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/img01.beerintheevening.com\/08\/08a0bb5f131ec2d8a72aa20c6e46fc2b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Street scenes and parks: the avenues, public gardens, quadrants, &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Letchworth Garden City Railway Station, SG6 3AN\u00a0<em>(JH may have started this)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>UK&#8217;s first traffic roundabout, Broadway <a title=\"Web page about the UK's first roundabout.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.letchworthgc.com\/first_garden_city\/uks_first_roundabout\" target=\"_blank\">web page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living,\u00a0Rosehill, SG6 3NA <a title=\"Photo of the Letchworth Centre for Healthy Living.\" href=\"http:\/\/t0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQI7O1GEnh4VlLlk9a8lFISRdVmgG3KOWpNncrHiaC61hbwrbzD\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li>Howard Cottage Housing Association&#8217;s new offices,\u00a0Pioneer House, Norton Way South, SG6 1NY <a title=\"Howard Cottage Housing Association\" href=\"http:\/\/www.howard-cottage.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">web page<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li>Norton Post Office,\u00a093 Norton Road,\u00a0SG6 1AD <a title=\"Norton Post Office ca.1950 - photo by Francis Frith\" href=\"http:\/\/www.francisfrith.com\/norton,hertfordshire\/photos\/post-office-corner-c1950_n196001\/#utmcsr=google.co.uk&amp;utmcmd=referral&amp;utmccn=google.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">photo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>(where else? &#8211; suggestions are welcome&#8230;)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*See our\u00a0<a title=\"Learning to use SketchUp\" href=\"http:\/\/competition.letchworthfestival.org\/?page_id=35\" target=\"_blank\">Learning to use SketchUp<\/a> page for all-round sets of photographs that you may use for modelling.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The images linked above are included as samples without permission to reproduce them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do we mean by &#8220;iconic&#8221; buildings? These are the ones that are recognised as, and hence\u00a0represent, Letchworth Garden City. 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