SAVOY | THE RESTORATION

Signed Copies available from The Savoy http://www.siobhandoran.com/shop.html

The book traces the work through four periods of the restoration project. It opens with the process of stripping out, which in many instances exposed original detail. The two following sections follow the painstaking structural restoration and its progression into the new designs. The final section covers the finishing touches of decoration and furnishing. In addition, the book includes an Introduction from Prince Alwaleed, an essay on the buildings history and the extent of its restoration. Siobhan narrates a short piece about her observations on the work at the beginning of each chapter; the 8 double spreads are illustrated to the rear with historical stories which form interesting factual narrative. This is followed by a full index locating each image within the building and the date that each photograph was taken. Finally, The Team of approximately 6,000 people that worked on this Restoration are listed in alphabetical order.

Clothbound signed hardback 

290mmx 290mm 

178 pages

110 colour plates

Dewi Lewis Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-907893-14-8

£40 + P&P

Available from 02.11.11

City of London - Thames & Hudson - Published

View Pictures were commissioned by Thames and Hudson to capture the city of London in photographs. The book The City of London is now available by Thames & Hudson. I am one of 14 photographers from View who captured this concise commission. With 529 illustrations and 352 pages of architecture and innovation in the square mile, this volume through its text and photography will give an invaluable historical and up-to-date insight into the Cities square mile.  The photograph shown here is one of mine taken in Paternoster Square in beautiful winter sunshine.

To receive a copy of The City of London at the special price of £28.00 (30% discount), please visit

www.thamesandhudson.com and enter the code TH146 at checkout, or call our distributor Littlehampton Book Services on 01903 828503. Offer runs until 1 March 2012.

Savoy | The Restoration

press release 

Siobhan Doran has photographed the ambitious restoration of The Savoy, the world-renowned hotel on London’s Embankment. Built by impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan operas, the hotel opened on 6 August 1889. It enjoyed a resurgence of fame during the 1920s with both major art deco redecoration, and guests as varied as Noel Coward, Igor Stravinsky, Josephine Baker and George Gershwin.

The book traces the work through four periods of the restoration project. It opens with the process of stripping out, which in many instances exposed original detail. The two following sections follow the painstaking structural restoration and its progression into the new designs. The final section covers the finishing touches of decoration and furnishing. As the project developed Siobhan Doran became captivated by the hotel’s fifth-floor River Suites with their varied views across the Thames. Revisiting these rooms many times in the course of more than 100 visits to the hotel, she developed the concept of returning and remaking images, which she then expanded to embrace to other areas in the building. This approach also unconsciously reflects the many views and insights that the now-reopened hotel’s customers observe daily – depending on the season in which they visit, the length of their stay, the areas that they frequent and whether it is their first visit or one of many.

The book is a clothbound hardback with a printed image, 290mmx 290mm with 178 pages and 110 colour plates, ISBN: 978-1-907893-14-8, cost £40

Signed copies are available to pre order until the release date on 2nd November 2011
http://www.shopatthesavoy.com/the-savoy-collection/gifts/restoration-book.html

Published November 2011 by Dewi Lewis publishing http://www.dewilewispublishing.com

The City of London - Architectural Tradition and Innovation

View Pictures were commissioned by Thames and Hudson to capture the city of London in photographs. The book The City of London is published later this month by Thames & Hudson. As one of the photographers from View who captured this commission, I am looking forward to seeing my work in print and the completed book at the launch on October 17^th. Both text and photography will give an invaluable up to date insight into the square mile.  http://www.viewpictures.co.uk/

A major new illustrated celebration of the architecture and urban fabric at the heart of the world's greatest city. From its beginnings 2000 years ago as a Roman settlement, the City of London has evolved and thrived so that today it is one of the world’s great financial centres. Concentrated into its square mile is a rich mixture of buildings and public spaces that reflects the area’s extraordinary history. This book, edited by Nicholas Kenyon with contributions

from four distinguished architectural historians, guides both the newcomer and those familiar with the City through the amazing variety of buildings that range from the Norman Tower of London to Jean Nouvel’s extraordinary One New Change. Dividing the City into eight districts and featuring specific locations in each, the authors write about structures as varied as the Bank of England and Guildhall, the glorious Wren churches, the city livery halls and the Thames’ bridges. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and historical images, The City of London captures the magic and mystery of the ancient and modern urban environment that make the Square Mile so fascinating.

(Text by T&H)

The City of London
Edited by Nicholas Kenyon

With contributions from Michael Hall,

Kenneth Powell, Alan Powers and Aileen Reid

352pp 29.0 x 25.0cm

529 Illustrations, 434 in colour

ISBN 978 0500 342770

RRP £40.00 hb

Architectural Tradition and Innovation

in the Square Mile