£30.00
Marlborough House, Craigavon
A limited Edition poster by James Ashe made on the occasion of Irish Modernisms group exhibition at CCA Derry~Londonderry.
James Ashe’s work frequently responds to architecture and the built environment. James fuses design, illustration and typography in this series of newly commissioned print editions of Modernist buildings spanning Northern Ireland.
Marlborough House in Craigavon was designed by the Craigavon Development Commission architects with Sandy Bannerman as chief architect-planner, Bannerman was instrumental in laying out the city, including separate routes for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles, and the development of the Brownlow neighbourhood. It’s considered a notable example of 1970s modernist architecture in Northern Ireland. The building was constructed between 1973 and 1977 as part of the effort to establish the new city of Craigavon. It was granted a B1 listed status by the Department for Communities (DfC) on 28th October 2025.
2 in stock
A3, three colour screen print on G . F Smith paper.
Edition of 50.
This print comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The prints feature landmark Modernist buildings from James’ home in the new-town of Craigavon as well as Banbridge, Sion Mills, and in Derry~Londonderry. The buildings hint at the reach of Modernism in terms of building use: offices, a shoe factory, church and service station. The colour palette is inspired from James’ research into Modernist design history including Sainsbury’s own label branding from 1962–77 designed by Peter Dixon and posters from the Modernist magazine.
You can find more of James’ work on Instagram: @jamesashestudio and his website jamesashestudio.com
You can find out more about the building’s history here https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/Buildings/buildview.aspx?id=20079&js=false
