Decorative architectural fins first came to feature in architecture during the Art Deco period of the 1930s. In the UK their most frequently application was on the facades of cinemas and factories where they added a very "moderne" look to buildings. In the later twentieth century and twenty first century they re-appeared periodically as decorative and functional additions. The example above is the 1 Poole Street extension of the Gainsborough Studios apartments in Hackney, London. Here they add sleek, shiny verticality as well as acting as barriers between apartments to give greater privacy to the residents.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
