The lovely team of Brutalists at Greyscape noticed that I have a thing for Le Corbusier and asked for my […]
Where do we grieve?
This was the holiday we didn’t think would happen. It had been booked many months before, with flexible airfares and […]
Losing the blues in Chicago
A warm glow comes over me whenever I think of Chicago. My trip there some years back was memorable in […]
The masque of Italy
If you haven’t already visited Venice then I’m sure it’s on your bucket list. There is simply no place like […]
A grand prospect
There’s something wonderful about flying. Even crammed into Economy on a fourteen-hour leg, I’m happy to sit there and watch […]
The curse of open plan
Sometime in the last two decades it appears we became a nation of claustrophobes. Or that’s what it looks like […]
Taking the plunge
I made a resolution this year that I would start swimming again. Before Christmas, a friend was staying and I […]
Formidable Firminy
New towns don’t exactly have a great image and are often used as symbols of soullessness, like Cumbernauld in the […]
The wheels on the roof go round and round
These days so much architecture is about appearance, making a big statement and attracting the eye (and the Instagram account). […]
The windmills of my mind
French composer Michel Legrand died yesterday at the age of 86 and I’ve found myself playing a lot of his […]
