I wonder if it’s natural to hold affection for the buildings that were constructed in your youth. For me, as […]
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Colin Bisset
www.colinbisset.com Writer, broadcaster, traveller
Treading water
This morning I woke early, my mind awash with thoughts, and so I decided to go for a walk by […]
The frabjous joy of words
So I’m strolling along the path beside the sea this morning, gazing at the surf and wondering if I will […]
Paris November 2015
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. Comte de Mirabeau
War, what is it good for?
If there’s one thing that Australia does really well then it’s war memorials. Each one in the state capitals is appropriately […]
Seeking the chi in China
I was working as an interior designer in London in the 1980s when I first heard about the Chinese practice […]
A postscript to Pessac
Following my recent piece on Le Corbusier’s housing development at Pessac, Sugarcubes in Bordeaux. I was delighted to receive an […]
Sugar cubes in Bordeaux
When I was a student I bought a little book called “Lived-in Architecture: Le Corbusier’s Pessac revisited” by Philippe Boudon. […]
Looking forward to the past
This week’s Iconic Buildings on Radio National’s Blueprint for Living highlights the wonder of Chartres cathedral (see here). I mention […]
A radiant unity
Earlier this year I broadcast a piece on ABC Radio National about Le Corbusier’s Unité d’habitation (listen here). It’s a […]
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