It was poignant to read this morning of the death of Terence Conran. It made me reflect on how much […]
Archive for ‘Architecture’
The secret service of style
Where does our personal taste come from? I reflect on this occasionally, especially when I see new buildings going up […]
Le Corbusier’s house in Argentina
A few years ago, I watched a film called ‘The Man Next Door’. It was about an industrial designer living […]
A Glasgow kiss
I’m posting my pieces on two rather wonderful buildings in Glasgow, which were part of the Lost and Found: Glasgow […]
Who teaches us about architecture?
The other day I visited an exhibition in the lobby of one of Sydney’s finest office towers, Australia Square. Completed […]
The bare necessities
As I walk into the hotel lobby I notice two things: the stupendous view over Lake Lucerne on one side, […]
How many Le Corbusier buildings is enough?
The lovely team of Brutalists at Greyscape noticed that I have a thing for Le Corbusier and asked for my […]
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 […]
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 […]
