Recently I was asked to contribute some thoughts about bricks for ABC RN’s ‘Blueprint for Living’. My chat with Jonathan […]
Archive for ‘Architecture’
Building character
Character in a building makes us smile. Character implies something time-worn and wise, like laughter lines around the eyes. We […]
Turning a deaf ear
I was at a talk recently where an architect took us through the idea of baugruppen*. This is the German […]
A proper hello
I’m a fool for a doorway. Thankfully, there are several Instagram sites that feed my addiction so I can peruse […]
Sunshine and playing favourites
Recently my friend, writer Victoria Blake, recommended my blog for a Sunshine Blogger Award. I was very touched, especially as […]
Natural balance
You know the thing – a postcard showing a view of a town or a building and in the corner […]
Standing for something.
What do you think of the word iconic? Rather like the word luxury, it’s thrown around with abandon: I can […]
Utopian dreams and reality
2016 was not exactly a year filled with inspiration and it says something that many of us are greeting 2017 […]
The same old story
My suburb is undergoing an explosion of growth. Due to a change in local planning law, it is now possible […]
Who needs architecture?
My recent trip to Europe was all about nature and walking. Which was completely different to last year’s trip, which […]
