From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The tower was first broadcast on 22nd October 2022. […]
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This other Eden
Everyone knows Australia is teeming with beasties. And even if I hadn’t been aware of it, someone very helpfully gave […]
The alchemy of renovation
Our plans for the house are progressing. For the couple of months we’ve been here, my mind has swung all […]
No place like it
They say that when life gives you lemons then you should make lemonade. Well, I’ve never made lemonade but I’m […]
Looking back to move forward
It took us twenty years to do it but finally we’re here. In late 2001, we took the plunge and […]
All about eve
There’s something beguiling about eves. As in the evening before, not people called Eve. New Year’s Eve, Passover Eve, ‘twas […]
Propagating in a pandemic
There have been many beams of light through the gloom of this pandemic. Chief among them is the dazzling resourcefulness […]
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 […]
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 […]
Taking the plunge
I made a resolution this year that I would start swimming again. Before Christmas, a friend was staying and I […]
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