I can tell we’re getting towards the end of our renovation because my thoughts are beginning to move overseas. While […]
Tag Archive for ‘France’
Design icons: Auguste Perret and the Rue Franklin apartments
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. Rue Franklin was first broadcast on 5th November. You […]
Design icons: the aqueduct
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The aqueduct was first broadcast on 15th October 2022. […]
Design icons: Teflon
Part of my regular series of icons for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. Teflon was first broadcast on 1st […]
Design icons: Charlotte Perriand
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my main page […]
Design icons: the convent of La Tourette
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my main page […]
Design icons: Albi cathedral
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my Blueprint and […]
Messing about in boats
Railway stations and airports are all well and good but nothing really compares to arriving somewhere by boat. It’s intrinsically […]
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 […]
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 […]
Colin Bisset 