New towns don’t exactly have a great image and are often used as symbols of soullessness, like Cumbernauld in the […]
Tag Archive for ‘Le Corbusier’
The wheels on the roof go round and round
These days so much architecture is about appearance, making a big statement and attracting the eye (and the Instagram account). […]
Learning from La Tourette
The sign at the entrance warns me that this is an espace de silence, a place of silence. I’m thinking […]
A Meanjin moment
I’m itching to write about my recent visit to Le Corbusier’s Couvent de la Tourette but in the meantime, click […]
Waste not, want not
Many a mickle makes a muckle is an old Scottish saying which means that a lot of little things can […]
The Fussy Librarian: an interview
I was delighted to be invited to speak to The Fussy Librarian this week about writing (and my messy desk). […]
Paying a visit to the smallest room
I’ve been thinking about bathrooms a lot lately, mainly because it’s winter and our upstairs bathroom has a heated floor, […]
Prepare for take-off
A consequence of moving to Australia from Britain over twenty years ago has been that I’ve passed through a lot […]
Starstruck in the past
There’s a scene in Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris’ when the 1920s flapper played by Marion Cotillard wishes she lived […]
Never mind the quality
I had a meeting recently in a particularly lovely space. The office was in one of Sydney’s old warehouses and […]
