From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. This piece was first broadcast on 2nd December 2023. […]
Tag Archive for ‘Le Corbusier’
How’s the serenity?
Japan is good for me. It has sublime architecture and breathtaking landscapes, it’s incredibly well-organised and it’s just a little […]
Design icons: Ebenezer Howard
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. First aired on 4th November 2023 (you can listen […]
Building for the soul
I’ve been familiar with the Goetheanum since I was a teenager and yet it was only last month that I […]
Long time no see
I can tell we’re getting towards the end of our renovation because my thoughts are beginning to move overseas. While […]
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: 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 […]
Look at it this way
This year, most of us have become much more familiar with our direct surroundings. For a while I stopped walking […]
Zesty Zurich
If life hadn’t thrown the curve ball of a pandemic, I should have been arriving in Switzerland around now to […]