Following my recent piece on Le Corbusier’s housing development at Pessac, Sugarcubes in Bordeaux. I was delighted to receive an […]
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Sugar cubes in Bordeaux
When I was a student I bought a little book called “Lived-in Architecture: Le Corbusier’s Pessac revisited” by Philippe Boudon. […]
A radiant unity
Earlier this year I broadcast a piece on ABC Radio National about Le Corbusier’s Unité d’habitation (listen here). It’s a […]
Jean Badovici, mystery man
One of the surprising things about writing a novel set within the last hundred years is how difficult it can […]
Talking Japanese
When I was a boy in the 1960s, anything that said ‘Made in Japan’ meant cheap and nasty. We used […]
Look at me!
I know I’ve posted about doors before (see Abandon Hope) and how important I think they are. I am an […]
All hail the national style
In my piece on the California bungalow, I mention the idea of a country seeking a national style. It’s an […]
Are you sitting comfortably?
This week’s Design File is about Mies van der Rohe’s classic Barcelona chair. I have a total thing about chairs […]
The simple life
(Bauhaus students -www.bauhaus.de) Design File: Bauhaus Writing about anything in 700 words is quite an ask as it usually means […]
Memphis Design
(Image re ABC RN/ Wikimedia commons) My Design File for this week is about the Memphis Group. It’s the sort […]
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