From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. Rue Franklin was first broadcast on 5th November. You […]
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Design icons: the tower
From a series written for ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living. The tower was first broadcast on 22nd October 2022. […]
Design icons: the public toilet
From my regular series of Design Icons written for ABC RN Blueprint. You can find others on my main page […]
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 […]
Building bricks of life
Recently I was asked to contribute some thoughts about bricks for ABC RN’s ‘Blueprint for Living’. My chat with Jonathan […]
Café culture
I don’t always ‘get’ cafés. They used to say in London that you were never more than six feet away […]
Sunshine and playing favourites
Recently my friend, writer Victoria Blake, recommended my blog for a Sunshine Blogger Award. I was very touched, especially as […]
Cities that soar
The recent spate of terrorist attacks and the horrific Grenfell Tower fire made me realise just how much I still […]
Natural balance
You know the thing – a postcard showing a view of a town or a building and in the corner […]
The year of Le Corbusier
I’m aware that this site is beginning to look like one dedicated only to Le Corbusier but you must allow […]
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