Brutalism – I have always loved this type of architecture for its combination of social progressiveness, abstract form, toned down colours and weighty monumentalism. It’s sad how so many great works have been destroyed. At least Preston still has its bus station!
Links
Eco-pioneers in the 1970s: how aerospace workers tried to save their jobs – and the planet
Mill workers’ poems about 1860s cotton famine rediscovered
Mill workers’ poems about 1860s cotton famine rediscovered
Truly wonderful…
After the double tragedy of the Glasgow School of Art… some good news…
Lewis Silkin and the birth of the modern planning system | The Planner
1st July is also my birthday!
https://www.theplanner.co.uk/opinion/lewis-silkin-and-the-birth-of-the-modern-planning-system
The Architectural Alphabet
Rhododendrons
The Rhododendrons in the garden were looking good yesterday evening, so here are a few shots… a record of spring…