A beautiful reading room
When visiting Leeds, my original university town, I decided to drop in on a few libraries, including the hulking Victorian...
Measuring shadows
I love this description of Greek architecture as being a mathematical exercise in measuring of the sun's progress and its...
Key Performance Indicators (V)
This 16th century striking, simple verdict on the inaugural performance in Palladio's Teatro Olimpico could stand as an interesting test...
The jewel of learning
An original simile to describe the architecturally solid seat of learning in Dublin, set in and setting off the relative...
Pepper-pot turrets
The description of these towers and turrets in the village of Kardamyli, which are a match for the mine's-bigger-than-yours competition...
Argumentative authenticity
You can't help admiring people said to be as authentic as argumentative, including in themselves, and in their art and...
Visit to the Leeds Library
By luck, a short visit to Leeds coincided with a monthly guided tour of the Leeds Library, one of...
A sunny spot to read
I fell in love with this room when I saw this sunlit painting. The Victorian artist has captured a perfect...
Vaulting clouds
A description of a visit to the Lascaux Caves yields this celestial simile for a soaring natural roof.Â
The...
Architecture that shouts for joy
A beautiful description of a church, capturing a soaring, up-swooping roof, and the exhilaration it can bring to the onlooker.
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Palladian persuasive powers
Let me remember this the next time I wonder what chance there is of persuading anyone to fund ambitious cultural...
Zoo architecture
Always curious about the unwritten books people ponder, and I like Winder's quirkiness in noticing this obvious gap in the...
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