STANDING DESK
The idea that you should use a “standing desk” has been on the periphery of office designs for some time, but it hasn’t really caught …
VICARS CLOSE
Vicars Close is a dead-end street in Wells, Somerset. It is, reportedly, Europe’s oldest residential street, with the original buildings still intact. John Julius Norwich called it “that rarest of survivals, a planned …
LET YOUR GARDEN GROW
“Let your garden grow” is an interesting perspective on how we treat our immediate environment and, indeed, how we treat ourselves. Do we really think …
LESSON OF A WITCH HUNT
This story has all sorts of implications for our current politicised and chaotic world. It is also a major lesson for the media and their …
CULDESAC
In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design. …
TITANIC OF THE PYRENEES
Once hailed as the “Titanic of the Pyrenees”, Canfranc International Station, in northern Spain, has been plagued by disaster, derailment and decades of abandonment. Now, …
FASCINATING
Fascinating is the only word I can think of to describe the following design in credit cards that I had no idea existed. I would …
PLAYING JAZZ TO THEIR COWS
Farmers in the U.K. are playing jazz to their cows. And, no, I am not making that up! A new soundtrack has started to …
ROBERT BURNS FAMILY FLUTE
Robert Burns family flute is a story I have not heard before, and I have been involved in staging Robert Burns Suppers for many years …
PLATYPUS DIPLOMACY
Before koalas became Australia’s animal ambassadors, the country tried platypus diplomacy. In 1943, a camouflaged ship set off from Australia to England carrying top secret …