Woodblocks by KAWASE HASUI.

The moon, the sky, the trees, the water ,the light from a window.. The buildings are part of the landscape, part of nature..

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Some thoughts and communications on architecture and biophilic design in general.

Nov 171 min read

The Architecture of life - A journey, two community projects and three things learned

My recent talk given at Londons first biophilic conference 12 November 2024 in the Barbican Centre hosted by the Journal of Biophilic...

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Feb 27, 20234 min read

Landfall - Two Extensions and a house

“Yesterday I climbed the hill and became aware of my endurance through a battle between my will and the slope. I stopped and paused....

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Feb 27, 20233 min read

Union Corner - A community centre with a reverence for life

The Union Corner Community project was the founding project of the local community group Nudge Builders with the dream of transforming...

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Aug 29, 20222 min read

Why the loss of biodiversity and Architecture matters

Today Im preparing a short talk for the Homebuilding and Renovating Show in London on September 30 which will be about designing houses...

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Aug 19, 20222 min read

The reduction of the world to resources is killling the planet

Response to "The Beginning" a post by Robert Reich at Substack Link: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-beginning?utm_source=%2Fprofi...

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Sep 9, 20212 min read

Response to Charles Eisensteins essay "Every Act a Ceremony" - Spiritual traditions and architecture

Charles, Thankyou so much for your voice and your work and this essay. As a middle class white guy brought up in the suburbs of...

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Sep 9, 20212 min read

Response to NY Times Article on 25 Most Significant Works of Architecture

This was a recent response to a New York Times Style Magazine article which can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/t-magaz...

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Sep 9, 20212 min read

A response to Graham McKay at Misfits Architecture

Graham , Thankyou so much for these blogs. The spirit and content must ripple out and touch a lot of people both inside the profession and...

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