This picture book is truly gorgeous : based on the true story of Mildred, Harriet, Brenda, and Wilma Moody, this non fiction book shows the incredible work realized by the sisters in Southern California in the 30s.
New paper published!
In 'The challenges of hybrid work: an architectural sociology perspective', we - my wonderful colleagues Matt Thomas, Rosica Pachilova and I - scan the emerging literature since 2020 and compare it to a small sample of participants with lived experience of hybrid work.
I'm (still!) working on my paper about Finnish public libraries and their architecture. There's an interesting recent development where the library is fused with other public services. In the Iso Omena mall in Espoo, Finland, the library now also serves as the waiting area for the local health centre. I'm not yet sure what to think about this. At least, this multiuse space could have been given some identity and character. #library#publiclibrary#publiclibraries#libraryarchitecture#architecture@academicchatter@architecture
#DYK#DidYouKnow ?
18th & 19th c. houses didn't always incorporate #storage spaces as part of the #architecture.
An examination of inventories of houses comparable to Montpelier found that bedchamber closets held everything from #fabric to dinnerware to #farm equipment. Larger storage rooms held extra pieces of carpets, seasonal décor & often old pieces of #furniture.
I appreciate this is not a building many people will like. The architects are Robinson Green Beretta, which is especially interesting because they have done a ton of local churches. This design is definitely a la Corb, but the sculptural quality is well in keeping with other RGB work.
"HOW THE HINDU RIGHT-WING IN INDIA IS UNDERMINING MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH HERITAGE" by Maitri Dore.
"In service of the myth of a Hindu golden age, the Hindu right-wing is contorting historical facts and attempting to cleanse the built environment of Muslim heritage. Their meddlesomeness is proof of the pudding that heritage is more than simply brick and mortar. It is about the selection and use of these for political purposes. In this scheme then, architecture–by way of claims to mosques, and public space–through its renaming, are merely convenient props that hold up the cherry-picked narrative."