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London's just turned cold and wet (and borderline snowy) so here's a photo from the south of France.
Actually I don't remember St Tropez actually being that warm when we dropped by in November – the storm clouds kinda detracted from the summery tone of the place – but the warm Mediterranean colours definitely make it feel that way in photos.
Posted on Monday, March 19, 2007 | Europe 2006-2007 | No Comments Yet
British Museum is famous for its collection of artefacts collected during the heyday of colonial rule (and the resulting grumbles when countries request them back). But for an architecture fan, the museum's main drawcard is Norman Foster's immense glass canopy over the Great Court.
On a clear day with sunshine streaming through the canopy it really is a breathtaking structure, a spider's web of glass billowing up around the central reading room and enclosing Europe's largest covered square.
Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 | Europe 2006-2007 | 1 Comments
Spring has come early to the UK with plenty of flowers, especially daffodils, appearing in the parks. News reports on the UK government's proposed carbon reduction legislation mention global warming and the flowers' unseasonal appearance as an example of how climate change is affecting life.
There's been plenty of talk on how to save energy in the home and workplace (I love the way making tea is the first thing they mention). Miles has written up plenty of tips for saving the world, small business style that are worth a read too.
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | Europe 2006-2007 | 2 Comments
I'm still hanging out in (unseasonably warm and sunny) London, getting a fix of culture by hitting a few museums and galleries this past week. The monumental National Gallery, the equally monumental Tate Modern, the grandeur of the Natural History Museum, the sun drenched court of the British Museum and the vague disappointment of the Design Museum.
Why vague disappointment at the Design Museum? They're in the middle of setting up new exhibitions, so there's only one gallery on display at the moment. Their little design shop was entertaining enough to while away at least an hour or so before moving on.
Today's random trivia: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott is the architect behind the Bankside Power Station, the giant cathedral to industry that's now home to the Tate Modern gallery. As a power station the building had a very short life, being shut down after less than twenty years because oil became prohibitively expensive as a fuel for generating electricity.
Scott is also the architect of the Battersea Power Station, an imposing part of London's skyline which has been the subject of a few failed apartment conversions over the years. At the moment the building and the surrounding site is lying dormant, which seems a shame.
But Scott's most famous contribution to London is probably the iconic red telephone box, which first appeared on the streets in 1926 and has since been the subject of plenty of photos.
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 | Europe 2006-2007 | 1 Comments
