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Graining and Cities

In his book The Timeless Way of Building, Christopher Alexander states that people should work where they live. I had some trouble with this at first as it’s pretty difficult...

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The Clown House

Over in Darlinghurst, on the corner of Bourke and Stanley Sts, there is an old, very run-down, abandoned terrace. Fortunately, though it is essentially a ruin, it has not been...

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Where-house?

These were taken in January, after we picked up the keys but before our stuff had been moved in. By now I figure that those of you who can make...

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shb75

Today was the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. To celebrate, the bridge was closed to traffic and people were allowed to walk across. North to...

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Mardi Gras!

The famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras was last weekend. And I mean famous in the real sense, not the St Kilda Rd sense. We live literally just down...

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