Climate and context are driving a new generation of naturalistic gardens in homes shortlisted for architecture awards this year. Some old-fashioned plants are making a comeback too.
Climate and context are driving a new generation of naturalistic gardens in homes shortlisted for architecture awards this year. Some old-fashioned plants are making a comeback too.
Climate and context are driving a new generation of naturalistic gardens in homes shortlisted for architecture awards this year. Some old-fashioned plants are making a comeback too.
On an exposed corner, featherlight wood slatting wraps a reworked semidetached unit that includes spaces for quiet seclusion and community interaction.
Two readers responded to the discussion of the original World Trade Centre. My mention of Philippe Petit’s high wire walk between the twin towers prompted loyal reader Sue Barnsley to mention the SBS On Demand documentary on this ‘artistic crime of the century’. Absolutely worth seeing. On the other hand ‘nameless’ sent brickbats that I didn’t show the ‘Gothic arches’ of Minoru Yamasaki s design.