On Memories, The Past and Moving Forward - Claire Monneraye / Hiromi Tango (Sat May 17 Aug 2014)

Untitled - Alexandria (Wed 28 May 2014)
Claire Monneraye (*) writes On Memories (*) and Moving Forward (*):

emotion (*) and pain (*) and memories (*) can’t be put aside, [..] But new memories can be created by reusing and rebuilding the past (*). [..]

Hiromi Tango (*) adds:

Art has helped me to recover from certain times when I was having difficulties and has helped me cope with memories and emotions,

via Hiromi Tango finds relief from postnatal depression in her craft (*) by Andrew Taylor (*).

On Constraint and Design - Kevin McCloud - SMH Spectrum (Sat 12 Oct 2013)

The eljeiffel House - Handover Day - Alexandria (Mon 14 Oct 2013)
Kevin McCloud (*) writes On Design (*):

When you're in a hole with no money, you have to be creative (*).

He astutely adds:

Money is an enemy of good design (*) because it stops people thinking (*)

via Broken dreams and home truths (*) by Andrew Taylor (*).

The same can be said when working with a small space. It forces good design and it amazing to watch a great architect (thanks Kerry) create space out of nowhere.

A new life starts today for a beautiful old house that is just on 106 years old. The space is small but it feels big.

This project was something I had never planned for, but life always presents challenges and opportunities we can't predetermine, one of the beauties of life, if you chose it to be.

Once the decision was made, a lot of thought, planning and effort has been put in to get to this point.

While it is a little sad to see bits of the old go, it feels the right thing to do and it is exciting to bring new life to a solid foundation.

May we, who have accepted this challenge and opportunity, be blessed with good fortune to make it happen with a smile on our face.

Looking forward to the 7 month transition that will give you the opportunity to provide another 100 years of sanctuary to whoever seeks haven under your roof.

Let the renovations begin.

On Adaptability - Edmund Capon - Spectrum / Andrew Taylor (Sat 07 Aug 2013)

Portrait Wall - Barcelona (Tue 06 Aug 2013)
Edmund Capon (*) writes On Adaptability (*):

I think the human animal is amazingly adaptable (*).

via Still serving the people (*) by Andrew Taylor (*).