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The pettiness of humans optimised- whether it’s familial feuds or thwarted lovers, sometimes these manifest into these amazing cool houses. I’m obsessed with the stories behind these houses!
Feb 13, 2025
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I just love seeing how rich people live and how they can have bad taste too. Plus i love the architectural content overall
Apr 22, 2024
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gonna butcher this take As I don’t have relevant readings to hand… let me know if u want them ☺️
But this is most obvious in large-scale architectural elements such as town squares, where co-presence is emphasised thereby promoting commerce in the area. However this also is true for small, domestic architecture, e.g layouts of old English manors emphasise a distinction between master and servant thus perpetuating this class relationship (I assume work has also been done about women’s domestic role in this same vein but I do not know it)
However the bit I think is interesting (and most relevant!) is the notion that architecture’s generative effect on social relationships acted as a catalyst for the development human society at the very beginning of culture. Having a single enclosed space immediately creates a dynamic between resident and outsider, and having multiple enclosed spaces together only further adds to and complexifies the possibLe social relationships that can be established.
Soooo the reason I think houses can be so scary is because by subverting any of the various ways domestic space works, be it through an intrusion (violation of social relationship generated by space), impossibility (Kubrick-style corridors) or some other thing, the very foundational brick of all of our societal structures is shown to be fragile, or whateva 😎 think u get the point yap over
Dec 28, 2024
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Be intentional with your online presence. We are physical beings in the end.
Jan 2, 2025
Kris (from Naive Weekly)- This defines and maps the landscape of the ‘small’ web. This map highlights the projects and ideas that shape it. The result is a beautifully crafted site that offers a visual taxonomy of different ‘types of websites,’ along with a wealth of links to fascinating, personal, and often arcane corners of the internet.
These digital spaces are curated by strangers who simply enjoy creating and experimenting online. Have a click around and see where it takes you.
Personally, I’m drawn to the feral web this year; it feels fitting.
Feb 13, 2025
Been following since 2021 and recently each post reminds me of morning train commutes in London. I have started missing foggy platforms and the excited conversations of parents pointing out skyline monuments to their children as they enter the city centre.
Ugh I miss the big city during term time🤲
Jan 6, 2025