Category Archives: architecture

thanks

Today Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US and Canada. A holiday that aims to think of what one is thankful for must be one of the best of reasons to have a public holiday there is. I’d happily import Thanksgiving … Continue reading

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a favourite building

A modern classic from the 1920’s is the Stockholm Public Library by Gunnar Asplund – one of the great Swedish architects. It was built when the neo classicism was followed by the functionalism. Strict, airy, with a simple – yet … Continue reading

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