Jack Buchanan
@FabnazKunrig
Stonemason | Conservation | SPAB Fellow '23
We're now 10 years since indyref, had it been a yes vote, Scotland would be 3-5 years clear of its debt and 5 years into building its sovereign wealth fund - which means our pensioners wouldn't be paying for Westminster's cheese slipping off its cracker!
Hola those interested in #GlasgowHeritage 👋! Works towards the demolition of the former #ABC Cinema start this week. Therefore, there is a letter in today’s @herascotland calling on owners, OBARCS (ABC) Ltd, & developer Vita Group to save the entrance 👇! heraldscotland.com/opinion/245581…
One could only dream of this happening in Glasgow
Leeds seems to be returning to constructing sensible, well proportioned buildings. 🏗️
Another cheap monstrosity proposed for Glasgow.
The proposed building to replace old Fury Murrays building. Looks liek they will be pulling the old facade down.
Has any area of human endeavour declined as much in the last century as the design and construction of our buildings? Our built environment has become ugly, insubstantial & temporary.
Bricks have been falling from buildings in Leith as Storm Éowyn batters the capital. Neighbours say a towel and duct tape were used to temporarily repair the damage. 📸: Elena Tsakanika
If your "Resistance" is: - Pushed by the press - Affirmed by academia - Pervasive in pop culture - Co-opted by corporations I've got news for you: You are not the Resistance. You are the establishment.
“Buildings”, wrote John Betjeman, are “a public art gallery which is always open.”
What we don't like about "country sports" is the infliction of pain and misery on animals, it is utterly pointless.
A developer wants to demolish the B-listed neo-classical Hillhead Baptist Church, built in 1883 by Thomas L. Watson, and replace it with a clunky block of flats. The deadline to object is midnight on Friday. You can use my objection letter as a template👇🏻pauljsweeney.com/post/planning-…