Colin Bisset

The Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, Lambeth – London County Council (LCC) and Greater London Council (GLC) Architect’s Department, 1963-68 Image © Morley von Sternberg

BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.

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A U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a man in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, federal officials said.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara described the man as a 37-year-old White male, who was a resident of the city and believed to be an American citizen. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV

Singing its tiny heart out! But what is it? #northernriversnsw #addbirder #birdsofaustralia

The beautiful python that hangs around our house and keeps the rats in check... #pestcontrol #python

Really couldn't make it up...

Ooh, the blissful times I had there as a student...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

An inspiration to all, and a model of grace and kindness...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Spies, eggcups and penthouses: Sir Terry Farrell’s best buildings – in pictures Sir Terry Farrell, the UK’s leading architect-planner and postmodernist, has died aged 87

Always enjoyed my commute into Embankment Place. Sense of arrival, sense of place. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

It’s ludicrous and insulting to suggest that the richest university in Australia can’t afford the two part-time wages to run Meanjin.
Also: did they even try to save it? Donation drive? Philanthropic efforts? Offering it to another institution?
No.
The university council shut it down intentionally.

Very very sad news.

An echidna enjoying an ant feast this afternoon. ❤️

Love the choice of car...

They do that in Denmark and Sweden, too. Kinda makes sense.

The quiet stuff that rarely gets mentioned...

Walking past so many straight couples, with the man declaiming loudly about the view and directions, and can't help feeling the energy of regret from the woman...

After the storm #wengen

The standard of coffee in Britain seems to have gone up, marginally, since my last visit. Although I was asked yesterday if I wanted milk with my cappuccino...

The Manifesto House: Q&A with Owen Hopkins - Yale University Press London In this Q&A Owen Hopkins author, architecture historian and curator, discusses his new book, The Manifesto House.

Friday reading ☕🧑‍💻

In this short Q&A, Owen Hopkins discusses the concept of the ‘Manifesto House’ in architecture, the importance of the domestic space, and how architects today are working to respond to issues such as decolonisation.
yalebooks.co.uk/owen-hopkins...

Being there We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more established and it’s always interesting to see new ideas and different plants.

Being there

We’re in the final throes of organising an overseas holiday. We will visit friends and family in Britain and then head off to Europe. As usual, we’re keen to see as much as possible. Anthony is keen to visit as many gardens as he can, especially as our own in Australia becomes more…

No idea why media still depicts Nats as a farmers party. They are a mining party beholden to coal and gas interests and funded by Gina Rinehart. When there is a conflict between farmers and fossil fuels, they always back fossil fuels. Their opposition to wind is to protect fossil fuels for longer.

Just seen bright green light with a tail falling through the sky, Northern Rivers. Meteor? So bright!

Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket Previous expos in Japan have had similar policies of giving 'invitation tickets' to people holding passes for the 1940 event, expo organizers said.

A man was admitted to the 2025 Osaka Expo in Japan with a ticket for the 1940 event in Tokyo that was called off as WWII escalated.

'Modelled on a French chateau' writes someone who hasn't even Googled what a French chateau might look like... www.realestate.com.au/news/medieva...

just felt the urge to remind you that the owner of baker’s delight is a major funder of advance australia

#auspol

How many stars? Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen in this country is legally obliged to vote. And while Labor might have got a full 5 stars for winning, of course there’s room for improvement.

How many stars?

Well, that’s it for another Australian election. A Labor landslide and thank goodness. In an age where everything from a parcel delivery to a supermarket trip is followed by a request to rate the experience, a general elections is a rating extragavanza par excellence. Every citizen…

New England skies are always magnificent...

Japanese sense and sensibility Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.

Japanese sense and sensibility

Japanese architecture is often beautiful, seldom thoughtless and always engaging. I hope you enjoy this short piece on my thoughts on the links between buildings of all ages, and maybe you'll join me in Japan later in the year to walk within the places I mention.

YouTube video by Colin Bisset Japan architecture, off the beaten track

Japan, great architecture and a timber sensibility...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQm3...

Bit of a Bill Henson evening...

Redbrowed Finch. They have a tendency to fly into windows, unfortunately...