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Category Archives: Architecture

Weekend 611.0

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Winston Smith

The weekend is always like a blank canvas. I’m drinking coffee and listening to EURO GAMEDAY on TALKSPORT. (1) St Margaret’s Roman Catholic church, Twickenham by Williams and Winkley (The Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Football, Weekend

Weekend 597.2

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Winston Smith

Quotes from Steeple Chasing: Around Britian by Church by Peter Ross: Most cathedrals have been built and rebuilt over centuries. From the moment a new stone is set in place Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Books, Quotes

You are here (and the feeling that it’s all a lot of oysters but no pearls)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Winston Smith

It’s a grim post for a title but as the dust settles on the festive period realities start to preoccupy. It’s like the feeling you have late Sunday afternoon after Continue Reading →

Posted in Airports, Architecture, England, London, Long Island, Mass Transit, Railroads, Southampton, Transportation

Can’t keep my eyes from the circling skies.

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) A quote from Naked Airport by Alastair Gordon “Everything inside the terminal—flight information board, lights, staircase, railings—was designed to be part of a total environment in which each part Continue Reading →

Posted in Airports, Architecture, Design, Quotes

Weekend 585.0 (Sunken Departure Lounge)

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) Flight of fancy: The TWA Hotel (YouTube) (2) Solari boards: The disappearing sound of airports (BBC) (3) Limestone Roof Photo Archives: TWA Hotel (Updated) (4) TWA Hotel playlist on Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Design, Quotes, Weekend

Weekend 573.0

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Winston Smith

Artists specialize in designs. God is the greatest artist of all. This is evident in nature, but also in the designs that He has for His creatures. He has a Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Books, Pop Culture, Weekend

Weekend 568.0 (Sparsa Collegit)

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Winston Smith

There’s a battle ahead, many battles are lost…but you’ll never see the end of the road…while you’re traveling with me.(1) Impressions of a Soulless New Airport (The Imaginative Conservative) “There Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Airports, Brompton, Cycling, Weekend

Weekend 566.0 (Black Umbrella)

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box — Translated Yoko Shimomura Interview (KH13 · for Kingdom Hearts) (2) Why Did It Take 13 Years To Build The Elizabeth Line? Continue Reading →

Posted in England, Architecture, Bermuda, Flowers, France, Kingdom Hearts, London, Mass Transit, Paris, Poetry, Railroads, Weekend

Hotels in England

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Winston Smith

A quick list of my top five. Here’s a link to a previous post with the different cities visited during my two-years in the UK. (1) The Midland in Morecambe Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Countries, England, Railroads, Southampton

Weekend 506.0

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Winston Smith

(1) Two from T.S. Eliot: “Longer and darker the day, shorter and colder the night. Still and stifling the air: but a wind is stored up in the East. The Continue Reading →

Posted in Architecture, Design, England, Quotes, Weekend

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