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Nearly 200 years later, the City of Paris unveils a plaque in homage to the very first photograph of human beings 📸 Place de La République

Talk 17th November 7pm Docomomo UK in person & online www.docomomo.org.uk/events/seeki... Architects seeking refuge on the brink of WW2. Looks interesting.

20% off everything in the shop over on Etsy (prayforpatrick.etsy.com) all this week and a flash sale starting over on Instagram with loads of out of stock and rare bits

#31DaysofGraves Day 26 Accident. In 1868 Irish Mail train had left London en route to Holyhead. Just outside Abergele, 6 wagons filled with paraffin, came loose from another train & hurtled down an incline into the path of the Irish Mail. 33 were killed and were interred at St. Michael's, Abergele.

"Interbrigadisten vor Teruel" (International Brigades at Teruel) by Gerhard Kurt Müller 1966-67. The town+ looming sky behind reminds me of El Greco's view of Toledo, as do elongated characters. Criticised at in GDR for unheroic portrayal of fighters. Feel of cold is patent.NewMastersGallery,Dresden

Construction of the Pompidou Centre in 4 photos 📸🏗️ #Paris 1972-1977

Lloyd’s Circus, Irlande – 1900 🚲🌀

Another section from the latest essay-the 1872 Blumenstraße riots-from the first instalment of a three-part essay series, spanning the 19th century to the present day, that explores the dynamics between Berlin’s landlords, tenants and the state… slowtravelberlin.substack.com/p/who-owns-b...

A pizza Sunlight Chambers....(grabs coat). A bit more on the building via @archiseek.bsky.social www.archiseek.com/1902-sunligh...

The skeletons of Stoneybatter, Dublin 7.

Mount Haguro, Yamagata, Japan

Interesting buy today. Faithful departed; the Dublin of James Joyce's Ulysses. Published in 1982.

Interesting book bought today, from 1982.

Colourway, a recently completed project in Plumstead that transformed an underpass with murals, ceramic walls and staircase, new lighting, new paving and power-points for events, created in a superstar team with Adams & Sutherland & Makegood. photos by @gardnergareth.bsky.social

Abundance, a 50 metre long permanent artwork I designed for Sheldon Square in Paddington Central

On a generally miserable day, make yourself comfortable like Sasha.

French issued version of the People's Olympiad poster, Barcelona's 1936 antifascist, anti-racist response to the Nazi Olympics, with instructions for sportsman and women to participate, and tourists to travel to watch the games. Due to start on the 19th, the games were cancelled because of the coup

An extremely long thread of interesting churches, processional even.

#272: Gottfried Böhm, St. Paul, Bocholt (1964-66)

Kasa-tei tea house at Kodai-ji temple, Kyoto, Japan: Important Cultural Property of Japan. Photography by Takashi(aes256) on Flickr

Lucia Moholy (1894-1989), photographer and publications editor. Her photos documented the architecture and products of the Bauhaus #womensart #BauhausWomen

Mizutani Chaya Nara Park, Japan Photography by Koborin@KoborinX2

One of Ireland’s great views; looking out towards the Blaskets from An Clasach, on the Dingle Peninsula. Always takes my breath away… #Ireland #Dingle #blasketislands #Kerry #Thekingdom

#speirgorm - de we know anyone involved in local politics/services who might be able to help a Swedish woman in acute need in the Rosslare area? She moved to Ireland over the weekend but her accommodation turned out to be a bluff, deposit and rent gone, she needs somewhere to stay urgently.

Being observed #Sasha

#320: Busmann + Haberer, Church of Matthew, Cologne-Lindenthal (1975-77)

As always with regards to protest, nobody’s doing it like the French

Let's raise our glass tonight to William Walker, who from 1906 to 1911, diving in dirty muddy water, working for hours in darkness to restore the foundations of Winchester Cathedral and saving it from collapsing. He died during the Spanish flu epidemic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

View from Clare Street.

📢 The Judge Paul Carney collection of Berenger watercolours at the Royal Irish Academy Library is now available on the VRTI. How historic sites were seen in the past. 🖼️ 🙂 www.virtualtreasury.ie/news/the-jud... @rialibrary.bsky.social

This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.

Bought for €8 in the wonderful Templebar Bookshop on Cow Lane, Dublin 2.

Went to Juman Dublin tonight. Fantastic. Do go. www.jumon.co.uk

Available in Oxfam Parliament Street, Dublin today. €15 & €8.

Is fiú duit an díolaim Ar an gCoigrích a tharraingt ort. Sleachta mórán leabhar faoin imirce. Ábhar maith ar fáil ó Éabhlóid - Gearrscéalta Mháire Dinny Wren agus úrscéal maith le Caitlín Bheití Ní Chuireáin. Eithne Ní Ghallchobair, Michelle Nic Pháidín fosta. Mionteanga, mionrogha; ach rogha.

@barmas.bsky.social Seen in Cabra, Dublin.....are you diversifying? 🤣 "Blow Barry Blow"

The Bicco Bike Bus is a large group bike designed to allow one adult driver to easily transport ten children with only pedal power. Used in the Netherlands to get to school, it is an original way to offer kids fun and exercise Original post

IRISH BOOK WEEK starts today - woo hoo!! In a shock to absolutely no one, I will be posting about Irish books & bookshops for the next 8 days!!

'Zeeburgerdorp Housing Supervisor Mrs Schuurman with children of the residents, 1927'. This week's post tells the extraordinary story of the segregated estates created in the Netherlands to control antisocial tenants. Photo © Stadsarchief Amsterdam. municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2026/10/13/w...

Typology of Pasta, for World Pasta Day. All images from Wiki

Another Object of Unexpected Interest today, and this one has a story about the architect Michael Scott www.archiseek.com/1780s-lissar... #irisharchitecture #architecture #longford