Celebrate

December 24, 2015 / Robert / 6 Comments

At this time of year

My heartfelt greetings to all.

Celebrate with cheer.

In hope of peace, I call,
“Happiness is everyone’s right;

Live in love, in light”.
Warm wishes, Robert

Labyrinth

December 22, 2015 / Robert / 5 Comments

In the six or so years since leaving UTS (University of Technology, Sydney) progress in line with the University’s tag line, think, change, do and the Campus Masterplan is impressive. The above is taken from the top floor of the Engineering and IT Building looking down towards the ground floor. This description is taken from the UTS website:

It accommodates the Faculty of Engineering and IT, along with the majority of its specialist facilities, for the first time in the faculty’s history. Rising 13 storeys above the ground, the building, designed by Melbourne-based architects Denton Corker Marshall, is encased in a dramatic ‘binary screen’ and features state-of-the-art teaching, learning and research spaces throughout.

UTS Engineering and IT Building

Blue – orange

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 / Robert / 5 Comments

Hard – soft

Shiny – satin

Crazed, glazed – smooth

Man made – natural

Tough – fragile

Dead – alive

Breathtaking contrast

Note to self

December 14, 2015 / Robert / 10 Comments

When walking between meetings at work remember to look up.

Illuminated tree

December 10, 2015 / Robert / 6 Comments

Created in Procreate for iPad

Big brother

December 5, 2015 / Robert / 2 Comments

Early morning shadows in a picture perfect street in Leichhardt. This fine example of Federation domestic architecture appears at risk of being engulfed by it’s younger sibling. Passers by receive a blank stare from a grey cuboidal blockhead and shoulders as they rise from behind the terracotta roof.

Agaves

December 4, 2015 / Robert / 7 Comments

This apartment block is one of many in a tree lined road with planted verges. Off street parking and providing access to the buildings limits the space available for gardens. Clever planting provides colour and life to this otherwise austere facade. Agaves are one of our favourites, we will include some in our tropical garden.

Simplicity

November 30, 2015 / Robert / 2 Comments

We love our holidays in Port Douglas so much that we have talked about creating a tropical garden.

This is a medium to long term plan when we find a home in Newcastle.

This picture, taken at work, shows plant possibilities; simple and effective.

Follyesque

November 26, 2015November 30, 2015 / Robert / 6 Comments

At first glance these Edwardian railings appear to be an integral to Sydney’s Hyde Park. In fact, clever planting, neutral paint colour and repairs to the sandstone encircling the area tell a different story.

They mark the entrance to an early 20th century underground men’s toilet. Most of these facilities were demolished or filled to ground level in the 1990s.

So many euphemisms attempt to conceal the identity of these essential services. This testament to the past almost succeeds.