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I am a camera

Articles, journal entries and images reflecting on places, often cities. The title is lifted from Christopher Isherwood: “I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.”

  • Cities
  • Urbanism
  • Architecture
  • Photojournalism
  • History
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  • Small vehicles of Sandhamn

    Small vehicles of Sandhamn

    How a picturesque island setting for a small Swedish follow-up to Small Vehicles of Tokyo is an unlikely contender for a 15-minute city…
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    Dan Hill
    Aug 30
    Truly public space rather than technically public space: making ‘platforms for outdoor gathering’

    Truly public space rather than technically public space: making ‘platforms for outdoor gathering’

    Utomhusverket 2021 by Studio Ossidiana for ArkDes; a conference centre for the birds, ‘al masha’, and the beauty, dignity and utility of…
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    Dan Hill
    Aug 13
    Sheffield: architecture and morality, ruins and austerity

    Sheffield: architecture and morality, ruins and austerity

    Walking around Park Hill, July 2011
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    Dan Hill
    Feb 9, 2020
    Evening walk in Shimbashi

    Evening walk in Shimbashi

    Walking through the izakaya along the railway, July 2019
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    Dan Hill
    Nov 16, 2019
    Villa Müller, Prague

    Villa Müller, Prague

    A 10 minute stalk around an Adolf Loos classic
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    Dan Hill
    Nov 15, 2019
    Moriyama House, by Ryue Nishizawa

    Moriyama House, by Ryue Nishizawa

    “The quiet accumulation of urban elements rooted in daily life” #1
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    Dan Hill
    May 5, 2018
    House NA, by Sou Fujimoto

    House NA, by Sou Fujimoto

    “The quiet accumulation of urban elements rooted in daily life” #2
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    Dan Hill
    May 5, 2018
    Old and New Finnish Grammar

    Old and New Finnish Grammar

    I’ve been learning Finnish for over a year now, and am getting nowhere fast. Finnish is a notoriously difficult language to learn —…
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    Dan Hill
    Oct 25, 2012
    Ravintolapäivä, edible urbanism and civic opportunism

    Ravintolapäivä, edible urbanism and civic opportunism

    How street food culture tracks and shapes an evolving city
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    Dan Hill
    May 19, 2012
    The pool as piazza

    The pool as piazza

    The public pool as Australia’s public space
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    Dan Hill
    May 11, 2016
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