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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.”
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Towards a blueprint for the suburbs, and the centres
Towards a blueprint for the suburbs, and the centres
A radio interview on the Australian city, suburbs and centres—as seen in 1970, 2007, and 2021
Dan Hill
Feb 13, 2022
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…
Dan Hill
Aug 30, 2021
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…
Dan Hill
Aug 13, 2021
Sheffield: architecture and morality, ruins and austerity
Sheffield: architecture and morality, ruins and austerity
Walking around Park Hill, July 2011
Dan Hill
Feb 9, 2020
Evening walk in Shimbashi
Evening walk in Shimbashi
Walking through the izakaya along the railway, July 2019
Dan Hill
Nov 16, 2019
Moriyama House, by Ryue Nishizawa
Moriyama House, by Ryue Nishizawa
“The quiet accumulation of urban elements rooted in daily life” #1
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
Dan Hill
May 5, 2018
The city as destructive system: Wildfires, Dresden and the case against urban sprawl
The city as destructive system: Wildfires, Dresden and the case against urban sprawl
Australia, bushfires and learning from urban history
Dan Hill
Oct 29, 2007
Video game flâneur
Video game flâneur
Which city would you resurrect with Rockstar’s city-machine?
Dan Hill
Apr 10, 2004
The pool as piazza
The pool as piazza
The public pool as Australia’s public space
Dan Hill
May 11, 2016
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