James Taite
@jamestaite.bsky.social
Stonemason in Ottawa, Canada.
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I'm sorry, I walk by this building every morning while dropping the 7-y.o. off at school, and I think everyone should know how amazing it is. (And yes, those are seahorses and a trident on top of the tower.)
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I'm sorry, I walk by this building every morning while dropping the 7-y.o. off at school, and I think everyone should know how amazing it is. (And yes, those are seahorses and a trident on top of the tower.)
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The nitty gritty of medieval architecture. The corner of an upper storey. The top of Cheap Street, Sherborne.
February 10, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The nitty gritty of medieval architecture. The corner of an upper storey. The top of Cheap Street, Sherborne.
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If you’re in Ottawa, don’t miss Miroyama Teshima’s extraordinary architecture for the Canadian War Museum.
Some of our students get a good look at the Moriyama Regeneration Hall during an excellent tour of the Canadian War Museum today.
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
If you’re in Ottawa, don’t miss Miroyama Teshima’s extraordinary architecture for the Canadian War Museum.
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Post Office
Sagola, MI
Sagola, MI
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Post Office
Sagola, MI
Sagola, MI
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Random background 1960s buildings, Budapest.
February 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Random background 1960s buildings, Budapest.
35’ without a joint isn’t unheard of, though maybe a bit far… not sure though why some load from the roof, even on a veneer, would cause a crack like this without movement in the foundation, and that’s likely to be a whole other issue 🤷
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 AM
35’ without a joint isn’t unheard of, though maybe a bit far… not sure though why some load from the roof, even on a veneer, would cause a crack like this without movement in the foundation, and that’s likely to be a whole other issue 🤷
February 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I’d assume a foundation problem, unfortunately. you’ll have to pop off the loose parging and see what’s behind that…
February 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
I’d assume a foundation problem, unfortunately. you’ll have to pop off the loose parging and see what’s behind that…
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Wanted to let you all know I will be at Mouse Arts & Letters Club in Chicago on Saturday, February 21 at 4pm giving a presentation on modern design in West Michigan.
No tickets required, just a $10 suggested donation at the door.
No tickets required, just a $10 suggested donation at the door.
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Wanted to let you all know I will be at Mouse Arts & Letters Club in Chicago on Saturday, February 21 at 4pm giving a presentation on modern design in West Michigan.
No tickets required, just a $10 suggested donation at the door.
No tickets required, just a $10 suggested donation at the door.
I’m sure Micah Springut is all over it
February 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I’m sure Micah Springut is all over it
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In this weekend’s @thestar.com column I look at how churches have a tradition creating needed housing in Canada & Cabbagetown’s objection to height at St Luke’s is wrong. It’s also voter-supported city policy to force all density into a few areas so you can’t have it both ways, yo.
Shawn Micallef: How high is too high? Why Toronto’s beef with the size of residential towers misses the point
The pressure to go higher in places like this is because it’s not possible in a lot of Toronto where multi-unit apartment bias is strong.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In this weekend’s @thestar.com column I look at how churches have a tradition creating needed housing in Canada & Cabbagetown’s objection to height at St Luke’s is wrong. It’s also voter-supported city policy to force all density into a few areas so you can’t have it both ways, yo.
…then you need the opportunity to do it, to refine your skills. The demands of a huge project will create the skilled group of workers.
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
…then you need the opportunity to do it, to refine your skills. The demands of a huge project will create the skilled group of workers.
10 or 15 years ago the company I work for had to ramp up from a crew of a half-dozen to over 200 in about 6 months. We were pulling masons from the UK, France, Poland… There is an immense pool of talent out there. And stonecutting is not rocket science… you need someone to teach you the basics, and…
February 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
10 or 15 years ago the company I work for had to ramp up from a crew of a half-dozen to over 200 in about 6 months. We were pulling masons from the UK, France, Poland… There is an immense pool of talent out there. And stonecutting is not rocket science… you need someone to teach you the basics, and…
Wonderful Toon. Where is that?
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Wonderful Toon. Where is that?
…limited acquaintance, I can think of at least a half-dozen carvers that could take on a corinthian cap. I’m not a carver, just a minimally competent stonecutter, but even I can crank out classical mouldings by the mile.
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
…limited acquaintance, I can think of at least a half-dozen carvers that could take on a corinthian cap. I’m not a carver, just a minimally competent stonecutter, but even I can crank out classical mouldings by the mile.
Not so much about the companies as about the individuals capable of doing the work, and I wouldn’t worry too much about that. The ability follows the demand; banker masons have always been proverbially peripatetic, and it is an extremely teachable skill.
Even in my small corner of the world, in my…
Even in my small corner of the world, in my…
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Not so much about the companies as about the individuals capable of doing the work, and I wouldn’t worry too much about that. The ability follows the demand; banker masons have always been proverbially peripatetic, and it is an extremely teachable skill.
Even in my small corner of the world, in my…
Even in my small corner of the world, in my…
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Cathedral of St Mary, Newcastle
Details from the 2006 stained glass window by Joseph A Nuttgens celebrating Newcastle's industrial heritage.
• Ship building on the Tyne with the vessel towering over the worker’s terraced housing.
• Pottery painting
• Machining
#StainedGlassSunday
Details from the 2006 stained glass window by Joseph A Nuttgens celebrating Newcastle's industrial heritage.
• Ship building on the Tyne with the vessel towering over the worker’s terraced housing.
• Pottery painting
• Machining
#StainedGlassSunday
February 8, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Cathedral of St Mary, Newcastle
Details from the 2006 stained glass window by Joseph A Nuttgens celebrating Newcastle's industrial heritage.
• Ship building on the Tyne with the vessel towering over the worker’s terraced housing.
• Pottery painting
• Machining
#StainedGlassSunday
Details from the 2006 stained glass window by Joseph A Nuttgens celebrating Newcastle's industrial heritage.
• Ship building on the Tyne with the vessel towering over the worker’s terraced housing.
• Pottery painting
• Machining
#StainedGlassSunday
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The most important event to happen here since Winnipeg General Strike 1919: we just combined pro-wrestling with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. The world will follow.
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The most important event to happen here since Winnipeg General Strike 1919: we just combined pro-wrestling with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. The world will follow.
…that case the offset between the point of support and the load at the free end would be less than in a rectangular tread, and so produce less torsion I think.
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 AM
…that case the offset between the point of support and the load at the free end would be less than in a rectangular tread, and so produce less torsion I think.
Gorgeous.
The basic principle is the same… eccentric load of the tread above puts the tread below in torsion, resisted mainly by the wall they tail into. Difference is that there’s no pencheck to aid in resisting rotation.
They appear to be wedge-shaped though? Narrowing toward the free end? In…
The basic principle is the same… eccentric load of the tread above puts the tread below in torsion, resisted mainly by the wall they tail into. Difference is that there’s no pencheck to aid in resisting rotation.
They appear to be wedge-shaped though? Narrowing toward the free end? In…
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Gorgeous.
The basic principle is the same… eccentric load of the tread above puts the tread below in torsion, resisted mainly by the wall they tail into. Difference is that there’s no pencheck to aid in resisting rotation.
They appear to be wedge-shaped though? Narrowing toward the free end? In…
The basic principle is the same… eccentric load of the tread above puts the tread below in torsion, resisted mainly by the wall they tail into. Difference is that there’s no pencheck to aid in resisting rotation.
They appear to be wedge-shaped though? Narrowing toward the free end? In…
search youtube for Fred Dibnah if you’ve never heard of him
February 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
search youtube for Fred Dibnah if you’ve never heard of him
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Found old Markuskyrkan photos I never processed so you’re getting Lewerentz on your feed again. I miss him
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Found old Markuskyrkan photos I never processed so you’re getting Lewerentz on your feed again. I miss him