Andrew Barrie Lab
@andrewbarrielab.bsky.social
Maker of buildings, books, maps, and exhibitions. Teacher and researcher.
Lovely time of year to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Lovely time of year to be there.
Yanaka! Lived near there!
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Yanaka! Lived near there!
A personal architectural favourite visible in your photo just across the river from Super Dry Hall opposite the Kaminari-mon
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A personal architectural favourite visible in your photo just across the river from Super Dry Hall opposite the Kaminari-mon
Athfield House!!
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Athfield House!!
Yikes! That’s about 50 meters a day or 2 meters an hour! You’d be able to stand and watch it melt like a dropped ice cream on a hot footpath…
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yikes! That’s about 50 meters a day or 2 meters an hour! You’d be able to stand and watch it melt like a dropped ice cream on a hot footpath…
Yup, my high school tech drawing teacher used it, sometimes when talking about student work. And I still think of it driving on the motorway through Porirua, where you can look across and see the gigantic former Mitsubishi factory.
October 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Yup, my high school tech drawing teacher used it, sometimes when talking about student work. And I still think of it driving on the motorway through Porirua, where you can look across and see the gigantic former Mitsubishi factory.
Care to name names? 😉
September 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Care to name names? 😉
Yup. Nailed it. Who wouldn’t want to operate in an environment with less pesky compliance and more resources…
September 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yup. Nailed it. Who wouldn’t want to operate in an environment with less pesky compliance and more resources…
I often wonder if printers have a ‘stress fuse’ - when the blood pressure of anyone in the vicinity ticks 2% above normal, the machine cuts out…
August 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I often wonder if printers have a ‘stress fuse’ - when the blood pressure of anyone in the vicinity ticks 2% above normal, the machine cuts out…
Any chance of a stopover in New Zealand?
June 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Any chance of a stopover in New Zealand?
He’s been watching the wrong Clint Eastwood movie.
May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
He’s been watching the wrong Clint Eastwood movie.
Even how they’re arranged paints a picture
January 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Even how they’re arranged paints a picture
I often think of Lodge’s wry Senior Common Room scene (towards the end of Nice Work) while sitting in our own, now little used, Staff Room…
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I often think of Lodge’s wry Senior Common Room scene (towards the end of Nice Work) while sitting in our own, now little used, Staff Room…
For something a bit more off the beaten track, take the train from Nagoya up to Takeyama, a lovely small city. Stay a night, then take a bus up to the world heritage farm houses at Shirakawa-go. Stay over in one of the old houses. A bit expensive, but amazing experience especially in winter.
December 26, 2024 at 12:54 AM
For something a bit more off the beaten track, take the train from Nagoya up to Takeyama, a lovely small city. Stay a night, then take a bus up to the world heritage farm houses at Shirakawa-go. Stay over in one of the old houses. A bit expensive, but amazing experience especially in winter.
Any of the onsen / hot spring towns would be a great experience, and many are reachable by train from the big cities. Matsuyama city is a couple hours from Tokyo by train or bus, has one of the best original castles, and some great hot spring ryokan/hotels on the outskirts of town.
December 26, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Any of the onsen / hot spring towns would be a great experience, and many are reachable by train from the big cities. Matsuyama city is a couple hours from Tokyo by train or bus, has one of the best original castles, and some great hot spring ryokan/hotels on the outskirts of town.
I know, I know, it's really serious…
December 25, 2024 at 5:59 AM
I know, I know, it's really serious…