Charlie W
@charlie-w.bsky.social
Officially … advocacy for low energy buildings and active travel. In reality, a running commentary on what I’m reading or doing. I also journal (intermittently) at groupbuilding.net. Passivhaus Certified Designer.
Just to take a step back here. The below is, tbh, a fucking mess of an analysis.
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Just to take a step back here. The below is, tbh, a fucking mess of an analysis.
For @sabsldn.bsky.social xmas begins after you’ve seen this. Tickets for next Weds!
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For @sabsldn.bsky.social xmas begins after you’ve seen this. Tickets for next Weds!
Apparently they are not the same proposal represented at different scales. They are proposals _of different scale_. He likes the biggest one, how could it be otherwise.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Apparently they are not the same proposal represented at different scales. They are proposals _of different scale_. He likes the biggest one, how could it be otherwise.
Bit worried about the other models on the table here.
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Bit worried about the other models on the table here.
I feel this lady is concerned by how things have turned out, developmentallly.
October 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I feel this lady is concerned by how things have turned out, developmentallly.
They really should promote it more. There’s also a concert hall.
October 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
They really should promote it more. There’s also a concert hall.
Nobody in Prague visits the Rudolfinum (modern art museum). Which is a reason to go on its own. Here’s the cafe on a Saturday morning. Back to Le Carre world.
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Nobody in Prague visits the Rudolfinum (modern art museum). Which is a reason to go on its own. Here’s the cafe on a Saturday morning. Back to Le Carre world.
Outside the something. Energy for finding out what is dropping. Recommend 420 for dinner in Prague though.
October 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Outside the something. Energy for finding out what is dropping. Recommend 420 for dinner in Prague though.
From yesterday, @sabsldn.bsky.social explaining the ultra fashionably flat pediments of Gottfried Semper.
October 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From yesterday, @sabsldn.bsky.social explaining the ultra fashionably flat pediments of Gottfried Semper.
My cunning plan to make dinner healthy with broccoli but the broccoli is extremely fried.
October 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My cunning plan to make dinner healthy with broccoli but the broccoli is extremely fried.
Prague, and it suddenly goes full Le Carre.
October 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Prague, and it suddenly goes full Le Carre.
The DDR had coffee supply struggles that led to plantations in Vietnam (that didn’t mature before the state itself expired), or so istr. And it’s still a bit tricky here. But this one is good.
October 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The DDR had coffee supply struggles that led to plantations in Vietnam (that didn’t mature before the state itself expired), or so istr. And it’s still a bit tricky here. But this one is good.
A 1930 Goertz equivalent. You do admire this clean approach to visual communication.
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A 1930 Goertz equivalent. You do admire this clean approach to visual communication.
A beautiful room at the Glashütte watch / clock museum.
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A beautiful room at the Glashütte watch / clock museum.
Engraved dial, precision pendulum clock, 1860.
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Engraved dial, precision pendulum clock, 1860.
DDR era Lange & Söhne marine chronometer.
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
DDR era Lange & Söhne marine chronometer.
From a tour of Mühle Glashütte, a family owned watch company that somehow made it through the DDR period. Some fantastically precise CNC machining goes on. The CNC tools are also German.
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
From a tour of Mühle Glashütte, a family owned watch company that somehow made it through the DDR period. Some fantastically precise CNC machining goes on. The CNC tools are also German.
An accurate church clock; you’d expect no less.
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
An accurate church clock; you’d expect no less.
In Glashütte, a quiet & pretty town in the Saxon hills near the Czech border. Used to make watches for the DDR, now home to a number of luxury brands. And has a museum!
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
In Glashütte, a quiet & pretty town in the Saxon hills near the Czech border. Used to make watches for the DDR, now home to a number of luxury brands. And has a museum!
As pylons go, I think this is quite a good one.
October 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
As pylons go, I think this is quite a good one.
Day trip. Dresden station has been renovated with fabric rain protection.
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Day trip. Dresden station has been renovated with fabric rain protection.
Car free historic centre achieved by simply excavating the historic square at massive cost.
October 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Car free historic centre achieved by simply excavating the historic square at massive cost.
Bombastic Kunstakademie _will_ make you take art seriously.
October 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Bombastic Kunstakademie _will_ make you take art seriously.