James Dyson
@dysonsk3.bsky.social
Architecture. Urbanism. Art. Environment. The North (of Europe and Britain). Cycling. Mountains. Waiting here for friends and family...
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
UK Council bike lane plan: the bike lane cuts in at every minor road and junction, numerous road crossings to wait at, no continuity, no clarity about priority. Sometimes no cycle lane is better than a reluctant cycle lane that prioritises cars.
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
UK Council bike lane plan: the bike lane cuts in at every minor road and junction, numerous road crossings to wait at, no continuity, no clarity about priority. Sometimes no cycle lane is better than a reluctant cycle lane that prioritises cars.
Hmmm... Habitat 67 (bad form) is 60 years old, a heritage monument listed in Montreal and Quebec, residence for visiting dignitaries, with popular guided tours, its architect awarded the AIA Gold Medal. Wondering if Agar Grove (good form) will be hosting guided tours in 2085. Thks for link anyway.
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hmmm... Habitat 67 (bad form) is 60 years old, a heritage monument listed in Montreal and Quebec, residence for visiting dignitaries, with popular guided tours, its architect awarded the AIA Gold Medal. Wondering if Agar Grove (good form) will be hosting guided tours in 2085. Thks for link anyway.
Almost a quarter of the UK trusts the Mail as a news source. Almost a third trusts GB News. We're f****d.
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Almost a quarter of the UK trusts the Mail as a news source. Almost a third trusts GB News. We're f****d.
We can hope council keeps on bungling grant applications as it has done before.
+ support people like GoytValleySOS if they re-appear.
+ vote - in 2022 Cons and LibDems promoted the link, Labour opposed it. Green might oppose also, though I was underwhelmed with their response at the time.
+ support people like GoytValleySOS if they re-appear.
+ vote - in 2022 Cons and LibDems promoted the link, Labour opposed it. Green might oppose also, though I was underwhelmed with their response at the time.
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We can hope council keeps on bungling grant applications as it has done before.
+ support people like GoytValleySOS if they re-appear.
+ vote - in 2022 Cons and LibDems promoted the link, Labour opposed it. Green might oppose also, though I was underwhelmed with their response at the time.
+ support people like GoytValleySOS if they re-appear.
+ vote - in 2022 Cons and LibDems promoted the link, Labour opposed it. Green might oppose also, though I was underwhelmed with their response at the time.
Ugh, they won't let go of the A6-M60 "corridor". Still, its presence on the local plan since 1926 has ensured the accidental conservation of the beautiful Goyt Valley. I went to a council meeting to debate it, the words "relieve congestion" were like a stuck needle.
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ugh, they won't let go of the A6-M60 "corridor". Still, its presence on the local plan since 1926 has ensured the accidental conservation of the beautiful Goyt Valley. I went to a council meeting to debate it, the words "relieve congestion" were like a stuck needle.
I mapped unbuilt roads in my home town from 1920s on. Scarily most of the historic planning easements remain undeveloped - it's as if the highways desks are just temporarily in the background waiting for their moment....
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I mapped unbuilt roads in my home town from 1920s on. Scarily most of the historic planning easements remain undeveloped - it's as if the highways desks are just temporarily in the background waiting for their moment....
Rather amazing survivals, 30-year old student models from B15, on show at the Modernist shop, Port Street #Manchester the-modernist.org/blogs/news/m...
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Rather amazing survivals, 30-year old student models from B15, on show at the Modernist shop, Port Street #Manchester the-modernist.org/blogs/news/m...
The well cobbled Lizard Street #Manchester - film location for Captain America.
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The well cobbled Lizard Street #Manchester - film location for Captain America.
Because it's not the driver's fault: vans shift in to auto-mount-the-pavement mode when parking up.
October 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Because it's not the driver's fault: vans shift in to auto-mount-the-pavement mode when parking up.
Like many quarters of #Glasgow, Pollokshields is an island, surrounded by a sea of mostly difficult boundaries.
Only a mile from the city centre, but separated by two railway lines, acres of surface car lot, the M74 and its 70mph slip roads, fenced-off green space and the River Clyde.
Only a mile from the city centre, but separated by two railway lines, acres of surface car lot, the M74 and its 70mph slip roads, fenced-off green space and the River Clyde.
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Like many quarters of #Glasgow, Pollokshields is an island, surrounded by a sea of mostly difficult boundaries.
Only a mile from the city centre, but separated by two railway lines, acres of surface car lot, the M74 and its 70mph slip roads, fenced-off green space and the River Clyde.
Only a mile from the city centre, but separated by two railway lines, acres of surface car lot, the M74 and its 70mph slip roads, fenced-off green space and the River Clyde.
Pollokshields wide streets
#ludicrouslanduse
#ludicrouslanduse
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Pollokshields wide streets
#ludicrouslanduse
#ludicrouslanduse
Pollokshields tenements #facadesbayscorners
October 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pollokshields tenements #facadesbayscorners
Beautiful terrace by Alexander Greek Thompson
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Beautiful terrace by Alexander Greek Thompson
Finally the Kam Peak Market, recently and successfully in 2025 repurposed as a food venue by interior designers Linehouse. By the time we left it had got busier!
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Finally the Kam Peak Market, recently and successfully in 2025 repurposed as a food venue by interior designers Linehouse. By the time we left it had got busier!
Round a corner from the tourist honeypot of St Paul's church, this tiny structure built in 2012 by the Cultural Affairs Bureau includes a double space exhibition room and gateway shelter info point.
October 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Round a corner from the tourist honeypot of St Paul's church, this tiny structure built in 2012 by the Cultural Affairs Bureau includes a double space exhibition room and gateway shelter info point.
A nice post-modern infil, the Tap Seac Health Centre, 1991, by Carlos Marreiros. Red and yellow "contemporary neo classical". Inside the domed space somewhat lost in the normal health service visual clutter.
October 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A nice post-modern infil, the Tap Seac Health Centre, 1991, by Carlos Marreiros. Red and yellow "contemporary neo classical". Inside the domed space somewhat lost in the normal health service visual clutter.
Walls are usually rendered, gables to adjacent sites blank, and the render itself has a coarse texture which seems to promote mould growth.
October 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Walls are usually rendered, gables to adjacent sites blank, and the render itself has a coarse texture which seems to promote mould growth.
Gold-ochre colouring often adds to the visual character.
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Gold-ochre colouring often adds to the visual character.
A less widespread type is the colonnade, some more lively and successful than others.
October 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A less widespread type is the colonnade, some more lively and successful than others.
A distinctive typology is the "bird cage" or "flower cage" balcony built out from the facade. These mostly illegal additions give additional storage space, security and safety for children and pets.
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A distinctive typology is the "bird cage" or "flower cage" balcony built out from the facade. These mostly illegal additions give additional storage space, security and safety for children and pets.