I'm sceptical!
I've just volunteered to help with maintenance and the promotion of biodiversity in small local rivers in the London Borough of Lewisham where I live. I'm looking forward to doing something concrete about the problem. Unfortunately they're too shallow to swim in, for people at least!

Recently I visited Henley on Thames where I swam as a youngster - it's no longer considered safe due to sewage discharge. I think that there is widespread anger at the state of UK waters and profiteering by water companies. I hope that politicians are now sufficiently aware of this to take action.

Thanks Simon. I now tend to tell a story (or, in this case, a city) just through details. I really enjoy this approach to photography.

I'm finding it difficult to articulate my reservations about Scarpa's work: being outside the realms of general practice is an observation, not necessarily a criticism. I have admiration for the rich materiality of his details but can the sublime be better achieved with less?
Scarpa is exceptional!

By overwrought I mean that in his attention to individual detail Scarpa stands outside the general approach to architecture of, say, the last 100yrs. His approach to practice is dependent on skilled craftspeople, relaxed clients, historic building authorities & contractual arrangements...

Your photos of Verona are terrific Bruno. The light at this time of year can be incredible (at least when it's not raining!).
What's your assessment of Scarpa's work? I imagine that you've visited on a few occasions? I'm still an admirer: great invention and beauty but also an overwrought quality

Beautiful job!
Are there any horses or cattle around to enjoy that lovely looking water in the trough?!

Ode to the Grid.

An office building as a glulam-frame addition to the existing fabric of a manufacturing site.

I came across these splendid sphinxes in an unfamiliar corner of a local park. They're a remnant of the Crystal Palace, which burned down in 1936, having been moved there from Hyde Park, the site of the Great Exhibition in 1851 #crystalpalace #london #history #parks #egypt #sculpture.

If you visit try to take a look at the incredible Victorian subway for first class rail passengers visiting the Crystal Palace. Unfortunately not always open to the public www.crystalpalaceparktrust.org/pages/how-to...

What a beautiful place. The palette of stone colours revealed by the rain is gorgeous