Snail in the City
exploring the urbanized environment
Friday, November 14, 2014
Antwerp pleasances: a belt of country retreats beyond the city limits
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The city of Antwerp was a very important centre in the Low Countries in the 16th century. As a result of the city's economic succes...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Ivy, a late developer
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One of the last plants to flower in October and November is Ivy. These clusters of blooms provide bees and other insects with a welcome...
Friday, November 7, 2014
Helensburgh, a Victorian spa town in Argyll and Bute
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Before present-day Helensburgh existed the area was known as Millig and was owned by de MacAulay clan. They built a stronghold called A...
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Not so blue berries
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Most fruit is not named for its colour. This is only deemed necessary when the fruit colour deviates from the norm -for instance the ye...
Friday, October 31, 2014
Onkel Toms Hütte, an example of expressive modernism
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The first three building phases by the architects Bruno Taut, Otto Rudolf Salvisberg and Hugo Häring, are of a noticeable unity of desi...
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