Victor Horta was a Belgian architect and a leading figure in the Art Nouveau (New Art) movement – a movement that mushroomed all over Europe starting in the 1890s. The Horta museum in Brussels is housed in what was Horta’s house and studio, which he designed in the Art Nouveau style. He had the house … Read more
Fairy Tale London Ah, the beautiful buildings of fairy tale London. Aren’t they terrific? This photo shows the spires of the renovated St. Pancras Station peeping out from behind the forecourt of the recently renovated British Library in London. St. Pancras Station was famously saved from demolition by the poet John Betjaman, who mounted a … Read more
The Fading Of The Light It’s that time of the year again when clocks have been set back and darkness now descends early in the evening – and gone is the lovely daylight that buoyed our spirits throughout the long-lit summer evenings. Human Conventions And The Sun So how did this convention of human beings … Read more