Surely not the London that was established by Romans then taken over by Angles and Saxons, from Germany? And surely not New York that was built by the Dutch and then the British? Or is he thinking of Manahatta established by the Lenape?
‘Like wet-sand-drip castles or fairytale fantasies’
Fascinating @edwinheathcote piece for the @FT, on the organic architecture style that seems to flourish at times of existential crisis.
For UK examples, look at the work of Arthur Quarmby, Martin Mueller and Camphill Architecture.
According to architect Darren Silk, the front door of 130 Stoke Newington Church St is original from the 1720s, making it one of the oldest if not the oldest residential front door in Stoke Newington potentially.
I’ve been wondering what all the dots on the door were. Turns out they are nails/studs. Here’s Darren’s explanation: “The planks in the inner with the nails all across the face is an old technique to prevent axes from cutting into it. Derived from castles.
Usually spiked on the exterior, but in this instance likely to both hold the planks on for reinforcement, and to catch anything trying to get though. Nails get axes jammed as they get caught between the nails, and these are facing outwards, so if someone managed to get though what looked like a conventional door they'd be faced with sharp nail ends. I can only imagine how bad that would have been in the age before tetanus injections”