la maison du fada, marseille
The lunatic’s house: that’s the local name for Le Corbusier’s famous - or infamous - unité d’habitation, or cité radieuse, in Marseille’s suburbs.
Much has been written about this remarkable creation, not least by architects. If you’ve not heard of it before, let me explain its significance: built immediately after the end of World War Two as part of the city’s response to Allied bombing
exploring behind the facades
Throughout this year I’ve been doing work in Paisley town centre for Renfrewshire Council, with colleagues Ewan Imrie of Collective Architecture, Willie Miller of Willie Miller Urban Design and Alan Edgar of J & E Shepherd surveyors.
The aims of the work have been to research the use and condition of upper floor properties in the town centre, and assess the potential for bringing vacant