Small but brilliant example of preemptive repair on this wall in Greenwich. The arched opening was added to allow space for the growing tree behind to develop its burgeoning roots without buckling the brickwork. #ArchitectureOfRepair www.instagram.com/p/C55aG…

1/2 wintercress up too, union-style. #plantwatching #wildflowers #wisconsin

Matthew from Scaffold is an outstandingly thorough researcher so his interviews cut deep, probing the essence of his guest's work and values. I have never done an interview like it. Here is is the link to our conversation. I'd love to know what you think. open.spotify.com/episode/…

Anchor plates are wall ties added to masonry buildings to prevent movement over time which double as decorative flourishes on the facade. Imagine if day-to-day maintenance and repair of architecture was treated with as much panache. #ArchitectureOfRepair www.instagram.com/p/C522w…

The mud walls of the Great Mosque in Mali bristle with sturdy posts. Not mere decoration these 'toron' are built-in scaffolding allowing residents of Djenné to scale and maintain the facade each year – expressing and enabling repair. #ArchitectureOfRepair www.instagram.com/p/C50SY…

62% of UK waste is the 66.2m of construction waste we chuck each year. Architecture generates so much waste in part because our buildings are hard to repair so are often demolished instead. But what if buildings were designed to be modified more easily? www.instagram.com/p/C5xqd…