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This is Haggs Castle, a 16th Century tower house built for Sir John Maxwell, who would then go on to have Pollok House built for his family to move into. In 1943 it was used by the military, later converted into flats. Nowadays it's a private house again for one family. Obviously they support Ukraine's fight for freedom as the flagpole is adorned with the flag of said country. Slava Ukraini! Heroiam slava! #Ukraine #Glasgow #Architecture #Nikon #AffinityPhoto

6,000 homes were destroyed in Altadena, L.A. County, by the recent wildfires. In many cases, all that remains standing is the chimney and fireplace — often covered in tiles designed by artist Ernest Batchelder. @Dwell writes about a grassroots movement to salvage some of those tiles — and the history of the storied neighborhood. "Whether you’re grieving a person or, in this case, a house filled with memories, it helps to have something that you can physically hang on to," says Brenda Davidge. "Having the tile helps us with moving forward because while we know the house and everything that was in it is gone, the tiles are a physical reminder that the fire didn’t take everything, that these things have lasted a hundred-plus years and made it through that crazy fire so they can keep going beyond that too."

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#Architecture #Design #LAFires #Wildfires #Lifestyle #Home

The Grassroots Race to Save Altadena’s Historic Batchelder Tiles—Before the Bulldozers Move InDwell

‘They goggled and gawped’: #Bahrain gives its pearl-divers a sci-fi wonder – and four ‘filo pastry’ car parks - theguardian.com/artanddesign/2 "The kingdom’s capital is a world heritage site – and it has now honoured its once-biggest industry with a ‘pearling path’ wending through two miles of architectural marvels. But did its car parks really have to be so lavish?" #architecture

‘They goggled and gawped’: Bahrain gives its pearl-divers a sci-fi wonder – and four ‘filo pastry’ car parksThe Guardian