Well, cool as groined vaults are, this is instead a shameless little nepotistic plug for my son’s travelblog Ego in Britannia. It’s a log and photo-journal of James’ summer trip to London and environs where you’ll discover his witty prose and snappy (no pun intended) photos. Check it out, I think you’ll find yourself longing for a taste …
Still building our case for exposed structural elements, what could be a better argument for letting your struts and girders show than Gustave Eiffel’s “Dame de Fer”? Reviled by Parisians initially…they mocked her rivets and puddle iron plates… it has attained global iconic stature and is the symbol par excellence of Paris itself. Anyone tempted to …