Phineas Harper
@PhinHarper
Writes about architecture. Kinetic Sculptor. FRIBA. Non-binary.
Previously: Open City, Oslo Triennale, Architecture Foundation, Architectural Review
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Perhaps the oldest continuous process of architectural restoration, the two sides of the Jingu Shrine in Mei Prefecture, Japan are rebuilt one after the other in an epic cyclical ritual every twenty years which began in 690AD #ArchitectureOfRepair
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Lush day of crits at Kingston uni for Thom Brisco and Aoife Donnelly with flying visit from Andrew Clancy too. Having had to turn down pretty much every crit invite while CEO of Open City, it feels so good to be able to spend proper time in architecture schools again. 💛
New Video: Talking about the architecture of repair as a means to fight climate breakdown as part of an Architecture Foundation event at the Barbican Centre.
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When installing an extractor duct, contractors accidentally shattered a pane of glass. Rather than replace the pane, staff laser cut this acrylic explosive shape and used it to conceal cracks where they glued the glass back together. #ArchitectureOfRepair instagram.com/p/C6GOevRNTct
I wrote for Guardian Opinion about Monopoly: The Movie, 'brand collabs', and how capitalism is stifling creativity in pop culture by turning everything into a sodding advert theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Architect and educator Elliot Nash has been repairing the same pair of slippers for years. Building on the work of Celia Pym, Nash adds new layers of darning in a different coloured thread each time his slippers develop holes. #ArchitectureOfRepair instagram.com/p/C6Di6GfsY73