Aidan Ridyard
@aidanridyard.bsky.social
RIBA FRSA
Architect
Believer that the blind pig will eventually find an acorn
Architect
Believer that the blind pig will eventually find an acorn
A pleasure to see my colleague Howard Lee’s organ recital at Exeter College Oxford today.
An architect of many talents!
An architect of many talents!
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A pleasure to see my colleague Howard Lee’s organ recital at Exeter College Oxford today.
An architect of many talents!
An architect of many talents!
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Hopkins designs Europe’s largest Passivhaus university building for Oxford
Hopkins designs Europe’s largest Passivhaus university building for Oxford
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Hopkins designs Europe’s largest Passivhaus university building for Oxford
Waking up to a different view this morning!
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Waking up to a different view this morning!
Nice start to my day….
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Nice start to my day….
Lovely morning in Bromsgrove and so nice to see St John’s without scaffolding again!
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Lovely morning in Bromsgrove and so nice to see St John’s without scaffolding again!
Around 40 years since I last went to Aston…. Surprised how coherently it all works between Hall Church and Football Ground!!
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Around 40 years since I last went to Aston…. Surprised how coherently it all works between Hall Church and Football Ground!!
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St Mary Woolnoth. The first of 3 Hawksmoor church I visited yesterday. English Baroque façade, dominated by two flat-topped turrets and a cube within a cube interior. Architectural mastery. The Solomonic columns & sunburst symbols give succour to writers of speculative freemason conspiracies
January 21, 2026 at 7:14 AM
St Mary Woolnoth. The first of 3 Hawksmoor church I visited yesterday. English Baroque façade, dominated by two flat-topped turrets and a cube within a cube interior. Architectural mastery. The Solomonic columns & sunburst symbols give succour to writers of speculative freemason conspiracies
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Dear friends
If you have the time I would be so VERY grateful if all who listen to my humble podcast would maybe repost with a little recommendation?
About a hundred people listen to each episode but it would be amazing to grow that.
As you know it’s
contd..
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
If you have the time I would be so VERY grateful if all who listen to my humble podcast would maybe repost with a little recommendation?
About a hundred people listen to each episode but it would be amazing to grow that.
As you know it’s
contd..
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
Durham III: A Cosy Pub chat with David and Tom; Poor Peter enters the Cranford narrative; and Drama at The Maypole (Barnaby Rudge Ch XI) - Gretel le Maître Ponders Beauty, with Bede & other guests
Good day and thank you so much for joining me as we conclude the wonderful visit to Durham. It’s been a breath of fresh air for me, and a reminder of how exhilarating it is to meet wonderful peo...
www.buzzsprout.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Dear friends
If you have the time I would be so VERY grateful if all who listen to my humble podcast would maybe repost with a little recommendation?
About a hundred people listen to each episode but it would be amazing to grow that.
As you know it’s
contd..
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
If you have the time I would be so VERY grateful if all who listen to my humble podcast would maybe repost with a little recommendation?
About a hundred people listen to each episode but it would be amazing to grow that.
As you know it’s
contd..
www.buzzsprout.com/2412300/epis...
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Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
January 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Last year, we made the decision to step away from X.
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
The Royal Irish Academy is committed to creating, convening, and sharing knowledge for the public good and as an organisation we value Independence; Integrity; Curiosity; Openness and Rigour.
In our view, X no longer aligns with these values
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Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).
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15 January Captain John Reginald Philpott MC of the Royal Flying Corps died of dysentry while a prisoner of war in Iraq. He is buried in the Baghdad War Cemetery North Gate.
John is also remembered on the Coleorton War memorial and at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
John is also remembered on the Coleorton War memorial and at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
January 15, 2026 at 9:06 AM
15 January Captain John Reginald Philpott MC of the Royal Flying Corps died of dysentry while a prisoner of war in Iraq. He is buried in the Baghdad War Cemetery North Gate.
John is also remembered on the Coleorton War memorial and at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
John is also remembered on the Coleorton War memorial and at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
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Two lesser known books today, both
illustrated by Ronald Lampitt (1972)
illustrated by Ronald Lampitt (1972)
January 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Two lesser known books today, both
illustrated by Ronald Lampitt (1972)
illustrated by Ronald Lampitt (1972)
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St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke, North #Yorkshire
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 AM
St Cuthbert’s Church, Crayke, North #Yorkshire
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
“St Cuthbert” window (2020)
#HelenWhittaker
The detail shows the Tale of the Affectionate Sea Otters who were reputed to have warmed & dried Cuthbert's feet after a night of him meditating & praying whilst standing in the sea.
#StainedGlassSunday
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“God damn them all.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“God damn them all.”
Interesting day at the office yesterday…. My first visit to a wintery Headingley!
January 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Interesting day at the office yesterday…. My first visit to a wintery Headingley!
Winter weather makes a change after the last couple of years of mild Januaries - seems to have foxed the gritting team on M42!
January 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Winter weather makes a change after the last couple of years of mild Januaries - seems to have foxed the gritting team on M42!
@gretellemaitre.bsky.social
Hello Gretel: in response to the tentative request for permission to bail on “Scenes of Clerical Life”, I think it is the definitely the way to go - there is a reason I have never read anything by Nuneaton’s finest- God it’s Turgid- BUT you do make the best of it!!
Hello Gretel: in response to the tentative request for permission to bail on “Scenes of Clerical Life”, I think it is the definitely the way to go - there is a reason I have never read anything by Nuneaton’s finest- God it’s Turgid- BUT you do make the best of it!!
January 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
@gretellemaitre.bsky.social
Hello Gretel: in response to the tentative request for permission to bail on “Scenes of Clerical Life”, I think it is the definitely the way to go - there is a reason I have never read anything by Nuneaton’s finest- God it’s Turgid- BUT you do make the best of it!!
Hello Gretel: in response to the tentative request for permission to bail on “Scenes of Clerical Life”, I think it is the definitely the way to go - there is a reason I have never read anything by Nuneaton’s finest- God it’s Turgid- BUT you do make the best of it!!
Been a while since I have been to see the pups in “show action”….. Top Gun Dog so not a bad day at the office!
January 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Been a while since I have been to see the pups in “show action”….. Top Gun Dog so not a bad day at the office!
Continuing our tradition of snowy photos….2017 2020 and 2026…..
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Continuing our tradition of snowy photos….2017 2020 and 2026…..
Happy New Year world….. from all of us, especially Perdington
December 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Happy New Year world….. from all of us, especially Perdington
Happy New Year all
December 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Happy New Year all
What fabulous heritage: many congratulations to our founders @bff-architects
8️⃣ The eighth entry on our 2025 Coming of Age list of the best British architecture now eligible for national heritage listing is Harbour Lights Cinema, Southampton, by Burrell Foley Fischer (1995); perhaps the most original new cinema design of the last 40 years.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/coming-of-ag...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/coming-of-ag...
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What fabulous heritage: many congratulations to our founders @bff-architects
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December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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