Andrew Barrie Lab
@andrewbarrielab.bsky.social
Maker of buildings, books, maps, and exhibitions. Teacher and researcher.
Australia’s got great wine and weather, but the scenery and the food and the people are better in New Zealand.
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Australia’s got great wine and weather, but the scenery and the food and the people are better in New Zealand.
Not coming through New Zealand, by any chance?
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Not coming through New Zealand, by any chance?
Lovely time of year to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Lovely time of year to be there.
Yanaka! Lived near there!
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Yanaka! Lived near there!
A personal architectural favourite visible in your photo just across the river from Super Dry Hall opposite the Kaminari-mon
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A personal architectural favourite visible in your photo just across the river from Super Dry Hall opposite the Kaminari-mon
Athfield House!!
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Athfield House!!
Yikes! That’s about 50 meters a day or 2 meters an hour! You’d be able to stand and watch it melt like a dropped ice cream on a hot footpath…
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yikes! That’s about 50 meters a day or 2 meters an hour! You’d be able to stand and watch it melt like a dropped ice cream on a hot footpath…
Yup, my high school tech drawing teacher used it, sometimes when talking about student work. And I still think of it driving on the motorway through Porirua, where you can look across and see the gigantic former Mitsubishi factory.
October 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Yup, my high school tech drawing teacher used it, sometimes when talking about student work. And I still think of it driving on the motorway through Porirua, where you can look across and see the gigantic former Mitsubishi factory.
Care to name names? 😉
September 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Care to name names? 😉
Yup. Nailed it. Who wouldn’t want to operate in an environment with less pesky compliance and more resources…
September 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yup. Nailed it. Who wouldn’t want to operate in an environment with less pesky compliance and more resources…
I often wonder if printers have a ‘stress fuse’ - when the blood pressure of anyone in the vicinity ticks 2% above normal, the machine cuts out…
August 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I often wonder if printers have a ‘stress fuse’ - when the blood pressure of anyone in the vicinity ticks 2% above normal, the machine cuts out…
Any chance of a stopover in New Zealand?
June 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Any chance of a stopover in New Zealand?
He’s been watching the wrong Clint Eastwood movie.
May 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
He’s been watching the wrong Clint Eastwood movie.
Even how they’re arranged paints a picture
January 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Even how they’re arranged paints a picture
I often think of Lodge’s wry Senior Common Room scene (towards the end of Nice Work) while sitting in our own, now little used, Staff Room…
January 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I often think of Lodge’s wry Senior Common Room scene (towards the end of Nice Work) while sitting in our own, now little used, Staff Room…
For something a bit more off the beaten track, take the train from Nagoya up to Takeyama, a lovely small city. Stay a night, then take a bus up to the world heritage farm houses at Shirakawa-go. Stay over in one of the old houses. A bit expensive, but amazing experience especially in winter.
December 26, 2024 at 12:54 AM
For something a bit more off the beaten track, take the train from Nagoya up to Takeyama, a lovely small city. Stay a night, then take a bus up to the world heritage farm houses at Shirakawa-go. Stay over in one of the old houses. A bit expensive, but amazing experience especially in winter.
Any of the onsen / hot spring towns would be a great experience, and many are reachable by train from the big cities. Matsuyama city is a couple hours from Tokyo by train or bus, has one of the best original castles, and some great hot spring ryokan/hotels on the outskirts of town.
December 26, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Any of the onsen / hot spring towns would be a great experience, and many are reachable by train from the big cities. Matsuyama city is a couple hours from Tokyo by train or bus, has one of the best original castles, and some great hot spring ryokan/hotels on the outskirts of town.
I know, I know, it's really serious…
December 25, 2024 at 5:59 AM
I know, I know, it's really serious…