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Phineas Harper
@PhinHarper
Open City and Open House Worldwide. Architecture critic. Mobile maker. Non binary. 💌 phineas@open-city.org.uk
Nov 2, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I have respect for those who wear red poppies at this time of year. I wear a white poppy for six main reasons. Thread. 1/ 1. I believe it is essential to fully understand and recognise that 90% of those killed in war are civilians, not the military staff which I believe the white poppy more effectively symbolises than the red. 2/
Sep 6, 2020 • 7 tweets • 6 min read
This @XRebellionUK tension structure blockading the billionaire press site is genius and is, I think, the contemporary face of High Tech architecture. I'd argued #XR are the last remaining authentic High Tech architects. Hear me out. 1/7 High Tech had its roots in the eco-techno pioneering of practitioners like Frei Otto, Cedric Price and Buckminster Fuller — saving Spaceship Earth by doing more with less while enjoying a rich cultural life was the name of the game. Architecture should be fun and light. 2/7
Nov 21, 2019 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
A thread of things that the #LabourManifesto could mean for architecture as I work through it! 1. The Green Industrial Revolution will be huge for construction and design. Labour identify the energy use buildings as the largest cause of emissions and the promised roll out of heat pumps and solar thermal panels means nationwide upgrade and retrofit projects.