Peter Hill
@peterkhill.bsky.social
a plain walking-around citizen of Sydney, an architect
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2/2 Wonderful portrait of an unknown, very formidable man, possibly Giovanni Emo. Painted by Giovanni Bellini in 1475.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
2/2 Wonderful portrait of an unknown, very formidable man, possibly Giovanni Emo. Painted by Giovanni Bellini in 1475.
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The Bluebird of Nothingness, by Roz Chast
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Bluebird of Nothingness, by Roz Chast
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
New Yorker, May 12, 2014
This is something you’d be interested in, Mike.
The Government Architect in Sydney has set up a program of expedited approvals for group of well-designed mid-rise apartment buildings following a pattern book approach. Documentation is available at a low cost.
www.planning.nsw.gov.au/government-a...
The Government Architect in Sydney has set up a program of expedited approvals for group of well-designed mid-rise apartment buildings following a pattern book approach. Documentation is available at a low cost.
www.planning.nsw.gov.au/government-a...
Pattern designs | Planning
The NSW Housing Pattern book contains designs for low- and mid-rise housing developments, including semi-detached homes, terraces, row and manor homes.
www.planning.nsw.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is something you’d be interested in, Mike.
The Government Architect in Sydney has set up a program of expedited approvals for group of well-designed mid-rise apartment buildings following a pattern book approach. Documentation is available at a low cost.
www.planning.nsw.gov.au/government-a...
The Government Architect in Sydney has set up a program of expedited approvals for group of well-designed mid-rise apartment buildings following a pattern book approach. Documentation is available at a low cost.
www.planning.nsw.gov.au/government-a...
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"...a fundamental challenge to assumptions long embedded in Western thought—about development, political systems, and civilizational achievement itself. We simply haven’t yet found the intellectual courage to face it."
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
www.theideasletter.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"...a fundamental challenge to assumptions long embedded in Western thought—about development, political systems, and civilizational achievement itself. We simply haven’t yet found the intellectual courage to face it."
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
Must read by @kaiserkuo.bsky.social
www.theideasletter.org/essay/the-gr...
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the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate
As marine heatwaves kill 10s of 1000s of fish on the Pilbara coast & causes coral-bleaching at the World Heritage Ningaloo Reef, Woodside Energy reports record production, net profit of $3.6 B & whinges about delays to its Indigenous cultural heritage & planet-destroying North West Shelf extension
Woodside fumes over six-year wait for extension permit
Australia’s biggest gas producer has hit permit delays, warning red tape will halt investment in critical energy supplies.
www.smh.com.au
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the authors of catastrophic carnage have names: Asia Pacific LNG, BP, Beach Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, ExxonMobil, Hancock Prospecting, Inpex, Jera, Santos, Senex, Shell, Tamboran, TotalEnergies, Woodside etc—we need to end their ability to operate