The Fredösphere

Thanks to Reflections in d minor for letting us know about Things Magazine.  The magazine's entry from September 6 seems especially fruitful:  I especially recommend the time-traveling stock trader, the UFO in Siberia, Clarence Schmidt's House of Mirrors (with a hodge-podge approach to design that recalls some of the software I get to maintain at my day job), a very satisfying line-up of bashers of Frank Gehry.

Go to September 2 for a list of bad buildings and a sensible opinion on just how far architects can shape public opinion (short version:  some, but not as much as they want).  Among the bad buildings are ... the Gherkin!  But I like the Gherkin!  It's got curves!  And Poundbury!  Not my precious Poundbury!  Just because HRH says it's good doesn't prove it's bad!

(No points awarded for those who observe the seeming inconsistency of my preferences.  You must think on a more profound level, people:  the rule is, if Le Corbusier was against it, then I'm for it.)