Good afternoon everyone,

How is it going? I hope you are well and, if in the UK or somewhere else cold, not too cold.

Almost twenty years ago now I went on a holiday to Dublin. One of the things I saw that I have always remembered is some grafitti above a bench that said, "sit here and think about modern art or something." That's more or less today's FF. Read this and think about modern architecture or something. Hope you're up for it. Many thanks to the friend and subscriber who sent me the link.

Architecture Fem Fris are all too rare, so I was thrilled to read about the work of Renee Gailhoustet, and even more excited to see the lovely spiky buildings she designed:

Gailhoustet pioneered a more urban form of Brutalism, where staggered terraces and urban gardens were deployed and where there was an attempt to harmonize brutalist housing with their street-level context. Her buildings often stray from Brutalism’s stylistic norm to create bright, colorful, and lively spaces with big windows and hospitable spaces. Through sensitive gestures, they engage with the people and the city and have since become an inspiration and a model for what generous housing truly entails.

https://www.archdaily.com/994683/french-architect-renee-gailhoustet-passes-away-at-the-age-of-93

Love,

Alex.