Magpie architectural writer and image maker. 'The Matter of Architecture: Geology, Buildings and Us' out soon with Reaktion Books. www.ragpickinghistory.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mvqky3i7rs2wManchester Constructivism, St Peter's Square17 Sep 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqky3i7rs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mvib2o5zy22lCome and hear about the secret life of sewers on 13 October at the British Academy in London. I'll be waxing lyrical about sublime underground spaces and extravagant pumping stations. It's free too: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/searching-for-wellness/the-secret-life-of-sewers/14 Sep 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvib2o5zy22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mvcwos2zb22qRare north London decrepitude, Malden Road, Kentish Town12 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcwos2zb22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mvcwei4l5c2vGothick pile for sale in Cressbrook, Derbyshire12 Sep 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcwei4l5c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mvcvypylrk2lMunicipal chequerboard: the 1930s Grosvenor Estate in Pimlico, designed by Edwin Lutyens12 Sep 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcvypylrk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3muttveqtjs27Manchester's fascinating and often bizarre architectural juxtapositions, a leitmotif of my wanderings in the city over the past decade06 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muttveqtjs27https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3muids52cfk24Part of Ai Weiwei's monumental Murano glass chandelier 'The Human Comedy', as seen at Aviva Studios in Manchester. Gave me Terminator vibes.01 Sep 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muids52cfk24https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3muidbwikfk2wThree views of St Michael's tower on the rise, Manchester01 Sep 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3muidbwikfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mtty2blmlk25Attempting a very difficult move on Stanage Edge, then resignation in defeat24 Aug 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtty2blmlk25https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mt5emzd4422pDaniel Libeskind's extraordinary Jewish Museum in Berlin, perhaps the most powerful work of architecture of the last half century15 Aug 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5emzd4422phttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msypsmr32c27Simply fantastic that the new UK prime minister Andy Burnham's climate-change policy amounts to: 'we might consider banning the sale of disposable barbecues next year if there's another drought'13 Aug 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msypsmr32c27https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msvzwukass2ceee-clipse in Manchester12 Aug 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvzwukass2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msv6treqd22gAs the 50th consecutive heat-wave strikes Stockport...12 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv6treqd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msofoc45jk2mWonderful architectural contrasts in Kreuzberg, Berlin09 Aug 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msofoc45jk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msoce2bdwk2xThe stunning Neues Museum in Berlin, a living ruin designed by David Chipperfield Architects and incorporating as much of the damaged historical fabric of the building as possible09 Aug 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msoce2bdwk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msoc44qud223The Badeschiff on the River Spree in Berlin09 Aug 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msoc44qud223https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3msdlrowfbc2sHello from the Piccadilly Gardens of Berlin05 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdlrowfbc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3ms4ttorzqc2eBillowing muslin covering in Smithfield market, Farringdon02 Aug 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4ttorzqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3ms4oy6jy3s2aHockneyesque in Highgate02 Aug 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4oy6jy3s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3ms4orb3emc2tA real pleasure to celebrate this year's Antepavilion winner at Hoxton Docks, built by Rites Studio02 Aug 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4orb3emc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrxotzx4hc2rBack of Goodfather Pizza, Chapel St, Salford31 Jul 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxotzx4hc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrxlyntbms2wStroller in Ancoats31 Jul 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxlyntbms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrxeabjfbc2iArchitectural remnants swallowed up by the new, Swan Street, Manchester31 Jul 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxeabjfbc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrwxmmrxuk22My new painting: 'Rendezvous with Rama'31 Jul 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwxmmrxuk22https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrl5zffdhk2nThe golden hour, Blackfriars, Salford26 Jul 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl5zffdhk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrl5oylglk2rUnder the viaduct, Salford Central26 Jul 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl5oylglk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mriinwbsm225Towers of Manchester from Werneth, Oldham25 Jul 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriinwbsm225https://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mriih5hrys2kThe view from Albert Bridge, Manchester. The weird flattening effect of a zoom lens combined with a building that has literally been cut in half.25 Jul 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriih5hrys2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mri7kliijc2vLast light, Salford25 Jul 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri7kliijc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social/post/3mrht7tm5qc2pManchester's increasingly strange skyline25 Jul 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:c6ospeffmjtwt2fncbpfav3q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrht7tm5qc2p