'A remarkable book; surprisingly gripping and often very moving ... at once disorientating and illuminating.' - Robert Macfarlane
We shape
ourselves, and are shaped in return, by the walls that contain us.
Buildings affect how we sleep, work, socialise and even breathe.
They can isolate and endanger us but they can also heal us. We project
our hopes and fears onto buildings, while they absorb our histories.
In Living With Buildings, Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of
expeditions - through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides.
A father and his daughter, who has a rare syndrome, visit the estate
where they once lived. Developers clink champagne glasses as residents
are 'decanted' from their homes. A box sculpted from whalebone, thought
to contain healing properties, is returned to its origins with
unexpected consequences.
Part investigation, part travelogue, Living With Buildings brings the spaces we inhabit to life as never before.
Living with Buildings : And Walking with Ghosts - On Health and Architecture - Iain Sinclair
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