Fiona Clandillon
@plandillon.bsky.social
Head of Development in Scotland’s Fastest Growing Local AuthorityTM. Affordable housing. Civic spaces. Sustainable, accessible places. 🇮🇪 in 🏴 🚴, 📖 and Point Break are some of my other interests. Views my own etc.
I am taking photos of other things on my holidays, but I am also taking photos of this nifty recycling system. #cartglychu #gwynedd
Leith’s Gordon St is a modest yet perfect encapsulation of “affordable homes in medium density community plus trees”. Particularly lovely in Spring.
It was frankly weird to be hanging out on the south side of Dublin, but its loveliness cannot be denied.
“Benches aren’t just disappearing from large railroad stations, but also from subways, parks, plazas, sidewalks, and esplanades…in the past decade, across the U.S., hundreds of places to sit in public have quietly disappeared.” The Disappearance of the Public Bench. By @placesjournal.bsky.social
The Disappearance of the Public Bench
Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.
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Had a Director’s health and safety walk along our Shawfair district heat network and admired some beautiful pipes! Seeing the T connection that will supply our new high school with low carbon heat was particularly cool.
The most stunningly located social housing development in Scotland / UK / the World? #Dumbiedkyes #ArthursSeat
Looking at big ships while eating chips is a good Friday evening occupation.
“How to, with John Wilson…” touches on a lot of things town planners are into (wandering around places thinking about why things are the way they are) so I’m very much looking forward to this. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
‘The History of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson Ponders Permanence and Immortality in His Hilarious and Poignant Feature-Length ‘How To’ Follow-Up
The creator of HBO's 'How To with John Wilson' learns about a building material, Italian wax sculptures, New York City housing initiatives and more in this Sundance-bowing doc.
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Love to watch this every year. Even when no ☀️ it’s always a lovely moment of reflection. www.gov.ie/en/office-of...
Experience the Winter Solstice live from Newgrange
This rare phenomenon, which has captivated visitors for generations, marks the shortest day of the year
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Getting the glam on while checking the 🏴 score under the table at Learning Spaces Scotland awards. Wins on both accounts!
After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
Absolutely gone at this story from Harris on FB, the last sentence is pure Atlantic coast magic.
Great to celebrate the work we are doing with Vattenfall Heat UK through our JV bringing low carbon heat to homes in Midlothian 🍾 heat.vattenfall.co.uk/news-and-ins...
BE-ST Awards win for MEL
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The Old Tollbooth on Royal Mile last night. A higher quality waiting for taxi environment than most cities can offer.
Cycling through Edinburgh with afternoon sun catching on the cupolas and I want to reread @kathleenjamie.bsky.social essay Skylines in Findings as she captures this whole business in words much better than my photo can.
Maybe we should bring back city planning as a competitive sport! www.planetizen.com/node/87885/g...
Going For the Gold: When Town Planning Was an Olympic Competition
In the first half of the 20th century, the Olympic games actually had a medal competition for town planning.
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The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324
Tragic step count requires a drum and base / kitchen dancing solution.
Civic/sports buildings are an underrated attraction in France. They are plain, well built, abundant and do a lot. We ate charcuterie while a rock band played at a local centre with a thermal pool and physio classes. Next door were the judo and basketball halls. Nearby, very exciting hairdryers. 🇫🇷
Love the intermingling of home and barn in Alsace. Courtyards accommodating multiple generations of families, workers’ flats and equipment and buildings that can shape-shift over centuries.
Incredible thermal inversion over Edinburgh from the pentlands this morning. Taken from Carnethy hill looking north-east, you can see Turnhouse, Castlelaw, Allermuir and Caerketton hills. What you can't see is any of the city of Edinburgh! @threadinburgh.scot @secretedinburgh.bsky.social
Malevolent and mysterious vibes from the Scott Monument this evening.
Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.
The southwest façade of North Bridge is on show again! We can now see the expert hand finished details in all their glory. Work is continuing to ensure that this unique piece of Edinburgh's history is preserved for future generations.
Manchán Magan 1970 - 2025 💔 Craoltóir, scríbhneoir agus Gael. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann. Thar na blianta, chruthaigh sé & chuir sé i láthair an t-uafás cláracha do TnaG & TG4. Tá oidhreacht shaibhir fágtha aige dúinn a thabharfaidh inspioráid don chéad ghlúin eile 🕯️ 🔗 www.tg4.ie
