What does bathing have in common with architecture? | |
Immersion, healing, contrast, rhythm.
If you're a swimmer, these will all be familiar concepts – and they're the day-to-day work of the architect as well, says writer Christie Pearson.
Christie joins Blueprint's Jonathan Green to explore the architectural history of bathing, and especially communal bathing, as you might experience in a sauna, hammam or Japanese onsen.
Listen back to find out how the places we swim shape forms of sociability and relations of gender, sex and class.
This week also sees the return of The Party Room to kick off the 2021 political year.
Fran, Patricia and their first party guest of the year, Andrew Probyn, ruminate on Scott Morrison’s attitude to zero emissions, Anthony Albanese’s grip on the leadership and Craig Kelly’s prospects of political survival.
And in the first Book Club of 2021, we're talking about two novels about work: The Women in Black and There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job.
Until next time,
Rosie Ryan, digital editor
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