Close reading

💡 Gimme shelter

From the archives: On metaphor and archetype in architecture

May 9 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Make it weirder

Notes on conceiving, workshopping, and revising a short story.

May 2 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Where do stories come from?

The story behind the story of Heartwood

Apr 25 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Between the devil and the Deepwater Horizon

In which Gabriel Garcia Marquez holds up a mirror to our darkest nature

Apr 4 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 “In a few words, please tell me why you’re calling.”

Navigating a fallen bridge, magnolia blossoms, a nor'easter, a narrating octopus and a broken EV, with the help of Substack

Mar 28 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 House and City

An architect looks at ideas of dwelling, Part 3

Feb 8 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 House and world

An architect looks at ideas of dwelling, Part 2

Feb 1 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Intimate moments at home

An architect considers ideas of dwelling, Part 1

Jan 25 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Digging into the cellar, part 7

Knowing and transforming our darkness

Nov 16, 2023 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Digging into the cellar, part 6

Social hierarchy and the irrational unconscious

Nov 9, 2023 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Digging into the cellar, part 5

Cosmos, chaos, walls and stairs

Nov 2, 2023 •

Julie Gabrielli

💡 Digging into the cellar, part 4

Leaving the known world behind

Oct 29, 2023 •

Julie Gabrielli

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