Peter Coffman

I had some wonderful adventures on my sabbatical. But the single best day was one year ago today, when I awoke in Lunenburg to find the mist rolling in from the harbour. Skipped breakfast, grabbed the camera bag. ❤️

The PM thinks we should vacation in 🇨🇦 more. I'm all in. Here's the first of several blogs about Canadian places well worth visiting. My touchstone, as always, will be cool architecture. Feel free to add to the list! #VacationInCanada carleton.ca/aah/2025/vacat…

In case you missed it by accident rather than design: the public talk I gave for @HeritageOttawa last week is now online: "The Abbot of Kingsmere: Mackenzie King and his Ruins" Please re-post or share the link if you know anyone who might be interested. youtube.com/watch?v=S85bCl…

Get a brief taste of our upcoming FREE LECTURE by Peter Coffman @TweetsCoffman and join us on Wednesday, January 22 via ZOOM for THE ABBOT OF KINGSMERE: MACKENZIE KING AND HIS RUINS ! Preregistrater on our website or via the link on our YouTube channel @ youtube.com/watch?v=OnpTs5…

@frontherfdn That is true! Must be nearly 20 years ago now.

I recently learned that @TweetsCoffman was once a board member for the FHF. How cool is that!

Our next FREE LECTURE takes a fascinating look at the architectural ruins built by William Lyon Mackenzie King at his Kingsmere Estate! Join us w. speaker Peter Coffman @TweetsCoffman on Wed. JANUARY 22 via ZOOM | Details + PreRegistration on our website: bit.ly/3DRKToP

Part 2 of my podcast with Alex Bulmer is now live! How do you experience architecture if you can't see it? With your ears, your nose, your feet, your fingertips. #Architecture #Accessibility #Blindness carleton.ca/aah/2024/hta-p…

@2019Ifaw @PeterCoffman I followed you back! I'm not sure why I can't be messaged, but I'll try to figure it out.

@TweetsCoffman @PeterCoffman Hurrah! I've followed you (AFAIK). You can't be messaged...

Hello Twitter friends! Long time no see!! Who's on BlueSky? I'm trying it out - I'm obliged to be IFAW-Camino. Please say hello if you're there. (I might be trying a few tests to compare the two sites. Do join in...)

@2019Ifaw @LinneanSociety It's not really that noticeably worse than before - still a pretty toxic, aggressive space with oases of really fine, interesting people and communities. For many, what's changed is whether they want to continue supporting the way it's being cynically manipulated from the top.

@TweetsCoffman Hello Peter! What's it like round here these days? As you're a photographer, may I recommend someone who gave a brilliant Zoom lecture with the @LinneanSociety yesterday: diannebos.ca

@2019Ifaw Oops, meant to add: @petercoffman.bsky.social

@2019Ifaw Hello IFAW!

Here's an example. This is so far from reality that it's laughable. Is this person lying? Deluded? A bot? I honestly don't get it.

Another story on Carleton's financial challenges (and by extension, those of Ontario universities in general). What's really striking is the comments, almost all of which seem to have been written by people who truly hate universities. #comments-area" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

My latest podcast, in which blind theatre artist/writer/teacher Alex Bulmer discusses how she experiences architecture and place with every sense except sight. I think everyone interested how we design spaces should hear this. carleton.ca/aah/2024/hta-p…

Stagnant goverment funding, reduced & frozen tuition, new limits on international student enrollment - it's all hitting the fan now. Carleton warns of 'significant measures' as deficit balloons. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Eight years ago today, we lost Leonard. “I've seen the nations rise and fall. I've heard their stories, heard them all. But love's the only engine of survival.” RIP, Lenny. We miss you. ❤️

He's back! By @deAdder Substack link: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/p/…

@archhistory @MuseumofNature Phew!

In our 2nd-year core course, 'Experiencing Architecture', we've been discussing tactility. We visited the wonderful @MuseumofNature this morning, which offers some vivid experiences of touch. (Are we allowed to post about something other than politics today?)

@LadyLiminal1 @MuseumofNature It was!

@RonSexsmith Well, he did. The fact that it wasn't by much is not much of a consolation prize.