A Chapel Converted Into a Modern Apartment. I've seen one or two example of disused churches being converted in apartments here in Sydney, and it seems to be an idea that being tried out in a few other places as well. The decline in church attendance over the last several decades has meant that countless churches across the Netherlands have lost their function. They are crumbling, are demolished, or are put ... Read full entry

Skulking around the darkened grounds of monasteries isn't exactly my idea of living it up on a Saturday evening, but there I was last weekend, up at the Sacred Heart Monastery in the Sydney suburb of Kensington, armed with my camera looking for photo opportunities. I've been intrigued for some time by a floodlit building that I can see across the ... Read full entry