



Seems to me that reading some of Blake's writings while enjoying these small wonders would make for a terrific day.



What is it about small buildings that can be so endearing? Is it the way they can encapsulate, to paraphrase William Blake, a universe in a grain of sand? Is it that devoid of only the most basic utility, they can be explorations of ideas beyond the need for "this and that"? Or is it that they can be wonderful laboratories to explore design ideas without budget worries?My sense is that we love small buildings for all these reasons and more. So here are a few that I find especially endearing.And by the way, in case you're interested, here's the full opening stanza from Blake's " Auguries of Innocence ":