Valeria Nascimento trained as an architect in Brazil but then decided to become a ceramic artist, working in Brazil until she moved to London in 1999. At her third solo exhibition “Elementa” at the Woolff Gallery, Valeria continues to create art of great beauty by assembling a series of the most delicate of porcelain shapes, […]
Tucked away in the historic quarter of Marbella is the Bazin hospital building. Originally the 16th century residential palace of the Mayor Don Alsonso, he donated it to the town in his will to provide a hospital for the poor. Today the Renaissance building, sensitively converted a decade ago, houses the Museum of Contemporary Spanish […]
In the Picasso Foundation’s building adjacent to his birthplace is a delightful exhibition of sketches, photographs and other items relating to the great collaboration between Picasso and Manuel de Falla for the design of the sets and the costumes for the ballet Le Tricorne for the Ballet Russes. The exhibition includes 36 of Picasso’s original […]
Earlier this month, Zaha Hadid architects, in association with AECOM, published their designs for one of the five stadiums for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Quatar. Construction on the “Al Wakrah” 40,000 seat stadium will start in 2014 and the design is said to draw on the fishing an sea-faring heritage of Qatar. The […]
There are a few hidden and unexpected gems to be discovered in Marbella. One is the Museo Ralli, a private museum of modern European and Latin American art. Opened in 2000, the fourth in an international series of museums created and funded by a Greek merchant Harry Recanati and named after his father Stephenos Ralli. […]
The Real Maestranza was founded in 1572. Bull-fighting is controversial these days, but putting that to one side, the Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Ronda is a beautiful building. It is said to be the first purpose-built space for fighting bulls in the world, with the first fight taking place there in 1785. Today, it […]
Many artists take inspiration from Picasso. Ray Smith, the American artist, reinterprets the Master with his own work taking influence from Guernica. Currently on show in the gallery of the Picasso Foundation at the La Casa Natal de Picasso in Malaga, his work is witty and colourful but lacks the edge of the original, perhaps […]
A Spanish theme this week. The tourist centres along the Costa del Sol have gradually been increasing their cultural activities, to compliment the sun, sea and sangria. The latest addition opened on Saturday in Mijas Pueblo – the “Centro de Art Contemporaneo” , known as CACMijas. The new gallery is well-done; a simple elegant conversion […]
The Saatchi Gallery’s latest exhibition showcases the work of 19 emerging international artists who explore the physical body. This is a difficult subject to chose as the breadth of work looking a the body is almost limitless and we all have our favourite artists who have done so. Here the selection tries to provide an […]
The windows of John Lewis and Peter Jones department stores in London have been invaded by colourful animals and birds from around the world, all made from a wide variety of items sold inside. Witty and fun – go and see them! “Our windows have never been boring,” says Robb Bloomer, the retail design manager […]
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place
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