Tate Modern 2, the new extension designed by Herzog & de Meuron, architects of Tate Modern 1, starts to take form on Namkside. “The building will be a model of environmental sustainability, setting new benchmarks for museums and galleries in the UK. It will draw the majority of its heating and cooling energy needs from […]
Along the riverside at Ballersea, where eventually you will be able to walk from Vauxhall to Battersea Park once the transformation of this part of London is complete, there is a “pop-up park”, a temporary garden for the “Chelsea Fringe” – an alternative to the Chelsea Flower Show, which is gathering pace across London. […]
20th May 2012 www.interiorsldn.com Interiors exhibition set in the sterile environment of Excel, where the bland atmosphere almost submerges creative design. Several exhibitions, each quite small, all located together focussed primarily on kitchens, bathrooms, lighting and furniture. A mixed bag of furniture with some contemporary interpretations of old classics and highlights that were works of […]
15th May http://www.arup.com/Projects/Kings_Cross_Station.aspx At Arup’s offices in Fitzrovia is a small exhibition of models and illustrations of the new canopy at King’s Cross station, which is a stunning piece of architecture/structure. Railway stations are meant to celebrate starting a journey or arrival at the end, and this does so very elegantly/ Its good to see […]
"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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