18 May 2013 http://www3.syngenta.com/global/photo/en/home/pages/home.aspx An fascinating exhibition of photographs on this weekend at Somerset House: The Syngenta Photography Award 2013 – Rural:Urban, which aims to raise awareness about the tensions between rural and urban environments, and the impact these issues have on sustainability. It includes photographs from all around the world including one taken a […]
16 May 2013 Charming exhibition of evocative black and white photographs by Hélène Binet of the remaining seven of Hawksmoor’s churches, offset by resin models of the main steeples, including one demolished. http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/nicholas-hawksmoor-methodical-imaginings Tweet
14 May The newest gallery to open in London is near St Pancras in the premises of an old dairy, hence its name. It has been founded by two collectors of contemporary art, Frank Cohen and Nicolai Frahm and will showcase the work of emerging and established artists, supplemented by other activities such as dance […]
13th May http://see.arts.ac.uk/events/pulse2013/ A selection of work from the University. Rokos’ decanters which turn from vertical to horizontal are empty are interesting but far too expensive at over £400 for a decanter. Finn’s graphics were bold and fun and Rabin’s candle holders were interesting, but her glasses with blackboard paint for names are too gimmicky. […]
Sunday 12th May http://20-21intartfair.com The 20/21 International Art Fair at the Royal College of Art had a mixture of the old stalwarts such as Miro and Hockney with some new work by younger contemporary artists. Irene Scheinmann’s bold digital prints are a development from her more restrained etchings and paintings; Adam Roud was classically cool, […]
"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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