What would a 20th or 21st century mausoleum look like? Very often, traditional in form, following Classical, Gothic, Egyptian or Byzantine precedents, the last century has seen more modern examples such as the famous art deco chapel by Lalique in Havana and Pedro Matos’ modern vault for the Gomes family in Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. […]
"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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