It’s the week in London when the three main auction houses have sales of a wide range of 20th century and contemporary art. While it is impossible to be comprehensive – I did not spot any work by Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam for example – the three auction houses do provide an outstanding exhibition between […]
The park is only a couple of stops on the Valporetto from St Mark’s or a pleasant stroll along the waterfront. It is a park of two halves; the gardens facing onto the water with their lawns, trees and sitting areas which are a pleasant contrast to the rush and bustle of the centre of […]
Situated in a residential area not far from the Jewish Museum, the newest addition to the museums of Berlin, opening last year, the Berlinische Galerie for contemporary art is located a 1956 glass warehouse, refurbished to designs of the architect Jörg Fricke. In part due to a tight budget, the refurbishment has been kept reasonably simple […]
"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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