Is a skull a symbol of life or of death….or both. Skulls feature in the cultures of many societies, notably in South America where they form a remembrance back to those who have died, both friends and enemies, and also bring good luck to the for the future. In some parts of Asia they are […]
Flocks of colourful birds perch on the outside and inside the entrance foyer, less sinister than in Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film, but still in sufficient in numbers to threaten an invasion. Inside, elephants are roaming through cities, while the forest, once cut down for new buildings, is growing back through the crumbling concrete ruins of […]
It’s January and the start of the 2017 art cycle with the London Art Fair at the Business Design Centre in Islington. Now in its 29th year, the Fair presents galleries showing work from modern artists such as Eduardo Paolozzi (“Richard Rogers as Newton”) and Alexander Calder (“The Yellow Shock Absorber”) plus artists such as Picasso and Joan […]
"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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