William Henry Playfair’s early 19th century architecture is interwoven into the city of Edinburgh, following on from the influence of Robert Adam in the 18th century. His City Observatory crowns Calton Hill, around which several of his residential terraces parade, leading to the unfinished replica of the Parthenon, the National Monument, while at the heart […]
"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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