Two musical notes echo throughout the space. Slow and sombre, they create the atmosphere of a sepulchre or a shrine. We are here to admire the beauty that Japanese artists create from one of the simplest and purest of materials – paper. It is amazing what a few precise folds, some careful cutting and limited […]
As high streets up and down the country seek to reinvent themselves to respond to the new dynamics which threaten the old ways of doing things, Japan House is a welcome new addition to Kensington High Street. Built in the 1930’s as Derry & Tom’s Department store at the same time as its neighbour Barkers, […]
In his 2016 Christmas address, the Pope discussed the tension at Christmas between the spiritual and religious meaning of Christmas and all-pervading 21st century commercialism, supported by the media which at times appears to have only one interest – how much people are spending in shops compared to previous years (apparently the new measure of […]
"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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