Having visited various exhibitions of contemporary art in South Florida over the last two weeks, restraint and subtle simplicity are not words that often spring to mind. The British artist Peter Joseph, now 90 years old, still paints every day, exploring the subtle interplay of colours and shapes, sometimes appearing as simple as two sweeping […]
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 outside is half-shuttered. Is it closed or open? Are there threats of increased violence in this part of London? You press the bell and are allowed in. You travel down a long white corridor to a room at the end, the walls clean and white. You are alone, the only person in the room. […]
In a winter’s early evening, the sea and the sky take on an increasingly dark grey colour as night draws in, with the light of the dying sun running down the clouds into the sea as the white waves of the tidy flow in and out. British artist Jason Martin compares his highly textured to […]
Hopefully, one day, peace will come to Syria. What then is to be done with the ruins of the ancient city of Palymra which has been substantially destroyed? Should the temples be recreated, or would they just be fakes, especially now that digital technology can recreate 3D images anywhere in the world, as currently on show […]
"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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