How much does architecture reflect the society of the time? Think of the great cathedrals and parish churches representing the importance of religion in medieval communities, the perfection of Greek Temples connecting to the hidden world of the gods, the great tombs of Egypt linking to the afterlife, and the modernist monotonous blocks of flats […]
"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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