In some ways, it is the last room of this exhibition which is the most important. Coming after a selection from 20 years of Eliasson’s art installations, here in the Expanded Studio is an A to Z of his wider interests including climate change, immigration and architectural projects to make the world a better place, […]
I am looking forward to the Danish artist Olafur Eliasson’s new exhibition at Tate Moden in July this year. His work is always enjoyable to see. Will it include another installation in the Turbine Hall, following on from his success with ‘The Weather Project’ in 2003? As a taster, in the old oil tanks deep […]
The park is only a couple of stops on the Valporetto from St Mark’s or a pleasant stroll along the waterfront. It is a park of two halves; the gardens facing onto the water with their lawns, trees and sitting areas which are a pleasant contrast to the rush and bustle of the centre of […]
Located on the waterfront on the bend of the river IJ, rising up like a wave or a sea-animal, the striking new EYE Film Museum is part of the regeneration of the harbour areas of Amsterdam, with the new Palace of Justice across the other side, and is a short ferry ride from the major […]
Reflections, lights, colours and shapes brought the sunshine of California to the dark cold winter of Edinburgh at the Fruitmarket Gallery. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, artists in California such as Robert Irwin and Larry Bell were experimenting with minimal materials using colour, lighting, reflections and geometry in a movement known appropriately as “Light and […]
What is this? An electric fan is circling overhead, turning and twisting as it changes direction, with the whirling noise of the fan filling the room. It seems to come closer and then it jerks away, moving off in another direction into another part of the room, before coming back. Is this science or is […]
"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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