A rainbow cascades through the window onto the bed and then flows across the pillow and under the bedcovers before dropping out at the bottom of the bed. A simple, but powerful image. The bed is empty – is the rainbow a force of hope for a child who will come back and sleep there, […]
It’s probably an architect thing, but I’ve always loved the three dimension optical illusions of Patrick Hughes, more so when I used to stay the Radisson Hotel in Argyle Street in Glasgow which had several of his works hanging on the walls across the bars and public areas. His latest works are on show at […]
Paul Fryer’s Black Phoenix is perhaps representative of what those affected by the Grenfell tower fire are hoping for the future – that they can recreate a new life from one of the blackest tragedies to affect London. Tacida Dean’s new work “Lay the dust with Tears” portrays the dust clouds that would have swirled […]
"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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