At a time when many public restrooms are being closed or converted to other uses, St Petersburg has set an example by restoring its historic 1927 Comfort Station located at the entrance to The Pier. Designed in Romanesque Revival style by local architect Henry Taylor, it has similarities with his designs for St. Mary Our […]
The Museum of Fine Art in St Petersburg opened in 1965 in a fine neoclassical building located along the ocean front, designed by architect John Volk. Growth in visitor numbers and in the permanent collection necessitated expansion and in March 2008 a substantial addition was opened, designed by HOK to respect and enhance the original […]
"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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