There is a quiet architectural revolution going on in the historic area of Mayfair. Now an exclusive area of London, it was mainly open fields until development started around 1686 to accommodate the May Fair, from which the area takes its name. Substantially development took place during the 17th and 18th centuries and today the […]
The Beaumont Hotel, which opened a year ago, is the first hotel from the restauranteurs Corbin and King who are the inspiration behind such London restaurants as the Wolseley and the Delaunay. The art deco-façade of the original 1920’s building has been retained and provides the inspiration for the rich art-deco interiors inside. An artistic addition 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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