It’s not often that a humble material such as plywood creates controversy, but that’s what happened in September 2015 when, for Pope Francis’ visit to New York, Jim Lenahan Production Design designed a papal throne constructed from plywood, to reflect the Pope’s “emphasis on simplicity and humility” (Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York). In contrast, […]
Government response to the proposal for up to 40 Garden Cities from URBED’s David Rudlin, winner of the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize has been lukewarm with Housing Minister Brandon Lewis advising that such proposals would not be government policy, albeit he also confirmed that the Government is backing a Garden City proposal at Ebbsfleet and […]
"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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