Firmness and delight
I have a problem with the end-of-year shows. By temperament I want to see everything, and divine some kind of order in the detail before I can be confident that I understand it. The shows don’t – can’t – allow this. Despite all efforts made to structure an exhibition, to edit and elucidate, the quantity of material makes any close and detailed reading impossible. Most of it isn’t even in the exhibition. …
Present perfect
Like London, London Met’s school of architecture has shown over the years a remarkable capacity to assimilate students from almost every conceivable background. It comes as no surprise that it was and remains the main home for what may one day be called the “London school” of architecture. …
Real Time 2007–2011
Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Design
London Metropolitan University
