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Event horizon

Notes on ‘Architecture and the Horizon’, inaugural Lecture by Professor Peter Carl, 6th April 2011 Professor Carl’s lecture was a truly amazing piece of work. Though, as my title implies, it went well beyond the point at which my knowledge ends, I’m afraid. My grasp of philosophy and its terminologies is somewhat shaky at best, and the wealth of wonderfully expressed and fascinating ideas and connections – from prehistory to Zaha – were difficult for me to keep up with. I just couldn’t write fast enough! This being the case, I think the …