East Anglia's otherworldly character, taking inspiration from local materials, artful informality and the fine line between thoughtful reinterpretation and straightforward pastiche.
A studio-in-stable makes the perfect base for Sanya Polescuk’s architectural practice and for the Community Land Trust she co-founded to campaign for affordable housing in NW3.
For Tom Holbrook London’s Royal Docks are a testbed for an ecological urbanism that accelerates an equitable recovery from COVID and addresses the climate emergency.
Architect speak, crit culture, feeling like an outsider and the importance of plain speaking and finding time to watch TV.
Late-night parties, too-loud television and other factors that come into play when people of different generations live side by side.
Postmodernism versus multiform, making clients smile and the role of pattern, playfulness and ornament in contemporary architecture.
The Illuminated River project, painting with light and the challenges involved in realising the longest public art project in the world.
Montague House, reading the site, marriage guidance counselling and the delicate chemistry between architect and client.
Lockdown has deprived Gurmeet Sian of interaction with clients but taught him to value his neighbours and neighbourhood.
The Quality of Life Foundation, tapping into local knowledge, inviting the public to rate housebuilders’ performance and enshrining fun and wonder within the public realm.
