I'd been to Stourhead and was inspired by the perfect parity between architecture and art; in fact, the architecture is the art. I wrote a piece called 'Not Sculpture Park,' because most of these things become car parks for bought-in sculpture. The artists should be working with the site, not just plonking pieces down.
Copy QuoteIt is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.
Copy Quote View & ShareArchitecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.
Copy Quote View & ShareArchitecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
Copy Quote View & ShareGood buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.
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