Most architects work in studios largely divorced from academia, as if ideas, criticism and historical research were irrelevant. See image David Chipperfield
You don't restore 'The Last Supper' by filling in the missing bits - you preserve. You accept the material that has somehow survived. See image David Chipperfield
In Britain, we've tended to replace the kind of architectural culture valued in much of Europe with an in-flight magazine lifestyle - all branding, marketing and 'accessibility', a word that usually means dumbing-down. See image David Chipperfield
I'm suspicious of the idea of architects acting like business executives, brand managers, or purveyors of luxury goods. See image David Chipperfield