Last week I was asked my opinion on the V&A Dundee by The Times and the points I made have been misrepresented and subsequently misquoted. I would like to set the record straight with my personal views. As an architect who has worked with cultural organisations for 20 years, I have never called a cultural institution either ‘silly’ or ‘boring’.…
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The Closed Door – reflections on a visit to Gdansk
I am just back from a very enjoyable weekend trip to Gdansk with friends – not your usual long weekend destination but nevertheless a city brimming with history and in equal parts both desolate and beautiful. We arrived at lunchtime and wandered around the Glowne Miasto (largely reconstructed after the 2nd World War) looking for a lunch spot, but everywhere…