Now that the discourse on architecture is dominated by major themes – affordable housing, densification, depaving, inclusion – it can be beneficial to focus attention on the smallest architectural element, the detail. If it is not merely a technical solution but actually an integral part of the design, the detail can also become a carrier […]

Time as a design parameter ‘We never design for a programme; we use the programme as a pretext to define a structure capable of shifting. Buildings survive because they can resist time physically, but also because they can adopt new functions. We build what must endure, and we set conditions for everything that may change.’ […]