Interview with:jason brown - abbozzo [jasonbrownabboz]
ARCHITECTURE
 | What is your specialization in architecture? bespoke design |
| Is there a web page or blog where one could see something of your work? yes, abbozzo website
http://www.abbozzo.co.uk/ |
| What is it for you a good architectural design? simple - design principles |
| What era of architecture most fascinates you? now - including everything up to this point. |
| List the name of a famous building which you don't care for. any mass house builder - that throws up two storey 'noddy boxes'......... |
| What hardware and software do you use that you deem as indispensable? pc and word |
| In which city do you live or work and why? glasgow, it's no mean city...... |
| Do you work with other architects? How is the team set up? no |
| What do you think of competitions? What types of competitions do you normally compete in? competition is good,
we enter ones that do not discriminate against size of practice. |
| Mantaining the signature of a building, how is the identity of the surroundings respected? by designing 'with the site' not against it. |
| Which architects, past or present, do you admire? corb, miralles, ellwood |
| In your professional philosophy, what comes first, function or form? function |
| Do you view suburban sprawl as an ecological threat and a waste of resources? Do you advocate for more vertical and denser town planning? yes and yes |
| What will the single-family home of 2050 be like? vertical |
| For you, which new materials provoke the most interest? all |
| Bioclimactic architecture, domotic systems...do you think we are approaching a profound revolution in architecture? no - architecture is a slowly evolving discipline |
| In the development of a project, do you feel closer to the client or to the public as a whole who will use the final product? neither - the design should stand alone..... |
| The pharahons built pyramids, and bankers skyscrapers: will architecture always be a symbol of power? architecture reflects society,
"we shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us"
Sir Winston Churchill |
| Imagine your ideal house. Where would it be? What would it be like? Gill's spanish villa in the film Sexy Beast..... |
| Can one copy and still be original? yes |
| Where is the balance between deeply-rooted architecture and that which responds to its particular era? right at the point at which the design is made. |
| Spectacular architecture: do you believe that buildings are becoming more and more media phenomena? no, the media make this phenomena |
| What motto would you like to see inscribed at the entrance of the university's department of architecture? ask more questions........ |
| What would be your dream project at this moment? a church on a hill |
| Who is your favourite artist? Kandinski |
| Which websites about architecture do you frequently visit? abbozzo website
http://www.abbozzo.co.uk/ |
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