Legislation can stifle progress. Unimaginative interpretation of legislation can be detrimental to our built environment. Conservation should not be at the expense of contemporary design: today's high quality buildings are tomorrow's heritage. Risk-taking should not be legislated against, even in historic environments. Context is everything. Different circumstances demand different levels of interpretation. Examples from the UK and Europe. Bobby Open Architect
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Legislation can stifle progress. Unimaginative interpretation oflegislation can be detrimental to our built environment.
Conservation should not be at the expense of contemporarydesign: today's high quality buildings are tomorrow's heritage.
Risk-taking should not be legislated against, even in historicenvironments. Context is everything.
Different circumstances demand different levels of interpretation.
Examples from the UK and Europe.
Bobby Open Architect
1 Bookshop2 Mixed use development3 Artist’s studio / music rehearsal room4 Exhibition centre5 Refectory6 Museum
Merkx & Girod -Selexyz, Maastricht
Project Orange - Mixed Use Development, Sheffield
Haworth Tompkins -Dovecote Studio, Aldeburgh Music
Naumann Architektur -Summer House, Germany
Markus Scherer -Exhibition Centre, Northern Italy
Michael Hopkins -Refectory, Norwich
David Chipperfield -Neues Museum, Berlin
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