Big and naughty architecture

Sir Peter Cook is well known for his 'big and naughty' architecture. The Emeritus Professor at University College London, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Frankfurt Staedelschule, Sir Peter co-founded the avant-garde architectural group Archigram and worked on constructions like the radical Art Museum in Graz, Austria. Sir Peter says that buildings and structures must be designed for people. "...it's also a question of timing, positioning, spacing, iconography, to what extent something is special. Now, that almost comes back to architecture. If you just give a very bland piece of architecture, then you're putting an enormous amount of onus on the inhabitant to do something special which they may not be up to. The result is boredom into boredom." Episode recorded: January 31, 2019. Interviewer: Louise Bennet. Producer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall & Dr Andi Horvath. Banner image: Banner: Roof of Kunsthaus in Graz, Austria/Shutterstock.

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