AJ exclusive: James Pallister spoke with Swiss starchitect Peter Zumthor on the eve of his RIBA Gold Medal lecture

Many details that make your work so rich seem to come from very close observation of daily life. Do you think architects’ work would be better if they learnt to relax and play a little more?
I know exactly what you mean but it gives the wrong impression of how I work. I try to create emotional spaces that feel right for the purpose and the place. So I try to go into the use of the building very deeply and see what could be beautiful and comfortable.

Good night, sleep tight, little star!

The cathedrals of present time!

"Art is the lie that reveals the truth"

Picasso

The Coachbuilder

Just came upon this article by Paul d'Orléans on a very special artist - Shinya Kimura.

  "I am a coachbuilder"

 I hope it is OK to post the link to the article and one of the images that carries a lot of meaning for me.

the right thing

I was reading the other day a book, which does not happen very often and considered myself lucky, as i came upon this quote:

"managers always do things right, leaders on the other hand do the right thing"

I liked it.

Into the thing

Hi, my name is Nikolay and I am starting this blog with the idea to share ideas and thoughts that get provoked by my daily experiences - on the road , in the office, in a company with friends , colleagues, clients, things i see online etc.

To summaries it - Anything that gets me thinking somehow.

I will try and keep all that pretty undetermined if there is such a word and keep facts and figures incognito unless needed. There are going to be some mistakes as english is not my mother tongue but mostly because I`m not a great linguist, plus i will be posting when I get a spare minute, which in most cases is late at night.

So, here we go...6th of October 2011

There were quite a few things going on today that kept my mind busy but one thing i read last night had a deeper impact on me -the tragic news about Steve Job's death. I am not an Apple fanatic , though i use some of their products and its not even about Apple what i am planning to say, it is about a guy that kept going doing what he loved (i guess) to do till the end of his days knowing he did not have many left.

And i am asking myself - Why do some people's dedication and i don't know what madness may be, stupidity (in someone's eyes) .....defys logic and keeps them chasing a believe, idea, path under unimaginable circumstances and is it so impossible for them to step out of all that?

I do admire that and i guess everything is work in progress, just like our lives.

NS