![]() If the architect was a conductor, they were musicians of the old school who could improvise on a theme. Not just labour, but also detail, practical know-how and artisitic invention. These trades contributed so much to buildings over the centuries. And the wonderful adaptability of plasterwork, whether lime or gypsum based. ![]() The carved delicacy of wood, its warmth and suitability for wall linings and doors. The stone of the Banker Mason, providing the structural mass and the weathering surface that has stood for 300 years The carved stone detail in all its variety, both gothic and classical, but so often inspired by foliage. But the dominant materials on my mind are stone, wood and plaster. Hanging, Flemish Bond and yet another version of Soane’s simple brick soldiers thatĮvoke the distilled essence of a doric freize.
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