The experience of light, smell and sounds growing up in Italy, South America, Spain then England. It took 30 years for me to realise this could be a basis for architecture. Who was your most inspiring tutor? John Frazer taught me a completely different way to look at architecture - for two years at the AA, the "a" word was never mentioned. Which architect have you learnt the most from? Lighting engineer Andy Sedgwick from Arup for his advice on clarity. Which living architect do you most admire? Many of the Japanese architects - Sejima, Ito and Ishigami to name just a few - for tearing up our rule books.
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