Big Fish Little Fish

摘要

The scaffolding on our project in Lincoln has been dropped, so I pop by on the way to London. The excitement is overwhelming as I turn the corner, getting a glimpse of the building for the first time. It's taken over two years for this moment to arrive. I stand back in the street, digesting the scale, materiality and detail. My eye is drawn to a lintel above the retail unit at street level - it bows. On closer inspection I discover that it's been installed upside down. My heart sinks. I leave for London to be a guest speaker on Channel 4's Grand Designs Live, which gives me the opportunity to talk publicly about our work for the first time. I find this very rewarding, and I have the chance to follow the construction of Kevin McCloud's eco-house.