ARCHITECTURE, Colwyn Bay, United Kingdom

What inspired you to want a life in Architecture and the creative industries?:
GROWING UP ON A REMOTE ISLAND – EXPLORING EVERYDAY
MAGICAL PLAYING WITH THE NATURAL WORLD RIVERS SEA FORESTS OPEN LANDSCAPES WONDERING WHAT LAY BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE SEA WAS A TEENAGER BEFORE I SAW CIVILIZATION AND THAT WAS LIVERPOOL + BEATLES ROLLING STONES + BOB DYLAN A REMARKABLE PERIOD OF CHANGE

Who inspired you in finding your path to Architecture/Film and the creative industries?:
BUCKMINSTER FULLER IN MY FIRST YEAR AT NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY – HE GAVE A LECTURE WHEN MY QUESTION WAS
WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THIS SUBJECT IS ABOUT – I KNOW ITS NOT ABOUT BUILDINGS — HE TOLD ME AS DID DAVID GREEN A FEW MONTHS LATER AS DID A HUGE SHOUTING MATCH WHERE THE HISTORY TUTOR WAS IN A CRIT AND A STUDENT PINNED UP AN INFLATABLE BUILDING AS HIS FINAL PROJECT – OMG – ALL HELL LET LOOSE

How you unlock obstacles and overcome bias in your work?:
NEVER USE READY MADES – I REFUSED TO LOOK AT ILLUSTRATIONS IN JOURNALS
I NOW WORK WITH MY IMAGINATION AND FAST HAND WORKS NOT GUIDED TO THINGS CERTAINLY NOT BUILDINGS -THE WORKS EVOLVE AND FIND THEIR WAY WITH NO EXPECTATION OR DEMAND GENERATED BY PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS AND ART PRACTICES ALWAYS REINVENTING WITHOUT CATEGORIES – DISCOVERING NEW RELATIONS ALWAYS BACK TO THE ISLAND

What improvements do you feel are required to promote effective change in the academic and working environment?:
ACADEMIA IS INHIBITTING AND RESTRICTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT – TRAINING REPLACING CREATIVE WORKS LIMITING THE EXPLORATION OF THE SUBJECT- NEW TYPES OF DESIGNER ARE REQUIRED NOT FASHIONED AROUND THE IDEA OF THE ARCHITECT AS MASTER BUILDER – NEW PRACTICES SHOULD BE ALL INCLUSIVE AND NOT BASED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT – THIS RESTRICTS ACCESS TO A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS A BLATANTLY RESTRICTIVE PRACTICE
AI WILL REPLACE A LARGE PART OF THE PROCESS INVOLVED WITH DELIVERING PRODUCTS ON SITE – INDUSTRY WILL SOON CHANGE – WE NEED CREATIVE IMAGINATIVE DESIGNERS WITH NEW MODELS OF THE SUBJECT AS RESEARCH LED DESIGN BY STUDENTS NOT STAFF – NEW CATEGORIES NEW POLITICS AND FREE EDUCATION NEEDED URGENTLY