Brief encounter

By Hugh Pearman Hugh Pearman 2008-07-01T00:00:00

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Source: Ben Johnson

Sir Nicholas Grimshaw is president of the Royal Academy, which has signed up David Chipperfield to design its expansion into the Victorian Pennethorne building on Burlington Gardens. Hugh Pearman asked what swung it for him.

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