Buildings

Getting in the decorators

By and Ellis Woodman Ellis Woodman2004-11-12T00:00:00

Adam Caruso (left) and Peter St John in the plaster cast court at the V&A, designed by Museum of Childhood architect JW WIld.

Source: Morley Von Sternberg

Caruso St John’s proposal of lace motifs on a new Nottingham project upset some readers. We ask Peter St John to explain why his practice is breaking a final taboo and embracing decoration

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