Lives in Architecture: Nigel Coates

Lives in Architecture: Nigel CoatesA genuinely revealing memoir from one of the UKs most flamboyant, and important, architects, whose buildings include the National Centre for Popular Music in Sheffield, Londons Geffrye Museum extension, and Caffe Bongo in Tokyo. There are tales of extraordinary projects, of club culture and parties, of friendships and loves, of lives sadly lost, and professional regrets. Often intriguing and occasionally really quite racy, its an architecture book

Behind every object we touch lies a hidden network of resources that shape our lives

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‘but I can’t imagine anyone buying it…’

witty and fun

inequality and geopolitical tension

In this passionate and timely book

now might be the time to treat yourself

professor of materials and society at UCL

or when climate change pushes a fragile system to breaking point

And it asks an uncomfortable question: what does progress really cost

lighting and interiors

It’s a book about the importance of process and provenance