As part of Architecture Today’s ‘In Practice’ interview series, Zoë met with photographer Timothy Soar and discussed her experiences as a practitioner.
“I’ve been working on educational projects in and around Oxford for a few years, and have recently moved here from London via a spell in Bristol. It’s an extraordinary city – full of light, and books.
But despite its history of intellectual liberation there remain limitations. I’m an avid urban wanderer and am often frustrated by the high walls and gates of this place. Glorious green pathways and peaceful courtyards are walled off, retained for those who hold literal or metaphorical keys of access.
As an educator, I find this paradoxical. As a tutor, my role is to open doorways and introduce a next generation of architects to built spaces, and those who through history designed and crafted them. That requires openness, generosity and curiosity.”
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