Big and naughty architecture
From high-tech architecture and throwaway buildings to houses that melt, Sir Peter Cook’s ‘big and naughty’ designs make him a design revolutionary
Published 20 March 2019
Sir Peter Cook is well known for his ‘big and naughty’ architecture.
The Emeritus Professor at University College London, the Royal Academy of Arts and the Frankfurt Staedelschule, Sir Peter co-founded the avant-garde architectural group Archigram and worked on constructions like the radical Art Museum in Graz, Austria.
Sir Peter says that buildings and structures must be designed for people.
“If you just give a very bland piece of architecture, then you’re putting an enormous amount of onus on the inhabitant to do something special which they may not be up to. The result is boredom into boredom.”
“...it’s also a question of timing, positioning, spacing, iconography, to what extent something is special. Now, that almost comes back to architecture.
Episode recorded: January 31, 2019
Interviewer: Louise Bennet
Producer and editor: Chris Hatzis
Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath
Banner: Roof of Kunsthaus Graz in Austria/Shutterstock
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