Design Champ For Island?
Taken from the County Press, 1/2/08.
Joe Duckworth, chief executive of the County Council, hinted world-renowned urban designer and architect Sir Terry Farrell had been lined up as design champion for the Island.
In this role, he would be responsible for overseeing major developments on the Island, including the developments in East Cowes and the regeneration of Sandown Bay.
Sir Terry is a ‘design champion’ of international repute, and would be asked to look at the Island and draw up a design manifesto. He has previously worked in Edinburgh, designed the new Home Office headquarters in London, the Centre for Life in Newcastle and a marine science centre, The Deep, in Hull. He has a multitude of royal recognitions, so he can’t have made too many mistakes!
On his website, he says: “Buildings, towns and cities are the most powerful and moving elements of our existence, as powerful as religion, music, art or politics.” However, we like the way he brings the design of large areas like cities up-to-date: “A long-term commitment to continuously re-evaluating social, economic and environmental sustainability [ ] as the best criteria for effectiveness.”
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