Design
The Zany, Playful Brilliance of Will Alsop
You knew a building was his the second you set eyes on it and yet he still managed to surprise.
Will Alsop, who died last weekend at the age of 70, was three-dimensional in a world that seems to reward the one-dimensional.
It cannot be said that the Stirling Prize-winning architect failed to succeed, given a number of acclaimed buildings and a beloved status among his peers and pupils. But there is a certain incompleteness looking back at his life and work. Too many of his designs went unbuilt, too many of his ideas were allowed to dissipate. And yet the incompleteness and imperfection are key to why he has been so influential and inspirational to so many.