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Published in 1/2024 - The Heart of the City

Interview

Part of the Continuum – Interview with Peter Barber

Marianna Wahlsten

Mount Pleasant, 2016. The centre for homeless people on Mount Pleasant Street is a collage of old and new parts. The courtyard is central for circulation and meetings between the staff and residents. Photo: Morley von Sternberg

Peter Barber’s residential buildings in London create continuity with the picturesque historic urban fabric, combining aesthetics and ethics in an original way.

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