Award winning architect Richard England has always firmly believed that architecture must not only accommodate its functional aspects but more so it must enhance the spirit, and elevate the soul of its users. He has often quoted Tennessee William’s words ‘I don’t want reality, I want magic’ stating that his philosophy is that the job of the architect is to make the ordinary extraordinary.

Embracing a regional approach with specific reference to place, memory and the zeitgeist of the age, England’s inspiration stems from the rich millennial mnemonic layering of his native land; from the Neolithic, through the resplendent architecture of the 16th , 17th  and 18th centuries together with that of the ethnic vernacular typology. 

In this podcast we talk about his career, Malta in the 60s just after independence and how over development coupled with the lack of urban planning is leading the countries architectural landscape in a questionable direction.