...makes a powerful case that it is possible to create work that is both socially uplifting and architecturally compelling. It’s a notion that ... seems so out of keeping with the ethos of the practice today that it’s almost jarring.’ In other words, it seems incomprehensible that anyone today is surprised that Architecture has a social function, is surprised that Architecture is still capable of connecting with society, since this should be obvious. The recovery of quality in the face of the loss of faith in aesthetics is a gap that we should close before the distance becomes too great.... | M-027, Autumn-Winter 2010-2011