John Simpson is one of the world s leading practitioners of new
classicism, a contemporary architecture movement that continues the
practice of classical and traditional architecture and embraces the
virtues of durability, functionality, and beauty. Simpson s design
ethos revolves around the notion that architecture is a public art
where each facade forms the character and shape of the public realm
the streets, the squares, and the major civic spaces that we use
and as such must use a language of building that is recognisable
and draws on our collective cultural experience. His architecture
is thus understandable in a moment and is functional; it is built
to last, to be beautiful, and to ensure the comfort and ease of
those who experience it, be it the Queen s Gallery at Buckingham
Palace in London or an apartment in a historic building in New
York. The work shown covers a wide range, from small-scale
residential and apartment design to the country house and the town
house to large-scale institutional designs. Featured projects
include a new academic quadrangle at Eton College; the new school
of architecture at the University of Notre Dame; rooms at
Kensington Palace; the Stanhope Hotel renovation in New York; town
houses in Belgravia and Chelsea, London; and much more.
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