Nicholas Grimshaw: In my lecture entitled “Embedded Intelligence,” I will talk about what I see as the “collective memory” of my architectural practice. It starts way back in the 1870s with my great-grandfather, who built dams on the River Nile in Egypt. I also will talk about my other partners and their relatives, who helped to build the Balkan Railway, barges on the River Thames, and were involved in rocket technology and that of racing cars. Recent projects also will be discussed, such as the Waterloo Eurostar Terminal, Southern Cross Station in Australia, the Frankfurt Exhibition Hall, the Fulton Street Transit Center and, in particular, the Eden Project. I’ll end with some thoughts about the use of new materials and how it might be possible for future buildings to grow their own skins.
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