50 Wonders | Justin Nicholls: Creek Vean

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Source: Justin Nicholls

The Fathom Architects director recalls a formative visit to Team 4’s seminal Cornish house

Wonder: Creek Vean

Architect: Team 4, 1966

Nominator: Justin Nicholls

Distracted at school during a French lesson – languages are not my strong point – I was drawn to a photo of the Pompidou Centre in my Tricolore textbook. The image prompted me to order a Richard Rogers monograph (Richard Rogers & Architects,1985).

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