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Smithson Series 2025 / Lecture 06

Context, Clarity, Colour

John McElgunn
Senior Director of RHSP Architects

Date / 6 October 2025

John McElgunn emphasised the importance of how architecture works as much as how it looks. The projects he discussed showcase RHSP's understanding of context, simplification of complex structures, notably through the use of colour, and how designing details that allow a building to endure.

One of the strongest messages of the lecture was about creating architecture that was sustainable, throught its ability to adapt to change in human use of spaces.

John McElgunn shows us how architecture can be effective, clear, human-scaled and reusable.

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