Buildings must speak to each other

“Cities are defined by their buildings,” says Simon Silver, Director at Derwent London. “It worries me as a Londoner when I see buildings that are soul-less. How did they win planning? How did they get through?” While they are not known for placemaking per se, wherever you stand in Fitzrovia, you are spitting distance from a Derwent London building. With a portfolio of 5.5m square feet, 98 per cent of which is in Central London, Silver has a strong sense of how buildings contribute to the fabric of place.Silver talks about materiality, soul-less glass towers, and how buildings should speak to each other, not just stand silently shoulder to shoulder Support our podcast and also get the magazine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.