Meet the commissioners: Kay Hughes

2023-03-07T06:00:00

Kay Hughes talks about the importance of public purpose behind infrastructure projects, the importance of technology and her love of gardening

Building magazine is 180 years old this year. What lessons about the built environment should we take from the past?

In the Victorian era large infrastructure projects, for water, rail and energy had a real sense of public purpose and supported local identity. This translated to the quality of design of the places and spaces they left.

Think of Glasgow train station, or the Victorian water pumping stations or the elegant details for on a Telford bridge. Engineering and design ran hand in hand. These are lessons from the past that we still enjoy today. Taking pride in place as well as function with a broader view is essential and a great lesson from the past.

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