a life in architecture
Actor, director, writer, biographer - Simon Callow is one of Britain's most versatile and erudite thesps. His image, both on and off screen, is of one who believes in challenging convention. So it is little surprise that Callow's choice of a favourite building would raise many an eyebrow, not least in architectural circles.
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