speech: 17 Contrast

Issue 17 of speech is devoted to the concept of ‘Contrast’. It focuses on architecture that is intentionally much brighter than its surrounding. Contrast can mean the juxtaposition of solids and voids, light and dark, various sizes and various textures, and new vs old. Contrasting architectural styles can be tricky, especially when it comes to preventing the addition from looking dated or outshining surrounding historic buildings. In some cases, these modern renovations successfully preserve the originals while bringing something fresh and new, while others fall on their faces. This issue represents both extremes, and a lot in between, analysing the conditions of the harmonic coexistence of the historical and modern architecture. 300 colour images