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    David Barr Architects

    Sep 28, 2020 4 minutes
    Words by Linda Cheng
    Photography by Robert Frith, Jack Lovel
    and Dion Robeson
    Photograph:
    Sabine Albers

    The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius adhered to three principles of architecture: firmitas, utilitas and venustas (universally known today as durability, utility and beauty). These principles assert that good architecture should be strong, firm and durable; functional and serve a useful purpose; and a delight for the people inhabiting it. For millennia, the Vitruvian triad has remained a keystone of design excellence.

    For David Barr Architects, its own triad of guiding aspirations – smart decisions, enduring places and beautiful outcomes – is, in essence, a contemporary application of Vitruvian principles in line with the complexities of modern life. “Smart decisions is

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