{"id":8503,"date":"2017-08-08T09:23:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T09:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=8503"},"modified":"2017-08-08T09:23:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T09:23:31","slug":"architalks-29-homecoming-celtic-vernacular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/architalks-29-homecoming-celtic-vernacular\/","title":{"rendered":"#Architalks #29 #Homecoming #Celtic #Vernacular"},"content":{"rendered":"
This post is part of the ArchiTalks series where a group of us (architects who also blog) all post on the same day and promote each other\u2019s blogs. The Topic \u2018Leader\u2019 for this post \u2018Homecoming\u2019<\/em> is Bob Borson.<\/p>\n Firstly, it’s a sign of knowing yourself well that you know when to withdraw from a project and I’m sad to hear that Bob Borson has decided to not participate in the incredible project that he set up, that is Architalks – the door should be left open, at any stage…<\/p>\n So. Homecoming.<\/p>\n Who are we?<\/p>\n Where do we come from?<\/p>\n What are we?<\/p>\n Possibly the most important questions of them all. And ones that I have mulled over probably more than most. <\/p>\n Why?<\/p>\n My father (and in fact all of my father’s side of the family back to the 1700’s) was born in the Channel Islands but was evacuated during the 2nd world war. So I’m from the Channel Islands?<\/em><\/p>\n He was evacuated to Cornwall, UK – So I’m Cornish?<\/em><\/p>\n Where he met my mother (also Cornish), moved to London and then had me – So I’m a Londoner?<\/em><\/p>\n And then the son (me) met his wife) and moved to Ireland and there will be a point in the future where I will have lived longer in Ireland then I will have lived in the UK. I’m entitled to an Irish passport but will I ever be Irish?<\/em><\/p>\n But what on earth has this to do with Homecoming?<\/em><\/p>\n My theory is that you can’t escape your background for where you end up. It’s inevitable.<\/p>\n My background was spending every holiday I could in Cornwall. This included every Summer, Winter and Easter for year after year. I grew up around properties very similar to the one below:<\/p>\n