Buildings must speak to each other

“Cities are defined by their buildings,” says Simon Silver, Director at Derwent London. “It worries me as a Londoner when I see buildings that are soul-less. How did they win planning? How did they get through?” While they are not known for placemaking per se, wherever you stand in Fitzrovia, you are spitting distance from a Derwent London building. With a portfolio of 5.5m square feet, 98 per cent of which is in Central London, Silver has a strong sense of how buildings contribute to the fabric of place.Silver talks about materiality, soul-less glass towers, and how buildings should speak to each other, not just stand silently shoulder to shoulder

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