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Originally Posted by Glice
Oh, Gilbert and George. If not MES then them. Although the whole issue of there being two of them is probably what prevents the consideration. Norman Foster is a good one... I knew the name, but I had to Google to remind me of the buildings... which is part of the problem with architects is that they're not generally terribly well-known. Architects should be seen and not heard. I was talking to an architect on Friday who said the same, and he also mentioned that Iraqi [?] lady architect who's been living here forever and designed that gallery in Chicago.
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...and the Science Centre in Wolfsberg. That's Zaha Hadid, born in Baghdad. She's as famous as Foster in truth, but Foster has managed to get a lot of work actually commissioned and built, and much of it is well-known. By architectural standards he's a superstar.
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Originally Posted by Glice
Steven Fry is wonderful, and most entertaining, but...cultural icon? He's just an incredibly verbose comedian with a moderate talent for writing, isn't he? Is it on the basis of talent or celebrity?
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I can agreee with you there, but if one was choosing purely from that list then he' pretty high up.. I do think his massive talent (and managing a long career span without becoming rubbish) marks him out as a bit special though.