Graham Stevens ' Morning Thoughts-20th September

The image is of Graham the conceptual artist and eco-engineer at work in St Katherine's Dock in the 60s animating his problem-solving and illustrative art- amongst other things, he had a simpoler vision for the soon-to-be unveiled Thames Tideway Tunnel . I recently saw him acclaimed as part of the Architecture on Stage season at the Barbican. here are some early morning thoughts on the trends and alarms of our times and their sources, plus a sideways glance at Party Conference season (Leonie is doubtless on her way to Liverpoool for next weeks' Labour bash)