“Our practice has always made work that is related to things that we have seen before. We are interested in the emotional effect that buildings can have. We are interested in how buildings have been built in the past and how new constructions can achieve an equivalent formal and material presence. We are confused by the laissez-faire state of contemporary architecture. We feel more comfortable than we did to follow these traditions quite closely... It is only by understanding and reflecting the past that architecture can continue to be a relevant social and artistic discipline.”

Adam Caruso, The Feeling of Things, p.25

An example of a 'statement of intent' in the context of an architectural collaboration (Caruso St.John)