Asif Khan
Michael Berkeley鈥檚 guest is the prize-winning designer and artist Asif Khan, who leads an architectural practice working on the transformation of two London landmarks.
Asif Khan is a world-renowned architect and designer whose work inspired a recent headline 鈥� 鈥榠s there anything Asif Khan can鈥檛 transform?鈥�.
His current projects include the re-invention of the former Smithfield meat market into the new London Museum, and the extensive renewal of the Barbican Centre. Further afield, in Kazakhstan, he鈥檚 turned a vast former Soviet cinema into a new cultural centre.
He opened his own studio in 2007, and has designed exhibitions, temporary pavilions and installations around the world. He views architecture as a multi-disciplinary field, bringing together design, science and art.
His musical choices include Chopin, Shostakovich, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Brian Eno.
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- Sun 22 Feb 2026 12:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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