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Radio 3,22 Feb 2026,49 mins

Asif Khan, architect

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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, working with Stanton Williams and Julian Harrap Architects, 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. Producer: Katy Hickman

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