I wonder how many nerds pass through security at Manchester Airport's delightful renewal of its second terminal, and are instantly transported to its 1960s heyday?
"Oh, what transports of delight..." I commented to one among its functionaries!
For here, and tastefully incorporated in a new artwork, were some among thirteen hundred lead crystal 'droplets' which formed the mise-en-scene at a place so loved by plane-spotters.
The original was installed by an emigre architect who had the royal seal of approval and died this century at the age of ninety-three.
Most we hope for nowadays is some or other piece of crap by Thomas Heatherwick.
Ed. Thomas failed to reply to one of his emails.
