An interview about architecture, myths & management that will give you plenty of food for your own thought and reflection. Thomas Saunders has devoted much of his professional life exploring the bonds linking architecture, nature’s geometry and the authentic Tarot’s archetypes with the human experience, our health and the world about us. He is a chartered architect and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA).
He was a visiting lecturer on Professional Practice and Business Management at the school of architecture now known as The University of East London.
His presentations and seminars express the perennial esoteric wisdom of the arts and sciences that have been taught throughout the ages.
Goethe’s quote Architecture is frozen music—inspired him to research the fundamental principles of design, geometry and the structure of a building based on harmonic ratios, musical intervals and proportional volumes. These will resonate with the same harmonic ratios in our bodies. Such vibrational sounds and colours create a life-enhancing environment.
BIO: He was the founder and CEO of the architectural firm The Thomas Saunders Partnership (TTSP) with about 130 staff.
After 21 years as the senior partner, he was prompted by Joseph Campbell’s remark, “The real killer in life is when you are at the top of the ladder and realise it is leaning against the wrong wall.” At that point, he knew he had to move on to explore wider horizons. TTSP continues to be a well-regarded international practice.
Since his retirement from TTSP in 1984, he has acted as an independent consultant architect (Thomas Saunders Consultants Ltd.) and wrote and presented seminars.
The authentic Tarot’s profound symbolic language and encoded arcane teachings can give us insights to enhance our daily lives and understand our own human psyche and the full spectrum of human nature. Perennial, mystery school teachings as a modern management tool and ethical guide in business activities and politics
He is a practising dowser, was a long-term member of the National Federation of Healers and an Associate Lecturer at the University of the Arts London.
Not the average architect you can say. A free-thinking person with a rigorous brain exploring the spiritual world, and being open to experiences.
For further information see his books/publications:
· The Boiled Frog Syndrome – Your Health and the Built Environment (2001) ISBN-10: 0470845538 ISBN-13: 978-0470845530.
· Health Hazards and Electromagnetic Fields in hospital design and equipment (2003): a commission paper published by Elsevier Science Limited.
· The Authentic Tarot – Discovering Your Inner Self (2007) ISBN-10: 1905857152 ISBN-13: 978-1905857159
· Getting A Life, (2014) Autobiography. ASIN: B01K0S1E0G
· Thoughts on Architecture, Myths & Management (To be released in 2020)
Or the website: www.authentictarot.com
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