Will Alsop Calls it Quits for Architecture

While we hear (and report) weekly of a lot of trouble within the architecture industry, with lots and lots of unfortunately people getting laid off, it seems like something altogether new to see an early retirement of self creation. Such as it is with starchitect Will Alsop, who announced late last week that he will be hanging up his architect boots for the next little while and instead spend his time from here on out focusing on his painting.