Architect: Why?
D: To make the place look classy.
A: (chilly) Right.
D: I’m thinking abstract but with a figurative feel to it.
A: You’re not seriously thinking of putting something over the polished concrete? Tell me you didn’t say that.
D: Maybe some sort of hanging thing…. A chandelier could be good?
A: (thinking quickly) No way the beams would carry the weight.
D: Really? OK, sculpture then.
A: Yes …. a … sculpture … might … be ok. What sort of sculpture do you have in mind?
D: David.
A: I thought we’d been through this, I’m Crispin. David is the (withering) Project Manager.
D: No, David the sculpture.
A: Michelangelo’s David?
D: Maybe…is his one big and white?
A: Yes. Too big unfortunately.
D: I was only thinking of the top half. We don’t want equipment issues with the older tenants. Oh, and no arms. Cleaning issues.
A: The top half of Michelangelo’s David with no arms.
D: On a plinth.
And that is what they did.
