Both Clarke's grandfathers were builders and, after spending school holidays in and around building sites, he decided he wanted to be an architect from the age of 12: There was nothing else I ever wanted to do.
Nachdem Clarke seine Schulferien auf und um die Baustellen herum verbrachte, entschied er sich im Alter von 12 Jahren Architekt zu werden: “There was nothing else I ever wanted to do.