Chris goes to Liverpool University to study architecture. During 1981 ‑1982 he spends a year gaining practical experience in a London architectural practice, designing a staircase in an industrial development in Milton Keynes. “It’s not a remarkable staircase”, he comments when visiting it in 1988, “It’s just a functional staircase”.
The final day of an extended holiday break that the Boys have taken since December 17.
After a long but previously undisclosed battle with liver cancer, David Bowie passes away at the age of 69 at his home in New York City. The following day, Neil and Chris (who had collaborated with Bowie on the single version of ‘Hallo Spaceboy’) are among the countless artists who pay tribute to him, doing so in a brief but touching note on their official website that starts with the words, ‘We are all Bowie’s children.’