Organised Chaos – the MöötRööt
1st Semester work by Harry Ortmans (Year 5) and Ryan Braithwaite (Year 5) They focused on the rich diversity of the road and how perspective can … Continue reading Organised Chaos – the MöötRööt
New Socialist Village
An interesting article in the AR, discussing Darryl Chen’s recent thinktank at the Architectural Association: (full link here) What happens when the ideals of Chairman Mao meet the theories of David Cameron? The most compelling nugget of the British contribution to the … Continue reading New Socialist Village
From Religion to the Everyday Life – the Renewal of ShiMa Town
Chen YANG, Jianyun CAI, School of Architecture Huaqiao University The design is located in Shima Town, Fujian Province, China, which has a rich marine culture and … Continue reading From Religion to the Everyday Life – the Renewal of ShiMa Town
Charrette Week Photos @ Newcastle APL
As mentioned, this year’s theme has been based on the “High Street”. Images above have been taken by students who documented the process and results of … Continue reading Charrette Week Photos @ Newcastle APL
Charrette Week on High Streets
In Week 1 (week commencing Monday, 30 September) we are going to join in with the Charrette Week at the Architecture School, Newcastle University. This year, the charrette week will all be looking at different aspects of the High Street … Continue reading Charrette Week on High Streets
Narrative Definition
PDF: 2018 narrative definitions Part 1 – Modes of Narrative Representation in Art Part 2 – Three Levels of Narrative Architecture Part 3 – Narrative Techniques in Architectural Production and Representation Part 4 – Architectural Representations of Literary Narratives Continue reading Narrative Definition
Charrette Day
Week 3 _ Charrette A charrette is an intensive, multi-disciplinary workshop with the aim of developing a design or vision for a project or planning activity. … Continue reading Charrette Day
Narrative (1): From Storytelling to Spatial Practice
Storytelling is as old as the hills. Even before the help of writing, universal myths were shaped by the oral tradition. Narratives enabled phenomena powered by the unseen forces of nature to be ‘explained’, and corralled into a system of … Continue reading Narrative (1): From Storytelling to Spatial Practice
Mapping the Bankside Urban Forest
The Webiste of the Project: Better Bankside_Bankside Urban Forest Full Reports: Bankside_Urban_Forest_part_one & Bankside_Urban_Forest_part_two Background: In 2007, Witherford Watson Mann Architects were appointed as lead consultants for … Continue reading Mapping the Bankside Urban Forest
Project – Locating Helsinki (2)
This project is a Masterplan for the Helsinki metropolitan area assembly, done by Jamie Lilley, from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL in 2015. This work awarded Distinction … Continue reading Project – Locating Helsinki (2)
