was bored so made some quick experimental sketch modelsusing lighting techniques
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model experimentation
was bored so made some quick experimental sketch modelsusing lighting techniques
2nd year exhibition : waterloo gallery
this was the exhibtion space in the waterloo gallery. the space was nice and had a smaller area upstairs as well.This is the work i produced for the exhibtion:
Des Res @ NLA
This was the exhibition regarding london's current housing challenge. as always with NLA exibitions i found the models to be the most engaging and interesting pieces. especially the final image shown which is the london population density model, which was done by pipers models, and was featured in an exhibition at the tate modern that featured a collection of models for other cities around the world. this is much more effective than any other population density map.
London open City @ Somerset House
This was the London open city enhibition at
Somerste house. This exhibition was focusing
on how we use the city and how changes over
time shape the way we use it. the exhibition had
mini shed-like structures that you could walk
into and there was work displayed on the indside.
this was a nice feature of the exhibition, and the
animation in one of these structure was really
good. they also had a room where video clips were
projected onto circular tables from above, and these
showed film loops of occupancy and movement at
places within the city.
London's hidden underground
This was a visit to an exhibition at the NLA , which had a collection of models and images showing elements of the city that are not considered most of the time. I really enjoyed this exhibition as there were some great models including the large model of central London shown in the last picture, and it was interesting to see the real workings and infrastructure of the city.
Wapping Waterfront project
This is some of my work for the project on
the waterfront site in wapping, london.
the waterfront site in wapping, london.
Lebbeus Woods
I took out a book by 'fanatsy' architect LebbeusWoods, after it was reccommended to me.
His drawings are amazing, and have a comic book style to them. Although having had projects
built, a lot of his ideas are unbuilt and theoretical. He shows that ideas can be radical to the point of being unfeasable, and still be useful, inspiring and graphically brilliant.
college roundabut exhibition
This was the exhibition of the college roundabout
project shown previously on this blog, and it was
held in the market hall in Kingston. It was good to
see our work being shown to the public, and being
there for a while to see what a wider demographic
thought of the projects.
the greatest landscape is
Had to decide between going to rotterdam with
the landscapers or going snowboarding as both
trips were happening at the same time. Although
i know i missed out on some great landscapes created
by people by not going to rotterdam, i am equally, if
not more happy to spend time in the powerful landscapes
created by nature, plus the snowboarding was pretty
good as well.
Waterloo Quadrant Analysis
The first image in this sequence shows the building massing in this quadrant of waterloo. This is one of the less densely built areas of waterloo when compared to other areas, and this is because it does not contain a great deal of residential buildings. Waterloo station and St.Mark's hospital are the two largest buildings in this area.
This quadrant has a large area of parkspace as well, as in the second image, with archbishop's park, Lambeth palace Gardens and Jubilee gardens. This is one of this area's greatest assets, and so these spaces are vitally important to be used to their full potential.
The third image shows the edges that define the quadrant. The river runs down the whole west edge, creating an edge that is virtually impermeable, other than by the 3 bridges that lead into the area at various stages along the river. Another heavy, definitive edge is created by the raised railway lines running out of waterloo station. Although this edge is quite attractive in places, it has a limited number of access points through it and some are very poorly maintained.
Edges are also created within the quadrant, mainly by the road network running through it. This can be seen on the last image in the sequence.
The first image shows the main issue that i have found with this quadrant of waterloo, and that is access. One area with poor access is between the area to the west of St.Thomas's hospital, at the north entrance to archbishop's park and the river walk. St.Thomas's hospital creates an impenetrable barrier between these areas. We walked down the river on a really cold day and it was like a wind tunnel walking down there, but once you are walking down this section of path, the only access is at the bridges at either end, which are quite a way apart and this can be seen in the second image.
Another area of poor access is created by the raised railway lines running down the whole east edge of this area. Due to the raised railway lines, there can only be a few access points underneath. This would not be a problem in itself as it does help to break up and define the area, in a beneficial way. However the problem occurs because of the nature of some of the access points. The above image shows leek street, which runs underneath the lines near the train station. The underpass is empty, degraded with poor security measures. At certain times of day and at night, people are reluctant to use this cut through as it does not look safe or inviting to walk through. Because of this, the access from one side of the railway lines to the other is severly limited and people have to take a much longer diversional route around. This is a similar story to that of many of the access routes all along this edge.
There are also issues of access into archbishops park and lambeth palace gardens. This is probably the largest area of park space within waterloo when accounted for together. However archbishop's park is too well hidden when it should be advertising itself as much as possible as it is an underused space, despite having great sports facilities. The above photo shows the park on a dull day, however it was a saturday afternoon and there was practically no-one using this large open space.
Architecture of yemen
"Celebrating the rich building traditions and architecture of Yemen, most famously the extraordinary multi-storey buildings that constitute the heart of many Yemeni cities, dating back hundreds of years but continually renewed and rebuilt by their inhabitants - an interesting example of living sustainable architecture that is both traditional and contemporary . The exhibition focuses on four major provinces; Dali', Yafi', Shabwah and Hadramut, and explores how this building culture - including the contribution made by master builders and inhabitants in the design process - and the fabric and environment of Yemeni towns itself, is increasingly under-threat from commercial construction and corporate urban development. "
The exhibition was small scale, but gave a interesting overview of the unique architecture in this part of the world, and also the modern development issues that are challenging it. One of the highlights of the exhibition was the display of models, which were really detailed and showed the diversity of architectural style and layout.
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