Civic Generosity
Yesterday we took our students on a walk searching for buildings with Civic Generosity, from urban figure to room to detail…
Lasdun turning a corner at the National Theatre.
#pleasestopusingthiscornerasabinstore
Villa Necchi Campiglio: detail
Villa Necchi Campiglio
During a recent trip to Milan we visited Villa Necchi by Piero Portaluppi, 1932-35.
A room and the city
Meeting at Somerset House, London. In the West Wing of 1856 looking through to the original Sir William Chambers building and courtyard of 1776.
London Language
Public House, E1, London
2D to 3D
Our students @ku_archland have been exploding Pieter de Hooch paintings into 3D models, exploring depth and developing an understanding between cause and effect. 1:20 model by Oli, Gyorgi and Enoch.
Skogskyrkogården
Lewerentz’s Almhöjden from Asplund’s Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Winter 2017. WB.
When in Berlin
A long overdue visit to the Neues Museum. Old by Stüler, Neues by David Chipperfield.
When in Berlin
Last week we were in Berlin for AREA with the @ArchReview and WAF. We had a lesson in how to turn corners courtesy of Schinkel and Chipperfield.
Research
We are researching Ghent for our autumn study trip with our students and studio team. Looking forward to seeing LOD Ballet Production Studios by deVVT.
Columns by Nash & Lasdun
Enjoyable choice of meeting venue this morning. Lasdun’s Royal College of Physicians, 1964, looking across to St Andrew’s Place, John Nash, 1823.
40 Years Old
Still got it, hey Georges?
(31/44 were briefly in 33.)
CASS Summer Show 02
A couple of our highlights: Park and Pavilion – model housing for London founded on a relationship with public space and quality. Lead by Peter St John.
CASS Summer Show 01
A couple of our highlights: The Deep Block – housing and living by Mae architects. (With this view it would be hard not to design a deep block).
Brutiful
Concrete five ways (at least), Minories Car Park, City of London Architects Dept, 1969
Yellow House
All Saints Street, Hastings. Suddenly, our favourite street.
Seaside Architecture 02
Hastings, East Sussex. #someofthebestdesignisnodesign
Seaside Architecture 01
Hastings, East Sussex. #youcouldntmakethisup
Wouldn’t
Wood masquerading as stone. Whitechapel, London.
Trail of Destruction
Kate has been teaching @WSofArchi She spotted this as she was leaving. Stop the demolition, just add curtain walling. #lessdemolition #morereuse
Tile Shop
Tiled shop interior, Farringdon, London
Final Review: Proposal
Final reviews for our undergraduate studio @KU_Arch_Land with @a_zambelli Site drawing and proposal by Cat de Abreu.
Final Review: Site
Final reviews for our undergraduate studio @KU_Arch_Land with @a_zambelli Site drawing and proposal by Cat de Abreu.
Bank ‘Holiday’ 01
Given some time off, architects just visit more buildings. This one: Newport Street Gallery, Vauxhall. Caruso St John, 2016.
Near Mies
We went to see Circling the Square @riba : a behind the scenes look at Mies van der Rohe’s slice of Park Avenue intended for The City.
Staring into the void
Bexhill (of course) looking across to where mainland Europe used to be. Sigh.
#allmovingtoourAmsterdamstudio?
31/44 South Coast Road Trip
St Leonards-on-Sea, Marine Court, Dalgleish and Pullen, 1938 (See more on the Modern House here)
Royal Danish Embassy
Yesterday with our @KU_Arch_Land studio we were lucky enough to visit the Royal Danish Embassy, London. Designed by Arne Jacobsen and completed in 1977.
Oh Mies
Doing some research prior to our collage workshop tomorrow with our students @KU_Arch_Land (beautiful book by @ludwigforum, if, like us, you can’t get to Aachen by 12 02 2017!)
Shoreditch Hoarding
Demolition is quietly progressing at our site for a new hotel, bar and restaurant.