SERPENTINE PAVILION 2008: GEHRY STYLE

We have shown a number of Serpentine Gallery Pavilion projects in the past few weeks - but this is the one by Frank Gehry for this year! It comprises of large timber planks and multiple glass planes that soar and swoop at different angles to create a dramatic multi-dimensional space. Its going to be controversial!! Take a look at the comments on the link below.

See you all April 1st - !!

DEZEEN LINK

LETS POPULATE

Found this link to a flickr with letraset people for drawings - thought it might be useful. But there is nothing better than real people though!

FLICKR LINK
HERE'S THE LINK TO THE DESCRIPTION FOR LETRASET

GOLDEN MOMENT - OMA

EXHIBITION IN NYC LINK
LINK TO FILM TRAILER

BERLIN FIELD TRIP 2008

Some highlights of a five day tour of Berlin.

Brockholes Wetlands Centre

Adam Khan Architects has won the RIBA competition to design a new visitor facility for the Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve near Preston in Lancashire. The vision for Brockholes was to design a suite of visitor facilities to inspire and encourage people to visit the site and engage with the natural world. The winning design has been named 'A Floating World' and draws on the rich tradition of wetland dwellings, a floating world of thatch, reeds and willow.

ADAM KHAN ARCHITECTS WEBSITE
COMPETITION WEBSITE

OPEN HOUSE PROJECT: INTERIM REVIEWS

It was such a full on day we didnt get around to taking some photos from the two day sessions - many thanks to our external critics: Stefan Kogler, Ronnie Maclellan, Adam Arts, Peter Tomkins, Yuki and Igea Troiani.

(if you have any please email them to CP/JA cheers)

IMAGINATION EXHIBITION

There are some interesting maps at the victoria and albert at the moment - but this artist, Jack Milroy is of particular interest. There is a piece called the Librarians Gardener which is a paper cut garden falling out of a gardening book - really intricate - heres an image of another of his pieces (Jack Milroy isn't in the mapping exhibition)
ARTIST WEBSITE
ARTIST WEBSITE 2
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

LONDON ROWING CLUB

Thought this might be of interest - this was a project I completed last year with t-sa - its just been published in this weeks Architects Journal.
The project was all about levels, wet and dry zones and views!

LINK TO ARTICLE
ARCHITECTS WEBSITE

BUILDING FOR MARCH

Cabin near Honfleur, France, by Lode Architects

LINK TO GALLERY
ARCHITECTS BLOG

VISITORS

Thought everyone would like to know we have had 1000 unique visitors in less than 4 months! Big thanks for the input... email me if you would like to have something posted.

READING: RECOVERING LANDSCAPE

This is a collection of essays discussing around the subject of landscape and urban development. James Corner is an internationally known landscape designer and theorist, in particular for the book, Taking Measures Across the American Landscape.

HERE IS A LINK FOR TAKING MEASURES
HERE IS A LINK TO RECOVERING
HERE IS A LINK TO FIELD OPERATIONS

READING: HOME WORK

This book is a good resource book as it describes and illustrates how to build with natural materials. Hands on contemporary vernacular building.

CHECK OUT THE LIMITED PREVIEW HERE

READING: GOOD LIFE

This book is a useful and comprehensive discussion about houses. Examining the different typologies of the domestic and the utopian. It is in the library so take a look.

HERE'S A LINK TO AMAZON
HERE IS A LINK TO THE ARCHITECTS WEBSITE

MAPPING WORKSHOP

group workshop mapping both existing and propositional schemes on site... a garbage chute across town... a bus race track with fast food pit stop... drainage infrastructure in the meadow... mobile trash depository...

360 PANORAMIC

Thought these looked interesting - giant micro landscapes.
Not sure how they are made - perhaps this is a question for Toby in the digital lecture next friday!

HERE'S A FLICKR LINK