A wonderfully contemplative exhibit, the French Pavilion reviewed movement of modern architecture and its ‘Real’ impact on the people of the time…did they find it disappointing? Angular spaces that intersected and allowed circulation that was uninhibited and allowed you to return easily to review an area that now posed new questions. The story was told through […]
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Rem Koolhaas…..how does a building go together? ‘Well, it has numerous parts to it’….and these parts have changed over time. Bringing the methods of design and construction down to its simplest forms in terms that people with no Architectural or building knowledge can understand. It is a massive exhibition, exhaustive and details, but simple. My […]
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I’ve been working closely with Measured Architecture to Record and Represent the process of construction of a new house. The construction of a dwelling involves many people…from the initial vision of the Architect to the details brought to the table during collaboration with various sub-consultants and then sub-trades. Design doesn’t stop with the drawings being […]
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Scales of back-lit glass curving their way down a corridor…sketches imprinted in them. Wild and fluid, not like the rigorously axial projects of Daniel Libeskinds I have visited in the past. The architect notes that he is exploring the changing of the way we design…..the drawing board, paraline, set square are gone and we are […]
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The 2014 Brazilian Exhibit is a history lesson. One that you could fundamentally enjoy… We are taken on a chronological visual diary describing the evolution of Brazilian architecture. As you delve further the characters (Architects) who were so prevalent (Burle Max, Niemeyer, etc) to this ‘modern’ movement become more regularly referenced (along with their collaborations), and […]
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