Discussion Forum: Ornament or Crime?

This discussion forum is centered around ornament: what it is, how it can be used, how it is often an after-thought, and what its role is in contemporary architecture. We were asked to consider Vitruvius' Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas breakdown of architecture, as well as read Adolf Loos' infamous Ornament and Crime essay, where he argues … Continue reading Discussion Forum: Ornament or Crime? →

Discussion Forum: Blind Leading the Blind

It’s less about the sight I’ve lost, but the realisation of how much of the environmental experience that I wasn’t designing, that I was leaving to chance, leaving to possible failure because I wasn’t designing for itChris Downey This discussion forum is centered around the haptic experience of architecture: how this can be more carefully … Continue reading Discussion Forum: Blind Leading the Blind →

Mid-Semester Crit [Presented Scheme]

A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of theatre.Peter Brook Introduction Our brief poses the question: can boredom and ‘optimal’ anxiety be effectively harnessed within a learning space for physical expression? With the amount of stimulus in present day … Continue reading Mid-Semester Crit [Presented Scheme] →

Atmospheric Exploration

My explorative atmospheric images leading up to Mid-Semester Crit: Abstract interpretation of an atmospheric gradient from 'anxious and surveilled' to 'boredom and isolation' Busy foyer space of constant movement Busy foyer space of constant movement 2 Boredom in an individual rehearsal space: isolation, mystery, pious Individual rehearsal space: exploring the effect of dark stone Anxiety … Continue reading Atmospheric Exploration →

Initial Ideas (Part 2): Coming Together as a Group

Following on from the work completed individually, my group met to discuss our initial responses to the brief. Our ideas melded surprisingly well: there were several conceptual similarities between our ideas in terms of how we approached the anxiety/boredom theme of the brief, and each person had new details to add. The precedents that we … Continue reading Initial Ideas (Part 2): Coming Together as a Group →

Initial Ideas

Having selected our brief and established our group, we individually worked on relaying our initial ideas onto paper. This was an important step, as we could sort through and consider our own thoughts first (and make these visible) without becoming muddled in an explosion of ideas in group discussion. This also made it easier to … Continue reading Initial Ideas →