Whilst looking for precedents for my final project design, i came across a very interesting video.
Funny enough this proved to be a good source of inspirations.
Enjoy!
Friday, 21 May 2010
Friday, 14 May 2010
Focus Week - Commencing 16 November 2009
16/11/09
Year 2 Landscape Architecture started off with a bang, after hearing the great news of the field trip to Barcelona!
Hoping for better weather, and the prospect of seeing great landscape landmarks was the main agenda for everyone.
View from our hotel room.
Favourite places Visited:
Barceloneta Beach
Gaudi : Sagrada Familia, Park Guell
Gothic Cathedral
Placa Reial
Who was Antoni Gaudi?
Gaudi was a Spanish architect who operated in the same time period as the Art Nouveau movement. He was famous for his unique and highly individualistic designs.
Main Work: Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila, Casa Batllo
Projects: Parc Guell, Colonia Guell
During our time in spain, many landmarks were visited. We also attended a few exhibitions of the design of the 'New Barcelona', and how the designs were thought of.
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Focus Week - Commencing 15 May 2010
With all my major deadlines dealt with, the last week of our second year was a focus week.
During this week I decided to visit Kingston Museum, which was hosting an art exhibition funded by Artgym.
During this week I decided to visit Kingston Museum, which was hosting an art exhibition funded by Artgym.
The aim of this exhibition was to, bring together the residents of Kingston from different cultures and generations.
I found this exhibition interesting, as different forms of art pieces was produced to represents the relationship from the past present and future.
Different forms of art pieces varied from paintings, collages, billboards, a form of wind chimes to simple boxes with diagrams and information.
It was interesting to see art pieces from different age groups, and how the specific age groups think about the 'past, present and the future'.
An interesting feature at this exhibition was the 'response wall' which seemed to be very busy. It was a way for visitors to leave feedback, which is a feature lacking in many of todays exhibitions.
I found this exhibition interesting, as different forms of art pieces was produced to represents the relationship from the past present and future.
Different forms of art pieces varied from paintings, collages, billboards, a form of wind chimes to simple boxes with diagrams and information.
It was interesting to see art pieces from different age groups, and how the specific age groups think about the 'past, present and the future'.
An interesting feature at this exhibition was the 'response wall' which seemed to be very busy. It was a way for visitors to leave feedback, which is a feature lacking in many of todays exhibitions.
During this week, i also visited Fairfield park to improve skills on measuring trees and tree canopies (MAINLY without a measuring tape)
As i often found it hard to measure these features with a tape measure (especially when alone) I spent time thinking of a way to measure it by the amount of steps I took to cover the required ground.
This proved to be very helpful, and I definitely feel it was time well spent.
My most interesting finding: 10 steps measures out roughly 5m60.
As i often found it hard to measure these features with a tape measure (especially when alone) I spent time thinking of a way to measure it by the amount of steps I took to cover the required ground.
This proved to be very helpful, and I definitely feel it was time well spent.
My most interesting finding: 10 steps measures out roughly 5m60.
This could make it easy to measure canopies if i was to walk from one end of the tree covering to the end of the tree covering.
Focus Week - Commencing 1 March 2010
Kingston Market : Returning to a Focus week in 1st year.
In 1st year, we went to Kingston market place, looking at the surrounding landscape etc...
however while on our visit I briefly read about the interesting history of the market which was rich in culture.
This focus week commencing on the 1st of March gave me the opportunity to research into it.
For this i visited Kingston Museum which had quite a bit of info on the history of Kingston as a whole.
From the 13th Century, weekly markets and annual fairs were held at the Kingston Market Place. In 1628 Charles I gave the town a monopoly of markets within a seven mile radius.
The striking feature of this market was the Guild Town Hall was used by the corporation from 1840 till 1935.
In 1st year, we went to Kingston market place, looking at the surrounding landscape etc...
however while on our visit I briefly read about the interesting history of the market which was rich in culture.
This focus week commencing on the 1st of March gave me the opportunity to research into it.
For this i visited Kingston Museum which had quite a bit of info on the history of Kingston as a whole.
From the 13th Century, weekly markets and annual fairs were held at the Kingston Market Place. In 1628 Charles I gave the town a monopoly of markets within a seven mile radius.
The striking feature of this market was the Guild Town Hall was used by the corporation from 1840 till 1935.
Focus Week - Commencing 25 January 2010
Design Museum
During this week of focus week I visited the Design Museum. The Design Museum is by the River Thames close to Tower Bridge. The museum displays products - from graphics to fashion, and more importantly architecture. It claims to be the first museum of modern design.
There were models and prototypes made by big architects, namely Zaha Hadid.
Models of new buildings based in Dubai, Singapore and China were on display.
The details involved in these models were very fascinating, it urged me to pay more attention to my detail when model making for my Studio module.
During this week of focus week I visited the Design Museum. The Design Museum is by the River Thames close to Tower Bridge. The museum displays products - from graphics to fashion, and more importantly architecture. It claims to be the first museum of modern design.
There were models and prototypes made by big architects, namely Zaha Hadid.
Models of new buildings based in Dubai, Singapore and China were on display.
The details involved in these models were very fascinating, it urged me to pay more attention to my detail when model making for my Studio module.
Dubai being a leading country in investments, created the Opus Office Tower - with the help of Zaha Hadid. Costing over 235 Million pounds, investors are still in waiting before the tower is completed.
Furthermore........
As a part of our Studio work, we were given a task to look into details of landscapes. James and myself decided to work together and look at Jubilee Park in Canary Wharf, a site we have visited and are very familiar with.
We examined and analysed details of the water features.
Furthermore........
As a part of our Studio work, we were given a task to look into details of landscapes. James and myself decided to work together and look at Jubilee Park in Canary Wharf, a site we have visited and are very familiar with.
We examined and analysed details of the water features.
Focus Week - Commencing 12 October
During this week, I spent 3 days in Paris for my friends birthday - this was a good chance for me to look at buildings and landscapes in France.
Centre Pompidou: Constructed from 1971 to 1977. It houses a large museum and library, the largest in Europe. The architectural style of this stunning building is classified as Postmodern/High-Tech.
Structure: Steel superstructure with reinforced concrete floors.
Architects: Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers
Centre Pompidou: Constructed from 1971 to 1977. It houses a large museum and library, the largest in Europe. The architectural style of this stunning building is classified as Postmodern/High-Tech.
Structure: Steel superstructure with reinforced concrete floors.
Architects: Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers
Sacre Coeur: Huge religious history, and is the highest point in France.
a cathedral sitting a-top a steep hill attracts many visitors and is a truly remarkable place. Its a shame about its surrounding landscape, as it deserved better.
Architecture style: Romano Byzantine
Architect: Paul Abadie
Notre Dame: Gothic Roman cathedral, like sacre Coeur it is very popular and attracts many people.
a cathedral sitting a-top a steep hill attracts many visitors and is a truly remarkable place. Its a shame about its surrounding landscape, as it deserved better.
Architecture style: Romano Byzantine
Architect: Paul Abadie
Notre Dame: Gothic Roman cathedral, like sacre Coeur it is very popular and attracts many people.
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