Exhibition: Bartlett 1st Year Site Specific works

Saturday 10 December - Friday 16 December 2011

Pitzhanger Manor, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London, W5 5EQ

Soane Annex((ed)

Private View: Friday 9.12.2011, 15:00 - 18:00

An exhibition of six site-specific works by the Bartlett School of Architecture

As Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy, Sir John Soane had a tradition of opening up his home to his architectural students. Pitzhanger Manor-House's collaboration with Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, continues this practice, engaging Soane’s historic Pitzhanger Manor-House with contemporary architectural installations.

In Soane Annex(ed) Bartlett presents new work by Year 1 students annexing six areas throughout the house, using it as a testing ground for new ideas and concepts - challenging the traditional understanding of ‘architecture’, ‘design’ and ‘space’. The temporary nature of the installations offers the student a freedom to experiment with materials and crafting.

Mixing the Ingredients: A Lecture by Peter Cook

For those of your struggling to craft your plans, take 65 minutes to watch this lecture by Peter Cook.  He describes the different approaches to designing in plan taken by many notable modern and contemporary architects.  

http://www.aaschool.ac.uk//VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=1360

From factory to Kunsthall:Petra Gipp Arkitektur

in the designer's words, from archdaily: 
"In the landmarked industrial building, dating from the last turn of century, there are imprints of different eras. It can be compared to an archive – layers of time. The building has served as ammunition factory, paint factory and presently as kunsthalle for contemporary art and architecture.

The visitor is lead through a narrow alley with the light from above shining down towards the water. The walkway runs close to the kunsthalle as it passes the entire building, to then be invited into the dark stairway and the vast pillar hall."

Ground floor, first and second floor plans, along with further description and images can be found at archdaily.