Wednesday, September 30, 2015

'Ordinary Streets' Film Launch, 6th October at LSE




Tuesday 6th October, 6.30-8pm, Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE

‘Ordinary Streets’ is a short film based on an ethnographic and visual exploration of the spaces, economies and cultures of ‘street’. Through the lens of Rye Lane in Peckham in south London, the film engages with issues of migration, urban multiculture and regeneration.

Myfanwy Taylor from Just space will provide a commentary on the film.

‘Ordinary Streets’ is a film by Sophie Yetton, based on research led by Suzi Hall at LSE Cities.

The film screening will be followed by a drinks reception, which will take place directly outside the Wolfson Theatre.

– For further details of the research, please go to the ‘Ordinary Streets’ project page.

– For details about our latest ESRC research across streets in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Leicester, please go to the ‘Super-diverse Streets’ project page.

– For full details on the launch event please see the ‘Ordinary Streets’ event page.

Image: Rye Lane, Peckham (Photo Credit: Nicholas Palominos, Ordinary Streets, LSE Cities, 2012)

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

University of Westminster BAIA 'Selfie Series' project

selfie at the West India Quay/Canary Wharf and Stratford by 3rd Year student Marilyn Masen
The 2nd and 3rd Year design students started the term off with a charrette that had to do with the theme of 'being a tourist in your own city.' They were asked to visit a place in London that they hadn't previously and document that through a series of selfies. The selfies were meant to reconsider the conventional selfie to not only show themselves but also an embodied experience of place. 

 You can see the results here.

Monday, September 28, 2015

University of Westminster 2015-16 Autumn Term 'Open Lectures' announced

Sharp Centre for Design by Alsop Architects (Will Alsop lecturing 15th Oct.)


Technical Studies ‘Open Lectures’ Autumn Term 2015-2016


Thursday 8th Oct, 6.30pm - Michael Ramage - University of Cambridge

Thurdsay 15th Oct, 6.30pm - Prof William Alsop – ALL DESIGN

Thursday 22nd Oct, 6.30pm - Sang Hoon Kim – Populous

Thursday 29th Oct, 6.30pm - Theodore Spyropoulous – Director of Minimaforms & AADRL

Thursday 5th Nov, 6.30pm - Esther Rivas Adrover

Thursday 12th Nov - Play Week / Special event organised by Sean Griffiths

Thursday 19th Nov, 6.30pm - Johannes Torpe – Creative Director for Bang & Olufsen

Thursday 26th Nov - Inaugural Professorial Lecture

Thursday 3rd Dec, 6.30pm - Gerry O'Brien – AKT II Engineers

Thursday 10th Dec, 6.30pm - Peter Barber – Peter Barber Architects

Thursday 17th Dec, 6.30pm - Andrew Watts - Newtecnic

Bartlett Autumn 2015 Lecture Series announced


Steel and Glass Staircase by Incorporated

"Contemporary design and fabrication processes were used to produce a staircase with 'wing-shaped' folded steel treads at the heart of this renovated New York City apartment."


more at dezeen.

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

New book: Refurbishment ('best of DETAIL' series)



"...the amount of work to be done on existing buildings is steadily increasing. This is partially a reflection of the advancing age of buildings, but it is also due to constant changes in building and social requirements.

The desired or necessary measures, however, are always personalised and vary considerably. As a result, there is no standardised or widely understood term that can be used to describe the range of construction activities related to existing buildings. Reflecting this, "best of DETAIL Refurbishment" presents a comprehensive range of highlights from DETAIL on the topics of renovation, extension, restoration, refurbishment and conversion. 

In addition to specialised theoretical contributions, the publication features an extensive section with examples of projects. From small-scale measures to the supersized category, it offers abundant inspiration as well as a variety of approaches to solving problems."

browse through selected pages here.
order from DETAIL.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Bartlett B-Pro Show 2015. 29th September-10th October

Exhibition of the work of students from The Bartlett School of Architecture's post-professional Masters programmes, B-Pro:

MArch AD (Architectural Design)
MArch UD (Urban Design)

Exhibition party and speeches
Tuesday 29 September 18.30 – 22.00

Exhibition open to the public
Tuesday 29 September – Saturday 10 October
Wednesday 30 September – Sunday 4 October 10.00 – 19.00
Monday 5 October – Friday 9 October 14.00 – 19.00
Saturday 10 October 10.00 – 19.00

Venue
The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL
140 Hampstead Road
London NW1 2BX

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

New book: 'Asian Flavours: Creating Architecture for Culinary Culture'


'This book presents the projects of Asian and European architects on both continents, ranging from tea houses and sake bars through to entire restaurants. How are architects adapting and interpreting this cuisine in "our" latitudes? How do they respond to the conditions and cultures in these spaces without simply simulating an "Asian decor"?'

from DETAIL.
browse through the book here.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Chisenhale Art Place Open Weekend 2-4 October


"Join Chisenhale Art Place (Chisenhale Studios, Chisenhale Gallery and Chisenhale Dance Space) for three days of exciting free events as we open the doors of our iconic building to the public. Come and explore!


Chisenhale Studios will have 40 artist studios open over the Friday evening and weekend, plus the inaugural Into the Wild group exhibition. There will also be free workshops, talks and more on Saturday and Sunday.

Chisenhale Gallery presents the first UK solo exhibition by Jumana Manna which features the newly commissioned film A magical substance flows into me (2015) and a number of sculptures. A tour of the exhibition takes place on Saturday at 2pm. 

Chisenhale Dance Space events include a Friday evening performance by Into the Wild artists, and open rehearsals on Saturday and Sunday with groups such as PanicLab, Feet Off the Ground and the Sugar Dandies."

The full programme and times can be found at www.chisenhale.co.uk

Thursday, September 10, 2015

ABSENT installation at Shoreditch Town Hall


"A young woman enters a hotel. She is magnetic and compelling, yet strangely detached, as if in a dream; she knows everyone, yet is utterly alone; she has many lovers, but loves no one; she is 18 years old 
- or is she 80?" 

ABSENT
A dreamlike installation 
Commissioned by
SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL,
LIFT and LEFTCOAST

SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL
Monday 24 August - Sunday 25 October

Mon - Fri from 6pm | Sat & Sun from 12pm

Tickets

and more about 'ambulatory theater-as-installation' here.

PG 2015: 12-18 September


An exhibition of thesis projects from the MA Architecture; MSc Architecture & Environmental Design and MA Interior Design
PREVIEW
Friday 11 September
6 – 9pm

UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER
Ground Floor Concourse - 35 Marylebone Road
London
NW1 5LS

EXHIBITION CONTINUES DAILY
Saturday 12 September
to Friday 18 September
9am – 9pm

westminster.ac.uk/abe

Image credit: MA Architecture student Anna Ekonomova