Jan '05 - Sep '06
Once again I made the usual new school year resolutions. Post more often, try and make them vaguely interesting, try to improve my speling etc.
Well that went straight out of the window, I'm currently two weeks into my second year as a part timer at Lincoln. Already things are different, new lecturer, totally different approach to teaching, intriguing first project. But already I have that tingly feeling that this year will be a lot harder than year one, and I'm sure that I will have to shake off the the four years of working in practice a lot more vigourously.
I intended to post my tourist images of London from a little day trip I had with my girlfriend a few weeks ago, but unfortunately due to the wonders of technology my broadband connection at home died, and I haven't had time to spare at work to post from there. Luckily said connection is know fixed so I can post away.
First up is the Siza/Souta De Moura 2005 Serpentine Pavilion, I wanted to see this before it was taken down at the end of its spell and luckily the sun was shining, so I got a few decent shots. 
The last image is for Richard Ceccanti, its a wonderful lighting detail that I spotted above the sheet of perspex that explains about the pavilion.
BTW Richard its not glulam, its very thick plywood. Have to disagree with your opinion, I thought it was a very clever way of construction, there is a degree of standardisation, because every connection is the same and there is a degree of repetiveness as well.
Some chipboard sculpture at Tate Modern, there are a series of these around the grounds of the Tate and some inside as well, they are very intriguing. I am struggling to think of how to describe them so I won't.
Next is the New Salvation Army HQ just across the Millennium Bridge from Tate Modern. I really liked the the use of glass on the facade.
Finally is the recently uncovered gleaming front of St Pauls Cathedral. It's been undergoing extensive cleaning for several years. They have now moved round to the side which runs parallel with the Thames, which no doubt will take several years more. Its amazing what years of smog can do to these buildings.
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about the pavillion: i know the connections are the same...but that is hardly standardization...i mean, each single piece of wood and perspex is unique and different from the others.
nice pics Darren...
as for RC's criticism: sure, it doesn't seem like a great solution for standardization, but it does attack another issue that temp pavillions have addressed throughout history. From the looks of things (I haven't been there), it could be built by a squad of teenagers with little more than a basic tools and instruction manual, and fairly quickly at that. Also, it takes this simple construction method and makes it a very interesting shell / skin or whatever.
just my thoughts.
uhm, i guess so. although i get the impression it has needed extensive scaffolding to hold it up untill the structure was completede, as all the spines and ribs are not straight but curved in plan, which means that each section of the structure is not freestanding untill the whole thing is up...
interesting view AP, it would be nice to se some construction pics.
ya, maybe not...those pictures definitely don't support what I just said.
thanks oana!
i'm sure per would have come up with a rapidly deployable structure
Still a month(ish) to from start on site till completion it pretty good...
What do you think to the lighting detail?
You know something about it - I just don't like. It has a cheap look to it, granted a you can see the thought in it. Cheap not as a bad thing but if one looks at the previous Serpentines they seem as glorious follies of the weathly more than anything else, this seems to say "fuck it, i'm not going to be here long, at least let me look like I can be folded up and packed in a couple cardboard boxes for some lucky smuck with a sense of design"
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