Enroute to the Hayward last year and these caught my eye. I have no record of a label or description. They are striking and say something but what?
What was the story behind these?
Category: Architecture
Keeping it together
This piece of work made me smile. Its often how I feel.
Living in Art
Finding these houses was a real treat. Slightly bonkers but really thought provoking. The Cube Houses in Rotterdam designed by Dutch architect Piet Blom. When you look at them from the outside, it really is hard to believe these are living spaces. This for me is really living in Art.
Looking beyond walls
2 Willow Road designed by Erno Goldfinger
I have passed this building a number of times and have often seen small groups of people gathered outside, queuing for something. I can honestly say, the building did not impress me immediately but I did become more and more curious to what these people were waiting for.
Well I did stop recently and found out what was different about 2 Willow Road Hampstead. This is a building designed and lived in by Erno Goldfinger a well-known architect.
The start of my visit involved taking a seat in a room, which was previously the garage and watching a film about Erno Goldfinger, his work and this building.
A tour of the building then followed with snippets about Erno’s family life but in particular information about the design choices he made, his collections and challenges he faced in delivering a building of this nature in Hampstead.
For some reason this building and in particular its interior have inspired me and reminded me to be curious and look beyond walls.
Blog 95: Is it all about fitting in?
Blog 78: Thinking architecture and communities
‘Creation from Catastrophe, How architecture can rebuild communities’ was my cultural visit today. An exhibition on the ground floor of the RIBA building, which is a very calming environment with an amazing shop and filled to capacity with inspiring content.
‘Designing for resilience exhibition’ on the upper floor shows proposals from the rebuild following Hurricane Sandy.
Spaces and people, an opportunity to be really creative.
Final shows, amazing talent and finding opportunities. Creativity on the move and inspiration to want to help. Exciting times.
BiAAS University of Brighton’s Interior Architecture and Architecture society
The Graduate show 2015 my chance to see our future architects and creatives who studied in Brighton.
Blog 39.3: Walls with so much to say and still being discovered. Skills in action and breadth taking spaces at the Pergamon.
Blog 39.1 A route to the sky and views of a city, but are we really looking?
Cities are so exciting and Berlin was my latest stop off.
TV Tower Berlin https://www.tv-turm.de/en/
Blog 38: Architecture …. connections with art, science, ,the environment and life. A subject with so much behind the scenes.
I found some hidden Gems at Sir John Soane’s Museum. Not being able to take photographs inside added an interesting edge to this visit . So much packed into such a small space.
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