Author Archives: Co:LAB Student
Abandoned spaces in Birmingham
Abandoned Palladium Cinema, Hockley From the outside, the abandoned Palladium Cinema looks like the grimmest of all wrecks. A narrow, grimy white box that rises up high into the sky, it seems to cast a gloomy shadow over the surrounding street.
Abandoned spaces in Birmingham
Abandoned Palladium Cinema, Hockley From the outside, the abandoned Palladium Cinema looks like the grimmest of all wrecks. A narrow, grimy white box that rises up high into the sky, it seems to cast a gloomy shadow over the surrounding street.
Innovative Urban Lighting – Group 1 | Week 5 | Product development
On week 5 we started looking at different forms for our product, we looked back at our references, and into the use of bollard like structures, that could house an acrylic box on top of it to house our lighting
Innovative Urban Lighting – Group 1 | Week 5 | Product development
On week 5 we started looking at different forms for our product, we looked back at our references, and into the use of bollard like structures, that could house an acrylic box on top of it to house our lighting
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: Frederick Gibberd
Sir Frederick Ernest Gibberd was an English architect, town planner and landscape designer.He was born in Coventry and was articled to a firm of architects in Birmingham and studied architecture under William Bidlake at the Birmingham School of Art. He
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: Frederick Gibberd
Sir Frederick Ernest Gibberd was an English architect, town planner and landscape designer.He was born in Coventry and was articled to a firm of architects in Birmingham and studied architecture under William Bidlake at the Birmingham School of Art. He
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: Werkbund
Context It started i establish a partnership of product manufacturers with design professionals to improve the competitiveness of German companies. It became a German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists founded in 1907. Principal characteristics The Werkbund was less
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: Werkbund
Context It started i establish a partnership of product manufacturers with design professionals to improve the competitiveness of German companies. It became a German association of artists, architects, designers, and industrialists founded in 1907. Principal characteristics The Werkbund was less
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: Brutalism
Context The term was associated with the architects Peter and Alison Smithson in the 1950s and 1960s. Principal characteristics Structure, materials and services expressed honestly Expressing the functional spaces and their relationship. simple, block-like forms and raw concrete construction Rough
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: Brutalism
Context The term was associated with the architects Peter and Alison Smithson in the 1950s and 1960s. Principal characteristics Structure, materials and services expressed honestly Expressing the functional spaces and their relationship. simple, block-like forms and raw concrete construction Rough
BHX MOD SOC MAP_ Glossary : Reinforced Concrete
Reinforced concrete: “Reinforced concrete is an artificial monolithic materials, derived from the union of steel and concrete, when the latter hardens after the mix has been poured in a fluid state into specially prepared shuttering.” Rough unfinished surfaces are one
BHX MOD SOC MAP_ Glossary : Reinforced Concrete
Reinforced concrete: “Reinforced concrete is an artificial monolithic materials, derived from the union of steel and concrete, when the latter hardens after the mix has been poured in a fluid state into specially prepared shuttering.” Rough unfinished surfaces are one
THE BRICK PROJECT-GROUP C | WEEK TWO
WEEK TWO Throughout the Colab session on week two, we planned a timetable for the following weeks as well as allocating different research topics for each person. As the timetable illustrates the aim for the presentation on the 21.02.2018 are:
THE BRICK PROJECT-GROUP C | WEEK TWO
WEEK TWO Throughout the Colab session on week two, we planned a timetable for the following weeks as well as allocating different research topics for each person. As the timetable illustrates the aim for the presentation on the 21.02.2018 are:
BRICK PROJECT- GROUP C | WEEK FOUR
WEEK FOUR Week Four involved a session with Architectural Masters Graduate Adam Watruss, who wrote his dissertation on the art of handmade bricks. Throughout the session Adam gave us a short presentation on the history and process of making bricks,
BRICK PROJECT- GROUP C | WEEK FOUR
WEEK FOUR Week Four involved a session with Architectural Masters Graduate Adam Watruss, who wrote his dissertation on the art of handmade bricks. Throughout the session Adam gave us a short presentation on the history and process of making bricks,
Session 3
Session 3 Today we looked at the design of the map and began discussions on what we include and what we don’t. At the minute we have a long list of 93 buildings however the maps we have examined so
Session 3
Session 3 Today we looked at the design of the map and began discussions on what we include and what we don’t. At the minute we have a long list of 93 buildings however the maps we have examined so
BHX MOD SOC MAP Glossary : Neo Classicism
Neoclassicism is a western movement that originated in 18th century Rome that influenced many forms of art. It is a revival and reaction to classical styles specifically the styles of Baroque and Rococo. As a style it emphasises on elegance
BHX MOD SOC MAP Glossary : Neo Classicism
Neoclassicism is a western movement that originated in 18th century Rome that influenced many forms of art. It is a revival and reaction to classical styles specifically the styles of Baroque and Rococo. As a style it emphasises on elegance
Session 2
Can listed buildings be delisted? YES. The secretary of state can only take into account the historical and architectural points into account when considering to delist a building. The historical interest must illustrate a nations social, economic, cultural or military
Session 2
Can listed buildings be delisted? YES. The secretary of state can only take into account the historical and architectural points into account when considering to delist a building. The historical interest must illustrate a nations social, economic, cultural or military
BHX MOD SOC MAP Glossary : Powell & Moya
Phillip Powell and Hidalgo Moya were two architects who studied together at the Architecture association School of Architecture London and joined forces in 1946. Two years after graduating they won a competition to carry out the London Pimlico housing scheme
BHX MOD SOC MAP Glossary : Powell & Moya
Phillip Powell and Hidalgo Moya were two architects who studied together at the Architecture association School of Architecture London and joined forces in 1946. Two years after graduating they won a competition to carry out the London Pimlico housing scheme
Session 1
FRS Yorke. Today in class we examined different terms in Brutalism and one of my three was FRS Yorke. I found that he also studied at Birmingham School or Architecture and was a pioneer in international style and modern architecture
Session 1
FRS Yorke. Today in class we examined different terms in Brutalism and one of my three was FRS Yorke. I found that he also studied at Birmingham School or Architecture and was a pioneer in international style and modern architecture
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: International Style
Context Between 1920-1960. Developed in the 1920s and ’30s and became the dominant tendency in Western architecture (Europe and United States) during the middle decades of the 20th century. Architects Pioners Loos : domestic Perret, Behrens and Gropius: Industrial Sant`Elia :
BHX MOD SOC MAP_GLOSSARY: International Style
Context Between 1920-1960. Developed in the 1920s and ’30s and became the dominant tendency in Western architecture (Europe and United States) during the middle decades of the 20th century. Architects Pioners Loos : domestic Perret, Behrens and Gropius: Industrial Sant`Elia :
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