Category Archives: Modern Gazetteer

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Modern Gazetteer is a collaborative offshoot from Co.LAB. This academic relationship between the School of Art and School of Architecture students is an ongoing exploration of interdisciplinary boundaries and opportunities, led by Stuart Whipps and Mike Dring. The initiative is set up as an interdisciplinary research strand working between disciplines, methodlologies and practitioners.

In the spirit of the Gazetteer, projects are responsive to site and place an emphasis on researching and revealing information in the broadest sense; through engagement of regional community partners and on sites of national & international significance

Casting process

A blog post reviewing the casting process from the first attempts of the physical model making  Following our first casting session where we create a master mould from the 3D model, we then created replicates of the 3D model using expanding foam. Unfortunately as

Casting process

A blog post reviewing the casting process from the first attempts of the physical model making  Following our first casting session where we create a master mould from the 3D model, we then created replicates of the 3D model using expanding foam. Unfortunately as

Cultural Commons, Nora Al-Badri

Nora Al-Badri “Open up archives to the world so the public can reclaim museums and objects as cultural commons” (Al-Badri, n.d.) The Nefertiti Bust is a painted bust of an Egyptian Pharaoh and resides in Berlin’s Neues Museum. The bust

Cultural Commons, Nora Al-Badri

Nora Al-Badri “Open up archives to the world so the public can reclaim museums and objects as cultural commons” (Al-Badri, n.d.) The Nefertiti Bust is a painted bust of an Egyptian Pharaoh and resides in Berlin’s Neues Museum. The bust

Andreas Angelidakis “Record the experience of experiencing the object.”

‘A World of Fragile Parts’ | Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 As part of Modern Gazettee module, we were asked to think through what it means to copy an original object and transfer it into digital form through 3D scanning and

Andreas Angelidakis “Record the experience of experiencing the object.”

‘A World of Fragile Parts’ | Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 As part of Modern Gazettee module, we were asked to think through what it means to copy an original object and transfer it into digital form through 3D scanning and

Open structure exhibitions

Jan Nikolai Nelles “An infrastructure for the reproduction of cultural objects and associated knowledge can only be an open structure, not owned by any institution or company.” Jan Nikolai Nelles is a German artist who works closely with another artist

Open structure exhibitions

Jan Nikolai Nelles “An infrastructure for the reproduction of cultural objects and associated knowledge can only be an open structure, not owned by any institution or company.” Jan Nikolai Nelles is a German artist who works closely with another artist

ADAM LOWE, FACTUM ARTE “What should we record now? Everything, but in the right way! How should we store
it? Safely and with metadata tags. How should we access it? Freely and at high-resolution.” ‘A World of Fragile Parts’ | Venice

ADAM LOWE, FACTUM ARTE “What should we record now? Everything, but in the right way! How should we store
it? Safely and with metadata tags. How should we access it? Freely and at high-resolution.” ‘A World of Fragile Parts’ | Venice

Digital Skew

What is the value of a record? “The digital 3D model is the new plaster cast; equally important yet much more powerful in its ability to be spread and shared.” Morehshin Allahyari The artist, Morehshin Allahyari, known for her exhibition

Digital Skew

What is the value of a record? “The digital 3D model is the new plaster cast; equally important yet much more powerful in its ability to be spread and shared.” Morehshin Allahyari The artist, Morehshin Allahyari, known for her exhibition

Making Objects

In reflection of the work that’s done to date, regarding the expanded city, and the work completed. I would suggest that the city is a collection of objects, which enrich the environment, and throughout history the collections of objects are

Making Objects

In reflection of the work that’s done to date, regarding the expanded city, and the work completed. I would suggest that the city is a collection of objects, which enrich the environment, and throughout history the collections of objects are

Madin’s Library – Rebirth

Having gone through a process of modeling Birmingham Central Library from plans/sections/elevations in Revit, we now have a 3d printed miniature of Madin’s masterpiece. ACE

Madin’s Library – Rebirth

Having gone through a process of modeling Birmingham Central Library from plans/sections/elevations in Revit, we now have a 3d printed miniature of Madin’s masterpiece. ACE

Expanded City V&A Retrospective

This is a repost of something originally posted on the separate Modern Gazetteer blog (found at http://moderngazetteer.blogspot.co.uk), however given the projects recent realisation of an exhibition shining a spotlight on Birmingham’s lost modernist past it seems timely to repost… As

Expanded City V&A Retrospective

This is a repost of something originally posted on the separate Modern Gazetteer blog (found at http://moderngazetteer.blogspot.co.uk), however given the projects recent realisation of an exhibition shining a spotlight on Birmingham’s lost modernist past it seems timely to repost… As

Downtown is for People

Modern Gazetteer, Co.LAB’s resident explorer is presenting Downtown is for People – an exhibition of their most recent investigation into the disappearing modernism of our city. Private View and opening party with visuals and music by C100, today, Friday 3rd

Downtown is for People

Modern Gazetteer, Co.LAB’s resident explorer is presenting Downtown is for People – an exhibition of their most recent investigation into the disappearing modernism of our city. Private View and opening party with visuals and music by C100, today, Friday 3rd

Modern Gazetteer – Digbeth First Friday installation

Modern Gazetteer have been offered a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Digbeth First Friday event in February 2017. We will be curating and exhibiting a small sample of 60 models alongside an augmented reality installation at K4 Architects

Modern Gazetteer – Digbeth First Friday installation

Modern Gazetteer have been offered a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Digbeth First Friday event in February 2017. We will be curating and exhibiting a small sample of 60 models alongside an augmented reality installation at K4 Architects

Augmented reality – A Virtual installation.

The client for the project had stressed concerns with an installation in Fletchers walk, where we had originally intended to suspend 2,000 models from the soffit. Wanting to still have a public facing exhibition in one of the last remnants

Augmented reality – A Virtual installation.

The client for the project had stressed concerns with an installation in Fletchers walk, where we had originally intended to suspend 2,000 models from the soffit. Wanting to still have a public facing exhibition in one of the last remnants

Development of the Moulding Process

The original moulding process allowed us to determine whether or not the procedures we were using would be sufficient enough to create a meaningful mould. As a’group’ (Matthew, Rachel) we had come to the conclusion, that the mixing process we were using was

Development of the Moulding Process

The original moulding process allowed us to determine whether or not the procedures we were using would be sufficient enough to create a meaningful mould. As a’group’ (Matthew, Rachel) we had come to the conclusion, that the mixing process we were using was

CO.Lab – Prepared Mould

All, Following on from last week, we have prepared a mould which is currently in the procuring process, which will take between 8 -9 hours, the mould is currently in room P215. I would suggest we meet up on Saturday

CO.Lab – Prepared Mould

All, Following on from last week, we have prepared a mould which is currently in the procuring process, which will take between 8 -9 hours, the mould is currently in room P215. I would suggest we meet up on Saturday