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5th year Diploma Project, Brookes
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April
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- GD Wind Test -The Movie
- GD and the Artisan
- Last bit of the brief development
- More brief development
- Brief development 2
- Brief development
- Last bit of functional relationship diagrams
- Functional Relationship Diagrams PT 4
- Functional Relationship diagrams PT 3
- Functional Relationship diagrams PT 2
- Functional relationship diagrams
- 1st image of what it will look like
- What my building does
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There is an uncomfortable position about the new building. It challenges the existing and makes the familiar, unfamiliar. The old is the only thing that is "supposed" to be there, even if of doubtful visual value. Even objects of social hate become comfortable to the eye when the dust has settled on decades of social debate. This challenge to the redevelopment, stated in the outline of the project, makes it's own statements. There will never be a complete idea of the final outcome because this lives on paper. But, it does question and challenge any notion of leaving existing buildings alone when they no longer embrace current cultural values.
ReplyDeleteYes. I will continue to ponder this.
ReplyDeleteI think of the evolution of the 'City'.
I look at The Gherkin next to the Lyods and the proposed 'Shard'. I consider the city of New York.
What I am wondering is if this is more vile than the proposed extension that was to go onto the building? But I thought that if I 'dematerialised' the building like the New York times building then this seeked to soften the impact.
But OK. I understand now. Thank you.
I will have to think about this.
And achieve a more sensible render... and quick! :)
sorry
ReplyDeletea lot of spelling mistakes in there. I can spell really. Lloyds for one.