Folkestone was the location for our first major project as undergraduates, and you can get an idea of what the area used to look like in these blog posts back in Jan/March 2017. Since then, the long drawn out redevelopment of the harbour area has begun to bare some fruit…
Read MoreSilhouettes
I have a feeling that I am going to be turning weekend photography trips to London into a thing.
I popped up yesterday with a specific theme in mind, to challenge myself, and to try and improve upon my usual “find an interesting geometric arrangement in a photo”. With that in mind, I sought to discover how the architecture of buildings is reflected in their silhouettes, especially in an urban/street context. This is partly because I do sometimes wonder whether we as architectural practitioners think about the effects of shadow aesthetics on the street setting, other than in a simple “rights of light” legality.
Read MoreAutumn in Dublin
I decided to take a couple of hours this morning to walk up to Phoenix Park and back, which coupled with the rather beautiful Autumn morning we had, provided some opportunities for photography. Here are a few shots:
Whitstable (Part 2)
Took another trip up to Whitstable this morning to do some more photography. I’ve needed to take a couple of days to “reset” myself in a manner of speaking, been dealing with a lot of personal bollocks recently.
Work update to follow.
View from the South Bank
Design Museum Visit (cont.)
Design Museum Visit
Well, yesterday I treated myself to a trip to London (birthday treat!), and visited the Design Museum at their new digs in Kensington. They are now located at what used to be The Commonwealth Institute - a place I actually visited an incredibly long time ago, as a child.
I also visited the Serpentine Sackler Gallery where there is an exhibit of Zaha Hadid’s early works. They are thoroughly fascinating. It was also very cool to see so many images of The Peak (Hong Kong) - another place I was fortunate to visit as a child, although at the time I did not (nor have any reason to) know who had designed it.
I’m trying to stitch together a night-time panorama of the north bank of the Thames from near the OXO tower, but the exposure balance was wrong on the first attempt. I’ll put it up if and when I fix it.
Winter Photography 3/3
Winter Photograph 2/3
Winter Photography 1/3
London Visit 2/2
I used to visit the NT *alot* as a kid. Loved going to the theatre to see all sorts of plays - a good chunk were Shakespeare - as well as ballet and dance performances. I’d like to start doing that again at some point.
Also, apparently “fuck mugs” is a thing. Time to check urban dictionary again…