London Field Trip 2/2

Firstly, profuse apologies for the photo quality. The weather was shit, and a couple of these were stiched together using my phone. Combine that with being dog tired, and my brain wasn’t really functioning well enough to get into great photo-taking positions.

So, this is what (part) of the QE Olympic Park looks like 3 years on. The park is in the middle of an area undergoing a 20+ year development.

There were some lovely views from the Kapoor tower, however, no tripod + night + old camera = grainy photos. Hence why I haven’t uploaded any.

The final photo is of some canal boats and graffiti on the border of the park, and I thought it was a rather amusing juxtaposition.

3DD - Geometry

A new week, a new project. Fortunately this one will run until the end of term (I can’t believe that is only 2! weeks away).

Our tutor was kind enough to roll the last 3 projects into a single brief - I’m finding it a lot less stressful now because of that. The overall theme is Geometry, whilst incorporating model making & repetition or the use of multiple forms (Made by Hand & Multiples briefs). I’m able to plan a bit better because of this.

This week I spent researching, sketching and creating a couple of basic models. The models I’ll show in the next post, the sketches will have to wait (yet to scan them in).

I’ve researched Foster (not pictured - didn’t find anything overwhelmingly gripping), Libeskind (not pictured, but I have images compiled on an A1), Hadid & Kengo Kuma. Also flicked through a book called eVolo Skyscraper Vol 2… some really awesome stuff in there, but either borderline Sci-Fi or completely Sci-Fi. Despite that, the aesthetics used in the book proved useful for a starting point for some ideas.