Jess Dowson 23/04/2023 Jess Dowson 23/04/2023

A Grey Brighton

Popped down to Brighton during the wet weather we had this weekend, as I’ve always had a soft spot for coasts during the rain. I feel that there is also something culturally significant about strolling along a wet pier and a grey day, and still managing to have a good time. Maybe I’m wrong! This excursion also gave me a good excuse to practice filming with the GoPro (during something other than cycling), and I’m quite happy with the results so far.

Jess Dowson 03/04/2023 Jess Dowson 03/04/2023

Popped down to Hastings

I will fully admit that my mind may be playing tricks on me, but if I had been to Hastings before, it was likely for a school trip when I was still very young. Or with a classmate around the same time. Either way, I don’t have much of a memory of Hastings, so I took the train down to have a wander around…

Jess Dowson 05/03/2023 Jess Dowson 05/03/2023

Folkestone - Six Years Later

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…

Jess Dowson 29/01/2023 Jess Dowson 29/01/2023

Barbican

On Saturday I popped up to the Barbican to have a look at two exhibitions: “Rebel Rebel” which is on until the 26th February, and “More Travels with My Camera” which ended yesterday, as well as take a guided architectural tour around the district.

Jess Dowson 22/01/2023 Jess Dowson 22/01/2023

Silhouettes

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.