My First Design Award
I have been fortunate enough to work for some good architects in my short career so far. Good architects and good employers with a track record of winning regional, national and international awards.
blah enough except that a project I designed has won an award.
As is the nature of the construction industry I didnt work on the scheme from start to finish and I can hardly claim credit for the finished article. What I am most proud of however is that the basic concept remained true to that i first sketched idly in the pub across the street from the site. 'Idly' is too dismissive there was of course a great discourse on the concept that post-rationalised the form into true architect twaddle.
Anyways this is the link to the announcement - its a small award but i'm nonetheless proud
<edit>Its been long listed for the 2007 Stirling Prize also. Not a hope of winning but its another feater and all that</edit>
blah enough except that a project I designed has won an award.
As is the nature of the construction industry I didnt work on the scheme from start to finish and I can hardly claim credit for the finished article. What I am most proud of however is that the basic concept remained true to that i first sketched idly in the pub across the street from the site. 'Idly' is too dismissive there was of course a great discourse on the concept that post-rationalised the form into true architect twaddle.
Anyways this is the link to the announcement - its a small award but i'm nonetheless proud
<edit>Its been long listed for the 2007 Stirling Prize also. Not a hope of winning but its another feater and all that</edit>
Comments
is that Alsop architects as in Will Alsop?
Edited for truth..
congratulations, sweetpea. you done good.
i like the deco one better than the glary glasshouse one, too.
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Hopefully i can buy you a congratulatory drink soon
Congratulations! :happy:
congrats!
i was particularly inspired by Thomas Bayrle at the time
i'm glad that you don't use convoluted arty-farty phrases to describe the work, too
reminds me of that brian sewell.
it reminds me a bit of that brooding house that Frank Lloyd Wright built on the edge of a cliff. maybe he was inspired by the same person. (i'm too slow to google today).
yeah, urbanski, i can't imagine you going all arty-fart-speak. when something is described like the above quote, i always think of the "sound and fury" quote from Macbeth.
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I do however, have one urgent request; if you get a chance, would you be so kind as to severely injure whoever is responsible for the 'Calypso' plan in Rotterdam (also by Alsop)? :happy:
That design is just so insanely dated and out of place in a city such as Rotterdam.
impressions:
http://207.44.228.232/images/B02/2166.jpg
http://207.44.228.232/images/B02/2163.jpg
the only reason for this design would seem to be that the person would want to out-ugly the existing buildings, (Except the cinema building by Koen van Velzen, first picture bottom-right, I like that a lot)
That or some one's trying to exact revenge for being kicked out of the Rotterdam Central Station job...
sorry for the rant, that Calypso thing just really upsets me, as it is a historic and vital entrance to the city centre, and first impressions make all the difference...
~goes back to being a cog in a machine
have a cold one on me
big yo self up indeed !
I'd luv to see some artwork. Without sounding like a stalker or anything, Ive always respected your stuff (violins!), one of the reasons why I stuck with BB was yours and Chris's pst matches :wink: (underground exposure)
Congrats for the prize i am sure many more will follow!!