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Practice Visit
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Emir
On Tuesday, 18th May 2010, a visit to Cottrell Vermeulen was organized in the objectives of learning the way an architecture practice works. Based in Elephant and Castle, it has been at least 20 years since the year it was founded.
Explaining the whole system of the practice. The interesting fact about the practice is that they have long-term plans clients which is an unusual scenario for a modern society in terms of architecture.
Demands were always on top of list, but the practice has an ongoing contract with a client spanning almost over 15 years. Major part of the contract was about developing and until now, it keeps on growing.
Model making is a key phase in the practice's approach towards a design project. Plus, they are all hand made like how students do their models with cardboards and grey boards. They believe that this method would benefit creative engagement towards parts of a design.
Collages were still a widely used approach in the practice
Part II student from London Met working at the practice presented her work which was focusing on materiality and varieties of designs of a subject
Behind-the-scenes of the practice
Part III student working at the practice presented her work on
an upcoming exhibition which she co-design with
some other famous illustrators
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HIGH STREET 2012 : A Place of Pleasure
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Emir
WAN EMIR ASTAR [08017710]
Site 1 : Canal, Mile End (Part 2)
After further investigations of the site, the canal lock was of particular interest as the first sketch of the site was the lock.
Surveys were made. The mechanism of the lock is of the highest of importance as it defines the whole purpose of the lock.
General Overview of the Lock Operation
General Overview of the Lock Operation [Detail]
The Lock operation was crucial as it would have a direct relation to the design brief. From the aspect of the time range, to the steps of the whole operation. The mapping were done in two ways : before the water level rises ; after the water level rises
Lock Operation
[after water level rises]
HIGH STREET 2012 : A Place of Pleasure
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Emir
WAN EMIR ASTAR [08017710]
Site 1 : Canal, Mile End (Part 1)
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Site 1 : Canal, Mile End (Part 1)
The exploration of the site was the first step in the design process. Quick sketches were helpful in highlighting personal interests.
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Quick sketches on site
Looking into the history of the area also helped to unlock certain key aspects of the area. Present and past would differentiated in terms of both the physicality and the social pattern of the community within the site. 
The detailed mapping of the site was scaled up to a general overview of the Regent's Canal(from the site to 1.5km to the north of the canal). The purpose was to figure out the whole social pattern and places of interest along the canal.
Shanghai's World Expo
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Organizers of Shanghai's World Expo have been holding trial runs this week, before the official opening this Saturday, May 1st. About 70 percent of the nearly 200 participants participated in the trials, and visitors were already encountering long lines. Officials now estimate the 6-month event, themed "Better City, Better Life", will attract up to 100 million visitors, 95 percent of them Chinese. Shanghai has spent 400 billion yuan (58.6 billion US dollars) preparing for the Expo, according to state media - more than was spent on the Beijing Olympics.
Visitors gather in front of a huge animated baby mannequin displayed in the Spanish pavilion at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on April 25, 2010. Expo organizers gave members of the public a preview of the largest-ever World's Fair as they tested facilities and public transportation before the official start on May 1.
Visitors stand outside the U.K. Pavilion, known as the "Seed Cathedral," at the site of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China
A man takes a picture inside the British pavilion at the World Expo 2010 site in Shanghai on April 14, 2010.
Fireworks explode over the site of World Expo during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony in Shanghai, China on April 27, 2010.
An aerial view shows the French Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site in Shanghai
A night view shows the Russia pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site
A night view shows the Serbia pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site
Is the sketch superior to the computer-generated image?
16:55 |
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Emir
Yes, says Alan Dunlop, a line drawing lasts the test of time; while Alice Scott thinks computer rendering is a more powerful tool.
YES
Alan Dunlop, architect
and academic
YES
Alan Dunlop, architect
and academic
Look at the work of the great architect draughtsmen and you will see that a finely crafted line drawing stands the test of time. They are a measure of the care that the architect feels for the commission. The drawings of Vilhelm Wohlert, no matter how sketchy or tentative, show extraordinary sensitivity in composition, weight of line and detail. Sadly, pencil and paper no longer centre in the creative act. Today’s designers often appear detached from the drawing process and it shows.
Diary : Introduction to Architecture [Emir Astar]
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Emir
Showing a few pages of the diary. Consisting of impressions, researches, concepts and reflections.
-Work in progress-
-Work in progress-
Bizarre yet fascinating
01:54 |
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Emir
Taking the exercise of using different materials to the next level. Plus, ever seen the symbiote in Spiderman 3? This clip shows a good example of where they might have get inspired from.
Should architects welcome a change of government?
16:12 |
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Emir
Yes, says Chris Phillips, architects will benefit from Conservative proposals; while Paul Fletcher says the current government has a good track record. No, says Paul Fletcher, who has a different opinion on it.
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
16:04 |
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Emir
Showing at Barbican London.
p/s: Popular = long queues.
Bold, Experimental, Inventive
15:59 |
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Emir
The current exhibition at Barbican Museum on architecture is highly recommended for anyone looking for a sense of innovation and bold-distinguished approach. Ron Arad : Restless ; an exhibition that brings 'thinking out of the box' to a whole new level.
Optus Whale Song
14:21 |
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Emir
What would happen if you could write a love song for a whale?
Click the link below to discover more:
Come and sing with the whales~
Click the link below to discover more:
Come and sing with the whales~
The Bible According to Google Earth
09:31 |
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Emir
Scenes from the Bible have been imagined by countless artists over the centuries, but never quite like this. God's Eye View portrays four key Biblical events as if captured by Google Earth.
The Crucifixion.
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Noah's Ark
Moses parting the Red Sea
The Crucifixion.
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Noah's Ark
Moses parting the Red Sea“We like to disorientate audiences a little with all our work. And with this piece we felt technology now allows events which may or may not have happened to be visualized and made to appear dramatically real," say The Glue Society's James Dive. "As a method of representation satellite photography is so trusted, it has been interesting to mess with that trust."
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