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Graphical communication must respond to these variations in approach and the architect must use all of their skills to represent the qualities of their design and do it justice. An interest in the human condition also underpinned much of the discussion. Reading this book in isolation, without also being immersed in the activity of designing, […]

The construction was definitely a learning curve. Rodolfo Acevedo Rodriguez on why it is necessary to design with the intended occupation of the building in mind: Building, machine and body come together. The design project Anna Beer (Information Booth live project) on the continuation of design activity into the construction phase: Initially, we had thought […]

Haworth Tompkins’ work demonstrates a deep understanding of the effect of materials and how they are put together, but also a playfulness in the way that they are used. Budget, time and construction skills were very real issues that informed the design. For the Young Vic the contract was to finish the building to within […]

There’s very little poetry in the use of materials here, which are minimal and industrial. One thing that’s interesting working with artists is there’s a kind of tension, because of the way we work. Steve Tompkins I think it very much does that. A lot of the buildings we do end up being hand-finished in […]

The practice is particularly well known for its innovative arts projects. The original tiling has been retained and openings formed in a robust, unsentimental way. ‘On the Young Vic Theatre we spent a lot of time just sitting in performances and sitting in bars in the neighbourhood watching the world go by and understanding what […]

This is very similar to the gap between the idea and the drawing during the initial ideas phase. The architect will manage the project and control its quality. During the detail design phase of a project, plastic conceptual ideas must be turned into physical ones. The architect’s production of drawings and models tends to decrease […]

Detail Students’ ideas about materials had begun to form early on through model making, drawing and from looking at built precedents. 146 И 47 Holly Newnham on the use of a storyboard to connect the ideas behind the project: I had lost sight of the way that all my preliminary pieces of work together formed […]

The interrogative development of the design and the tactility of building details are symptomatic of their interest in the human condition. Complexity is kept in check where appropriate: detailing in the Opera House dictates that no more than three materials meet. The materials, their quality, source and application have been represented in this study. Model […]

We try to do it as much as we can: invite authors or screenwriters or artists, especially with public art and cultural projects. Craig Dykers We started our practice after winning the Alexandria Library commission, which in many ways has a similar foundation. Could I ask about the National September 11 Memorial Museum project? That […]

If you look at a city from the plane it might be a living room; so scale often is portrayed at the level of content it has, relating to how close you might be observing it. Comparing two projects: the Tubaloon and the Opera House, which have similar purposes but are very different in scale, […]