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Author Archives: Aventinus
SANAA: Serpentine Pavilion
It is hard to put in words the effect of this extraordinary intervention by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa at The Serpentine Gallery in London (until 18 October). A sinuous silhouette characterises the slender reflective roof suspended on tentative mirrored … Continue reading
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Jeremy Deller’s Procession
Jeremy Deller’s Procession, Manchester, 5 July 2009 While the commissioning of an art event might not have the authentic resonance of a traditional urban ritual (such as the Roman Triumph, or Holy Week in Seville), this populist production for the … Continue reading
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now what?
From the School of Architecture at UCD: Now architects have time to think. architects are educated to solve problems and propose innovative solutions. now what? is an initiative designed to tap into the wealth of creative talent amongst graduates and … Continue reading
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It’s Showtime!
The Art & Design Degree Show at Manchester Metropolitan University will run from Saturday 20 June to Sunday 28 June. The graduating Bachelor of Architecture students of the College of Continuity in Architecture will be showing their work in Rooms … Continue reading
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Interview with Alvaro Siza
Alvaro Siza – Quinta da Malagueira, Évora, Portugal (1977) An edited extract from an interview conducted by Manchester School of Architecture doctoral candidate António Oliviera with the 2009 Royal Gold Medallist Alvaro Siza Vieira AO: What were the principles underlying … Continue reading
Posted in Alvaro Siza, Aventinus, CiA, Friends & Acquaintances, Portugal, Practice, Research
Tagged Alvaro Siza, Evora, innovation, persistence
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Three works by Siza
A recent visit to Portugal afforded the opportunity to look at three works from the long career of Alvaro Siza. Boa Nova Tea House (Leça de Palmeira 1958-63) This early work by Siza has survived a half-century without officious preservation. … Continue reading
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Cashing in the CHIPS
The landscape of urban desolation which New Islington still remains as we plumb the depths of the recession has been recently complemented by the unveiling of Will Alsop’s long awaited CHIPS apartment building. Uncannily similar to the computer simulation produced … Continue reading
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Tagged anomie, CHIPS, Manchester, New Islington, willalsop
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Making a spectacle of itself
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Institute of Contemporary Arts in Boston follows in the now venerable tradition of cultural regeneration projects, hoping to create its own New England version of the ‘Bilbao effect’. It is a taut essay in the creation … Continue reading
The Figure in the Grotto
Call for Papers for a session at the First International Meeting of the European Architectural History Network, Guimaraes, Portugal, June 17-20, 2010. The Figure in the Grotto: Materialisation and embodiment in the Renaissance In renaissance Italy the garden represented a … Continue reading
It’s naff up north?
The provincial insecurities which plague issues of urban design in Manchester surface again with these two proposals for familiar landmarks. The austere sublimity which might be thought to characterise the best of Manchester’s civic and industrial architecture had no need … Continue reading
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Off to market?
James Robertson, doctoral candidate at the Manchester School of Architecture and Rome Scholar in Architecture, is participating with fellow Fine Arts Scholars in the group exhibition at the British School at Rome 14-21 March. James’s contribution will feature his research … Continue reading
An Architectural Gesture?
If the commentators on this early photograph (1850s) of the Roman architect Luigi Canina (1795-1856) ascribe his discreet ‘horn’ gesture to superstition regarding the Evil Eye, what might be the meaning of Andrea Palladio’s right hand in his portrait by … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Palladio, evil eye, luigi canina
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