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Monthly Archives: November 2006
The details of modern architecture
Doppelhaus/Two-family house by Le Corbusier at Weissenhofseidlung Stuttgart. Picture taken in 1983. Peter Moro’s sketchbook
Posted in CiA, Dominic Roberts, Le Corbusier, Practice, Travel
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Card No.26
The full set so far
Posted in Architecture Hacks, CiA, Crompton, Italy, Rome
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Architecture and Theology
James Robertson has commenced doctoral research (supervised by Eamonn Canniffe) on the early architecture of Jack Coia (1898-1981) with particular reference to his churches. In this sketch of St. Peter in Chains, Ardrossan (1938) one can detect the influence of … Continue reading
As above so below…
The recent article in The Independent gleefully predicting doom on the aspirations of the creators and residents of Poundbury… “As his Poundbury dream implodes, it never rains but it pours for Prince Charles” …brings to mind the story from Invisible … Continue reading
Fifth Floor Shop Window 2
The second shop window by Year 5 is open for viewing on the Fifth Floor of Chatham Building, and what a delight it is that it is free of seasonal commerciality. Themed around the recent field trip to Milan, its … Continue reading
Posted in Aventinus, CiA, Milan, Student Projects, Studio Programme Year 5
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Card No.27
The full set so far
Posted in Architecture Hacks, CiA, Crompton
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“…that YSL Muse bag, it’s universal.”
Vanessa Friedman in Saturday’s Financial Times (11/12.11.06) discusses the universal language of fashion. She describes a party that she attended in Tokyo and says that “even though I couldn’t understand a word that was being said at the party, I … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Milan, Sally Stone, Studio Programme Year 5
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Slaves to Architecture
As your correspondents strolled leisurely through Milan after a long and ample lunch, we observed that the city was indeed as ‘tough as nails’, as Yvonne Farrell had remarked. The general lack of exterior detail on the early twentieth century … Continue reading
Famagusta, Αμμόχωστος, Gazimağusa
Hacer Basarir, a doctoral student supervised by Eamonn Canniffe, presented a paper at the recent INTBAU conference in Venice. The paper, entitled ”Reflections of change at the crossroads of different cultures: a 700 year old building – St. Nicholas Cathedral … Continue reading
Technique
These paintings of the area around S. Maria dei Miracoli in Venice were produced by Jenny Whittingham in 1997 as analytical sketches for a project in the School. They were produced by painting in acrylic directly onto standard photographic prints, … Continue reading
Posted in CiA, Dominic Roberts, Italy, Venice
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CiA Flickr group
CiA students, particularly those who went to Milan, might like to sign up to Flickr and share their images by joining the ‘Continuity in Architecture’ group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/ciagroup/
Posted in CiA, Sally Stone
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The worst place in the world to play frisbee
One of two overflows on the dam of the Ladybower reservoir, Derbyshire. The sizes of the steps are distributed hyperbolically meaning that it is impossible to lean over to see the bottom no matter how far down the hole you … Continue reading