Architect: Charles Barry
Charles Barry: Good and Bad Manners in Architecture
17 April 2020
Charles Barry: Good and Bad Manners in Architecture17 April 2020
Architectural manners are […] known by a quality which money cannot buy, and which can lend distinction not only to the greatest building but to the smallest. T. A. Edwards, Good and Bad Manners in Architecture, 1924, Preface, vi. There is often an elegance in architectural simplicity that goes unrecognised… Read More
In the Archive: Edouard Cabay
16 February 2020
In the Archive: Edouard Cabay16 February 2020
Fullscreen version (use your mouse or your finger to interact with Edouard’s selection of drawings on the digital planchest) Hello Niall! I have had many thoughts, and I wanted to try to put a few down here. But there is one that is more pressurizing than the others: are there… Read More
Alternative Histories: Knapkiewicz & Fickert on Charles Barry
31 July 2019
Alternative Histories: Knapkiewicz & Fickert on Charles Barry31 July 2019
By Axel Fickert and Kaschka Knapkiewicz
Even though we live in a different culture and the world has changed, our rites and experiences have evolved. The incredible might and strength of these spaces touches us deeply. It is a splendid sequence of spaces that leads to the inner sanctuary of the temple of Amon. A sequence… Read More
Charles Barry: Travel Sketching
11 November 2016
Charles Barry: Travel Sketching11 November 2016
Barry made this drawing at the invitation of David Baillie, an English gentleman of means who was travelling on board HMS Satellite. As Barry recorded in his journal: ‘went on board every afternoon to make a view of the town where I met with the greatest attention and kindness’. The… Read More
The Meaning of Lines
11 January 2021
The Meaning of Lines11 January 2021
By Laura Bonell and Daniel López-Dòriga
A series of seemingly abstract lines occupy the whole space of the paper. Each of them is formed by a thin black line that defines the geometry, accompanied by a thicker, semi-transparent brown line, which highlights it. Written annotations are placed on top, sometimes following the drawing’s wavy shape like… Read More
plan theoretical & imaginary drawing matter writing prize 2020