The Continuous Monument, Shatwell
9 October 2018
The Continuous Monument, Shatwell9 October 2018
…to prepare a last collage, some 50 years after the first Continuous Monument, to imagine that it had finally arrived at Shatwell. Adolfo Natalini (1941–2020), Continuous Monument, Shatwell, 2018. Computer…
SHATWELL FARM OPEN DAY β 18 JUNE 2022
11 May 2022
SHATWELL FARM OPEN DAY β 18 JUNE 202211 May 2022
…dancer Claire Whistler, ‘Lapses’ combines Turner’s sculptural forms with live movement, and music from a specially commissioned octobass (an extremely large and rare stringed instrument) played by Jim Blackburn. Nicola…
Peter Smithson: Obelisk
12 October 2017
Peter Smithson: Obelisk12 October 2017
…between buildings. Peter Smithson (1923–2003), Study for a Wooden Obelisk, Hadspen House, Somerset, c.2000. Print, 300 × 405 mm. DMC 2092.2. The obelisk was re-erected at Shatwell Farm in April…
Alternative Histories: Smith and Taylor Architects on Erik Gunnar Asplund
10 April 2019
Alternative Histories: Smith and Taylor Architects on Erik Gunnar Asplund10 April 2019
Smith and Taylor Architects, Erik Gunnar Asplund’s front elevation of the Karl Johan School, 2018. Card, foamboard, 350 × 350 × 230 mm. Erik Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940), elevation, Karl Johan…
New Welfare Island (1978)
27 May 2020
New Welfare Island (1978)27 May 2020
β Rem Koolhaas
…‘Manhattanism’ is set free from its origins in the form of five architectural projects: The City of the Captive Globe, Hotel Sphinx, New Welfare Island, the Welfare Palace Hotel and the Floating Pool. Four of these projects…
A House for A Sculptor / A House for my Mother
17 March 2017
A House for A Sculptor / A House for my Mother17 March 2017
β Celia Scott
…draws an enveloping free-form volume on pillars. Celia Scott (1947), Mother’s House, 1993. Black ink on mylar, 594 × 841 mm. Courtesy of Celia Scott. This is a drawing of…
Steeling Stirling & Gowanβs Isle of Wight House
28 July 2021
Steeling Stirling & Gowanβs Isle of Wight House28 July 2021
β Neil Jackson
…plan, Daphne House, Hillsborough, California, 1961. © School of Environmental Design, CSPU Pomona, California. Ground plan, Isle of Wight House, 1955–1958. Pen and ink annotations on print base; inscribed ‘James…
Mother of all drawings
15 February 2021
Mother of all drawings15 February 2021
…expressing myself. Deepiga Kameswaran is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Dr.MGR Educational & Research Institute, Chennai India. She believes that ‘teaching is a continuous learning process’. This…
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
6 July 2018
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects6 July 2018
β Toyo Ito
…we updated every day to examine its geometrical conformity to the other systems, such as design, structure, electrical, air conditioning, mechanical, fire protection, and theatre equipment. Coordinates of Trusswall on…
W. E. B. Du Boisβ visionary infographics
2 June 2020
W. E. B. Du Boisβ visionary infographics2 June 2020
β Sarah Handelman
…Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868–1963), Paris, 1900–1900. Ink and watercolour, 710 × 560 mm. Library of Congress. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868–1963), Paris, 1900–1900. Ink and watercolour, 710 ×…
Liquid Paper
15 November 2019
Liquid Paper15 November 2019
β Mark Dorrian
…of value upon Taylor’s motif of a paper earth – notably he plays with the consonance of ‘reame’ (of paper) and ‘realme’ (the former just ‘an (l) too short’, a…
Mario Sironi
27 March 2017
Mario Sironi27 March 2017
β David Vanderburgh
…the cloud of residue (ink?) around it, which contributes an atmosphere of work and craft to the document. Mario Sironi (1855–1961), Architectural Study, c.1925–1938. Pencil, black pencil, chalk, black chalk,…
section projection (axonometric isometric) culture exhibition DMC sketch