The Guardian

The online architecture section in the guardian is actually becoming serious and interesting! Pieces on the new Serpentine pavilion, Rem Koolhaas talking about the Venice architecture biennale and an article on rebel architects working in restrictive conditions, plus much, much more.

New Piece

Stephen Friedman Gallery - 4 X 4

"Stephen Friedman Gallery is delighted to present ‘4 x 4', a historical exhibition of art and design which focuses on four key art movements occurring simultaneously across four continents in the 1960s and 1970s. It brings together some of the most innovative and important artists and furniture designers of that period and includes artists previously unseen in the UK.
For this exhibition, the gallery has been divided into four rooms. Each one is set out as an imaginary domestic living space in a collector's house during the 1960s and 1970s in America, Europe, Japan and Latin America. Four artists most closely associated with that time period complete the presentation in each room."
Don't think this is a half baked commercial design enterprise, the roll call is serious, with LeWitt, Nakashima and Ryman featuring, amongst many others. Only runs until the 19th July, so hurry.

Richard Mosse

Last few days to see Richard Mosse at the Photographers gallery. Obviously this image does not do the large scale works justice but its very worth the trip. The feeling in the darkroom seeing these images appear must have been exhilirating.
"Mosse documents a haunting landscape touched by appalling human tragedy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 5.4 million people have died of war related causes since 1998. Shot on discontinued military surveillance film, the resulting imagery registers an invisible spectrum of infrared light, and renders the jungle warzone in disorienting psychedelic hues. At the project’s heart are the points of failure of documentary photography, and its inability to adequately communicate this complex and horrific cycle of violence."

Initial Idea....

.....for a recent brief.

Corbusiers' Maison Dom-ino at 100

To celebrate Corbusiers' Maison Dom-ino turning 100 this year, aaschool have built a 1:1 replica for the Venice Biennale. Its hard to think of this simple design with minimal supports being radical, but it was at the time. Originally proposed as a solution to housing crisis, Maison Dom-ino failed that brief (never being employed), but its impact was, and still is, indisputable. It's principles and ethos still inform every aspect of contemporary design, architecture, and life.
It has been constructed out of engineered wooden components to allow it to be transported and will be travelling to london at some point, so look out!