Magazine ProdUction

Visit to the women’s library The Women’s Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women’s history in the UK. One thing that I found very interesting about the museum was that people that visited the museum were females and males. I thought only women would be allowed in a ‘Women’s library’. When we visited the women’s library there was a exhibition of the history of magazines published by women/aimed at women. The taste of women throughout the years changed and thus the contents and designs of the magazines also changed.

By Nila Said

Architecture

My review of the Anish kapoor exhibition at the RIBA

I have to say the exhibition on a whole was fantastic. Although my first impression as soon as I walked into the room was that it seemed dull, but looking more closer at the at the model which where fantastic. Especially the sketch models and the way he created these complex shapes and used different materials whether with blazingly reflective metal surfaces or tights. I found his use of different materials was inspiring and gets you realise to that some times you don’t just  have stick same old basic materials. All the models

Facts about the Exhibition:

37 models where on show                                                                                      

Materials used in the exhibition where wood, tights, plastics and coloured plastics

After coming back from the visit I did a bit of research on Anish kapoor. And found that is cultural background had influenced him and busy colourful market places of India. This was definitely evident in the work on show.

I think for young students studying architecture in their first year of university would enjoy this exhibition it’s really a great eye opener to different ideas and ways of presenting work with different materials

The NLA exhibition

It was great visiting the NLA exhibition and seeing the scale model of London. What was great about it was that it wasn’t in great detail but you could still tell where famous parts of London are. It was good to see the plans architects have for London and the new contempary styles on show.

 by Olayinka Danmole

DiGital InterIors

 

 

By Nasira Patel

Digital Interiors

By Klaudia Wozniak

Magazine ProDuction

Our Trip To:

Islington Museum

And

Local History Centre

 

 

On the 27 of November, the 5^th week into the course, our group “Magazine Design and production” went to Islington local history museum and then finally the Local History museum.

 

The Islington Museum is a really nice small museum it hade a lot of useful and interesting information about how times have chanced in Islington, which I found short and to the point as our tour guide told us they also wonted to make interesting for the youth of today. The museum including a tour guide which I talked about above, she was very helpful as she shorten a lot of things down to keep us interested.

 

One thing I really like about the museum is that it was interactive. They hade old fashion cloths and real life kitchens of the olden days which was open to us the public, so we got a  really fill into the life’s of our assisters who lived in Islington and walked the streets of Islington in what was the latest threads.

We also heard about amazing stories of the people who lived in Islington for example a man draw on the back pages of the library books for almost to years.

 

The Islington museum hade another section to it, which hade back dates of early poster design which was mainly plain but yet they where detailed and simple design, to today current mad and explosive poster design. I found this part of the museum to be the most interesting for me because it really shows how technologic has changed through the design world from man made canvases  to produce posters to the same amount of work load through the simple click of a mouse.

 

After this we went to the Local History Museum which was not as delightful as the Islington Museum which was below it. It was just like an ordinary library for me but they hade just persevered a substantial amount of things to call themselves a museum e.g.  Some old quilts (writing materials) and really old newspapers.

By Obinna Uzoukwu

Architecture

Arts Event

 

I chose to go to the RIBA to see the place/ no place exhibition which displayed the architectural work of Anish Kapoor and I also went to the NIA to see one of their more permanent displays on London and its upcoming plans for its urbanisation especially in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. I choose these events as they would help us to explore architecture a bit more, the planning and run up work to architectures final models. I also wanted to go to the NLA to find out about the changes that we could expect for the city and the proposed models that were being put forward. This is to see how the landscape of the city could be changed from the people who would be making it possible, the professionals.

  At the Anish Kapoor exhibition there were 37 pieces exhibited many showed there progression from the rough model, where you are trying  to figure out where everything fits, to the finished, polished off model, where it is flawless. Anish Kapoor’s work was very exaggerated and unrealistic although he added scale people to give you the feeling that it could be possible. Many of his work was very bold and he made sure they were making statements. What made them eve more realistic was that there was computer generated images of what the models would look like if they were to made for real. Many pieces of his work are created so that when you look and explore them certain emotions are imposed upon you such as feelings of claustrophobia and airiness.

  I liked as I  thought this exhibition as it was very modest in its approach to architecture as its development was heavily featured yet made it look simple as the transition from paper to a model was very smooth, yet the pieces themselves were very bold each making a statement that could be individually explored depending on your mood and point of view on the pieces. They make you think and develop your train of thought as individual emotions are evoked.

  I would recommend this exhibition as I think that a lot can be learnt from what is shown. Not only the way your perception on a piece is matured but how your skills and design processes can be adapted and explored by seeing how big and extravagant pieces can be created and make such statements from such common materials such as plastic and glass. Two materials that are heavily featured in his display.

  Again what I have learnt are the reasons why I would recommend it to others as these are also the reasons why I loved this particular exhibition.

  This event has inspired me as it makes you want to make anything you want, it makes me want to go home and just cut and stick things together to make very different models to what’s around and yet they could be accepted and explored by many. This exhibition shows the freedom of design and creation in today’s arts worlds. Anything is possible.

 

The second exhibition I visited was the NIA’s exhibition of London’s urbanisation. This event was dominated by a huge model of a 3D London with its most famous landmarks visible and how the city was to be changed. There was a lot of information on the different boroughs of London and there individual plans of how they were to become more modern. Most of the exhibition displayed 3D models of entire areas where significant changes were made. The plans for these urbanisation areas where in-depth and significant thought and plans were displayed to show that these were real proposed plans to which many are already under way. Much of the exhibition also showed the cost and impact to the area that these proposed plans would cause. Especially now a days where a sustainable environment is important that these aspects of the projects were looked at in-depth and had a impact on the outcome to how the building or proposed change to the area was to come about.

  I really liked this event as compared to the Anish Kapoor exhibition this was a complete contrast. All the models that were on display were real and they carried a significance importance into the way that our city was to be moulded to the future. I liked the fact that the exhibition was significant and relevant to everyone no matter where they come from across the city.

   I thought that the event was very interested but the way it was set out and its layout could have been more appealing and interesting as everything was centred around one or two major projects where as other projects could have been brought to more people attention to show the difference and contrast between major and minor, they both carry a significance s why should one be more important than the other?

  I would recommend this to others as I believe that all the information shown should be common knowledge to all in the city. Everyone should be aware of upcoming changes. Although for the thought of an architect I do not believe that I would recommend this as many of the displays are simple models, no details and no real explanation into the actual buildings and design processes. In fact they over push the idea of the impact on the environment and greenhouse gases.

  From going to the event I have learnt a lot about the environment and low impact choices made to help save the environment. I also learnt a lot about the landscape of the city and its future.

This event has inspired me to want to find out as much information on London as possible, it makes you want to see the sites, explore the city and just know about the cities history and how it was built up from what it used to be.

 

Jessica Ballie-Whyte

PHotOGraHY

 

 

 

by Weronika Krojiniak

PhOtOgRaPhY

End event celebration

Hi Guys

HaPpY NeW YEAR, I hope you had a relax two weeks, below are some pictures of the end event which took place in December.