Showing posts with label Dissertation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dissertation. Show all posts

18 May 2011

Dissertation Topic Done!



I have chosen! My dissertation topic is now going to be the Nottingham Contemporary. It is an art gallery in Nottingham, designed by Caruso St John. They are an East London based architecture firm and it will be  nice to discover how they've used their knowledge to respond to the awkward site that they have built the museum on it. 
As it was built in an area that used to produce lace, homage is paid on the facade with concrete tiles that have been caste with a lace pattern. 

Check the Museum out! pretty neat. 






17 May 2011

Dissertation: Choices Choices

Time has approached where I have to choose a building to be the topic for my dissertation -something you do in your Final year of University. 
I am leaning towards -and by leaning I mean resting on it like I have one remaining leg and even then it's wooden and has been sharpened to a toothpick point- the American Folk Art Museum, NY. We visited NY on a trip and went to MoMA, but didn't visit this museum even though it's a few blocks down and is actually part of it. weird. it's beautiful take a look:







PICTURE,1:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/williams_tsien/american_folk/1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/williams_tsien/american_folk/&usg=__48GBUjdIaZoYIFOgm5lJwsBZ2gw=&h=392&w=300&sz=21&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=LKo8l-K7mZpqHM:&tbnh=147&tbnw=112&ei=Z2HSTc-BOsqu8QOT5KXuCg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuseum%2Bof%2Bfolk%2Bart%2Bny%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1258%26bih%3D699%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=822&vpy=49&dur=1054&hovh=257&hovw=196&tx=100&ty=145&page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0
PICTURE,2:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.townandcountrytravelmag.com/cm/tandctravel/images/american-folk-art-museum-0903-de.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.townandcountrytravelmag.com/vacation-ideas/new-york-fall-09-03&usg=__jNUJPu7NwfYP6YPl73bqX_0XpfM=&h=240&w=312&sz=31&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=UqecOYu979Kr8M:&tbnh=147&tbnw=191&ei=uWHSTdSNE8iy8QOurtT4Cg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmuseum%2Bof%2Bfolk%2Bart%2Bny%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1258%26bih%3D699%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=389&vpy=82&dur=788&hovh=192&hovw=249&tx=165&ty=120&page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0
PICTURE,3:
http://aedesign.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/american-folk-art-museum-new-york-new-york/folk-2/