T13 London walk photo essay

Squares

Lanes/yards

Markets

Network of spaces

T 12 Urban Markers

ArcelorMittal Orbit in the Olympic Park

Daniel Bosia, Arup

Kathryn Findlay

I don't like the red spiral, and listening to the design process made it no better.

However, as Kathryn Findlay pointed out, we can't predict how it might take on a life of it's own, when it comes into existence.

The Euston Arch

Alan Baxtor

The London Gate in Aldgate

Fernando Donis

The Ebsfleet Horse

Mark Darley

Brett Steele described in the introduction that when the Romans founded cities, they placed a stake in the ground, which marked the point around which it was formed. At odd with city of iphones, and other orientation devices. Orientation of space is urgent as more space then ever, more complex and and changing on an hourly basis.

the twentieth century is deeply antagonistic to markers, eg corbs city

Flicker city clusters, show particular parts of the city dominating our understanding of the city

Return to an almost classical experience of, a classical form of space.

A mapping of what becomes a spatial structure

Medium generic city, undifferentiated, generic, efficient, unmarked, Starbucks on every corner

The value of the wonderful illogicality of humans, veryu different form teenage mess and muddle.

Are buildings not markers?

Where does de cluttering come into it

The chair ended the discussion because it started to 'degenerate into a debate about our planning system'.

T11 Rip it up 2: What happened to the Thames Gateway dream?

Mark Brearley and Geoff Shearcroft

Thursday 21^st October 2010

T10 Mapping

A mapping of the allotments in Ealing added to a mapping of health.

There is no data measuring the quantitive benefits of allotments, as this kind of information is very difficult to measure accurately.

Great Spaces Showcase Day

Tuesday 19th October 2010

T9 1minute presentation

We have been looking at Pitzhanger Manor, built by John Soane in Ealing.

By this time he was the architect of the Bank of England, and in this buildings he references that building.

Time, earth, the past, layers, ensembles, journeys.

All good city qualities.

I chose to do this MA because I wanted to further understand the processes by which the city comes into being.

T8

Rip it up 1: What is the contemporary city made of?

Owen Hatherley

Thursday 14^th October 2010