Burrow Hill Cider Mill
by Sam
Traditional cider mill and cider brandy distillery in Somerset, West England. Visited in April 2008
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Last shot of #Boulogne, which bizarrely had numerous #Welsh restaurants. Anyone know why?
by Sam
Taken in Boulogne, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Control in a simple gridisovists.org
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Most epic stamp-age
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Gandhi? endorses Portugese coffee.
by Sam
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On Belbulbin, looking down
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Paper Clay
Piece experimenting with the properties of a paper-clay mix to achieve more complex and delicate structures.
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Digital Agents: Agent-Maze Dialogues
by Sam
Study of an autonomous spatial agent progressing through a real-time reconfiguring maze-matrix. Agent behaviours changed in response to modulation of individual spatial ‘desires’ and the ‘discovered’ or observed changing environment. Dependent on variation and combination of desire sets, different movement typologies can be categorised; these have a direct relation back to ancient labyrinth form elements. An emergent, emotive root for the occupation and understanding of spatialities is implied.
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Dancing Chevrons
by Sam
A matrix of black and white chevrons which displays an inherent ability to iteratively resolve itself into a state of lower entropy. This process continues until a condition of equilibrium is established across the grid; from this point pattern iterations of the solution develop in perpetuity.
Costa Rica: Turtles
Turtle conservation project, Costa Rica from Lizzie’s volunteer trip, 2005
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Digital Agents: Agent-Maze Ecologies
by Sam
Study of multiple generations of autonomous spatial agents progressing through a real-time reconfiguring maze-matrix. ‘Doors’ in this opened or closed depending on maze-inherent desires over occupation levels. Those that tended towards closure are illustrated as ‘walls’. Dependent on the desire sets exhibited by the maze, different ‘wall’ structures were observed. These can be related back to archetypal plan forms, suggesting an emergent occupational basis for common architectural devices.
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Walking Places: Naughty but Nice
by Sam
[click & drag to pan] Discovered in Broadstairs, Kent, in January 2012
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Walking Places: Harrods
by Sam
[click & drag to pan] Recorded in Central London, in January 2012
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Surface Algorithm
by Sam
A series of digitally coded collages produced for Surface Architects for exhibition in Hull, North East England. Each image explores different memories and vectoral layerings of the city by layering specific letters and fonts in an additive boolean process. The ‘designer’ acts as editor, selecting or rejecting different combinative forms in a dialogue with the running coding algorithm to produce a collaborative outcome.
Field trip planning underway….
by Sam
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#uca field trip #worldtour
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Copper skies at Kent cricket grounds
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We did that
by Sam
Taken in Stratford, East London, in August 2012
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Letesson: Towards an Archaeology of Perception: ‘Looking’ at the Minoan Palaces
by Sam
Download pdf Letesson, Q. and Vansteenhuyse, K. (2006) Towards an Archaeology of the Perception: ‘Looking’ at the Minoan Palaces, in Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology, Equinox:Sheffield, UK. pp.91-119.
Categories: Theory Library • Tags: archaeology, space syntax
Looking up
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Villa, dissolved
by Sam
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Pop Up Library
by Sam
Concept design for a ‘pop-up’ local library box to be installed in disused retail units. Rather than simply focussing on the materiel of books, the solution targets programmatic affordance, with projective and interactive surfaces, acoustic treatments that double as re-configurable seating seating and high density book storage and ‘vending’.
Categories: Architecture • Tags: drawings, installations, libraries, pop-up, temporary
Perimeter in a simple gridisovists.org
by Sam
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Jasmine Cottage – Extension
Private residential project near Oxford. Brief required the sensitive extension of a Grade 2 listed cottage to provide a new loft room space, access stair and addition of two new dormer windows.
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Turing: Computing Machinery and Intelligence
by Sam
Download pdf Turing, A. (1950) Computing Machinery and Intelligence, Mind 49:London, UK pp.433-460.
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Jamóns!
by Sam
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Digital Agents: Chiaroscuro Landscapes
by Sam
Second implementation and testing of a species of autonomously visual spatial agents within an active digital environment. This demonstrates ability to deal with a high degree of complexity and activity within the context whilst achieving successful pathseeking behaviours based upon long-distance vision. This approach uses a raytrace mechanic basis for the generation and resolution of the isovist.
Great new book to read
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in July 2012
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Labyrinth Drawings
by Sam
Drawings which iteratively explore common simple labyrinth forms; overlaying each to illustrate how one type might be switched or folded into another. This process subjects the delicate ‘coherence’ of the recognisable labyrinth symbols to fragmentation, generating potentially ‘switching’ or momentarily incoherent maze conditions.
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Timber, light, feet
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Palladio
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Rome: Colour Sketches
by Sam
Pastel, pen and pencil sketches from a trip to Rome, March 2001 [by Sam]
Categories: Doodles & Scribbles • Tags: drawings, rome
Khan/Beesley: Responsive Architecture/Performing Instruments
by Sam
Download pdf Khan, O. and Beesley, P. (2009), ‘Responsive Architecture/Performing Instruments’, in Khan, O. Scholz, T. and Shepard, M. (eds.) Situated Technologies Pamphlets 4. The Architectural League of New York: New York, US.
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Birkbeck Process
by Sam
Film and animation of Surface Architects‘ design process for the complex geometric ‘residue’ of the Birkbeck Centre for Film and Visual Media, London. (See here for images and explanation of the completed project)
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Wind turbine and rainbow #nofilter
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Ravinous
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Hadjivasilli: Light, Perception and Environment
by Sam
Download pdf Hadjivasilli, M. (2012) Light, Perception and Environment, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
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Meet Nando the chicken
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in August 2012
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Summer
by Sam
Taken on Hampstead Heath, North London, in May 2011
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Compactness in a simple gridisovists.org
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Inflate-able space
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Oak Artefacts
Deployable ‘installation in a box’ with reconfiguring chain of oak-wood elements and unfurling fabric pieces.
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Poser
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Soane Museum: Real and Percieved Space
by Sam
A conversion of the isovist-agent software into c++ has led to a number of performance improvements. As a result new complexities of isovist analysis can be calculated and recorded in realtime. This includes reflection and projection of spatial depth; ie mirror and glazing surfaces, as well as barriers and mobile elements. A plan of the Soane Museum in London is being used as a test analysis for the system. These images illustrate different ‘spectral’ recordings of the spatial depths perceived […]
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Video art innit
by Sam
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Very little house
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Gage: The Wonder of Trivial Machines
by Sam
Download pdf Gage, S. (2006), The Wonder of Trivial Machines, Systems Research and Behavioural Science, vol.23, Wiley:London, UK. pp.771-8
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@swix saw this and thought of you #underpass #edge-space
by Sam
Taken at the confluence of the Westway and the Grand Union, West London, in September 2012
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Battle Great Wood
by Sam
Taken near Battle, Kent, in August 2011
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Hmmm
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