Alcazar gardens
by Sam
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Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb
by Sam
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#uca field trip #worldtour
by Sam
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Bit of gormer innit
by Sam
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Zhou: Embodiment and Hybrid Architecture
by Sam
Download pdf Zhou, X. (2012) Embodiment and Hybrid Architecture, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
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Moody
by Sam
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St Pancras
by Sam
Taken in St Pancras, North London, in January 2012
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The Dog and the Sea
by Sam
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Gladiolus
by Sam
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Scene seen mid cycle
by Sam
Taken near Lords Cricket Ground, North London, in May 2011
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Abandoned at Quintins Boat Club
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in August 2012
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Liao: Shadow Performance
by Sam
Download pdf Liao, Q. (2012) Shadow Performance, Bartlett RC3 GAD Report, University College London:London, UK.
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Tin Man at the entrance to Sligo Harbour. Dandy.
by Sam
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Bike
by Sam
Taken on Hampstead Heath, North London, in January 2012
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Old bouquets
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in August 2012
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Rooftop cactus garden above the Douro, Porto.
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’.
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Instagram Image
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London 2012 Wayfinding Structures
by Sam
Completed with Surface Architects, who were appointed to work with LOCOG and ISG in the design and delivery of a family of high profile Wayfinding structures for the 2012 Olympic Park. The proposals combine historic vectors and iconic influences into a highly distinctive design that fits LOCOG’s original ‘look and feel’ brief. Each form incorporates LED backlighting, creating a field of glowing beacons across the Stratford Park. Six 7m high zone beacons, five 15m high major beacons and two 12m […]
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Great new book to read
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in July 2012
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(Kite) surf’s up
by Sam
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Honfleur, wooden tower with buttressing details.
by Sam
Taken in Honfleur, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Vaughan: Mapping the East End Labyrinth
by Sam
Download pdf Vaughan, L. (2008), ‘Mapping the East End ‘Labyrinth’’, in Werner, A. (ed.) Jack the Ripper and the East End Labyrinth, The Museum of London and Random House:London, UK pp.218-237
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Costa Rica: Turtles
Turtle conservation project, Costa Rica from Lizzie’s volunteer trip, 2005
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Villa, dissolved
by Sam
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Pask: A Comment, A Case History and A Plan
by Sam
Download pdf Pask, G. (1968) ‘A Comment, a Case History and a Plan’ in Reichardt. J (ed.) Cybernetic Serendipity, ICA:London, UK
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Rome: Churches
by Sam
Pen and pencil sketches from a trip to Rome, March 2001 [by Sam]
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On leave
by Sam
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Crisp
by Sam
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The Generative Folly
by Sam
The Generative Folly was a week long building workshop with students from the Canterbury School of Architecture’s Third year Interior Architecture and Design BA and the MA Architecture courses. It was run in collaboration with Hanif Kara from Structural Engineers AKT II to come up with design solutions for the deployment of a repetitive timber module. 130 elements were prefabricated in the Canterbury workshop and over a week students developed competitive proposals, carried out structural tests and finally collaboratively assembled […]
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Battle Great Wood
by Sam
Taken near Battle, Kent, in August 2011
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Honfleur, Les Sardines
by Sam
Taken in Honfleur, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Weak form roof and window
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in July 2012
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Walking Places: Wistman’s Wood
by Sam
Wistman’s Wood is a scrap of surviving ancient woodland that you can find near Two Bridges, Dartmoor. It is hidden 30 minutes walk up a steep sided valley. The trees are oaks, twisted and miniaturised by the rocky clitter upon which they have slowly grown. The tallest is seven metres high. [click & drag to pan] Similar woodland used to cover most of the moor and the UK, but beginning in the Neolithic Period, man’s activities have cleared the entire […]
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Stellata
by Sam
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Garden yellow no.2
by Sam
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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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Saline drip and flowers
by Sam
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Mers de Bains: Side street
by Sam
Taken in Mers de Bains, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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Foam on beach at Sandymouth #nofilter
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Off Achill Island
by Sam
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This bar wins
by Sam
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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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Army bivvy with cunning camo kit #london2012
by Sam
Taken in Stratford, East London, in July 2012
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Torro torro
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Honfleur, wooden church interior.
by Sam
Taken in Honfleur, Northern France, on Arcangel’s August 2012 voyage
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I am here
by Sam
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CEU OD&T
by Sam
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Race day at Chiswick beach
by Sam
Taken in Chiswick, West London, in July 2012
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