CRAB in India: drawing video

http://crabstudio.blogspot.com/

Model making videos.

For those that would like some online videos on basic modelling techniques try this link.

architectural-modelmaking-videos

STOP PRESS: Crab lands Aussie architecture school job

Peter Cook’s practice to work with Australian Royal Gold Medal winner

Crab Studio has picked up a deal to work up plans for the new Soheil Abedian School of Architecture for Bond University in Queensland, Australia.

The practice formed by Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham will design a building for the university’s campus, which was built by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki in 1987. It will be attached to the university’s school of sustainability.

Crab, which is working with Brit Andresen, the first female winner of the Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal back in 2002, said its plans would feature internal concrete “scoops” which catch the bright light of the area but screen out the direct sun. These scoops will hold formal and informal sessions, such as crits, demonstrations and experiments.

A series of two-storey studio barns will lead onto a gently climbing street. Running along the other side of the street are a chain of offices and laboratories.

The design of fluted timber and panel surfaces is aiming for a 6-star green rating. The scheme at Robina, 50 miles south of Brisbane, is budgeted at $AUS12 million (£7.4 million).

See BD Friday 18th February 2011

David Chipperfield in conversation with Tony Chapman

Informative short film discussing David Chipperfields body of work.

Royal Gold Medal 2011: David Chipperfield from RIBA on Vimeo.

Royal Gold Medal 2011 from RIBA on Vimeo.

Piano stairs

This may be an advert but I couldn't resist posting it.

Freerange.

As the final design project gets under way the 3rd year students consider the potential for exhibiting their work at 'Freerange' this summer. Hopefully this will prove an interesting collaboration with other graduates from the AUCB Fine Art and Illustration courses.

HIDE: AUCB BA Architecture & BA Fine Art Students

HIDE: "more fun than I expected"

HIDE: A collaboration between first year architecture and first year fine art students at Holton Lee (Faith House by Tony Fretton). A one day exhibition and in situ installations by ten teams:

WEAVE

MONOLITH

SITKA DEER HIDE

HIDDEN TRIBE

TREE RINGS

HANDS

EGG

CROP CIRCLE

MASKS

TREE/STAIR

PLAIN SPACE

Students visit the John Pawson: Plain Space exhibition at the Design Museum in London. A cold east wind over the Thames, but warm, calm space within. Excellent collection of models, photos, drawings, film, installations, materials, sketchbooks and objects. But how do you really communicate the feeling of a work of architecture?

See the web site for a video and more details on his architecture:
http://www.johnpawson.com/