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Reaching for My Revolver
Will Gompertz on the Today programme this morning said that the arts has “always been embedded in the idea of hosting the Olympics.’ As portions of the £80m Cultural Olympiad were officially announced – a group of artists to create … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Art, Urbanism
Tagged 1948, 1976, corridart, cultural olympiad, de coubertin, London, london 2012, montreal, nero, ode to sport, Olympics, tony hall
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All The People
Just a short walk north from the Olympic stadium, up a canal dug in the 1770s, is the Hackney Marshes. Unprepossessing on a weekday with the wind whipping in from the west, this site has in a fact become defined … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Old Things, Urbanism
Tagged bastard countryside, bucolic, david beckham, football, hackney marshes, industrial, landscape, rio ferdinand, stanton williams, terry venables
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Tadao Ando and his Secretive Champion.
Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s second permanent project in the UK may not be much – a water feature in Mayfair – but it reveals his special relationship with a hitherto little known patron of the arts.
Posted in Architecture, Urbanism
Tagged chateau la coste, connaught, frank gehry, michael blair, paddy mckillen, serpentine pavilion, stephen sills, tadao ando, westminster
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A Ballardian Shard?
This is a great documentary by the film-maker Simona Piantieri, which I contributed to. I think she gets a great range of voices who actually provide an insight into the building. I think I’ve modified my views on it as … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Engineering, Urbanism
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Beyond Nations
Designed by a British architect and built by a British construction company, The British Antarctic Survey’s new research base, known as Halley VI, on the Brunt Ice Shelf is on one level an expression of the best in contemporary design … Continue reading
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The Posh Loo Olympics
There is a peculiarly English quality to temporary seating. The Badminton Annual horse trials require around 14,000 tiered seats including half of which is covered. The Queen allows around 5,000 temporary seats on to her land for the Royal Windsor … Continue reading
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When Doves Fry
A plan to ban fireworks from the Opening Ceremony of the games, prompted IOC President Jacques Rogge into prolonged reminiscence about a salutary tale from the annals of Olympic history. Rogge, one of the rare members of the IOC to … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Media, Pageantry
Tagged antwerp, Architecture, ceremony, danny boyle, design, doves, ioc, jacques rogge, Olympics, Tlatelolco
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Portal placements
As the Be Open Sound Portal passes into the hands of two of London’s most dynamic creative schools, the very limitations of the experience it offers – an unparalleled, immersive sound experience normally only experienced by a privileged few for … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Design, Engineering, Technology
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