Exhibition at PHASE 2 Gallery, 8/09/09 - 2/10/09, 8 Fitzroy St, London W1T 4BJ
Digital Hinterlands features a diverse range of work by some of the best recent architecture graduates from London's Architectural Association, Bartlett , Royal College of Art, and University of Westminster. Curated by Ruairi Glynn in consultation with Arup, this exhibition revealed how the latest computational design and rapid manufacturing processes are providing new ways of understanding and designing space. From built models, 1:1 fragments, material experiments and installations, to interactive devices, virtual worlds and robotics, the exhibition presented the ideas of a wave of young designers, operating on the speculative hinterlands of architectural design.
The work featured in the exhibition has been published alongside interviews, conversations and articles written by leading London Architects in Digital Architecture: Passages Through Hinterlands
Digital Hinterlands Exhibition
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A Defensive Architecture: The project is a reflection of and response to the effects of climate change. Set in the Blackwater Estuary, Essex, Szczepaniak imagines a set of austere and stark coastal defence towers that have multiple functions. Not only do the towers act as an environmental protection device that serve as a warning to mankind of the dangers that lie ahead, but they are also repositories of knowledge. The militarised towers are alive — breathing, creaking, groaning, sweating and crying when stressed.