Earlier in the week and, thanks to Chris Claydon , I made it to junya ishigami associates serpentine pavilion.
I had wanted to visit it since I first saw the sketches and I was very excited to see the pavilion in the flesh after a busy summer.
From this visit, which was part of an event attended by architects, I took away two conclusions:
Firstly, as it stands, the UK will never be able to experience the experimental side of the Japanese architecture one finds across de "Setouchi islands",for example... Secondly, and prompted by comments of the key note speaker, I still don't want to be "one of those" architects. (i.e. lacking the curiosity when trying to make sense of ideas... So focused on their own way of doing things that they no longer embrace the opportunity to challenge it... That, still not me. )
Did I like it? There were many things I liked ... Ishigami's work is always experimental and interesting. (Google his table,for example ) it has a quality I personally admire which is continuous evolution.
His studio works closely with a structural design studio which is how they are able to push structures to the limit and ,together, deliver projects which have a value beyond themselves by challenging the status quo and growing awareness of what is possible. -in this case, the pavilion demonstrates that to hold large amounts of stone you absolutely can use a light structure-
And I think, we need more of this to face the challenges of our future.
We need to be strategic and to find ways to maximise the impact each element brings to a project in order to make the most of our resources.
I had wanted to visit it since I first saw the sketches and I was very excited to see the pavilion in the flesh after a busy summer.
From this visit, which was part of an event attended by architects, I took away two conclusions:
Firstly, as it stands, the UK will never be able to experience the experimental side of the Japanese architecture one finds across de "Setouchi islands",for example... Secondly, and prompted by comments of the key note speaker, I still don't want to be "one of those" architects. (i.e. lacking the curiosity when trying to make sense of ideas... So focused on their own way of doing things that they no longer embrace the opportunity to challenge it... That, still not me. )
Did I like it? There were many things I liked ... Ishigami's work is always experimental and interesting. (Google his table,for example ) it has a quality I personally admire which is continuous evolution.
His studio works closely with a structural design studio which is how they are able to push structures to the limit and ,together, deliver projects which have a value beyond themselves by challenging the status quo and growing awareness of what is possible. -in this case, the pavilion demonstrates that to hold large amounts of stone you absolutely can use a light structure-
And I think, we need more of this to face the challenges of our future.
We need to be strategic and to find ways to maximise the impact each element brings to a project in order to make the most of our resources.
