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Bartlett School of Architecture Unit 7 with Dan Brady

image above: Dinner at the Soanes by Negin Moghaddam - KPF Bursary for best overall mark in year 2

Even at a time of computer visualisation and digital architecture, the most common form of representation for architects is the orthogonal drawing. Plans and sections are essential to design details and to plan and arrange circulation routes. However, orthogonal drawings rarely explore the experience of the user of a building, nor are they able to represent the transient qualities of architecture. Buildings are rarely static objects, they are highly complex organisms animated by the play of light on materials, movement and user intervention. Every building is part of the wider urban context and acts as a catalyst to define the growth of the city in its vicinity. The architect's responsibility extends beyond the boundary of the site and beyond the completion date of the building. Unit 7 uses drawings, storey boards, models and 1:1 prototypes to study an architecture of flux that adapts to changing site conditions and the needs of its occupants.

see Bartlett website for more student work, read briefs: 2005 2006 2007 2008