Explain the differences between the Hayward gallery (1968) and its South Bank neighbour, the Royal Festival Hall (1951) in terms of their planning and finishing and in the different ways they relate to their urban context. While there are many similarities between the Hayward Gallery and Royal Festival Hall, there also are a number of differences in terms of planning and finishing in relation to urban context. Higgs and Hill built the Hayward Gallery, which opened on The 9th of July. It is an art gallery located in the Southbank Centre, which is a key arts venue in Central London. Until early 2011 the gallery was simply known as the Hayward. The Royal Festival Hall is situated adjacent to the Hayward Gallery. It is a famous dance, concert and talks venue with a capacity of 2500. It was the first the post-war building to listed as a Grade 1 building. The Hall officially opened on 3rd May 1951 and was built as part of the Festival of Britain for the London County Council. Planning plays an integral role in the procedure to achieve any given outcome. Without any planning it would be extremely challenging for the architects to succeed with their desired outcome. Nonetheless the finishing of any project is equally important as the planning. The finishing refers to materials that are used not only to …show more content…
On the one hand the initiative represented the largest project implying a complete overhaul of an inner city area. On the other hand the South Bank was important as a project that was invested with the utmost regard and with which a variety of interests and claims could be associated, ranging from the desire for a democratic egalitarian culture. These agendas, the urban plus the cultural, situate the project in related but distinct programmes of
In Glasgow, the Peoples Palace displayed many accomplishments of the cities people, all stating that they were the first to invent this and the first to do that. Instead of looking back, the city showed how it was progressive and urged its people to move forward. In Edenborough, the tour guide talked about how they were the first to invent skyscrapers and other architecture. Instead of talking about how the country moved forward as a whole, each city talked about how they moved forward and the people in it.
Great care is taken in construction process so that the structure is neat, attractive and follows plans accurately.
Throughout the history of this nearly century and a half old building many have speculated and debated its former past. This exhibition presents images of the historic Lin Hall
“The museum has changed people’s perception of museums, about the connections between art, architecture, and collecting.” (Freshome). Admiring the Architect, Frank O. Gehry, and how he would not just design, but how he would blend previous designs with his own and create a building made his work unforgettable.
Elizabeth Bay house that was built between 1835 and 1839 as the home of Alexander Macleay became one of the Australian historic houses and opened as a museum in 1977. This is a critical analysis of comparing and contrasting between the historic and contemporary design. The first object that has been chosen from Elizabeth Bay house was the ‘cabinet’ (picture 1) that was made for Alexander Macleay in the late 18th century and the second object is contemporary cabinet which is called “Delphine Cabinet” (picture 2) made by the company named Coco Republic design. In this critical analysis, firstly it will demonstrate the detail information of each item. Secondly, it will explain the significance between the two objects that related to the international design movement during their time.
This unique and contemporary event provides patrons with live entertainment, food and drink as they revel in the wonders the museum has to offer. Carrie Martin’s aim is to attract at least 3,500 visitors for the grand opening and maximize profits. Corporate capabilities, competitors, and consumers will be examined to develop an effective marketing plan.
The Queens house, his first residential project gave him the chance to implement these ideas in practice. Jones career was prolific, although a lot of what he created or modified has since disappeared. Some of the buildings that remain include Banqueting Hall at Whitehall, the Queen's Chapel at St James's Palace and St Paul's Church. He also consulted on the reconstruction of Somerset House and the Covent Garden Piazza.
1. What does Upton suggest ultimately distinguished architects from builders in the eighteenth century? What were the key factors that contributed to the increasing professionalization of architects in eighteenth-century America?
Toronto in 1915, was undergoing many changes from the previous century and developing into a city with a future of becoming a global phenomenon. Toronto, is known for its buildings, culture and history. However, these buildings, culture, and history did not come from nowhere. These came from the actions of the predecessors who wanted to develop Toronto into a marvel that shows its history within the walls of several buildings. The buildings that I visited, showed the history that was presented within the novel. Although, some did change in their appearance, and others in their function. I was able to understand their importance in the past and the present. At the corner of King and Bay, was the Toronto Telegram building. However, today it now
The buildings around the San Francisco Museum of Modern art, are skyscrapers and geometric shaped buildings. The SFMoMa stands out, with its color and design. As looking at the SFMoMa from across the street, the circular structure within the SFMoMa drives they eye to look at it because of how out of place it looks compared to the building itself
For this paper the two works I've chosen to discuss the similarities and differences on from the Metropolitan Museum of Art is Mary Cassatt's impressionist painting titled The Cup of Tea and John Singer Sargent’s scandalous painting titled Madame X. The Cup of Tea was created 1880-81 with oil on canvas and is very exemplary of Cassatt's work at the time which pulled a lot of inspiration from the world around her and norms associated with her particular sex and class such as drinking tea or going to the theater or, more in her later works, tending to children. This work is one of her first paintings from after she was invited by fellow artist and friend at the time Edgar Degas to join the impressionists and you can see the influence they had
The aim of this chapter is to prove that the Queen Victoria Building constitute a witness of both tradition and modernity concepts, and that its history, architecture and display are all related through time. All of these
Positioned alongside Central Park within the heart of New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest and most influential art museums in the world. The Met houses an extensive collection of curated works that spans throughout various time periods and different cultures. The context of museums, especially one as influential as the Met, inherently predisposes its visitors to a set of understandings that subtly influence how they interpret and ultimately construct meanings about each individual object within a museum. By analyzing two separate works on exhibit at the Met, I will pose the argument that museums offer a unique expression of a world view that is dictated through every element of its construction.
Kiberia, Africa’s largest slums where one million people live, is an “eyesore” in the eyes of Kenya’s president Mwai Kibaki. The place is in an extremely bad sanitary condition, with horrible smell, unpaved narrow streets, mud shacks, rivers are being filled with sewage, and mountains of trash. This is an ideal image of developing-countries poverty in many westerners. Sara Candiracci, one of the members of United Nations Human Settlements Program, even has to utter, “It is not acceptable that Kibera exists.” Thus, the government and the United Nations join hands together to change this area through an experimental slum-upgrading program. This program is said to benefit and reshape
Different architects have different styles because they are trying to get at different things. Architecture is not just about making something beautiful anymore, it is about trying to get across a set of ideas about how we inhabit space. Two of the most famous architects of the twentieth century, one from each side, the early part and the later part up until today each designed a museum with money donated by the Guggenheim foundation. One of these is in New York City, it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The other is in bilbao, Spain, and it was designed by Frank Geary. My purpose of this paper is to interrogate each of these buildings, glorious for different reasons, to show how each architect was expressing their own style.