March 24, 2012
by Sammy J
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Banham R, 1966, The New Brutalism, The Architectural Press, London So where did it begin? As far as Reyner Banham is concerned, Brutalism arose as a result of tension and disharmony between younger and older architects at work in post-war … Continue reading
March 22, 2012
by Sammy J
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Here’s some wonderful collaborative work by some friends of mine, Johnny Pagnozzi and Ellen Buttrose. The video explains it all, but I thought I’d add that this came out of part of a design brief we had for Architectural Design … Continue reading
March 21, 2012
by Sammy J
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A big thanks to Gintas Reisgys for putting me on to this, the most recent edition of the Architecture Bulletin from the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects. I think I’m going to have to have a chat … Continue reading
March 18, 2012
by Sammy J
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On Friday night over a few beers, some of the guys at work and I came up with the idea of archimashups, combining the names of various architect or architecture offices with those of bands or musicians. We found it … Continue reading
March 13, 2012
by Sammy J
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When I started blogging on the topic of brutalism a few weeks ago, I was already aware that significant works of this style were under threat and many had already been demolished. So to hear of another is probably no … Continue reading