MArch Architecture Unit 12
12.16 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2013
12.17 Fig. 12.16 Christine Bjerke, Y5, The FX Beauties Club explores feminine economies with the focus on the historical and contemporary ‘floating world’ between the woman and money, power and mirrors. Fig. 12.17 Graham Burn, Y5, Flatpack school redux: an MDF Russian Orthodox school, church and community centre in Harringay. The Orthodox Church is at the centre of Russian life: religion, education and community have come together as the spine of the population throughout history, and are deployed here in an emerging worker community. Constructed entirely from MDF, inherently fragile and responsive when exposed to weather and use, the building acts as a barometer for shifting policies and politics on a local, national and international level by being in a constant state of construction, repair and decoration to
counter erosive effects of occupation and prepare for future use. Fig. 12.18 Kieran Thomas Wardle, Y5, The Palace of Eastminster. An agoric building to temporarily house Parliament on the banks of the Thames in Essex. The Palace of Eastminster reconfigures Parliament around the notion of the public square, forcing elements of encounter and protest into the heart of the legislative programme.
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