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Methods The research is design-based and literature-inspired, using the medium of narrative as message. Primary material informed by symbolic systems found in literature is employed in the design and articulation of the architectural installation, resulting in an unusual combination of theory and practice. It uses collage to acquire ideas, tropes and characters from existing critical thinking in architecture and literature. Its fabrication methods explore the possibilities of recycled laminated paper, and flat-pack and modular modes of assemblage. Dissemination Located at the V&A’s Tunnel Entrance Hall for the duration of a year, the architectural installation was experienced by approximately half of the Museum’s 2,128,400 visitors. The installation was showcased at the London Architecture Festival 2008, as well as being listed in Dezeen’s top 10 international cardboard projects of 2009. International dissemination includes five book chapters, eight journals and 12 lectures.
Statement about Significance
Commissioned directly by the V&A, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and visited by more than one million people. Its model and drawings are now in the V&A’s permanent collection.