Dip Unit 11 Yr 4: Wen Hui Foo, Jin Mi Lee, Cynthia Leung, Thomas Smith, Machiko Wilson. Yr 5: Nisrine Ahmad, Dana Al Sharif, Moyez Alwani, Mala Balani, Candas Jennings, Jessica Lawrence, Areti Theofanopoulou, Sophia Thomson, Alison Victor. MArch (Architecture): Pablo Gil Martinez.
Architecture & Emotional Aspiration In the last few years, the notion of architecture as an emotional environment has become a major track of exploration in Unit 11, concerning the moulding of physical space, whilst at the same time exploring ways to influence its psychological qualities. We see the poetic image as a prelude to architecture. We are occupied with exploring how architectural images and fragments become an architecture that can depict and arouse emotions. Our projects this year took a special interest in connecting a relationship between nature and urban context. The wonder and beauty that we find in nature, the feelings and memories with which it rewards us, are a constant reminder of wonderful possibilities. Harnessing such qualities and bringing an emotional power of nature into architecture can enrich our environment. Our work with the students is focused on the development of their individual authorial voice and a wish to identify personal characteristics. ‘The poet does not confer the past of his image upon me, and yet his image immediately takes root in me’. Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space.
Yael Reisner and Malca Mizrahi