Statement

Studying at MSA has many appealing qualities.

MSA has an excellent reputation and consistently ranked one of the best schools in the UK which would enable me to have the best possible start to my career, as well as its reputation I have heard great feedback first hand from my brother who is studying Landscape architecture at Manchester.Lecturers with close connections to current practises will benefit my learning and expand my knowledge from people who have had experience in the industry.Manchester the city its self has such a diverse culture and an extensive display of historical and modern architecture that will be used to enhance my study.All these qualities of MSA make me feel that it would be a great place to study architecture.

A work of architecture which I would like to experience in person.
There are so many inspirational buildings around the world I would love to experience but my first choice would definitely be ‘Fallingwater’ By Frank Lloyd Wright.Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, which was best shown through this design. I’m fascinated to see how Frank Lloyd Wright marries architecture and the environment so beautifully; experiencing this in person would give me an insight into what he was trying to achieve and therefore influence the way I think about design.

Recent exhibition

ON-TYPE: Texts on Typography is an exhibition by the Gutenberg Museum in the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin, which I visited while on holiday.It explored the appearance of written words from twentieth-century typography in the German-speaking countries.This exhibition stood out from others because of the interaction element, it was Typography you could touch. There were panels providing leaflets with example fonts and quotations that could be taken away, which allowed me to compile my own individual catalogue.Being able to take home part of the exhibition inspired me to develop my own work further by incorporating parts into my current projects.

Favourite architect/building

I find the work of Eldred Evans most inspiring, this started when visiting The Tate Gallery in St Ives with my Grandparents.The design of the building is fascinating, especially the way she utilised the stunning location overlooking Porthmeor Beach to emphasise her design.The gallery was designed to show works of art in the surrounding’s and atmospheres they were created.This architect stands out because of her use of simple effective structures with clean lines that usually contrast against a curved feature that is designed to take centre place within the building. She incorporates the surrounding environment by using glass in this design to take advantage of the clear blue light and views of the dramatic coastline.

Landscapes

Ink painting of the Malvern Hills.

A Building I Would Like To Visit

Pencil sketch
Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright.

There are so many inspirational buildings around the world but if I had to choose my first choice would definitely be ‘Fallingwater’ By Frank Lloyd Wright.

Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment.

This philosophy was best exemplified by this design. I’m fascinated to see how Frank Lloyd Wright marries architecture and the environment so beautifully; experiencing this in person would give me an insight into what he was trying to achieve and therefore influence the way I think about design.

Sketch at a City Scale

View of the Metal Shutter House from the High Line in New York.

An Interior

This bay window caught my eye when visiting my Grandparent’s house; the curvature of the window was the focus of my line drawing. I incorporated the simple structures of the objects within the surrounding space. 

CASS Sculpture park

 The Alex Hartley Pavilion caught my eye while visiting the CASS sculpture park. I recorded my visit through a selection of quick sketches. This pavilion reminded me of The Barcelona Pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. I felt that these two buildings represent his famous dictum 'less is more'.

Observational drawings from my journal that I took with me to the CASS Sculpture Park in Chichester. I have included photographs from my visit.

I used different materials including string and tracing paper to represent the forms of the sculpture observed in the park.

Berlin Montage

This is a David Hockney inspired photomontage of a spiral staircase.
I drew sections of the photographs, enlarging and concentration on certain features.
The colour from the maroon door and the grey metal stairs contrast each other. The addition of the green foliage softens the colour to produce a balanced overall image

Work Experience

This model is of an extension to a listed mill, which I made during my time at Glazzard Architects on my week work experience. The task I was given was to redesign the utility and bathroom, then produce floor plans to show my ideas. The scale model I produced was shown to the clients as the firm thought my design was good enough to discuss. I produced the multicoloured cutout paper to expand and explore further my experience at Glazzards. I focused on the contours of the land surrounding the building.

Pin and Thread

This is a merged photograph of my model and how it captures the architectural shapes of this building. I wanted to try find a way to express what I saw when taking this photograph inside the Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona.

After my visit I made a pin and string model based on the simplified shapes of the interior architecture of the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. I used white foam board to represent the crisp white walls and then a vibrant purple thread to add a colour element to my model.

Here are some close up photographs of my model. I created a wide range of patterns out of the lines of thread and the shadows that were formed.

Jellyfish

Woodland Installation

These photographs show my string installation that I created with thick red string in the woods near my house. This concept came from the small model I produced after visiting the Bauhaus Museum in Berlin.
The variety of shapes that were created by photographing different angles, shows how even a small and sparse space can be transformed into a captivating image. The string was there to represent the joining of free space between the trees, to form a flowing collection of shapes and patterns.

I revisited the installation during the night with spot lights to experiment with light and its effects on the installation, here are some of my favourite images.