Beatriz Colomina - Double Exposure: Architecture as a Machine to See

This lecture by Beatriz Colomina, hosted at the Architectural Association in 2011, explores architecture and photography as machines to see. The lecture was part of a series which addressed the photographic rationalisation and depiction of architectural space and its role as a tool for deciphering the urban environment. i think it would be highly relevant to several of your projects. 

Please have a look by following this link: Beatriz Colomina - Double Exposure: Architecture as a Machine to See

You can check out more great lectures from the AA archive online here:http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/public/audiovisual/videoarchive.php

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 - Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei from Serpentine Gallery on Vimeo.

For 12 years the lawns of the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park have been transformed by an annual series of  temporary pavilions by some of the worlds most significant architects and artists. This years structure was designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron in collaboration with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. 

The design reveals traces of the preceding 11 pavilions and 'excavates'  the otherwise obscured geometries of the earlier buildings to propose a new submerged landscape; a composite of historical forms and structures..

The drawings describe this process and the generation of the building's form.

From the Serpentine;"This year’s Pavilion will take visitors beneath the Serpentine’s lawn to explore the hidden history of its previous Pavilions. Eleven columns characterising each past Pavilion and a twelfth column representing the current structure will support a floating platform roof 1.4 metres above ground. The Pavilion’s interior will be clad in cork, a sustainable building material chosen for its unique qualities and to echo the excavated earth. Taking an archaeological approach, the architects have created a design that will inspire visitors to look beneath the surface of the park as well as back in time across the ghosts of the earlier structures."

Explore the earlier pavilions here

Still Life - Sam Taylor-Wood

Sam Taylor-Wood : Still Life from Waldir Barreto on Vimeo.

Rem Koolhaas, OMA, in conversation with Nicholas Serota, Tate

As you know, London is probably the world's leading city for art, architecture and culture: here are two of the most important voices from those worlds - architect / head of OMA, Rem Koolhaas, and Nicholas Serota, the director of the Tate. 


John Edwards Lecture 2011: Rem Koolhaas, OMA, in conversation with Nicholas Serota, Tate from The Architecture Foundation on Vimeo.


From the Architecture Foundation's website:

"The AF’s headline event and trans-disciplinary meeting of minds this year sees Rem Koolhaasin conversation with Sir Nicholas Serota. An exciting opportunity to witness two of the most influential figures in contemporary culture meet to discuss architecture, art, the creative city, and more. The conversation will be chaired by Mark Rappolt, Editor, Art Review.

With building projects underway at both Tate Britain and Tate Modern, this is a time of architectural innovation for Nicholas Serota and the organisation as a whole. Tate’s plans will provide world-leading new spaces for art, performance and learning, beginning with the opening of the Oil Tanks in summer 2012. These developments respond directly to the changing position of the museum in a globally and technologically connected world..."