Friday, December 19, 2008
Manchester Holiday
I just want to inform you all that i will spend my christmas holiday break in Manchester for 2 or 3 weeks. I wont be online as usual due to the place i stay have no internet access. C you all then
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Further Explore Liverpool With TIM
This is super duper stunning Cathedral that built in Liverpool. At first i thought it is a normal huge cathedral. However, it gives stunning feeling when you enter into this cathedral. When you are looking at the proportion in the picture below, it shows how great is the design is.
Architect!We decide go to the top of the building which we need to pay for 3 pound to have a overall Liverpool views. We have to pass through lift and walk some staircase where the bell are located below inorder to reach to the top. The panaroma view that i compose is the view that we take from the top of this cathedral. Damn worth the money!Enjoy!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
FInal review
Finally is done!anyway although they say the way i communicate and explain my concept and idea is hard to understand, at the end of the day is a good crit. spend like 1 hour to get both of them crit and udnerstand my things. Then they say no worries, normally a good scheme will spend more time on criting. I really need to upgrade my scheme so that hope everything will be alright.Today is chester trip.I will updated it soon.It will be different from andrew this times due to something happen in between.
Chester Trip
We "PLAN" to go by 12.40pm that train to Chester but we miss the train after the stupiak Andrew incident of buying wrong ticket. Thus, there is no choice but have to wait for the next train which is at 1.11 pm. Anyway, we have alot of fun with the blurness of andrew.
Finally we reach Chester Station. Although the train station is not as grant as Liverpool train station, it has its own beauty as well. Two pictures below is the scenery when we are on the way to the city centre of Chester.
This is the Cathedral! which i not sure wat is the name is. Anyway, this building is quite significant which i knew it when i went to the Chester museum. It built long long logn long time ago. I didnt went in because of it needs to pay 3 pound to see the interior. Church man!need to pay for a visit inside the interior!OMG.
Picture above shows that the cities of Chester are greatly influence by the French architecture.Pictures below is the big river surround the chester this area. Nice environment huh?Later on i go on with my Korean Brother name Tim, go up to the wall(before that is a wall for defence).
Staircase going up to the wall
When we went up to the wall, there is a old Roman garden located underneath this wall. It is because Long long long long time ago, Roman empire did reach here and conquere this place. Even the wall, the garden, and amphitheather is being built in Chester.
Roman garden
Axis in the Roman Garden
This is Hypocaust. A roman heating system that used like roman bath. Picture below is an amphitheater.Not so great or cool but yeah, is a smaller version of amphitheater
Roman Amphitheater
Great feeling when the lightshines through the void and texture within
This is the miniature of train model area. They just open when on Sunday. So it is too bad for us. The night has come very early and we rush to go to one of the Museum and later on we decide to go back due to the brother is abit tired.
Shopping Street at night in Chester
Clock tower which had built long time ago
Back to Liverpool
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Oh hell~
Is been a long time i didnt update my blog. Anyway, there is still have 2 weeks to go for the final review. Today just realise that the access road that i design is wrong so i have to change the whole thing again. Seems like i will be very busy in these couple of weeks.Today i try to compete my swimming skill with andrew. Of course he is faster than me.But then, base on the 1 month skill that i have learn is consider not too bad.Yes,i will be faster than him 1 day.lolz
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
6kg
WALAO!yesterday i went to Tao's house and go test my body weight see recently whether it drop or raise. I just found out that my weight has drop 6 kg!Now i just got 57kg!wat the hell!. Nowonder when i look at the mirror, my bodyshape is abit flat dy. I not sure i should be happy or worry...
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Dinner from Bryan
Too bad! i didnt take photo of what bryan prepare for the dinner. I can say i very paiseh. Ask bryan come over to makan and later on he cook alot and become he prepare dinner for me in my house.Sounds funny, but seriously what he cook is nice. ISH. Really paiseh.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
16 hours
After 16 hours of sleeping, finally i fully regain my energy to continue my work.Shit, i miss the history class.Anyway, yesterday is really a good day for me. YEsterday crit actually three of us also got a quite good crit. THe lecture crit me everything i also answer them straight. At the end, the super duper mafan tutor(torsten) ask me:'how you get this little thingy(whole design)?' it looks complex but at the same time we cant crit anything. It looks very nice!Shit man.Damn happy...bryan can witness, i smile after crit till i go up to my studio i still keep smiling!walao..Anyway i like bryan design the most. The most daring. Andrew is the floor plan is the super chun(zaha again).lolz
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Studio Time
Today i plan to spend my time in studio to concentrade on my design studio. This is the first time that i spend a night in studio. Is kinda cool over here because of the open plan floor plan. Thus, we know how many people stay over here and we wont b alone over all. The night like morning fill with alot of students. These few days will stay in studio continuously until the day that we present our drawing
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Modern Architecture since 1900
Finally! this book finally arrive into my hand! i bought this book in amazon.co.uk. The service is very fast and the quality of the book is superb! I remember that i want to buy this book around 1 years o 2 years ago. Now finally i got it! cant wait to finish it!sucha good book!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
WInter!
The picture above is a sign tells us that winter is coming!When they are officially announce the time will be tune to one hour earlier, means that they need to tune to the right time due to the winter times have a longer night compare to the day. Today is super freazing cold! The air is dry yet is cold. Your ear and hand will feel numb without any wind blow at you!Is time to change to winter cloth!
Anyway, today's crit was good! Unexpected! when I am presenting halfway, my tutor said this is a very succesful scheme! I wont say in detail due to too much to talk about but it is a very enjoyable crit. From now on, I have to work even harder than now!
Friday, October 24, 2008
Liverpool Biennial
Today we go for a tour of Liverpool Biennial which is an International Festival of Contemporary Art. This event happens about 10 weeks time untill 30 Nov and once in every two years. They will place the artwork at lot of places around the city. I just post some picture of the arts work.So, enjoy!
Evil conquer the earth
This artwork is shown in a film form. I like this very much. The way of filming this movie is film from 3 perspectives ways. The story is about a transexual old man wants to express himself in an unknown foreign city. The film fills full of emotion and is very touching. Two thumbs up!
Skyladder
I like this artwork as well. The artwork is set up in a old church which previously being bomb when in a world war two. They use empty bin to make it like drum and they use car rim to become the bell. The effect is exactly the same with those church bell! really cool
The Sacred Temple
There are still a lot more art works situated in somewhere in the town. I will visit the rest of the artworks where located somewhere further from our place. So please do keep an eye on this blog!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
For our best Friend
This picture is for our best friend who is currently study in Melbourne but deep in loved with Manchester United foorball club. He complained that we have not taken enough photo with him when we are taking our own photos. To show that we care about him, picture below will be the best present he ever had in his life. LOLZ
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Manchester trip
On saturday morning, Andrew and I woke up at 5.15am and meet with each other at Bryan place by 6am. Our coach depart at 6.40am and reach Manchester around 7.30am. The first destination that we will head to is Picadilly Gardens by Tadao Ando. I experience that this building is a very simple single story pavillion and contrast with the surrounding by all those high rise. It appears humble and it tackle the issue of circulation of the site by using axis.
Site Plan of Piccadilly Garden
Tadao Ando Piccadily Garden Pavillion
Axis from the existing street connect to the site
Me and Piccadily Garden Pavillion
Later on we pass by ferry wheels , triangle, and reach Urbis. In terms of plan, Urbis appear like a zaha hadid style cladded with green reflective glass. The method of construction is quite interesting as well as the interior floor plan. All of them gone crazy especially andrew and jason are taking photos furiously towards the building.
Manchester Ferry Wheel
The Triangle
The Urbis
Next, we reached Manchester Cathedral which is a very old and SMALL cathedral compare to Liverpool.Anyway, we pay a visit to the cathedral and the interior is not really a big wow experience. i think is because of the height of the cathedral hvn't reach to a point that can gives impact to the user. The ornament is crazy!thats the first impression that i got instead.The wall, the window and even the furniture is crafted with very complex ornaments
Manchester chathedral
Interior shots
We proceed to see Trinity bridge by Santiago Calatrava. On the way, we saw some building built with wow factor structure, and some high end residential apartment which is quite well design and look classy. Finally, we reach to the Trinity bridge. Before that, due to i think i drank the milk at that moring cause me have stomach ache and i settle my business in the hotel beside the bridge. Later on, we enjoy taking photos with the bridge ourself again and again, Andrew taking furiously towards the bridge and even lay on the floor in order to take the photo. (Good spirit, but need to upgrade your skill,LOL)
Me and Trinity Bridge The picture below is Manchester Civil Justice building. It won alot of awards and being enlisted in the Stirling Prize awards. It is a very sustainable building and has the wow factor in it. Then proceed we continue to Manchester Town hall and there are few pictures show some interesting building facades on the way to the Town Hall.
Manchester Civil Justice Centre,Finger
Facade of another sides of the building
Town Hall
Chernxi and us?
We went to Gmex train station, Bridge water and later on we went to the Manchester Art Gallery which is the interior are renovated by some great architect. Bryan tell me what he perceives from the gallery is the old and the new part have the similarity in floor planning and difference in material only. It is a good idea of how to intergrate new to an old. Afterward we went for buffet for our lunch and we continue our journey to old trafford station where Manchester United Stadium are located.
Manchester Art Museum
Interior Shot of Manchester Art Gallery
Gmex
the Bridgewater Finally we find reach China Town and have our buffet lunch there. All of us damn enjoy the chinese food since a long time we didnt touch those chinese food.
Chinese Arch
We reached to the Manchester United Stadium and we have alot of fun there. We keep on taking a lot of Chernxi invisible figure picture with the stadium and we enjoy shopping inside the retail shop. What i can say is the Manchester people is crazy. They just sell all kind of things with a Man U logo. PEOPLE HUNT THE JERSEY LIKE CRAZY. Hardly can breath inside the shop.lols
Manchester United Museum and Imperial War Museum
Seems like mega sale!CRAZY!
FINALLY, we reach Imperial War Museum which is my main intention to come to Manchester. MY header really can tell what i feel when i stand in front of this building. Unfortunately, the interior feeling is kinda dissapointed and now i know why they won't show the interior when they introduce this building in his works. Anyway, when we get to the top of the building whihc is the 'fin' of the building, the feeling is really great. You should go and experience!
Concept Wall
Experiencing Path
After this, we went to the Lowry. KInda interesting building although the overall building is petty symmetry in floor plan but the exterior is very different in every angle. After spend another hour here, we finally decide to go back to town. On the way back from Lowry to the station, we just saw huge crowd coming in an opposite way to the stadium because of the match will start soon. It was seriously crazy, you will know how it is when u watch the short clip!
Bridge to Lowry
The Lowry
CROWD
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