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London Calling: Architecture
Gritty Brits
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“In the work of each architectural practice the attitude to site is informed by contemporary urban reality—by London’s grittiness, yet also by a potential for joy,” said Raymund Ryan, Carnegie Museum of Art curator of architecture and organizer of the exhibition. |
Title: Idea Store Whitechapel, 2001-2005
Whitechapel, London
Artist: Adjaye/Associates
Digital Image: Courtesy of Adjaye/Associates
Image Courtesy: The Carnegie Museum of Art
Raymund Ryan continued his point, “the collective result of the architects’ creations is that as new social groups and situations emerge new juxtapositions and cultural layers manifest themselves within the city,” says Ryan. “These new architects allow the city and its architecture to inform one another, and their projects analyze and reinforce the urban experience through use of color, light, texture, and ornament.”
Title: My Dream Today: Your Dream Tomorrow, 2003-2005
Artist: muf architecture/art
Photo: Jason Lowe
Image Courtesy: The Carnegie Museum of Art
The six firms have a diverse range of projects. Their “new London” architecture manifests itself in previously neglected areas of London's East End. The projects include homes for celebrities and art collectors. Others provide housing for low-income residents and recent immigrants.
Title: Houseboat, 2004
Artist: Níall McLaughlin Architects
Image Courtesy: The Carnegie Museum of Art
Gritty Brits features approximately 150 objects, including 18 models, six of which were commissioned for the exhibition along with photographs, film, working drawings, and material samples. Visitors to the exhibition will get their first glimpse of London, without the famous cathedrals, palaces and sculptures for which the city is known, in a room-size panorama of images reflecting the urban environment in which these architects build.
Title: The Museum of Childhood, 2002–2006
Bethnal Green, London
Artist: Caruso St John Architects
Digital image: Courtesy of Caruso St John Architects
Image Courtesy: The Carnegie Museum of Art
Gritty Brits: New London Architecture
Carnegie Museum of Art:
January 20 - June 3, 2007