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Front Row
Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker, Design Council at 80, The Women of Llanrumney

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 42:23


Charlie Brooker talks about the return of his wildly popular tech and sci-fi dystopian drama Black Mirror. This new six-part series includes Paul Giamatti as a man using AI to reconnect to a lost love who has died, Emma Corrin as a digitally recreated 40s screen star and, for the first time, follow-up episodes of two of the show's most popular episodes: Bandersnatch and USS Callister.The Design Council is 80 and is celebrateing with a new book, Eight Decades of British Design. The Chief Executive of the Design Council, Minnie Moll, and Thomas Heatherwick, the designer famous for, among many projects, the cauldron for the Olympic flame at the games in London, reflect on the impact of design on our lives here in the past, now, and in the future.The Women of Llanrumney sounds as if it might be the new Gavin and Stacey, but this Llanrumney was a sugar plantation in Jamaica, the setting for Azuka Oforka's first play which examines the links of Wales with slavery, its brutality, the role of slave revolts in bringing about abolition and, looking at the lives of three women, two enslaved and one enslaver, discusses the nature of freedom. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May

Alain Elkann Interviews
Thomas Heatherwick - 228 - Alain Elkann Interviews

Alain Elkann Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 44:19


HUMANISE: A DEEPLY PASSIONATE MANIFESTO. Thomas Heatherwick is a British designer whose varied work over two decades is characterised by its originality, inventiveness and humanity. As the founder and design director of Heatherwick Studio, Thomas now heads a team of over 250 problem solvers dedicated to making the physical world around us better for everyone. This team wants to see a world where the buildings and places around us are radically more joyful, engaging and human. The approach driving everything is to lead from human experience rather than any fixed design belief. "I advocate for servant architecture." "Working with neuroscientists and researchers, I see that once you get to city scale you go into stress when it's plain, flat, shiny, serious, monotonous and anonymous." "It's a real challenge as an adult to keep connected to true common sense."

Giant Ideas
World Leading Designer: Thomas Heatherwick, Why We Need to Humanise Cities

Giant Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 38:46


Today on the podcast we are joined by one of the world's leading designers: Thomas Heatherwick. Thomas has created many of the world's most striking new public spaces and buildings. Heatherwick Studio is behind culture-defining projects like the Vessel in New York's Hudson Yard, and London's Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, where we are recording this podcast.They've also designed iconic cultural moments like the London 2012 Olympics cauldron, and cultural landmarks like the reimagined double decker bus in London. From Cape Town's coolest building to Google's new office, Thomas is building daring urban landscapes that will outlive all of us. Our cities and our buildings have such a profound impact on our lives, but often we don't have time to really think about why that is, and how things could be so much better. Today Thomas joins the podcast to talk about why we need to humanise cities - he's even written a book called Humanise which talks about exactly this. We also cover the surprising health and climate consequences of not taking this ambition seriously. We'll talk about why design matters for you, how to put the soul back into buildings and why we've got cities so badly wrong for a century.

CrowdScience
Why am I afraid of this building?

CrowdScience

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 26:29


Buildings inspire many emotions, like awe, serenity or even dread. CrowdScience listener Siobhan was struck by this as she passed a huge apartment block with tiny windows; it reminded her of a prison. So, she asked us to investigate the feelings that buildings can trigger. Architects have long considered how the effect of buildings on their occupants or passersby: asking whether certain features elicit feelings of wonder or joy... or sadness and fear. And now modern neuroscience has started to interrogate these very questions, too. How much of the way we feel about a building is to do with its intrinsic design, and how much is due to our individual brain chemistry and life experiences? Presenter Caroline Steel talks to designer Thomas Heatherwick about his ideas for improving public spaces; enters a virtual reality simulation in Denmark to learn about the emerging field of ‘neuroarchitecture'; and finds out why people just can't agree what makes a ‘good' or ‘bad' building.Contributors: Thomas Heatherwick, Heatherwick Studios, London Professor Zakaria Djeberra, University of Aalborg Professor Lars Fich, University of Aalborg Professor Edward Vessel, City College of New York Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Richard Walker Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Coordinator: Ishmael Soriano Studio Manager: Duncan Hannant(Image: Rear view of woman surrounded by old traditional residential buildings and lost in city, Hong Kong, China. Credit: d3sign via Getty Images)

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
Boring Architecture Is Starving Your Brain

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 6:50


Thomas Heatherwick believes architecture has a “nutritional value” to society—and that the public desperately deserve a better offering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biophilic Solutions
Biophilic Summer Reading: Our 2024 Picks

Biophilic Solutions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 29:33


Hello! Monica and Jennifer here, back yet again with some of our favorite books from the past year. We think that there is no better way to enjoy the summer months than by unwinding with a good book and we've got just that. Our picks range in subject matter, some talk about mental health, while others discuss architecture and design, but they all place importance on our natural environment. Especially in this busy, digital world we live in, taking time to reconnect with our roots (literally) promotes wellbeing and allows us to live our best, most fulfilled lives. So, buckle up and get ready to find your next summer read in today's episode!Show Notes:The Nature of Our Cities by Nadina GalleThe Connection Cure by Julia HotzHumanise: A Maker's Guide to Building Our World by Thomas HeatherwickThe Light Eaters by Zoe SclangerLife as We Know It (Can Be) by Bill WeirThe Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

Design Principles Pod
Building Tomorrow: Why High Performance Architecture Is Important

Design Principles Pod

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 58:48 Transcription Available


Prepare to have your notions of sustainability and high-performance architecture transformed as we take you through a deep exploration of how our industry is evolving. We're dissecting the very fabric of what makes our buildings stand the test of time, from the innovative repurposing of building materials to the critical need for buildings that outlive the 50-year mark, we promise an episode that redefines what you thought you knew about sustainable construction.This conversation is a goldmine for anyone looking to align their building practices with the future – a future where affordability and sustainability are not at odds. We uncover the intricate balance between high-performance homes and financial feasibility, dismantling the myth that sustainable is synonymous with expensive. We share insights into solar energy's cost versus benefits, the impact of Thomas Heatherwick's Humanize campaign, and the pioneering recycling efforts setting Queenstown apart. It's a candid look at the industry's current challenges and the groundbreaking solutions that are paving the way for a more conscious approach to architecture.We leave you with a call to action. The insights garnered from this discussion reinforce the urgent need for collaboration among architects, developers, and financial institutions. With the clock ticking towards 2025's mandatory reporting of whole-life embodied carbon, we invite you to join the conversation and contribute to a movement that is reshaping our homes, cities, and ultimately, our planet. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of high-performance architecture.0:12 - High Performance Architecture Discussion13:41 - Materials Sustainability in Construction Industry21:08 - Importance of Sustainable Building Practices30:15 - Energy Systems & Sustainable Building Metrics42:32 - Affordable, Sustainable Construction Solutions57:03 - Sustainability Summit Networking and InsightsKey Links:https://nzgbc.org.nz/https://passivehouse.com/https://archipro.co.nz/article/what-is-a-high-performance-home-archiprohttps://www.branz.co.nz/sustainable-building/up-spec/https://www.fletcherliving.co.nz/about-us/sustainability/lowco/https://www.aretearchitects.co.nz/environments/siptris-the-elleFollow us on @designpriciplespod on Instagram.If you wish to contact us hit our DMs or email us on info@designprinciplespod.com

Unfrozen
Horror in Architecture

Unfrozen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 45:17


Blobs. Doppelgangers. Giants. Puppets. Incontinent objects. Mullets. Army of Darkness. All and much more are covered in Horror in Architecture: The Reanimated Edition by Joshua Comaroff and Ong Ker-Shing. The book examines how horror genre tropes familiar from books and cinema also appear in architecture, and in so doing, how we can find another way to understand and criticize our built environment, using the language of mass culture in place of “weaponized jargon.” Comaroff is the guest of honor on episode 76 of Unfrozen. -- -- Intro/Outro: “Scare Me,” by Deadbolt -- Discussed:   Immanuel Kant Edmund Burke Harvard Graduate School of Design under Rem Koolhaas Bigness, or the Problem of Large, by Rem Koolhaas Centre Pompidou = Terry Gilliam's Brazil Xintiandi, Shanghai Jan Gehl The Architectural Uncanny, by Anthony Vidler Built Beautiful, with narration by … Martha Stewart Mullets Army of Darkness Twins are in Doppelgangers Ordos 100, Inner Mongolia -              House House, by Johnston Marklee -              Gaston Bachelard -              Preston Scott Cohen -              Ai Weiwei H.R. Giger -> Zaha Hadid -> Thomas Heatherwick-> Santiago Calatrava Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town Gordon Matta-Clark Jan Kaplicky / Future Systems Frank Gehry Francois Roche Parc de la Villette American Psycho Hannover Pavilion at Expo 2000 by MVRDV = Arby's Breakfast Sandwich Toshiko Mori Caltrans Building, Los Angeles, Morphosis Daniel Libeskind League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series, by Alan Moore House of Leaves, by Mark Danielewski The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov Saddam Hussein's Frank Frazetta-esque fantasy interior paintings Idi Amin's Chinese Garden Great Basilica, Yamoussukro, Ivory Coast (110% the size of St. Peters) Anti-Oedipus, by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari The Day of the Beast and Philip Johnson's Gate of Europe, Madrid

La W Radio con Julio Sánchez Cristo
Me interesa crear lugares que importen y que generen emociones: Thomas Heatherwick

La W Radio con Julio Sánchez Cristo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 5:28


Up With The Lark The Podcast
Ben Prescott || Read Your Client

Up With The Lark The Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 55:14


How do we tune into clients? How can we read them quickly? How can we take feedback well? How can we be collaborative? How can we help them tell their story?I always enjoy the dedications and acknowledgements in books. Such hidden treasures. Recently, I had the pleasure of wolfing down Thomas Heatherwick's latest book ‘Humanise – a Maker's Guide To Building Our World'.  It is a point of view. A statement of intent. Perhaps, a manifesto. I have re-read it a few times, it is a spine broken, weighted with post its, lines and scribbles in margins favourite. And as I dove into the acknowledgements, I found a line which prompted today's conversation:"Thank you to Ben Prescott, the book's designer, [who] was wonderfully collaborative and intuitively understood what I have been trying to express."And I am delighted to say that we have graphic designer and founder of BPD, Ben Prescott joining us today to explore that very point.Ben Prescott is the salt in the recipe when it comes to brand building. Vital. Unassuming. Impactful. His approach is thoughtful, quiet, with a range of references so broad ranging and enticing that his presentations are works of art in and of themselves. He reads people with ease and draws their story onto the page, the website, the packaging, the shop window. He is commercially mindful and excellent at the tangible, the hold it in your hand, the it will last and last. What he does, works.BPD has worked with brands including Marfa Stance, Alex Eagle, Kinjo, the V&A, Broadwick Hotel in Soho, Twig Hutchinson and the Festival of Fashion at the Fife Arms. And in each and every instance, he has shown true expertise in reading the client.We are going to examine that idea, the importance, the relevance, the practical application of reading clients, understanding briefs and taking feedback. Whether you are on the service side of the arts or someone who commissions, collaborates or briefs others, you are going to enjoy this one. 

Bloomberg Talks
Thomas Heatherwick Talks Future of Buildings

Bloomberg Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 20:05 Transcription Available


Building designer Thomas Heatherwick is best known for his work on landmarks such as New York's Vessel and Little Island, and designing the cauldron for the Olympic flame at the 2012 games in London. The founder and design director at Heatherwick Studio tells Bloomberg's Stephen Carroll that Vessel will re-open to the public this year, and how he'd like to be involved in designing social housing in the UK. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition
BoE Cuts Call Exclusive & Thomas Heatherwick On Social Housing

Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 22:13 Transcription Available


Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) The Bank of England risks deepening the UK's recession if it doesn't pivot to interest rate cuts soon, its former chief economist Andy Haldane warned in an interview with Bloomberg Radio. (2) Apple will face a European Union fine close to €500 million over the regulator's investigation into allegations it silenced music-streaming rivals, including Spotify on its platforms.  (3) High-earning British bankers, lawyers and consultants are now some of the workers most vulnerable to trade shocks, according to the Resolution Foundation. (4) Just months after setting a 2024 target for the S&P 500 Index, Goldman Sachs Group  strategists have boosted their forecast for a second time as the stock market eclipsed the significant 5,000 milestone this month. (5) Thomas Heatherwick is one of the best known names in modern building design. He's behind Coal Drops Yard in London, Vessel and Little Island in New York - and the cauldron for the Olympic Flame in the 2012 London games. He's been speaking to us here on Bloomberg Radio about the need for more homes to be built in the UK and says he'd like to be involved in designing new social housing in Britain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monocle 24: Monocle on Design
Thomas Heatherwick and V-Zug

Monocle 24: Monocle on Design

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 27:32 Very Popular


We speak to UK designer Thomas Heatherwick about his new book ‘Humanise: A Maker's Guide to Building Our World' and talk sustainability with Swiss appliance specialists V-Zug.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

英语每日一听 | 每天少于5分钟
第2048期:How architecture makes us feel

英语每日一听 | 每天少于5分钟

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 2:41


More than half the world's population are city dwellers, and, by 2050, the United Nations predicts that seven in ten people will be. With that in mind, architects are having to consider how architecture influences our emotional wellbeing in urban settings. 世界上一半以上的人口是城市居民,联合国预测到 2050 年,这一比例将达到十分之七。 考虑到这一点,建筑师必须考虑建筑如何影响我们在城市环境中的情感健康。 According to Colin Ellard, a research psychologist at Waterloo University, Canada, there is a lot of evidence which shows "the profound impact that the design of buildings has on how we feel, how we treat one another, and our overall psychological well-being". A study from the University of Heidelberg concluded that people raised in the countryside are less likely to have mental disorders than those raised in the city. The city of Vancouver in Canada, which is surrounded by mountains and ocean, recognises this need to connect with nature. It has included protecting ocean and mountain views in its urban planning guidelines. For example, tall buildings are erected in strategic locations that don't block scenic views for downtown residents. 加拿大滑铁卢大学研究心理学家科林·埃拉德 (Colin Ellard) 表示,有大量证据表明“建筑设计对我们的感受、对待他人的方式以及整体心理健康产生深远影响” ”。 海德堡大学的一项研究得出结论,在农村长大的人比在城市长大的人患精神障碍的可能性更小。 加拿大温哥华市被群山和海洋包围,认识到这种与自然联系的需要。 它已将保护海景和山景纳入其城市规划指南中。 例如,高层建筑建在战略位置,不会遮挡市中心居民的风景。 The British designer Thomas Heatherwick wants to make architecture less soulless and boring. He told the Guardian newspaper, "We need to fearlessly demand interestingness… and make buildings that nourish our senses." He has written a new book, Humanise, where he lists seven characteristics of a boring building. These include being too flat and straight. He says lack of depth means light and shadow cannot play on surfaces, while straight lines are at odds with nature and make buildings monotonous. 英国设计师托马斯·赫斯维克希望让建筑不再缺乏灵魂和乏味。 他告诉《卫报》,“我们需要无所畏惧地要求有趣……并建造能够滋养我们感官的建筑。” 他写了一本新书《人性化》,其中列出了无聊建筑的七个特征。 这些包括太平和直。 他说,缺乏深度意味着光影无法在表面上发挥作用,而直线则与自然格格不入,使建筑变得单调。 However, making buildings interesting is not always easy, as architect Rafael Vinoly found out in 2013 when he created the 37-storey skyscraper known as the Walkie Talkie in London. The building was admired for its curved exterior walls covered in reflective glass. However, it acted like a magnifying glass and reflected light which melted nearby cars and almost set fire to a carpet. A screen had to be added to prevent the building causing further damage. 然而,让建筑变得有趣并不总是那么容易,正如建筑师拉斐尔·维诺利 (Rafael Vinoly) 在 2013 年建造伦敦被称为“对讲机”的 37 层摩天大楼时所发现的那样。 该建筑因其覆盖着反光玻璃的弧形外墙而受到赞赏。 然而,它就像放大镜一样,反射的光线融化了附近的汽车,几乎点燃了地毯。 必须添加一个屏幕以防止建筑物造成进一步的损坏。 So, for your own wellbeing, surround yourself with buildings that bring you joy, and ideally a view of nature. 因此,为了您自己的健康,请让自己周围充满能给您带来欢乐的建筑,最好还能欣赏到自然景观。dweller 居民architect 建筑师architecture 建筑物design 设计urban planning 城市规划erect 建造strategic 有策略的,经过悉心规划的downtown 市中心的resident 居民soulless 毫无生趣的interestingness 有趣之处,趣味性lack of depth 缺乏深度(此处指建筑表面缺乏起伏变化)surface (建筑的)表面line 线条monotonous 一成不变的,单调乏味的storey 楼层skyscraper 摩天大楼curved 曲面的,有弧线的exterior wall 建筑外墙screen 隔挡,挡板

Unfrozen
Trespass 2: Private Views

Unfrozen

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 46:28


Andi Schmied is an artist and architect based in Budapest. On a fellowship with the Triangle Arts Association, she traveled to New York, impersonating a “Hungarian billionaire's wife” and prospective apartment buyer to gain access to some of the highest and most expensive real-estate in the world. The result is “Private Views,” a book documenting through photography and research the rarified atmosphere of the so-called “pencil towers” now dotting the Manhattan skyline. -- Intro/Outro: “Something for the Girl with Everything” by Sparks -- Discussed:      Calacatta Tucci marble          Miele appliances       New York State LLC purchase transparency law        Lawsuits over construction defects at 432 Park Avenue, by Rafael Vinoly         One57          Trump Tower Lantern House by Thomas Heatherwick      53w53 (MoMA Tower) by Jean Nouvel       56 Leonard, by Herzog & de Meuron, with sculpture by Anish Kapoor 85% of ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals are men        90% of billionaires are men A Dubai-style free zone in Hungary EB-5 visas Editor Irena Lehkoživová and VI PER gallery Next project 1: World Islands, Dubai The Palm, Dubai Next project 2: London's “Iceberg Homes” Oliver Bullough's Kleptocracy Tours         From Russia with Cash

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Thomas Heatherwick: Humanize

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 63:18


From one of the world's most innovative designers comes a fiercely passionate manifesto on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from the author, Thomas Heatherwick, in conversation with Enrique Landa, developer of Power Station. Together, they will explore how to bring more beauty and humanity to our built environment. Drawing on 30 years' experience in making memorable objects and buildings, Heatherwick offers both an informed critique of the inhumanity in most of today's contemporary building design, and a rousing call for action. Humanize visits landmarks and cityscapes around the world to articulate how places can either sap the life out of us or nourish our senses and our psyche. Design is not superficial: it has an impact on economics, climate change, our mental and physical wellbeing—even the peace and cohesion of our societies. This event is presented by Heatherwick Studio in association with The Commonwealth Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A History of the World in Spy Objects
Thomas Heatherwick: Poison-Tipped Umbrella

A History of the World in Spy Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 14:39


What was the sharp pain that Georgi Markov felt in his ankle as he crossed London's Waterloo Bridge one day? Spoiler: it doesn't end well for Georgi. Designer Thomas Heatherwick and host Alice Loxton tell the sad tale of a Bulgarian dissident's encounter with one of the most notorious tools of spycraft. From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series produced by Alex Burnard, Morgan Childs, Claire Crofton, Joe Foley, Frank Palmer, Kellie Redmond and Isabel Sutton. Music by Nick Ryan.

A Bit of Optimism
Humanize with designer Thomas Heatherwick

A Bit of Optimism

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 38:51 Transcription Available Very Popular


We used to care about beautiful architecture.  Luckily, Thomas Heatherwick still does. He is on a quest to make the world less boring. You may not know Thomas yet, but you know his work.  He's designed iconic buildings and experiences and he says our cities have become dreadfully unhuman and our lack of beauty is negatively impacting our physical and mental health.  He's a truly original thinker with great insights into how to innovate, create, and humanize. This is...A Bit of Optimism. For more on Thomas and his work check out:  His new book, Humanize: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Humanize/Thomas-Heatherwick/9781668034439 https://www.heatherwick.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Open City
Housing crisis takes centre stage in UK media and politics

Open City

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 44:58


This week Sahiba spoke to Charlie Edmonds - a project-lead at Civic Square and co-founder of campaign group Future Architects Front.// Housing crisis takes centre stage in UK media and politics // 10 billion pounds a year extra needed for UK infrastructure amid the climate crisis // Thomas Heatherwick launches a new national conversation around boring buildings // And the online traditional architecture movement is placed under the microscope // The Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.Click here to get early, ad-free access to The Brief, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.The Brief is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate. To book a free day pass follow this link.The Brief is produced in association with the Architects' Journal, and the C20 Society.The C20 Society are offering The Brief supporters 20% off membership, just follow this link and use the code C20LONDOWN at the checkout.If you enjoyed the show, we recommend you subscribe to the AJ for all the latest news, building studies, expert opinion, cultural analysis, and business intelligence from the UK architecture industry. Listeners can save 15% on a subscription using this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

English Academic Vocabulary Booster
4325. 151 Academic Words Reference from "Thomas Heatherwick: Building the Seed Cathedral | TED Talk"

English Academic Vocabulary Booster

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 134:15


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English Academic Vocabulary Booster
434. 156 Academic Words Reference from "Thomas Heatherwick: The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | TED Talk"

English Academic Vocabulary Booster

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 139:41


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Scaffold
74: Thomas Heatherwick

Scaffold

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 44:41


Thomas Heatherwick is a designer and founder of Heatherwick Studio in London."I'm inspired by people who don't try to impress other people in their profession [...] The people who really matter are the public who you are doing projects for. What actually matters, In the big picture of time, is what matters to the people around us." Scaffold is an Architecture Foundation production, hosted by Matthew Blunderfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Design Dialogues
Thomas Heatherwick

The Design Dialogues

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 24:00


Thomas Heatherwick is an English designer and the founder of Heatherwick Studio, a London-based architectural firm that's made its name designing some of the world's highest-profile placemaking projects. Suzy Annetta, editor-in-chief of Design Anthology sits down with him for a conversation on the sidelines of Singapore Design Week.The Design Dialogues is presented in partnership with DesignSingapore Council.

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Archispeak
#279 - An Indictment of the Built Environment

Archispeak

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 52:25 Very Popular


We discuss a recent rant by Thomas Heatherwick about boring architecture, emotional responses to the built environment, the fabric of the city, what community is, cool scars, and more.LinksAdd your name to the list at Tect"We're living through an epidemic of boringness" says Thomas HeatherwickListen and Subscribe to Archispeak

Architettura e un po' d'arte
Londra le 10 architetture contemporanee assolutamente da vedere!!

Architettura e un po' d'arte

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 7:14


Top 10 architetture contemporanee a Londra da vedere! Non è stato facile selezionare 10 architetture contemporanee a Londra però potete trovare altre informazioni e altre architetture sulla mia guida!!! LINK GUIDA Formato Kindle ITALIANO https://www.amazon.it/dp/B09JN88ZJL PDF ITALIANO https://www.amazon.it/dp/B09L7F472K Ho selezionato: 1 - Shard o scheggia - Renzo Piano 2 - City Hall di Norman Foster 3 - Tate Modern di Herzog e de Meuron 4 - Lloyd's Building Richard Rogers 5 -30 St Mary Axe o The Gherkin il cetriolo di Norman Foster 6 - 20 Fenchurch Street o Walkie Talkie di Rafael Viñoly 7 - Canary Wharf e Crossrail di Foster e metro di Foster e Pelli 8 - Coal Drops Yard di Thomas Heatherwick 9 - Central St.Giles Court - Renzo Piano 10 - London Aquatics Centre - Zaha Hadid Extra - Battersea Power Station

TED Talks Daily
The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | Thomas Heatherwick

TED Talks Daily

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 15:29 Very Popular


Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so ... dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring architecture, designer Thomas Heatherwick offers us a visually stimulating path out of the doldrums of urban monotony -- so cities are filled with soulful buildings that people cherish for centuries.

TED Talks Daily (SD video)
The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | Thomas Heatherwick

TED Talks Daily (SD video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 15:29


Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so ... dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring architecture, designer Thomas Heatherwick offers us a visually stimulating path out of the doldrums of urban monotony -- so cities are filled with soulful buildings that people cherish for centuries.

TED Talks Daily (HD video)
The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings | Thomas Heatherwick

TED Talks Daily (HD video)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 15:29


Where did all the lumps and bumps on buildings go? When did city architecture become so ... dull? Here to talk about why cities need inspiring architecture, designer Thomas Heatherwick offers us a visually stimulating path out of the doldrums of urban monotony -- so cities are filled with soulful buildings that people cherish for centuries.

Break Out Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town House
81. The Royal College of Art: A Petri Dish of Future Solutions

Break Out Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town House

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 29:23


With the RCA's Vice Chancellor Dr. Paul Thompson and Chair of the Governing Body Sir Peter Bazalgette This week we're talking about the RCA's brand new £135 million Battersea campus. In a fascinating conversation with Dr. Paul Thompson and Sir Peter Bazalgette, they tell us how the new facilities can give future creative leaders the tools to learn to solve some of the most pressing global issues, from climate crisis and ageing populations to mobility, urbanism, inclusivity and ensuring AI remains a force for good. As Paul Thompson says, ‘We're trying to introduce some core fundamentals of science into the RCA art petri dish.' The new development comprises a large scale hangar, robotics centre and an intelligent mobility design centre as well as sculpture and contemporary art practice studios. RCA alumni include some of the world's most innovative designers from Jony Ive to James Dyson and Thomas Heatherwick, alongside artists including David Hockney, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Bridget Riley and Tracey Emin. Listen in to hear how the RCA is in a better position than ever on the global stage to produce the creative leaders our world needs.

Open City
Help to Buy scrapped early, with Will Jennings

Open City

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 40:30


Help to Buy scrapped amid a looming housing market slowdown, Marketisation of landmark buildings takes a twist with some questionable projections, Camden Highline's submitted for planning as calls for a pedestrian first city grow, And the Platinum Jubilee in architecture – does the reality of Thomas Heatherwick's ‘Tree of Trees' live up to the renders?This week Merlin catches up with Will Jennings; editor of Recessed Space, director of Hypha Studios charity, and architecture lecturer at UCL Bartlett and Greenwich.The Londown is produced in association with the Architects' Journal. If you enjoyed the show, we recommend you subscribe to the AJ for all the latest news, building studies, expert opinion, cultural analysis, and business intelligence from the UK architecture industry. Listeners can save 15% on a subscription using this link. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WSJ’s The Future of Everything
Designing the Office of the Future: Building Serendipity

WSJ’s The Future of Everything

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 18:45 Very Popular


The pandemic has changed the way we work and where we work. Now, as companies try to coax their employees back to the office, they are encountering new demands and shifting expectations. In this episode, we bring you a conversation from WSJ's CEO Council Summit between world-renowned designer Thomas Heatherwick, who has spearheaded huge office complexes including Google's new Charleston East headquarters in California, and London Business School professor Lynda Gratton, who studies how people and organizations interact. They detail why office spaces must be flexible, but also encourage “serendipity” to facilitate vibrant and productive work. 2022 WSJ CEO Council  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Open City
What's the deal with Secured by Design? With Fran Williams

Open City

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 45:40


Michael Gove puts the brakes on Marks and Spencers' controversial Oxford Street redevelopment, new questions over Secured by Design allowing the police to reshape our cities, fewer new London skyscrapers coming forward despite record approvals, and Thomas Heatherwick's tree sculpture for the Jubilee.The Londown is produced in association with the Architects' Journal. If you enjoyed the show, we recommend you subscribe to the AJ for all the latest news, building studies, expert opinion, cultural analysis, and business intelligence from the UK architecture industry. Listeners can save 15% on a subscription using this link. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Climate Champions with Hattie Hartman
AKT II's Hanif Kara on CLT virtue signalling, concrete innovations and Bloomberg's embodied carbon

Climate Champions with Hattie Hartman

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 54:01


Episode 25. AJ Climate Champions with Hattie Hartman. In this episode, we hear from structural engineer Hanif Kara who is working with leading architects on projects across the globe for ambitious clients with resources to deliver sustainable outcomes, including Google, Apple and British Land. Recent projects include Grafton's Stirling-Prize winning Town House in Kingston, Grafton's Marshall Building at the LSE, Foster + Partners' Bloomberg building and the new Google headquarters currently on site at King's Cross with Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Heatherwick. In contrast with most of our guests so far, Hanif is not a Climate Champion from way back, but we're delighted to have him on the pod because he is at the forefront of what is being delivered on the ground now and his design-led approach is pushing best practice. In this episode, he advocates reverse-engineering as a forensic method that utilises complex computational methods to retrofit and extending existing buildings.

On Design with Justyna Green
Yuri Suzuki on sound design and Pentagram

On Design with Justyna Green

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 50:26


Yuri Suzuki is a sound designer and partner at Pentagram. Yuri's artistic installations often aim to bring people together, use AI machine learning and crowdsourced data, whilst his commercial work, looks at creating innovative solutions to problems such as the introduction of sound in electric cars. In our conversation we talk about the use of physical synthesizers and capturing tactile sounds, the problem with Thomas Heatherwick's bus, sound design for the public transport, the sound design scene in Japan in the early 2000s and many more topics. Mentioned in the episode: Yuri's website: https://www.yurisuzuki.com/   To get new weekly On Design podcast episodes directly in your inbox, sign up to our newsletter at https://ondesignpodcast.com/newsletter. Podcast music: James Greenfield Production: Green Podcast Productions

Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Mass Timber Market Updates - Jan 2022 - Week Four

Mass Timber Construction Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 10:00


In this week's episode, the IAMTC.org provides a sneak peek at its "Proclaim" program which offer industry stakeholders the opportunity to voluntarily provide project information through an easy to navigate online portal to achieve endorsement under the scheme....more to follow. Eco-conscious entrepreneurs in the province looking to change how we construct and deconstruct our buildings.  The revamp project will include a striking new three-storey timber building at its heart designed by architect Thomas Heatherwick. Plans released for the 8-story mass timber structure, Glisan Tower will provide 105 units of affordable housing to Portland's Gateway District. Nordic forest products giant Stora Enso has reported an 83% growth in annual pre-tax profits for 2021 to €1.41bn (2020: €773m).  Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation, the leading mass timber manufacturer in North America, is proud to announce that Michelle Kam-Biron, PE, SE, F. SEAOC, SECB, a mass timber specialist for the company, was awarded the Susan M. Frey Educator Award from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA).Production by Deeelicious BeatsMusic "Game Play" by Quality QuestPodcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Productionwww.masstimberconstruction.comSponsors of the Podcast:RothoblaasRothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world. Rotho Blaas "Build the [Im]possible" Solutions designed for building in wood that are easily accessible adapting to the needs of all. IAMTC Delivering value through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy and thought-leadership.Sponsor Wanted Here Looking for global sponsorship opportunities in the mass timber sector? Why not consider sponsoring?

Mass Timber Construction Podcast
Mass Timber Market Updates - Nov 2021 - Week Fourtyseven

Mass Timber Construction Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 9:01


In this week's episode, Ryerson University wants to build the first 100 per cent, digitally-enabled building in the world, only to tear it down in the years to come. British designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio is collaborating with architecture office Veretec to create a campus for global pharmaceutical company UCB in southeast England. In an EU scheme inspired by clever forest-dwelling giants, Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre will construct a 500-sq-m demonstration building made of novel wood-based materials and components to showcase the benefits of timber in rural and urban development. Designed by Dutch architects UNStudio, the building will have wood thermal insulation materials, structural insulation panels (SIPs) and wood-plastic composites, among other components. With efforts to find new ways to lock up carbon, developers, architects and net zero committed companies are asking, "Is wood the new concrete?" New technology in what's called "mass timber" production offers a carbon-cutting alternative to concrete and steel in the building sector. Production by Deeelicious BeatsMusic "Game Play" by Quality QuestPodcast is a Mass Timber Construction Journal Productionwww.masstimberconstruction.comSponsors of the Podcast:RothoblaasRothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector. Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.International Association for Mass Timber Construction (IAMTC)The International Association for Mass Timber Construction aims to promote and deliver value to its members and associated stakeholders through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy, thought-leadership, development for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing sectors, provide education, training/teaching and research in establishing a global mass timber construction sector across the five contents of the world. Rotho Blaas Solutions designed for building in wood that are easily accessible adapting to the needs of all. IAMTC Delivering value through an all-encompassing approach to advocacy and thought-leadership.Sponsor Wanted Here Looking for global sponsorship opportunities in the mass timber sector? Why not consider sponsoring?

Excuse英國腔!
E76 | (English) 辦給狗狗的藝術展?裝GPS的鞋子?增高型眼鏡?坐在樹幹上辦公?乍聽荒誕卻真實的發明,來自英國的鬼才發明家Dominic Wilcox / 平凡的生活不在平凡,而是充滿火花的試驗場,畢業於

Excuse英國腔!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 43:57


2016年,世界第一個專為狗狗辦的藝術展誕生在倫敦、牛津鞋上長了GPS告訴你是否要轉彎、增高型眼鏡讓你身高不夠不再需跑到演唱會前排的搖滾區、無數已經產出跟正在醞釀的發明,都在Dominic Wilcox的素描簿中形成雛型。他的設計讓英國建築設計巨擘Thomas Heatherwick直言「他畫的素描不只機智與美觀,而還挑戰我們處的世界,幫助我們持續用純真的眼光來思考還有什麼其它的可能。」他的Little Inventors項目更是志在幫助啟發孩童成為未來的發明家,他的著作也散佈在世界各個角落,立刻踏上Excuse英國腔!與該位傳奇鬼才的訪談,了解他創意背後的故事與建議吧!

Monocle 24: Monocle on Design
Thomas Heatherwick

Monocle 24: Monocle on Design

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 30:00


Thomas Heatherwick unveils a radical design for a new electric car and architect Jane Smith shares the key to designing embassies overseas. Plus: we visit the collectible art and design fair Nomad St Moritz.

Euromaxx
Healing architecture in Leeds

Euromaxx

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 4:27


Cancer patients and their families receive support at the 24 Maggie’s centre locations across the UK, designed with the help of star architects Sir Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid.

Euromaxx: Vida y cultura en Europa
Arquitectura terapéutica

Euromaxx: Vida y cultura en Europa

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 4:27


Los 24 centros Maggie´s de Gran Bretaña atraen con su admirable diseño arquitectónico y un ambiente que apoya a pacientes de cáncer y a sus familiares. Son obra de reputados arquitectos/as como Norman Foster o Zaha Hadid

The Wise Fool
Sculptural Furniture + Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto (Denver, CO, USA)

The Wise Fool

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021


We discussed: - the desire to have something noteworthy to contribute to the world - form above all else - sadly, merit does not drive success - the joke that artist should marry a rich person - wood always tries to remember it is a tree - speaking the loudest through your work - the strength of a community when in school - fail spectacularly while in school - Artist residencies - the importance of building a network - remove the stigma on copying - how she got her work in museums - brand identity - the increased speed of the art world - the importance of responding to your materials - issues of gender and ethnicity in the art world   People + Places mentioned: The Pillars of the Earth, Novel by Ken Follett - https://ken-follett.com Hyperbolic geometry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_geometry Anderson Ranch's Artists-in-Residence Program - https://www.andersonranch.org/programs/artists-in-residence-program/ Buffalo Creek Artist residency - https://www.buffalocreekart.com/residency/ Colin Wiencek - https://www.cwiencek.com Mark Tan - http://www.marktanstudio.com Giselle Hicks - https://www.gisellehicks.com When ideas have sex, TED Talk by Matt Ridley - https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex?language=en The Denver Art Museum - https://www.denverartmuseum.org Darrin Alfred - https://www.instagram.com/darrinalfred Tarra - https://tarra.co Jason McCloskey - https://www.q-co.design Joseph Walsh - https://www.josephwalshstudio.com Ursula von Rydingsvard - https://ursulavonrydingsvard.net Making a Seat at the Table Exhibition and Book - http://www.womenwoodworking.org/thebook   3 People that inspire her: Thomas Heatherwick - http://www.heatherwick.com Iris van Herpen - https://www.irisvanherpen.com Santiago Calatrava - https://www.calatrava.com Yuri Kobayashi - https://yurikobayashi.com Vivian Chiu - https://www.vivianchiudesigns.com   https://kishimotodesign.com https://www.q-co.design   Hosted by Matthew Dols http://www.matthewdols.com   Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway https://eeagrants.org             and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner - https://huntkastner.com Kunstsentrene i Norge - https://www.kunstsentrene.no               Transcript available: https://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-152-sculptural-furniture-functional-object-designer-laura-kishimoto-denver-co-usa/

The Wise Fool
Sculptural Furniture + Functional Object Designer, Laura Kishimoto (Denver, CO, USA)

The Wise Fool

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 74:34


We discussed: - the desire to have something noteworthy to contribute to the world - form above all else - sadly, merit does not drive success - the joke that artist should marry a rich person - wood always tries to remember it is a tree - speaking the loudest through your work - the strength of a community when in school - fail spectacularly while in school - Artist residencies - the importance of building a network - remove the stigma on copying - how she got her work in museums - brand identity - the increased speed of the art world - the importance of responding to your materials - issues of gender and ethnicity in the art world   People + Places mentioned: The Pillars of the Earth, Novel by Ken Follett - https://ken-follett.com Hyperbolic geometry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbolic_geometry Anderson Ranch's Artists-in-Residence Program - https://www.andersonranch.org/programs/artists-in-residence-program/ Buffalo Creek Artist residency - https://www.buffalocreekart.com/residency/ Colin Wiencek - https://www.cwiencek.com Mark Tan - http://www.marktanstudio.com Giselle Hicks - https://www.gisellehicks.com When ideas have sex, TED Talk by Matt Ridley - https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex?language=en The Denver Art Museum - https://www.denverartmuseum.org Darrin Alfred - https://www.instagram.com/darrinalfred Tarra - https://tarra.co Jason McCloskey - https://www.q-co.design Joseph Walsh - https://www.josephwalshstudio.com Ursula von Rydingsvard - https://ursulavonrydingsvard.net Making a Seat at the Table Exhibition and Book - http://www.womenwoodworking.org/thebook   3 People that inspire her: Thomas Heatherwick - http://www.heatherwick.com Iris van Herpen - https://www.irisvanherpen.com Santiago Calatrava - https://www.calatrava.com Yuri Kobayashi - https://yurikobayashi.com Vivian Chiu - https://www.vivianchiudesigns.com   https://kishimotodesign.com https://www.q-co.design   Hosted by Matthew Dols http://www.matthewdols.com   Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway https://eeagrants.org   and we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner - https://huntkastner.com Kunstsentrene i Norge - https://www.kunstsentrene.no   Transcript available: http://wisefoolpod.com/transcript-for-episode-152-sculptural-furniture-functional-object-designer-laura-kishimoto-denver-co-usa/

Open City
MVRDV's Marble Arch Mound. With Catherine Slessor

Open City

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 30:27


A competition to rethink National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing, the team behind New York's Highline chosen for the Camden Highline, a 25-metre tall mound proposed for Marble Arch, and the viral job advert to be Thomas Heatherwick's new personal assistant – Merlin Fulcher and special guest Catherine Slessor round up and digest this week's big architecture stories in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Spark & Fire: Epic Creative Stories
How do you create? Start with play. Thomas Heatherwick on designing “Vessel”

Spark & Fire: Epic Creative Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 35:36


How do you change the creative brief? You start with play. The designer Thomas Heatherwick was asked to create a monumental public work for the plaza of vast new development in the heart of Manhattan. The expected route would be to copy what’s worked before on other plazas in other cities – a statue, a fountain. But Heatherwick knew he had to push past what was expected. Spark & Fire follows the journey of “Vessel,” a massive piece of public art, from its roots in traditional Indian forms, to its sophisticated construction and multi-year assembly, to its reception by the public – a complicated story that is still unfolding. It’s a story of creative bravery, play, and persistence – at the drawing board and in the meeting room.Thomas Heatherwick is the principal of Heatherwick Studio, based in central London. The studio is known equally for bravura projects like the Seed Cathedral, Vessel, and the new Little Island over the Hudson, and for thoughtful, human-scaled commercial and residential developments small and large, like the delightful, award-winning Maggie’s Leeds.Follow along (with transcript and amazing photos) at https://sparkandfire.com/vesselSubscribe to the Spark & Fire weekly newsletter for images, stories and creative prompts: http://eepurl.com/hkmyMr

Spark & Fire: Epic Creative Stories
Introducing ... Spark & Fire

Spark & Fire: Epic Creative Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 4:14


Every creative work you've ever loved has a hero's journey behind it. The first spark. The endless iteration. The inevitable setbacks. The magical people who appear to help. And the breakthrough idea.On each episode of Spark & Fire, an iconic creator tells their own story about the crooked path to creation. No host. No interview. It's the creator – entirely in their own words – against the backdrop of original music for the prepared piano. In this trailer, you’ll hear Season 1 guests, including the book designer Chip Kidd, author Susan Orlean, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, novelist Isabel Allende, screenwriter Kemp Powers, architect Thomas Heatherwick, and the choreographer Bill T. Jones. And look forward to episodes with director Rian Johnson, Homegoing author Yaa Gyasi, Apollo Theater executive producer Kamilah Forbes, artist Mark Bradford and more…What really happened to them on the road to success? You’re about to find out.Spark & Fire is a WaitWhat original series in partnership with Skillshare.www.sparkandfire.com

Stylus Future Thinking
Thomas Heatherwick on the Power of Biophilia

Stylus Future Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 28:51


In this episode, Christian Ward is joined by designer Thomas Heatherwick and Stylus’s senior editor of Product Design Dewi Pinatih to discuss the power of biophilia – how nature can contribute to better workplaces, buildings and cities. 

Material Matters with Grant Gibson
Sean Sutcliffe talks wood and remembers Sir Terence Conran.

Material Matters with Grant Gibson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 54:05


Sean Sutcliffe co-founded high-end furniture maker, Benchmark, with the late Sir Terence Conran in the early ’80s, when he was fresh out of Parnham College. Initially, he produced work for The Conran Shop, Heals and Habitat, before helping Terence change the face of the London restaurant scene by creating furniture and fittings for Bibendum and Quaglino’s. Subsequently, Benchmark has gone on to do commissions for the likes of the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the Eden Project, Vodafone’s world headquarters, and The Gherkin (or 30 St Mary Axe) to name just a few. Sutcliffe has also collaborated with the likes of Foster + Partners and David Rockwell and has just launched a new chair collection with the up-and-coming designer, Mac Collins. Most recently, the company made all the pieces for the Connected project – organised by the American Hardwood Export Council and on show at the Design Museum until 14 October 2020 – which featured furniture made from designers such as, Thomas Heatherwick, Jaime Hayon, Maria Bruun and Ini Archibong, among others. Starting with a team of three, the firm now employs 70 people. In other words, Sean has built a hugely successful business around skill, craft and, of course, wood.In this episode we talk about: his relationship with Sir Terence; how his love of timber began; studying at the legendary Parnham College under John Makepeace; finding the heart of a craftsman; the future of work; and the importance of apprenticeships.It’s searingly honest and really quite emotional. Learn more about Benchmark at: benchmarkfurniture.comAnd learn more about me at: grantondesign.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/materialmatters)

Home Truths
Tom Dixon, Eleanor Nadimi

Home Truths

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 51:29


When Tom Dixon fell into the design scene in the 1980s he viewed himself as very much outside of the establishment. His work was experimental and he formed a collective with other young designers like Thomas Heatherwick to create what they wanted. But he quickly became noticed, then lauded, then part of the establishment, then its figurehead, designing iconic products like his Copper Ball pendant, creating the interiors for Shoreditch House and Sea Containers House, and running an empire at Coal Drops Yard in London's King's Cross. Here, he talks about how he did it.Plus Eleanor Nadimi from One Night Eight Five, a textile and accessory company that launched in 2016, shares her experience of setting up an interiors brand. Home Truths is a product of Livingetc, hosted by Pip McCormac. This episode was sponsored by Heal's. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

一画一话
61. 费尽头脑才能看上去简单

一画一话

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 47:31


Cover art 中作品:Vivien X 5 / Alex Katz / Screenprint in colors on wove paper / 2018 / 101.6 x 243.84 cm 艺展游记,上海复星艺术中心,卡茨个展。 走进网红设计师 Thomas Heatherwick 设计的建筑,像走进了小姐姐们的取景地。我们持续努力做一件很简单的事,把注意力集中在画布上。跟卡茨有点像。 卡茨,93岁了,一直努力画看起来很简单的画。再年轻一点的时候,他说画画会很幸苦,但不是肉体上的,离开画室,跑三公里,人就轻松了。 93年里,艺术潮流的大浪涌来流去,画家一直“以自己的内在,为别人画画”,状态很好,朋友不少,值得羡慕。至于画得有多简单,我们来聊聊。 友情提示:本期节目可配合《GCC 第二弹》一起服用。 希望尝试我们的香薰产品请点击这里。 · ■ 主播 杨老师 凹造型 · ■ Song List Keith Jarrett - Late Night Willie · ■ 会员收听 爱发电 面包多 海外听众推荐使用: petreon himalaya · ■ sns 感谢你的收听!关于节目和主播的动态,欢迎关注我们的社交号: 「一画一话」微博 「一画一话」微信 「一画一话」豆瓣 Instagram和Facebook上也可以找到我们。 如果你喜欢我们的节目请在你常用的平台留下好评,将节目分享给你的朋友。 · ■ say hi info@theviewtalk.com

一画一话
61. 费尽头脑才能看上去简单

一画一话

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 47:31


Cover art 中作品:Vivien X 5 / Alex Katz / Screenprint in colors on wove paper / 2018 / 101.6 x 243.84 cm 艺展游记,上海复星艺术中心,卡茨个展。 走进网红设计师 Thomas Heatherwick 设计的建筑,像走进了小姐姐们的取景地。我们持续努力做一件很简单的事,把注意力集中在画布上。跟卡茨有点像。 卡茨,93岁了,一直努力画看起来很简单的画。再年轻一点的时候,他说画画会很幸苦,但不是肉体上的,离开画室,跑三公里,人就轻松了。 93年里,艺术潮流的大浪涌来流去,画家一直“以自己的内在,为别人画画”,状态很好,朋友不少,值得羡慕。至于画得有多简单,我们来聊聊。 友情提示:本期节目可配合《GCC 第二弹》 (https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1MD4y1D748)一起服用。 希望尝试我们的香薰产品请点击这里 (https://weidian.com/?userid=330531944)。 · ■ 主播 杨老师 凹造型 · ■ Song List Keith Jarrett - Late Night Willie · ■ 会员收听 爱发电 (https://afdian.net/p/302ad072c26811ea86ef52540025c377) 面包多 (https://mianbaoduo.com/o/bread/ZpuWlJk=) 海外听众推荐使用: petreon (https://www.patreon.com/posts/39170332) himalaya (https://www.himalaya.com/visual-arts-podcasts/1081774/vol-61-105804155) · ■ sns 感谢你的收听!关于节目和主播的动态,欢迎关注我们的社交号: 「一画一话」微博 (https://weibo.com/theviewtalk/) 「一画一话」微信 (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4MTE3NjE5NQ==&mid=2650724775&idx=1&sn=6a4ae30faaaf307a86c6715b0933fce2&chksm=f3a7484bc4d0c15d01963fa6d8a89ba41ec4d6e20b59ff5f5f4ca60c0937cce7f71c9455d569&token=1461874466&lang=zh_CN#rd) 「一画一话」豆瓣 (https://www.douban.com/people/theviewtalk/) Instagram和Facebook上也可以找到我们。 如果你喜欢我们的节目请在你常用的平台留下好评,将节目分享给你的朋友。 · ■ say hi info@theviewtalk.com

Propertyshe Podcast
Episode 29: Thomas Heatherwick

Propertyshe Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 46:56


Thomas Heatherwick is a British designer whose prolific and varied work over two decades is characterised by its ingenuity, inventiveness and originality.

有多远,浪多远
229:【魔都秘境故事】一个建筑师眼中的上海

有多远,浪多远

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 21:46


新浪微博@我是稻哥 微信公众号:稻草人旅行 B站:稻草人旅行_54traveler 节目配图详见节目简介魔都秘境系列的第三集!这次我们请来了一位建筑师,来跟大家聊聊上海的建筑。建筑,是城市不会言语的见证者,反映着城市方方面面的变化。上海的建筑也背后也藏着许多不一样的故事。本期节目干货很多,配合下面的图文食用,体验更佳嗷~主播:稻哥嘉宾:神龙1.什么是Art Deco?Art Deco 装饰艺术风格,是一种美学风格。Art deco风格建筑的外形基本有如下几个特征:1.强调对称设计;2.顶层向内退缩,形成退台;3.外立面开窗及表皮机理多采用明确的竖向线条;4.细节上装饰有丰富的浮雕图案;5.材质色彩运用大胆,对比强烈却和谐。很难想象是不是?赶紧举几个例子给大家!上世纪三十年代的远东第一高楼-国际饭店;外立面是不是跟上面的特征很符合呢?国际饭店内部装饰;现在依然可以进入;国际饭店西饼屋的蝴蝶酥是一绝!福州大楼2.节目中提到的世博后建筑:英国设计师 Thomas Heatherwick的各种神奇的作品。会旋转的风铃 - 复兴艺术中心苏州河边上的“巴比伦空中花园”3.那些代表了上海发展历史的老建筑上世纪50、60年代兴建的工人新村 - 老公房工人新村界的杠把子 - 曹阳新村19世纪开始出现的石库门建筑,如今也与高楼大厦融为一体4.民国时期,“大上海计划”修建的具备中国特色的建筑长海医院影像楼(原上海博物馆)原上海市政府重新装修对外开放的杨浦图书馆最后的彩蛋 - 年轻时候的“神龙”(照片很有年代感是不是)哈哈,小编问他要现在的对比图,但没要到...想要了解更多上海的不同侧面和更多故事,可以关注“稻草人旅行”微信公众号嗷~下周四,不见不散

有多远,浪多远
229:【魔都秘境故事】一个建筑师眼中的上海

有多远,浪多远

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 21:46


新浪微博@我是稻哥 微信公众号:稻草人旅行 B站:稻草人旅行_54traveler 节目配图详见节目简介魔都秘境系列的第三集!这次我们请来了一位建筑师,来跟大家聊聊上海的建筑。建筑,是城市不会言语的见证者,反映着城市方方面面的变化。上海的建筑也背后也藏着许多不一样的故事。本期节目干货很多,配合下面的图文食用,体验更佳嗷~主播:稻哥嘉宾:神龙1.什么是Art Deco?Art Deco 装饰艺术风格,是一种美学风格。Art deco风格建筑的外形基本有如下几个特征:1.强调对称设计;2.顶层向内退缩,形成退台;3.外立面开窗及表皮机理多采用明确的竖向线条;4.细节上装饰有丰富的浮雕图案;5.材质色彩运用大胆,对比强烈却和谐。很难想象是不是?赶紧举几个例子给大家!上世纪三十年代的远东第一高楼-国际饭店;外立面是不是跟上面的特征很符合呢?国际饭店内部装饰;现在依然可以进入;国际饭店西饼屋的蝴蝶酥是一绝!福州大楼2.节目中提到的世博后建筑:英国设计师 Thomas Heatherwick的各种神奇的作品。会旋转的风铃 - 复兴艺术中心苏州河边上的“巴比伦空中花园”3.那些代表了上海发展历史的老建筑上世纪50、60年代兴建的工人新村 - 老公房工人新村界的杠把子 - 曹阳新村19世纪开始出现的石库门建筑,如今也与高楼大厦融为一体4.民国时期,“大上海计划”修建的具备中国特色的建筑长海医院影像楼(原上海博物馆)原上海市政府重新装修对外开放的杨浦图书馆最后的彩蛋 - 年轻时候的“神龙”(照片很有年代感是不是)哈哈,小编问他要现在的对比图,但没要到...想要了解更多上海的不同侧面和更多故事,可以关注“稻草人旅行”微信公众号嗷~下周四,不见不散

有多远,浪多远
229:【魔都秘境故事】一个建筑师眼中的上海

有多远,浪多远

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 21:46


新浪微博@我是稻哥 微信公众号:稻草人旅行 B站:稻草人旅行_54traveler 节目配图详见节目简介魔都秘境系列的第三集!这次我们请来了一位建筑师,来跟大家聊聊上海的建筑。建筑,是城市不会言语的见证者,反映着城市方方面面的变化。上海的建筑也背后也藏着许多不一样的故事。本期节目干货很多,配合下面的图文食用,体验更佳嗷~主播:稻哥嘉宾:神龙1.什么是Art Deco?Art Deco 装饰艺术风格,是一种美学风格。Art deco风格建筑的外形基本有如下几个特征:1.强调对称设计;2.顶层向内退缩,形成退台;3.外立面开窗及表皮机理多采用明确的竖向线条;4.细节上装饰有丰富的浮雕图案;5.材质色彩运用大胆,对比强烈却和谐。很难想象是不是?赶紧举几个例子给大家!上世纪三十年代的远东第一高楼-国际饭店;外立面是不是跟上面的特征很符合呢?国际饭店内部装饰;现在依然可以进入;国际饭店西饼屋的蝴蝶酥是一绝!福州大楼2.节目中提到的世博后建筑:英国设计师 Thomas Heatherwick的各种神奇的作品。会旋转的风铃 - 复兴艺术中心苏州河边上的“巴比伦空中花园”3.那些代表了上海发展历史的老建筑上世纪50、60年代兴建的工人新村 - 老公房工人新村界的杠把子 - 曹阳新村19世纪开始出现的石库门建筑,如今也与高楼大厦融为一体4.民国时期,“大上海计划”修建的具备中国特色的建筑长海医院影像楼(原上海博物馆)原上海市政府重新装修对外开放的杨浦图书馆最后的彩蛋 - 年轻时候的“神龙”(照片很有年代感是不是)哈哈,小编问他要现在的对比图,但没要到...想要了解更多上海的不同侧面和更多故事,可以关注“稻草人旅行”微信公众号嗷~下周四,不见不散

有多远,浪多远
229:【魔都秘境故事】一个建筑师眼中的上海

有多远,浪多远

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 21:46


新浪微博@我是稻哥 微信公众号:稻草人旅行 B站:稻草人旅行_54traveler 节目配图详见节目简介魔都秘境系列的第三集!这次我们请来了一位建筑师,来跟大家聊聊上海的建筑。建筑,是城市不会言语的见证者,反映着城市方方面面的变化。上海的建筑也背后也藏着许多不一样的故事。本期节目干货很多,配合下面的图文食用,体验更佳嗷~主播:稻哥嘉宾:神龙1.什么是Art Deco? Art Deco 装饰艺术风格,是一种美学风格。Art deco风格建筑的外形基本有如下几个特征:1.强调对称设计;2.顶层向内退缩,形成退台;3.外立面开窗及表皮机理多采用明确的竖向线条;4.细节上装饰有丰富的浮雕图案;5.材质色彩运用大胆,对比强烈却和谐。很难想象是不是?赶紧举几个例子给大家!上世纪三十年代的远东第一高楼-国际饭店;外立面是不是跟上面的特征很符合呢?国际饭店内部装饰;现在依然可以进入;国际饭店西饼屋的蝴蝶酥是一绝!福州大楼2.节目中提到的世博后建筑:英国设计师 Thomas Heatherwick的各种神奇的作品。会旋转的风铃 - 复兴艺术中心苏州河边上的“巴比伦空中花园”3.那些代表了上海发展历史的老建筑上世纪50、60年代兴建的工人新村 - 老公房工人新村界的杠把子 - 曹阳新村19世纪开始出现的石库门建筑,如今也与高楼大厦融为一体4.民国时期,“大上海计划”修建的具备中国特色的建筑长海医院影像楼(原上海博物馆)原上海市政府重新装修对外开放的杨浦图书馆最后的彩蛋 - 年轻时候的“神龙”(照片很有年代感是不是)哈哈,小编问他要现在的对比图,但没要到...想要了解更多上海的不同侧面和更多故事,可以关注“稻草人旅行”微信公众号嗷~下周四,不见不散

Face to Face by Dezeen
Face to Face: Thomas Heatherwick

Face to Face by Dezeen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 46:28


Dezeen's Face to Face podcast series continues with an interview with designer Thomas Heatherwick. Although not an architect, Heatherwick has become known for his large scale building projects such as the Vessel in New York, Coal Drops Yard in London and the upcoming Google Campus in Mountain View, California. Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs met with Heatherwick at his London studio to talk about his childhood fascination with engineering, his distaste for architectural discourse and how he completed his first building while still a student.

Face to Face by Dezeen
Face to Face: Trailer

Face to Face by Dezeen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 0:58


Dezeen has launched Face to Face, a new podcast series featuring the biggest names in architecture and design including Es Devlin, Norman Foster and Thomas Heatherwick, sponsored by Twinmotion. Get a preview of the series by listening to the trailer and remember to subscribe on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts to make sure you don't miss an episode.

Design and the City
Thomas Heatherwick on Designing on a Human Scale

Design and the City

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 28:14


For Thomas Heatherwick, architecture and urban design go hand-in-hand. Like with all of his projects, he strives to consider them from a human scale capturing the essence of what already exists. His holistic approach brings a thoughtful dimension to architecture, design and urban spaces. Joining the interview is ArchDaily editor, Christele Harrouk, to explore deeper into how Heatherwick approaches his projects with an inspiring amount of integrity and humility. Design and the City, is a podcast produced by reSITE about the ways we can use design to make cities more livable and lovable. reSITE is a global non-profit acting to improve the urban environment, both on the stage at our events, and off. We work at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, politics, culture, and economics, acting as a catalyst for social action and innovative leadership. We encourage the exchange of ideas about making cities more livable, competitive, resilient, inclusive, mobile and designed with humans in mind to protect and public space, architecture, and sustainable development in cities. Learn more www.reSITE.org Attend reSITE Events www.resite.org/events Join reSITE's Newsletter Connect with us: Follow reSITE on Facebook Follow reSITE on Instagram Follow reSITE on Twitter Follow reSITE on LinkedIn Watch reSITE talks on YouTube This podcast was created by reSITE, the global non-profit acting to improve the urban environment and organized as part of the project Shared Cities: Creative Momentum. It is produced by Radka Ondrackova, Matej Kostruh, Gil Cienfuegos, Adriana Bielkova and Polina Riabukha. It is directed and hosted by Alexandra Siebenthal and recorded and edited by LittleBig Studio.

上层建筑
02|最后两面涂鸦墙被拆,聊一聊涂鸦自由

上层建筑

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 33:39


嘉宾:HE,Bee(Insta:streetart_he, streetart_bee)主播:nada 剪辑:nada这期聊的是涂鸦的进行时。特别是在上海。上海有主题墙绘,但少有自由涂鸦。这差不多也是全球城市治理的趋势。最新的变化是,在默认可以合法画涂鸦的 M50 艺术园区,两面涂鸦墙也因为城市更新被拆除,新的合法墙面还没有出现。涂鸦创作者对此有何看法?我们试着提供一种答案。因为宣扬个性,涂鸦这几年的商业化之路很顺利。在城市更新的进程中,“棚户区美学”也被用作矛盾的软化剂。但实际情况是,涂鸦的随机性和破坏性并不受欢迎。涂鸦自由是个可以永远讨论下去的话题。想了解更多涂鸦历史,推荐收听另一档播客节目《艺术有读》第 13 期,“涂鸦≠街头≠嘻哈≠潮流≠Banksy”。# 名词解释· M50M50 创意园,位于苏州河畔,前身是上海春明粗纺厂,2000 年起开始转型为艺术创意园区。推荐阅读《上海人可以两次踏进苏州河》http://www.lifeweek.com.cn/2002/1029/2357.shtml· “千树”英国建筑师 Thomas Heatherwick 在上海莫干山路设计的商业综合体项目1000 trees,开发商为天安。建筑的造型是 800 根柱子撑起的“树碗”。该项目从 2010 年开始,进展缓慢,预计 2020 年开业。· 台湾的合法涂鸦区涂鸦从 1990 年代开始在台湾流行,当地人称之为“鬼飞踢”(graffiti 的谐音)。2007 年开始,台北、高雄、台中市陆续开放了多处合法的涂鸦区,通常位于公园,也有商业街。但“非法”的街头涂鸦仍然会被处以千元到万元不等的罚款。· 甜爱路位于上海北面的一条街,虹口公园附近。过去这里是有轨电车的停车场,两边高墙,人少。1970 年代风气保守,年轻人无处可去,会在这里约会,也常遭遇巡逻队的尴尬。近年来,政府希望把它打造成“恋爱街”。· graffiti, mural, street art通常认为,graffiti 指接近原教旨主义的涂鸦,带有非法性。mural 指墙绘。 street art,街头艺术,则常常指向经许可或委托创作的“合法”墙面作品,创作者也更有可能接受过“正规”训练。尽管一些街头艺术家最早出名可能是因为非法的涂鸦作品,但另一些人则会认为,涂鸦创作者和街头艺术家是没有交集的。有的涂鸦创作者则讨厌被冠上“街头艺术家”这么模棱两可的词汇,缺乏态度和历史感。· Utah& Ether一对来自美国的涂鸦创作者,作品遍布六大洲的墙面和火车,声称要挑战个人和公共财产的传统观念,和“vandalism”的社会语境。这是他们的网站http://utahether.com/· 嘻哈四大元素通常的说法是 rap,DJ,b-boying霹雳舞,graffiti 涂鸦。但这个说法并不具有权威性,也有人认为它过时了。· 上海城市空间艺术季上海从 2015 年开始的城市活动,为期近 2 个月。2019 年的主展场在新改造完成的杨浦滨江,同时在各个区设立分展场。· “士绅化”gentrification,指旧区重建后地价、租金上涨,高收入者迁入,生活指数提高,但低收入的原住民不得不搬离更偏远的地区。士绅化通常的标志被简写为ABC,它可以指代画廊(Art Gallery)、古董店(Boutique)、以及咖啡馆(Cafe),也可以是酒精(Alcohol)、自行车(Bike)、以及咖啡(Coffee)。推荐阅读《#Debate:街区士绅化是好是坏总有争议,但居住者有权选择才是最重要的》,https://www.qdaily.com/articles/58343.html· Banksy英国的匿名涂鸦艺术家,已经成为一位文化偶像,作品常回应当下的社会和政治议题,售价极高。2018 年 10 月在拍卖会上自毁作品,引发争议,拍卖行称他“并没有毁掉一件艺术品,而是创作了一件艺术品” 。推荐纪录片 Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)。设备:Sony ICD-PX333 录音笔片尾:周云蓬《蓝色老虎》「上层建筑」是一档关于城市的播客节目。从设计出发,谈论城市有关的一切,既谈经济基础,也谈上层建筑。欢迎给我们写信 senttozoo@gmail.com

上层建筑
01|建筑展上人挤人,是什么让它变得流行?

上层建筑

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 40:22


嘉宾:赵清(建筑师)主播:nada 剪辑:SJ起因是在建筑展上人挤人。想了想,这背后的原因不是一两句话能说清的。· 为何不同的艺术机构都在某一时刻意识到,该专门策划建筑展了?· 建筑要怎么展?毕竟我们在展馆里看到的都不是实物。· 如果策划一片厉害的建筑群,它究竟是展览,还是对城市空间的再塑造?· 外国建筑师来中国办展的时间,为何与他们在中国接项目的时间如此巧合?为了展开讲讲,于是有了这样一期节目。# 名词解释:· PSA上海当代艺术博物馆,成立于 2012 年,是内地第一家公立当代艺术博物馆。PSA 的建筑由原上海南市发电厂改造而来,最有标志性的是一座大烟囱。选址在黄浦江边,一开始便有意模仿伦敦的泰特美术馆(Tate Modern)。2013 年,PSA 开始“建筑与城市”的展览和研究,举办过展览的建筑师和事务所包括:篠原一男、尤纳· 弗莱德曼、托马斯·赫斯维克、藤本壮介、坂本一成、伯纳德· 屈米、伊东丰雄、巴克里希纳· 多西、坂茂、SuperStudio 超级工作室。其中又以日本建筑师居多。· 石上纯也日本建筑师,毕业于东京艺术大学。石上纯也风格明显,他的建筑常常是造型主导,而非功能,其中的代表作有“住宅与餐厅”、“森林幼儿园”、“儿童乐园”。他认为,建筑早已不再是一个简单的遮蔽物,而是巨大的世界空间里的“风景”。除了建筑,石上纯也设计桌、椅,造型同样是非常规的。· OCAT华侨城当代艺术中心,一家民营美术馆,由华侨城集团赞助。在深圳、上海、北京、西安都设有分馆。OCAT 的学术委员会主席是艺术史学者、策展人、芝加哥大学教授巫鸿。· 克莱因伊夫·克莱因(Yves Klein),法国 1950 至 1960 年代前卫艺术的代表人物,因单色画创作而出名,其中以 IKB 191为最,并出现了“克莱因蓝”一词。克莱因还创作了《单音-沉默交响曲》(The Monotone-Silence Symphony),乐团将单一音符持续演奏 10 分钟,再进入 10 分钟的沉默。· 谷之教堂石上纯也在山东日照白鹭湾设计的一座教堂。与传统教堂造型大相径庭,如弯曲折叠的纸片,高耸轻薄,缝隙狭长。据称 2020 年将完工。· 光之教堂日本建筑师安藤忠雄的代表作之一,1989 年建成,位于日本大阪。设计的重点是在教堂的一面墙上开了一个十字形的洞,营造出特殊的神圣感。· 朗香教堂位于巴黎东南面的朗香,柯布西耶设计,1954 年建成。它的风格难以归类,不规则的形状和曲面完全不同于当时流行的“白色盒子”式的现代建筑风格,也是非常不“柯布西耶”的建筑作品。· Superstudio超级工作室,源自 1960 年代的意大利激进建筑小组 Superstudio,被认为影响了诸多建筑师,但至今没有一件真正的建筑作品。他们提出的“超建筑”,主张重新审视建筑,把它作为一种批判政治、社会的文化工具。· 王大闳台湾重要的现代主义建筑师,和贝聿铭是哈佛建筑系的同窗。王大闳在战后的台湾设计了许多经典建筑,最出名的是国父纪念馆,但王大闳本人一直认为这是个“妥协”的作品,并不满意。后来,王大闳的传记作者倪安宇写道,从许多官建筑设计案中,“王大闳悟出了建筑为政治工具的道理”。 · 冯纪忠、王大闳建筑展指 2014 年在 OCAT 上海分馆举办的《久违的现代:冯纪忠、王大闳建筑文献展》。推荐阅读《史建谈“久违的现代:冯纪忠、王大闳建筑文献展”》,http://artforum.com.cn/words/7033· 埃莱娜·比奈建筑摄影师。埃莱娜擅长从建筑的细部入手,对建筑提出个性化的诗意解读,而非强调建筑的整体结构和通常的空间感。除了现代建筑,埃莱娜还拍摄了苏州园林。· 上海、威尼斯、深港双年展,和建筑的关系上海双年展从 2000 年第三届开始,加入了建筑的部分;威尼斯建筑双年展从1980 年开始举办,此前,建筑是艺术双年展的一部分。深港双年展的全称是“深港城市建筑双城双年展”,是全球少有的以城市或城市化为固定主题的双年展,特别突出建筑师的角色。除了城市更新,也谈论城中村、边缘地带和公民意识。· 菲利普·约翰逊美国现代主义建筑师,普利兹克奖的第一位得主。早年在哈佛大学主修历史和哲学,未能结业。后成为“包豪斯”代表人物密斯·凡·德罗的追随者。1930年,菲利普·约翰逊在 MoMA 成立了建筑与设计部门,对包豪斯和现代主义风格在美国的流行有很大影响。· 现代建筑国际展览会1932 年在 MoMA 举办的一场重要展览“国际样式:1922年以来的建筑”。策展人为菲利普·约翰逊和亨利-罗素·希区柯克,展出的重要建筑师包括柯布西耶、格罗皮乌斯和密斯。但也因未能重视美国国内重要的建筑师弗兰克·赖特,而引发争议。· 密斯“包豪斯”代表人物密斯·凡·德罗,主张极简风格,名言是“少即是多”。1929 年设计的巴塞罗那国际博览会的德国馆是其代表作。1937 年移民美国,并在芝加哥长期生活。推荐阅读:西班牙插画师、作家 Agustín Ferrer Casas 创作的漫画《密斯》。· Mies in BerlinMoMA 在 2001 年推出的展览· MoMA 的建筑改造MoMA 在 1997 年花费 8.58 亿美元改造,2006 年建成后展览及项目空间多了一倍。2017 年,MoMA 又计划耗资 4 亿美元扩建,今年 10 月重新开幕。至此,MoMA 已经翻新 6 次。一些人相信扩建翻新能让博物馆获得新生,但反对者认为,这不过是地产故事。· Steven Holl美国建筑师,以设计美术馆和文化教育类的公共建筑著称。在中国的项目包括成都来福士和北京当代 MOMA,皆为大型商业综合体。Steven Holl 认为,他在中国遇到了理想的甲方,而在美国,1980 年代开始建筑业的衰落,让建筑师失去尊严。· 西扎阿尔瓦罗·西扎,葡萄牙建筑师,普利茨克奖得主,颁奖词是 “西扎借由光来塑形他的设计,有一种似是而非的朴实感,并坦率地展现在世人眼前。”在中国美术学院设计的中国国际设计博物馆在 2018 年完工。· 四方当代艺术湖区位于南京佛手湖附近,最早地产商陆军打算建造精品住宅项目。2003 年,其子陆寻邀请 12 位中国建筑师、 12 位国际建筑师,计划推出建筑群。· 长城下的公社坐落在长城脚下的建筑群,2002 年初完成,由地产公司 SOHO 的张欣和潘石屹投资,邀请 12 名亚洲知名建筑师设计,定位是“私人收藏的当代建筑艺术作品”。曾受邀参加威尼斯双年展。现在是由凯宾斯基管理的高档酒店。· 金华建筑艺术公园2002 年开始的计划。公园中的 17 个小型公共建筑由 17 组、21 位建筑师、艺术家设计。公园于 2007 年开放,但 2012 年被报道“荒废”。· Heatherwick托马斯·赫斯维克(Thomas Heatherwick),英国建筑师,设计夺人眼球,常因合理性引发争议。因为 2010 年世博会的英国馆(“种子教堂”)设计,变得更出名。最近备受关注的是纽约哈德逊广场上的 Vessel。· B.I.G.正当红的丹麦建筑师 Barke Ingels 创办的事务所,他的设计理念是既要可持续发展,又要有趣好玩。· 皮亚诺伦佐·皮亚诺(Renzo Piano),意大利建筑师,普利茨克奖得主。最著名的作品是巴黎的蓬皮杜艺术中心。他在中国的第一个项目是江南布衣新总部,位于杭州。· 乡建指乡村建筑。包括民宿,也包括政府主导的农民住房的改造,有时两者会有模糊地带。· 泰晤士小镇位于上海松江,靠近大学城,是 2001 年政府发起的“一城九镇”项目的一部分,规划面积 1 平方公里,希望效仿英国的农村村庄,设计公司也来自英国。2004 年交付时,很快售罄,价格不菲,但实际常住的人很少,来拍婚纱的人很多。除了泰晤士小镇,其余 8 个郊区小镇分别模仿北欧、意大利、西班牙、加拿大、荷兰和德国的建筑风格。· “孤独图书馆”三联海边公益图书馆,由建筑师董功设计,2015 年在网上走红。所在的阿那亚是一个地产项目,位于北戴河海岸,已开发 6 期,网红建筑也与日俱增。· 王澍建筑师,普利茨克奖得主,中国美院建筑艺术学院院长,工作室起名“业余”。王澍大部分建成项目都坐落在杭州和宁波,他设计了中国美院象山校区;在杭州富阳,王澍同时完成了“文村”的民宅改造,和富阳美术馆、博物馆、档案馆。· 西岸位于上海的徐汇滨江地区,政府希望效仿巴黎左岸、伦敦南岸,打造文化地标。现有龙美术馆(西岸馆)、余德耀美术馆、上海摄影艺术中心、油罐艺术中心。· 衡复微空间位于上海的衡复街道的五岔路口,面积 20 平方米,原为一家轮胎店,在 2017 年由梓耘斋建筑事务所改造为展览空间,周边的菜场、居民楼的立面也被修缮。但该空间现已改为“智能交投与人工交投相结合的资源回收站”。· 冯纪忠建筑师,同济大学建筑与城市规划学院创始人,创办中国第一个城市规划专业及风景园林专业,担任同济建筑系系主任 27 年。1946 年从奥地利维也纳留学回国,曾参与“大上海都市计划”,但计划最终没能实施。冯纪忠反对苏联专家对上海发展“摊大饼”的主张,认为要保留老城区。1978 年,受上海市政府委托,冯纪忠设计了方塔园,“与古为新”,但受到批评。冯纪忠还设计了何陋轩。· 何陋轩位于上海松江的方塔园东南角,一片竹林深处,1986 年建成。建筑师王澍非常钟爱何陋轩,他认为何陋轩的“中国性”不是靠“表面的形式或符号”支撑,而是有强烈意识,并“贯彻到建造的细枝末节”。冯纪忠自己的说法是,何陋轩早十年做不了,因为文革刚过,接受不了不伦不类的东西。晚十年也做不了,中国的经济已经发展起来了,不会让他以茅草和竹子去盖一间房子,这显得太贫穷了。· 延光阁位于苏州艺圃园内,苏州园林中最大的水榭。设备:Blue Yeti(网红产品的扑街,已弃用)片尾:赵十「上层建筑」是一档关于城市的播客节目。从设计出发,谈论城市有关的一切,既谈经济基础,也谈上层建筑。欢迎给我们写信 senttozoo@gmail.com

Maverick Dreamers and Thinkers with Chloe Cho
A Destiny's Child as Life, Love & Luck Collide in the Fast Lane...

Maverick Dreamers and Thinkers with Chloe Cho

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2019 37:22


Chloe peers into the life of top luxury décor designer Christopher Guy Harrison as his eccentric tales of near-death encounters and a string of luck propel him to a jet-set world. She finds out whether luck is on his side in his latest brush with death.

Monocle 24: The Urbanist
Tall Stories 176: The Vessel, New York

Monocle 24: The Urbanist

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 4:09


We visit Thomas Heatherwick’s often lambasted Vessel, in New York’s Hudson Yards development, to see whether pointed prose or people power is a better judge of character when it comes to unusual structures.

WOW!建築Amazing architecture
層層漣漪堆起知識殿堂-新加坡南洋理工大學 Learning Hub

WOW!建築Amazing architecture

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 13:12


新加坡的南洋理工大學(Nanyang Technological University)學習中心(Learning Hub),是近年來當地的新建築亮點,設計者便是被稱為建築鬼才的英國建築師湯瑪斯.海澤維克( Thomas Heatherwick ),整棟建築如激盪後層層擴散的漣漪,或如同是層層疊上的花朵。這棟有著多能設計的大樓創造出內部 56 間指導教室以及沒有明顯角落及直角的空間。

Elevator World
Hanging Gardens The Central Feature Of Singapore Tower

Elevator World

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 5:09


Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HANGING GARDENS THE CENTRAL FEATURE OF SINGAPORE TOWER Heatherwick Studios drew inspiration for the approximately 31-story-tall EDEN residential tower in Singapore's Orchard Road neighborhood from first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's vision of a "city in a garden," the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reports, citing Architects' Journal. Each of EDEN's 20 luxury residences will have its own generous garden balcony, "recreating the verdant backyard access once ubiquitous across homes here," Thomas Heatherwick said. The façade is being constructed of concrete walls displaying an abstract map of Singapore's terrain. Developed by Swire Properties, EDEN is expected to be complete by the end of this year. Image credit: Swire Properties and Heatherwick Studio To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play|SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn

Front Row
The Shed, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jonathan Lethem, Marvin Gaye

Front Row

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 28:52


Tomorrow sees the opening of an ambitious new multi-purpose arts venue, The Shed, in New York. This £360m building, featuring a vast telescoping outer shell which travels on rails, is at the heart of Hudson Yards, a major new £20bn property development in Manhattan, and sits alongside a new, copper-coloured ‘vertical park’ designed by the Thomas Heatherwick studio. Critic Sarah Crompton gives her response to the new structure. Last night saw the inaugural Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur’s new £750m football stadium. The acoustic designer Christopher Lee, who’s designed more than 30 stadia on five different continents, discusses how he worked to create the best audio experience for the fans. American bestselling author Jonathan Lethem discusses his new novel, The Feral Detective, his first detective novel in two decades. Within it he explores the impact of Trump’s America, written from a female perspective. Music journalist Kevin LeGendre reviews Marvin Gaye’s never-released 1972 album ‘You’re The Man’, which coincides with the celebration of what would’ve been Gaye’s 80th birthday this week. Presenter: Janina Ramirez Producer: Ben Mitchell

Elevator World
NYC’S Largest Indoor Mall, Sculpture Debut In Hudson Yards

Elevator World

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 6:47


Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com NYC’S LARGEST INDOOR MALL, SCULPTURE DEBUT IN HUDSON YARDS Hudson Yards, the US$20-billion multitower development on New York City’s (NYC) far west side by Oxford Properties Group and Related Cos., reached a major milestone with the formal unveiling of the seven-story Shops & Restaurants and Thomas Heatherwick's interactive, 16-story public sculpture Vessel on March 15, New York YIMBY reports. Anchored by a Neiman Marcus, the mall is the largest in NYC and will feature more than 100 stores in almost 720,000 sq. ft. Approximately 85% of the space has been leased, and several of the restaurants have opened. Sitting next to 35 Hudson Yards, Vessel is handicapped-accessible, and entry is free, but tickets must be reserved on the Hudson Yards website. Image credit: Courtesy of Michael Young for New York YIMBY To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes│Google Play|SoundCloud│Stitcher│TuneIn

The Why Factor
Why is architecture so big on Instagram?

The Why Factor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 24:20


Instagram's one billion users love architecture. If you search for #architecture, you will get hundreds of millions of results. Some architecture publications have more followers than household names like Cosmpolitan for example. We also seem to love to use buildings as a backdrop to our own vanity, as the number of selfies on Instagram proves. But if architecture is so popular on the platform, does that mean that architects are now starting to design our buildings and public spaces to be Instagrammable? Australian architect Scott Valentine tells us that is increasingly what clients are asking for. So much so, he's created an Instagram design guide for architects. Carl Turner, who is behind the new multi-use building called Peckham Levels in London, which is also very popular on the app, says that Instagrammability was on the clients' brief. We also hear from architect Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, who works for Rem Koolhaus's Office of Metropolitan Architecture. He is worried how the need to be always be on social media affects up-coming architects. Travel writer Helen Coffey explains how cities are exploiting Instagram to attract visitors with installations and space design – from big, signature pieces like Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel in New York to fairly crude attempts featuring temporary pastel walls with fake flowers and large letters spelling a city's name. But it is not just conventionally pretty and shiny that catches the eye of Instagrammers. St Louis photographer Demond Meek became popular with his haunting photos of dilapidated houses in his city. He credits the immediacy of the platform for getting him out of a creative rut. Art and architecture historian Philip Ursprung points out that photography and architecture have a long, common history, but also warns that many new cities are increasingly created to look good on photos and from afar, but are out of proportion and unpleasant to be in. Presenter: Ivana Davidovic Producer: Rose De Larrabeiti Editor: Richard Knight Image: Monster Building (Quarry Bay) Hong Kong Credit: Getty Images

Royal Academy of Arts
Thomas Heatherwick on problem-solving with architecture

Royal Academy of Arts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 61:56


Designer Thomas Heatherwick speaks to the RA’s Head of Architecture Kate Goodwin at the RA Festival of Ideas, about some of his most celebrated architectural projects, including the Rolling Bridge in London, the 2012 Olympic Cauldron and the newly opened Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross. Look out for details of the next Festival of Ideas line-up, coming soon: https://roy.ac/FOI2019

The Week in Art
Episode 2: Zeitz Mocaa and London autumn preview

The Week in Art

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 41:19


The lowdown on the new Thomas Heatherwick-designed museum in Cape Town, plus a look at some of the most enticing shows opening in London around the Frieze art fairs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Artelligence Podcast
Allese Thomson & James Tarmy

Artelligence Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 43:20


Allese Thomson, who works with many Contemporary artists as executive producer at Here Be Dragons, and James Tarmy, who covers the art market for Bloomberg, discuss the new Thomas Heatherwick structure being built for Hudson Yards as a "public" art project, the current mind-set of Contemporary art collectors as they digest the fruits of the last few years of market frenzy, and the continuing evolution of art fairs in this episode of the Artelligence podcast.

Poorly Summarized
Episode 47: ‘Casey Did Meth,’ with Special Guest Casey Sullivan

Poorly Summarized

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2016 65:42


Casey plagiarizes a song, man gets arrested for speeding in Delorean at 88mph, Pennsylvania man creates the most racist Halloween costume ever, lawmaker who opposed helmet law dies in motorcycle crash, Mike defends the sanctity of the word ‘ironic.’     SHOW NOTES Introduction Casey Sullivan on Twitter Hillary Clinton on Betwwen Two Ferns Follow-up Florida forces students to stand during the national anthem Trumped up “Classic Donald Trump” “Our African American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they’ve ever been in before. Ever, ever, ever.” “I hope she recovers” Trump loves Mexicans Headline of the week Man arrested for speeding in DeLorean at 88 mph Stupid shit my friends post Record-breaking stupidity and racism Not the Onion Lawmaker who opposed universal helmet law dies in motorcycle crash Eye candy Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel  

Monocle 24: The Big Interview

In this special edition of The Big Interview we look back at our best discussions with some of the world’s leading architects and designers. Join Tom Edwards for this flashback episode in which he presents highlights from Daniel Libeskind, Amanda Levete, Lord Norman Foster, Thomas Heatherwick and Kevin Roche.

Midweek
Michel Roux Jr, Thomas Heatherwick, Dr Sarah Beynon, Dorothy Saul-Pooley.

Midweek

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 41:55


Libby Purves meets designer Thomas Heatherwick; chef Michel Roux Jr; entomologist Dr Sarah Beynon and pilot Dorothy Saul-Pooley. Dr Sarah Beynon is an entomologist who has just opened Grub Kitchen, a restaurant with insect dishes on the menu. Based at her bug farm in Pembrokeshire, Grub Kitchen features such delights as cricket falafels and mealworm hummus. Sarah's fascination with the natural world started in childhood - at five she was given her first 'bug box'. In the course of her research she has studied insects around the world including Zambia, Indonesia, Bolivia and Honduras. Grub Kitchen is at Lower Harglodd Farm, Pembrokeshire in Wales. Chef Michel Roux Jr has spent many years working with organisations helping young people to find employment. In the series Kitchen Impossible he puts eight trainees with disabilities through an intensive four week introduction course to catering. The trainees are people who have been "written off" by employers because of their disabilities. Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr is broadcast on Channel 4. Thomas Heatherwick is a designer whose studio was behind projects such as the UK Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010, the Olympic Cauldron for the 2012 London Olympic Games and the design of the New Bus for London. The studio is currently working on the capital's Garden Bridge which will span the Thames between the South Bank and Temple. The bridge, which has aroused much controversy, will serve as a free public space, featuring trees, shrubs, climbing plants, hedges and flowers. Dorothy Saul-Pooley is Master of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots - the first woman to head the organisation in its 85-year history. A lawyer turned pilot and flying instructor, she fell in love with flying at an early age but didn't take her first flying lesson until she reached her early thirties. In 2006 she qualified as a helicopter instructor and her logbook currently records over 9,500 flying hours at the controls of over 85 different types including fixed wing and rotary, piston, jet, glider and microlight aircraft. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Archinect Sessions
Session 40: Now and Then

Archinect Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2015 56:45


Thom Mayne and Eui-Sung Yi join us to discuss their recently published book, Haiti Now – a herculean resource on post-disaster urbanism in Haiti, published by their urban think tank, the NOW Institute. The rest of this episode takes a look back at the first forty episodes of Archinect Sessions, as we wrap up season one. Each new episode has expanded, and sharpened, our idea of what the podcast can and should be. We've spoken with some pretty heavy hitters, including Denise Scott Brown, Kevin Roche, Patrik Schumacher, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Bjarke Ingels, Thomas Heatherwick, Christopher Hawthorne and Michael Rotondi, as well as some up and comers, like Andrés Jaque (winner of MoMA's 2015 YAP), Jimenez Lai, and Nicolas Moreau and Hiroko Kusunoki (winners of the Guggenheim Helsinki competition). It's been a blast, but moving forward, we want to tighten up, dig deeper and move the proverbial furniture around. We'll start up season two in the coming weeks, but while we're on hiatus, we'd love to get your feedback – tell us what you think of the podcast by taking this short survey, or rating us on iTunes. Your thoughts will help us shape Sessions' next season.

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Archinect Sessions
Session 29: Problem-solving with Thomas Heatherwick

Archinect Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015 34:04


Prior to his artist talk at the Hammer Museum last week, nearing the culmination of his massively successful "Provocations" show, Thomas Heatherwick spoke with Paul and Amelia about his firm's personality and design approach. We discuss his interview on this week's single-focus episode, touching on his diverse project list, his "doubting Thomas" identity, and his attitudes towards "franchised" architecture. If you're in Los Angeles, "Provocations" will be at the Hammer Museum through May 24. To hear more about the exhibition, listen to our conversation with curator Brooke Hodge, featured on "Three Funerals and a Curator".

London SE1 community website's posts
Garden Bridge: Joanna Lumley, Thomas Heatherwick et al at Lambeth planning applications committee

London SE1 community website's posts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2014 7:31


Speakers in support of application: Joanna Lumley, Thomas Heatherwick, Richard de Cani and Lord Davies

World Questions
Architect Thomas Heatherwick

World Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2014 50:01


The Olympic Cauldron designer Thomas Heatherwick talks about the importance of 'making', getting your hands dirty and asking the right questions when designing a project. Recorded in partnership with RIBA.

5x15
The Garden Bridge- Joanna Lumley

5x15

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2014 13:47


Joanna Lumley talks about her idea for a garden bridge across London, which is being developed with Thomas Heatherwick. Joanna Lumley is one of Britain's favourite actresses. Her break through role came as Purdy in The New Avengers. However it was Joanna's role as the chain-smoking Patsy in the award-winning Absolutely Fabulous which brought her renewed fame. Joanna is known for her support for Gurkhas, the exiled Tibetan people and government, the Kondha indigenous people of India, and the Prospect Burma charity which offers grants to Burmese students. Recorded live at 5x15 in London January 2014. 5x15 brings together five outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. There are only two rules - no scripts and only 15 minutes each. Check out more 5x15: http://5x15stories.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/5x15stories

Front Row: Archive 2012
People of the Year 2012, part 2

Front Row: Archive 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2012 28:25


Mark Lawson unwraps interviews with arts headline makers of 2012, in the second of two programmes. Writer E L James reflects on a year in which she became a global publishing phenomenon, with her best-selling trilogy which began with Fifty Shades of Grey. Mark looks back at the Olympic Opening Ceremony, with director Danny Boyle and designer Thomas Heatherwick, who created the highly original cauldron for the Olympic flame. Singer Emeli Sandé remembers how nervous she felt moments before performing at the Opening Ceremony, and discusses a year in which she has become one of the UK's most high-profile musicians. Broadcaster and writer Clare Balding considers her role as a presenter at the Olympic and Paralympic games, and reveals how she allowed her mother three chances to veto content in her best-selling memoir, published this year. Writer Lolita Chakrabarti and actor Adrian Lester talk about their collaboration on the acclaimed play Red Velvet, based on the life of Ira Aldridge, an African-American actor whose arrival on the 19th century London stage provoked debate and dissent. Producer Ella-mai Robey.

Front Row Weekly
FR: The Killers; Thomas Heatherwick; David Byrne

Front Row Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012 58:31


Las Vegas band The Killers; Thomas Heatherwick on his Olympic cauldron; Talking Heads front-man David Byrne; Booker Prize shortlist; a review of Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones in Hope Springs; Mercury Music Prize contenders discussed.

Front Row: Archive 2012
Jonathan Pryce's Lear, Thomas Heatherwick, Mercury Prize

Front Row: Archive 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2012 28:26


With Mark Lawson. Jonathan Pryce tackles the title role of Shakespeare's King Lear for the first time, in Michael Attenborough's new production at the Almeida Theatre in London. Novelist Kamila Shamsie reviews. Thomas Heatherwick reflects on his design for the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron. Unveiled at the climax of the opening ceremony in July, its 204 copper petals were carried into the stadium by competing teams to join up into one flame which burned throughout the Olympics and Paralympics. As it is dismantled, each country is taking home one of the petals. The contenders for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for album of the year are revealed today. Chair of Judges Simon Frith discusses the 12 acts in the running, which range from guitar bands to folk and rap acts. Last year's winner was P J Harvey, who is the only artist to have won twice. Producer Nicki Paxman.

Front Row: Archive 2012
John Irving; African art; Thomas Heatherwick

Front Row: Archive 2012

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2012 28:38


With Mark Lawson. Novelist John Irving discusses his new book In One Person, which has, like all of his novels, been written back to front with the ending first. It's a doorstop rather than a novella, but Irving explains that when you're looking at the impact of 30 or 40 years on a life it's hard to be brief. Trade and politics forged a bond between Manchester and the countries of West Africa that dates back to the 19th century. A new citywide festival - We Face Forward: Art from West Africa Today - seeks to update that bond through contemporary art and music. Writer Jackie Kay, whose memoir exploring her Scottish and Nigerian heritage won the Scottish Book of the Year Award last year, joined Mark on the festival's art bus and took a tour round the exhibitions. British designer Thomas Heatherwick was described by Terence Conran as a "Leonardo da Vinci of our times". His range of creations includes a bridge that rolls open and closed, the new Routemaster bus, a seed-bank and the cauldron to hold the Olympic Flame. Sarah Crompton of the Daily Telegraph considers two displays of Heatherwick's work: a forthcoming exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and a new book. Producer Erin Riley.

Start the Week
Thomas Heatherwick on design and architecture

Start the Week

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2012 41:37


On Start the Week Andrew Marr goes in search of ancient landscapes with the writer Robert Macfarlane. With a mix of geology, cartography and natural history, Macfarlane journeys on foot to explore ideas of pilgrimage, trespass and ancient pathways. Jonathan Meades is equally preoccupied with a sense of place, but turns his attention to its architecture and the futility of landmark buildings. Anna Minton argues against the increasing privatisation of public space. And size is no matter to the designer Thomas Heatherwick - from a new London double decker, to a bridge that curls up and a handbag made from zips - he always has the human scale in mind. Producer: Katy Hickman.