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Drawing from an Architect’s Perspective: Interview with Ken Shuttleworth to Mark 5 years of The Architecture Drawing Prize

Jonathan Glancey — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 03:30:00 +0000

This short essay, written by the author and critic Jonathan Glancey, coincides with the launch of the inaugural Architecture Drawing Prize – a competition curated by the World Architecture Festival, the Sir John Soane's Museum, and Make. The deadline for the award is the 17th of September 2021.

The Power of Architectural Drawing: The Sketches That Saved St. Mark's

Jonathan Glancey — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 04:00:00 +0000

This short essay, written by the author and critic Jonathan Glancey, coincides with the launch of the inaugural Architecture Drawing Prize – a competition curated by the World Architecture Festival, the Sir John Soane's Museum, and Make. The deadline for the award is the 18th September 2017 and successful entries will be exhibited in both London and Berlin.

Call for Entries: The 2017 Architecture Drawing Prize

Rene Submissions — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:30:00 +0000

Update: the deadline for this competition has been extended to September, 25, 2017 at 23:30 BST.

Make, the Sir John Soane’s Museum and the World Architecture Festival (WAF) have come together to create a prize for architectural drawing. The Prize recognises the continuing importance of hand drawing but also embraces creative use of digitally produced renderings.

The Architecture Drawing Prize welcomes entries from architects, designers and students from around the world while celebrating drawing’s significance as a tool in capturing and communicating ideas.

QUIKRETE One Bag Wonder 2.0 Project Contest

Rene Submissions — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:55:00 +0000

For $2500, what can you do with one, single bag of any QUIKRETE Concrete Mix?

The QUIKRETE One Bag Wonder 2.0 contest challenges users to create a project, using just ONE bag of (any) QUIKRETE mix - Mix mediums. Mix design styles. Even add color.

The bag's the only limit.

Enter by Emailing 3 photos and a 100-word description of your project 1BagWonder@quikrete.com or posting on social media with #QUIKRETE1BagWonder by July 9, 2017

At least one photo must show the bag of QUIKRETE used with the project.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

From Pastel Pink to Pastel Blue: Why Colorful Architecture is Nothing New

Timothy Brittain-Catlin — Tue, 23 May 2017 04:00:00 +0000

In this essay by the British architect and academic Dr. Timothy Brittain-Catlin, the fascinating journey that color has taken throughout history to the present day—oscillating between religious virtuosity and puritan fear—is unpicked and explained. You can read Brittain-Catlin's essay on British postmodernism, here.

QUIKRETE One Bag Wonder

Rene Submissions — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:00:00 +0000

For $2500, what can you do with one single bag of any QUIKRETE® Concrete Mix? From traditional home improvement projects to fixtures of modern décor, project ideas using QUIKRETE are limitless. We wonder - What will you create with ONE bag of QUIKRETE...

Complete a project, using just one bag of QUIKRETE. Then, enter by emailing a 100-word description and THREE project photos to 1BagWonder@quikrete.com. Photos must be less than 1.5 MB, each. At least one photo should include the QUIKRETE bag used.

Dolls’ House Designs for KIDS Unveiled

James Taylor-Foster — Sun, 13 Oct 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Inspired by the dolls’ house that Edwin Lutyens designed for The British Empire Exhibition in 1922, twenty British practices are each designing a contemporary dolls’ house in aid of the disabled childrens’ charity KIDS. Each version will sit on a 750mm square plinth to be auctioned at Bonham's on the 11th November and contains one feature which would make life easier for a disabled child. Among the participating practices is Zaha Hadid Architects and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. FAT will also be working with Turner Prize recipient Grayson Perry CBE, and Studio Egret West with artist Andrew Logan.