Architectural Model
2009 (made)
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Using the landscape of the Museum as a test site, the V&A invited nineteen architects to submit proposals for structures that examine notions of refuge and retreat. Responding to specific locations in the Museum, the architects explored themes such as study, work, play, performance and contemplation. Seven of the proposals were then selected for construction at full-scale.
These projects promoted an attitude to architecture where to 'dwell' meant something more than simply to find shelter. Each building invited the participation of the viewer. These immersive environments reawakened people's ability to inhabit architectural space on both a physical and an emotional level.
These projects promoted an attitude to architecture where to 'dwell' meant something more than simply to find shelter. Each building invited the participation of the viewer. These immersive environments reawakened people's ability to inhabit architectural space on both a physical and an emotional level.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Acrylic |
| Brief description | Architectural model, 1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces exhibition, Fujimoto, Tokyo, 2009 |
| Physical description | A cube made up of a series of triangular shaped pieces of transparent acrylic, positioned at different angles and fixed with glue to create a multifaceted surface and a crystalline structure at the centre of the cube. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sou Fujimoto Architects |
| Summary | Using the landscape of the Museum as a test site, the V&A invited nineteen architects to submit proposals for structures that examine notions of refuge and retreat. Responding to specific locations in the Museum, the architects explored themes such as study, work, play, performance and contemplation. Seven of the proposals were then selected for construction at full-scale. These projects promoted an attitude to architecture where to 'dwell' meant something more than simply to find shelter. Each building invited the participation of the viewer. These immersive environments reawakened people's ability to inhabit architectural space on both a physical and an emotional level. |
| Bibliographic reference | Thomas, Abraham, 1:1 Architects Build Small Spaces, London: V&A Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9781851776412 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1435-2010 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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