Paul Gough spoke about sites of memory, posing a number of questions at the beginning of his discussion: – When does space become a place? (He suggested it is when a space is imbued or endowed with human presence) –… Continue Reading
In her book “Losing Site: Architecture, Memory and Place”, Hornstein aims to ‘explore the relationship between memory and place, and ways in which architecture captures and triggers memory.’ (p.1). What immediately felt relevant to me was a question the author… Continue Reading
Martyn Hook and Chris White explain the development of RMIT’s architectural design, moving away from being closed off to “a campus integrated with its city”. This re-design has also solved a number of previous functional problems, from disability access to way… Continue Reading
This week we had a guest lecture from Martyn Hook, an alumni of the RMIT Master of Architecture and an RMIT staff. He began by listing three aspects of space he planned to cover: genius loci, city and legibility. 1.… Continue Reading
I am studying one of my favourite films this semester: Mulholland Drive. I watched it again the other night and felt so inspired by Lynch’s cinematography that I wanted to share one particular scene (arguably the most important scene of… Continue Reading
What I found most interesting about the Melbourne Exhibition was the wayfinding techniques used throughout. Rather than having an explicit path to guide visitors, the exhibition space was multidirectional. This encourages the public to make their own way around the… Continue Reading
Last Friday we went to the Public Records Office in North Melbourne. We were shown around the whole building, including the air-locked vaults underneath. It was extremely interesting learning about all of the records which are held there. From… Continue Reading
ZOOM0003 Here is one of the audio recordings I took in Storey Hall. While on previous visits the building had been empty and silent, this time there were a few more people inside and I noticed the way in which… Continue Reading
As I am researching augmented space for brief #2, I found a lot of examples of apps which present an augmented reality for users. The most interesting one that I found is an Android game called Ingress. Ingress uses the real world… Continue Reading
In his introduction to ‘Place and Experience: A Philosophical Topography’, Malpas explores the dichotomous relationship between human beings and the spaces in which they inhabit. The dichotomy exists in the influence each entity has on the other. While humans change… Continue Reading