Studio 5 Reverse Beeching - Archipelago Architects
2
58 Studio 5 59 Studio 5 Reverse Beeching Tutors: Nina Lundvall James Payne Collaborators: Ioana Marinescu Simon Jones Critics: Peter Becher Markus Bergström Anke Böhme Ros Diamond Tony Fretton John Glew Jay Gort Emily Greeves Hugo Hardy Owen Hatherley Aidan Hodgkinson Brigitta Lenz Lesley McFadyen Robert Mull Peter St John Ellis Woodman Thanks to: Sussex Community Rail Partnership Chris Austin, ATOC Whitby Bird/Ramboll Nicolas Sterling Manja van der Worp The theme of the year is to investigate re-opening and expanding small railway stations in the South East of England. Severely depleted by the cuts recommended by Dr Beeching’s report and subsequent underinvestment, the British railway network lags far behind those of most major European countries. With the longest and richest history of railway architecture to draw upon and the increasing relevance of rail travel as a sustain- able method of transport, the studio reects on the past, present and future of the railway station in Britain. Starting with a brief to capture in one atmospheric image the experience of the traveller, students photographed railway stations in and around London. These often eerie and dilapidated scenes seem to retain some of the lost romance of rail travel. Precedent stations from di erent eras were then researched and selected fragments recorded in detail. Inspired by the drawings of Anders Munck, these elevation studies include signs of use and adaptation over the years with signage, conduits, lighting and CCTV cameras. . William Fairminer, Brief photograph, Upper Holloway station . Nick Silk, new station at Uckeld . Robert Kwolek, Brief constructed atmosphere, Lewes station . Caroline Svennerstedt, Brief waiting . Cover of ’The Reshaping of British Railways’ . Sinan Pirie, Brief axonometric, Sevenoaks station The studio visited Norway to study recent metro and suburban stations in Oslo before travelling north by train to Trondheim via Sverre Fehn’s Hedmark Museum and the old mining town of Røros. Arne Henriksen and Brendeland & Kristoersen lectured on their architecture visited by the studio. The third brief was a ‘constructed atmosphere’ to re-imagine and represent the feeling of being in the precedent stations. After a workshop with a furniture designer the rst design project was a piece of furniture for waiting and stationary con- templation. Starting at this intimate scale, nal projects were located on ve sites along a stretch of partly operational and partly disused line from Lewes to Tunbridge Wells, a line presenting a compelling case for reinstatement. The proposed stations respond to existing buildings and infrastructures, new operational demands and address the task of restoring cultural signi cance to a marginalised building type.
Transcript of Studio 5 Reverse Beeching - Archipelago Architects
58 Studio 5 59
Studio 5Reverse Beeching
Tutors:Nina LundvallJames Payne
Collaborators: Ioana MarinescuSimon Jones
Critics:Peter BecherMarkus BergströmAnke BöhmeRos DiamondTony FrettonJohn GlewJay GortEmily GreevesHugo HardyOwen HatherleyAidan HodgkinsonBrigitta LenzLesley McFadyenRobert MullPeter St JohnEllis Woodman
Thanks to:Sussex Community Rail PartnershipChris Austin, ATOCWhitby Bird/RambollNicolas SterlingManja van der Worp
The theme of the year is to investigate re-opening and expanding small railway stations in the South East of England. Severely depleted by the cuts recommended by Dr Beeching’s 1963 report and subsequent underinvestment, the British railway network lags far behind those of most major European countries. With the longest and richest history of railway architecture to draw upon and the increasing relevance of rail travel as a sustain-able method of transport, the studio re%ects on the past, present and future of the railway station in Britain.
Starting with a brief to capture in one atmospheric image the experience of the traveller, students photographed railway stations in and around London. These often eerie and dilapidated scenes seem to retain some of the lost romance of rail travel. Precedent stations from di&erent eras were then researched and selected fragments recorded in detail. Inspired by the drawings of Anders Munck, these elevation studies include signs of use and adaptation over the years with signage, conduits, lighting and CCTV cameras.
1. William Fairminer, Brief 1 photograph, Upper Holloway station
2. Nick Silk, new station at Uck)eld3. Robert Kwolek, Brief 3 constructed
atmosphere, Lewes station4. Caroline Svennerstedt, Brief 4 waiting5. Cover of ’The Reshaping of British
Railways’6. Sinan Pirie, Brief 2 axonometric,
Sevenoaks station
1
2 4
5 6
3
The studio visited Norway to study recent metro and suburban stations in Oslo before travelling north by train to Trondheim via Sverre Fehn’s Hedmark Museum and the old mining town of Røros. Arne Henriksen and Brendeland & Kristo&ersen lectured on their architecture visited by the studio.
The third brief was a ‘constructed atmosphere’ to re-imagine and represent the feeling of being in the precedent stations. After a workshop with a furniture designer the )rst design project was a piece of furniture for waiting and stationary con-templation. Starting at this intimate scale, )nal projects were located on )ve sites along a stretch of partly operational and partly disused line from Lewes to Tunbridge Wells, a line presenting a compelling case for reinstatement. The proposed stations respond to existing buildings and infrastructures, new operational demands and address the task of restoring cultural signi)cance to a marginalised building type.
6160 Studio 5
Studio 6Viticulture & VinoDiversity
Tutors:Denis BalentEduardo De Oliveira Barata
Climate is a pervasive factor in nearly all forms of agriculture – from determining the geographi-cal area in which a given crop can be grown, to in!uencing annual yields and the quality of the crop. With such strong ties to agriculture, climate also in!uences cultural issues, such as economics, regional identities, migration and settlement. These connections are never more evident than with the growing of grapes and the production of wine.*
On 15 February 2008 the Wine Academy of Spain hosted its 2nd World Congress on Climate Change and Viticulture in Barcelona. The Congress attracted over 350 participants from over 40 countries including winemakers, academics, growers, importers, sommeliers, and over 80 national and international media organisations.
The topic of concern: Major impact of climate crisis on the wine industry and ways to possibly adapt to a new climatic situation.
Climatologists are predicting that global temperatures will rise between 2ºc and 5ºc over the next 100 years resulting in up to 20% of all the Worlds species becoming extinct and creating mass deserti*cation in populous and vulnerable regions. Grape growth is a true indicator of this change and areas of grape production may shift 500km north by 2099. This is evident in the increased quality and consistency coming out of British vineyards.
1. Anthony Powell
7. Nick Silk, Brief 2 elevation, Broxbourne Station
8. Michal Oglaza, new station at Crowborough
9. Edouard Rochet, Brief 3 constructed atmosphere, Surbiton station
10. Matthew Dalziel, New station at Uck*eld
7
8 9
10
