I’ve been meaning to go and have a look at the Mind Into Matter exhibition at the De La Warr for a while now and finally managed to get down and have a look on Thursday.
The basic premise is that Alan Powers, the architectural historian has selected 8 buildings at 25 year intervals since the inception of RIBA in 1834, with the criteria being that they have an ‘intriguing story of patronage’.
The featured buildings are:
- The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London,
- The Oxford University of Natural History,
- Clouds House, East Knoyle, Wiltshire,
- St Mary, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire,
- De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea,
- The Economist Plaza, St James’s Street, London,
- Royal Mail Mechanised Letter Office, Hemel Hempstead,
- The British Embassy, Warsaw,
Aside from my obvious interest in the De La Warr (being from Bexhill on Sea), what really caught my eye were the rough sketches for the British Embassy in Warsaw by Tony Fretton:
I find the creative process absolutely fascinating, so it’s great to see the humble beginnings of such an iconic building. I feel it adds a human touch and serves to reinforce the idea that anyone can accomplish anything. (A large, impressive building is one thing, seeing how it got there is another thing entirely).
Filed under: Galleries / Exhibitions, PPD
