We’ve been shortlisted for an open international design competition to re-design Abbey Green, a medieval site in Barking, a suburb of London. Below is our competition text, describing our attitude towards the site.
Competition Text
“A grain of Sunday is hidden in each weekday, and how much weekday in this Sunday!” Walter Benjamin
Place names in England bear [...]
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Gallery in South London
September 2nd, 2009 by Patrick LynchWe have won a competition to design a contemporary art gallery in south London, here are a few of the competition entry images.
Literal not Literate
September 1st, 2009 by Patrick LynchArchitects don’t read novels. They read manuals, or technical books about geology or topology or obscure critical theory. No architects I’ve met did English or History for A level, never mind sociology or economics. I always found the way architects talk about big ideas a bit embarrassing. A diet of science at high school doesn’t [...]
Thomas Roberts
August 30th, 2009 by Patrick LynchIn my essay in the Lives of Spaces Catalogue for The Irish Pavilion at Venice last year I wrote this:
Thinking about the Irish landscape and its houses I’ve been drawn to the 18th century paintings of Thomas Roberts in The National Gallery (of Ireland), of bridges that approximate symmetry, of wild rides, of demesnes sat [...]
Oporto Wash House
August 27th, 2009 by Patrick LynchSet into the old wharf wall dug into the ramps beside the river, sunlight falls from a roof light onto the washing. Concrete troughs have been bush-hammered to give friction. Benches sit around the roof light above, which sits in a small public square. Slate floor gets wet and becomes a huge pool. Architect Paulo [...]
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