For images see: http://bit.ly/h9vwrX
A corridor so narrow that strangers brush shoulders; a platform through a densely inhabited house which challenges the relationship between inhabitant and visitor; and a room reshaped through a graphic pattern are just three of the 20 projects on show as part of Concrete Geometries, a new exhibition at the Architectural Association School from 6 - 27 May 2011. The exhibition is the culmination of the latest of the AA School’s Research Clusters Programmes - 18-month long research projects which brings together AA staff, students and outside partners.
PRESS PREVIEW: Friday 6 May 2011 at 10am with exhibition directors Marianne Mueller and Olaf Kneer. RSVP susannah.glynn@kallaway.com or 020 7221 7883. After the preview there will also be a curator tour of Beyond Entropy – Energy as Form, on show at the AA School following a premiere at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010.
The research programme and the exhibition have focused on the relationship between people and built spaces using recent international design, architecture and art projects as case studies. The aim is to change architects’ attitudes towards space, which is too often created out of technological convenience rather than how people interact with their environment in real life.
Marianne Mueller, Co-Director of the cluster and Diploma Unit Master at the AA School, said: “The aim of Concrete Geometries, part of the AA School Research Cluster Programmes, is to transform how architects think about the creation of space and how it is used for everyday life. This topic seems quite an obvious thing to be exploring, but it is not a discussion that is being held in architecture today. By involving designers and artists we are able to rethink our practice on the creation of space. Digital design has provided architects with new tools to experiment with the use of space. We need to challenges our current thinking of space and how we as architects create it.”
The research programme, Concrete Geometries, began in January 2010 with an international call for submissions exploring how geometric aspects of space, such as size, shape or relative position of figures, are perceived and influence behavior in a very real sense. 415 entries were received from artists, architects and designers around the world, of which over 30 were chosen for further research. 20 of these projects have been selected for the exhibition, including:
The exhibition will also contain a site-specific installation consisting of a raised platform around the room and central mirrored table, which has been developed in collaboration with British artist Fran Cottell (of the House Installation Project). The installation will transform the exhibition space into a room that can be used for debate as well as informally by AA students.
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PRESS PREVIEW
10am, 6 May 2010, with exhibition directors Marianne Mueller and Olaf Kneer.
RSVP susannah.glynn@kallaway.com / william.kallaway@kallaway.com or 020 7221 7883
FURTHER INFORMATION & PICTURES
Susannah Glynn, email: susannah.glynn@kallaway.com Tel: 020 7221 7883
For high res images of Concrete Geometries projects see: http://mediacentre.kallaway.co.uk/architectural-association-school-picture-library16.asp
About Concrete Geometries and the exhibition
Concrete Geometries (www.concrete-geometries.net) is directed by Marianne Mueller and Olaf Kneer, directors of Mueller Kneer Associates, and Diploma Unit Masters at the AA School. Since 2009 they have also been Programme Directors of AA Berlin Laboratory. The name is derived from the synthesis of ‘concrete’, registering an existing reality or actual experience, and the abbreviation ‘geometries’, denoting spatial form.
The exhibition will feature photographs and scale models of projects exploring built space and human processes, both aesthetic and social, and an installation by British artist Fran Cottell. The show follows a symposium held at the end of 2010 which brought together 22 international artists and architects to discuss the potential of spatial form as a socially engaged and relevant tool. A publication documenting the work of the cluster is due to be published in the Summer term of 2011.
AA Research Clusters
AA Research Clusters are Programmes of 18 month-long special projects, activities and events that bring together diverse groups of AA staff, students and outside partners for the purpose of realising a body of focused research. Operating in part as ‘vertical units’, they are intended as platforms through which to consolidate expertise within the school, exploring and enhancing existing and new territories and modes of research, and to challenge existing forms of research and presentation. These methods have been in the form of events, symposia, conferences, workshops, performances, publications, off- or on-site exhibitions, fabrications and inter-disciplinary collaborative research and competitions. By bringing together art, architecture, design and humanities, the ultimate goal of the Programmes is to provide inspiration for new approaches to architecture and design.
The AA School (http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/)
The Architectural Association School is the world's most renowned international and influential school of architecture. Since 1847 it has pioneered a belief in architecture as profession, culture and form of human enquiry and is credited with fostering the creation of worldwide leaders of architecture. AA School alumni include architectural leaders Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Lord Rogers, Will Alsop and many others. Through its unique, year-long, unit based system of teaching, direct intervention in cities and its intensively collaborative team based approach to learning, the school brings together disconnected worlds, fresh ideas and inspiring insights. The AA School is celebrated worldwide as an imaginative setting for architectural culture.
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Good afternoon,
Following from yesterday’s successful unveiling of the Olympics and Paralympic mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, by former Olympian Jonathan Edwards, please see link below to a range of images available from the local launch event.
Wenlock’s name is inspired by the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock where the ‘Wenlock Games’ was one of the inspirations that led the founder of the modern Olympic movement Baron Pierre de Coubertin to create the Olympic Games.
Images can be credited to James Watson and further details can be obtained from james@flash-images.co.uk. Captions are as follows below.
Should you require any further information about the launch of the mascots please contact the London 2012 Press Office on +44 (0)203 2012 100.
Kind regards,
Emily
1. Olympian Jonathan Edwards presenting the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
2. Olympian Jonathan Edwards with Wenlock and Mandeville at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
3. Olympian Jonathan Edwards with Wenlock and Mandeville at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
4. Olympian Jonathan Edwards and Bill Morris, LOCOG Director of Culture, with Wenlock and Mandeville at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
5. Olympian Jonathan Edwards with Wenlock and Mandeville at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
6. Olympian Jonathan Edwards at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
7. Olympian Jonathan Edwards and Bill Morris, LOCOG Director of Culture, are joined by children of Much Wenlock Primary School at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
8. The Mayor Councillor of Much Wenlock, Mr Tim Pinches, with a special gift from Seb Coe at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
9. Bill Morris, LOCOG Director of Culture, presents The Mayor Councillor of Much Wenlock, Mr Tim Pinches, with a special gift from Seb Coe at the launch of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock. Wenlock, the mascot representing the London 2012 Olympic Games was inspired by Much Wenlock’s history and influence on the Games.
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Thank you to everyone who attended this evening’s unveiling of Wenlock and Mandeville, the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic mascots in Much Wenlock by world record holder and former Olympian Jonathan Edwards. A short film about the mascots’ story also premiered at 7pm on the One Show on BBC1, launching the duo across the UK.
Wenlock’s name is inspired by the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock where the ‘Wenlock Games’ was one of the inspirations that led the founder of the modern Olympic movement Baron Pierre de Coubertin to create the Olympic Games.
For everyone who was unable to attend, attached now and below is a copy of the media release from this evening’s launch which contains links to further information on the development of Wenlock and Mandeville, as well as a link to the film screened this evening and images of the mascots.
Should you require any further information about the launch of the mascots please contact the London 2012 Press Office on +44 (0)203 2012 100.
Kind regards,
Emily
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| London 2012 mascots launched to world
· Animated film shows how Wenlock and Mandeville are created from the last two drops of steel from the Olympic Stadium
· Story created by British writer Michael Morpurgo · Public to choose mascots’ journey across UK
· Mascots to inspire young people to take up sport
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| The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today unveiled its Olympic Mascot, Wenlock and Paralympic Mascot, Mandeville.
Wenlock and Mandeville were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder for the Olympic Stadium. An animated film, based on a story by children’s author Michael Morpurgo, shows how the figures were brought to life and are able to reflect and adapt to their surroundings, changing their appearance depending on the situation. Wenlock and Mandeville will now go on separate journeys, often crossing paths and meeting people all over the country inspiring them to choose sport as they head towards the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
The mascots’ names reflect the UK’s rich Olympic and Paralympic histories. Wenlock’s name is inspired by the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock where the ‘Wenlock Games’ was one of the inspirations that led the founder of the modern Olympic movement Baron Pierre de Coubertin to create the Olympic Games. Mandeville’s name is inspired by Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire. In the 1940s, Dr.Ludwig Guttmann came to Stoke Mandeville Hospital to set up a new spinal unit to help former soldiers suffering from spinal cord injuries. Looking for ways to inspire those in his care, he encouraged them to take up sport, leading to the formation of the Stoke Mandeville Games, widely recognised as a forerunner of the modern Paralympic movement.
LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe commented, “We’ve created our mascots for children. They will connect young people with sport and tell the story of our proud Olympic and Paralympic history. By linking young people to the values of sport, Wenlock and Mandeville will help inspire kids to strive to be the best they can be.”
A national schools competition has been launched to determine where Wenlock and Mandeville’s journeys take them next. Schools which are part of the London 2012 Get Set education network can invite Wenlock and Mandeville to visit their school and community.
Wenlock and Mandeville have a number of unique design features including yellow lights on their heads, inspired by London’s iconic black taxis; Wenlock wears friendship bands in the colours of the Olympic rings and Mandeville wears a timing device to track its personal best. The mascots’ single eye is a camera, which will capture the people they meet, the places they go and the sports they try on their journey to 2012.
The mascots will go on to become a key part of London 2012’s ‘Get Set’ education programme, with mascot themed resources available for registered schools developed over the coming months. Pupils will be able to follow Wenlock and Mandeville’s progress as they make their way in the world, learning about the Olympic and Paralympic values.
Later this year an online tool will enable people to create their own version of Wenlock and Mandeville, giving the public an unprecedented opportunity to engage with the Olympic and Paralympic mascots. Over the next two and a half years, further versions inspired and created by sportspeople, celebrities and the British public will be regularly featured on the London 2012 website and special edition collectables and toys will be made available for sale.
Both Wenlock and Mandeville constantly try to achieve their personal best and encourage others to follow them. The public will be able to choose which sports Wenlock and Mandeville experience first on the mascot website.
Reflecting London 2012’s vision to appeal to young people, both Wenlock and Mandeville will naturally have significant presence online, with their own website at www.london2012.com/mascots which is linked to their individual Twitter and Facebook sites. These sites will give the public a chance to follow the mascots’ journey and interact with them.
To celebrate the launch of the mascots, a limited edition run of t-shirts and pin badges has been made available for sale from today on the London 2012 online shop. With the main range of product going on sale this summer, this preview range is set to become a collector’s item in years to come.
LOCOG has also been working with the deaf people in London to develop new sign names for Wenlock and Mandeville which can easily be adopted by British and international sign language users.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said: “The launch of the mascots is an exciting milestone in the build-up to London 2012 and will help to bring the personality of the Games to life particularly for young people. With the backing of children who helped to choose the mascots, they will play an important role in inspiring young people to get involved in sport.”
IOC Co-ordination Commission Chairman Dennis Oswald commented: “Since 1972 when Waldi became the first official mascot of the Olympic Games, mascots have played an integral part in the story of their edition of the Games and Wenlock is no exception. Linking a British event that was one of the inspirations for the modern OIympic Games to the 30th edition of the Games, Wenlock will undoubtedly help to spread the message of Olympism across Great Britain and the world, while entertaining young and old alike.” IPC President Sir Philip Craven said: Wenlock and Mandeville were designed by London creative agency Iris, following an intensive selection process that included nationwide focus groups of young people, families and industry experts.
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| For further information please contact the London 2012 Press Office on +44 (0)203 2012 100 or visit the website at www.london2012.com. Find out the latest from London 2012 HQ on our blog http://blog.london2012.com or follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/london2012 Notes to editors:
As it heads towards its £2bn budget for staging the Olympic and Paralympic Games, LOCOG has seven domestic Tier One Partners - adidas, BMW, BP, British Airways, BT, EDF and Lloyds TSB. There are six domestic Tier Two Supporters – Adecco, Cadbury, Cisco, Deloitte, Thomas Cook and UPS. There are fifteen domestic Tier Three Suppliers and Providers – Airwave, Atkins, Boston Consulting Group, Crystal CG, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, GSK, Gymnova, Holiday Inn, John Lewis, McCann Worldgroup, Next, The Nielsen Company, Populous, Ticketmaster and Trident.
There is now one domestic Tier One Paralympic Games Partner, Sainsbury’s.
The Worldwide Olympic Partners signed up for London 2012 are Coca-Cola, Acer, Atos Origin, GE, McDonald’s, Omega, Panasonic, Samsung and Visa.
The film was premiered to a group of 100 school children in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It can be viewed in its entirety from 19:00 UK time on the London 2012 website - www.london2012.com/mascots. The story was written by former children’s laureate, author Michael Morpurgo and the film, narrated by actor Simon Russell-Beale, was developed by London 2012 supporter Crystal CG.
Broadcast quality copies of the launch film can be downloaded from this link from 1900 UK time
Wenlock has its own Facebook page and Twitter page
Mandeville also has its own Facebook page and Twitter page
The Mascots’ website is an EOS platform created by London 2012 sponsor Cisco.
A limited run of Wenlock & Mandeville t-shirts and pin badges can be purchased from the London 2012 online shop
About iris
The team specialises in creating static and dynamic imagery, digital animation and interactive virtual reality all of which are used to illustrate ideas, designs and products for the organisation’s clients and partners. Crystal CG was the Olympic Games Graphics Design Services Supplier for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Crystal CG International’s creative team in London combines this wealth of experience with its Beijing-based delivery model to create and deliver high-quality images and animations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
As the Official Digital Imaging Services Provider for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Crystal CG’s digital images will be used to assist in the planning and communications around the 2012 games in a variety of areas including venues, games operations and sport presentation. The team will also be involved in creating visuals for marketing, branding, design and logo creation for the games.
For further information about Crystal CG International, please visit www.crystalcg.co.uk
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