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A collection of Paul’s architectural projects, both in practice and whilst studying at undergraduate and masters level.

Tabula Rasa

January 9, 2015by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

Tabula Rasa Waiting to be found, are unthinkable treasures. Explore, look around. While Kew Gardens is renowned for its beautiful botanical gardens and natural species, some may not know about […]

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Brief’s A & B

December 19, 2014by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

Brief’s A & B represent the early investigations into nature and structure, with early developments into single surface structures. These understandings will be carried through as a story is developed through discoveries […]

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Kew Gardens

December 12, 2014by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

The subject of my final project is Kew Gardens. Visiting there on a cold winter’s morning maybe did not showcase Kew in all it’s splendour, however, it did instigate a […]

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Architecture, Photography

Unit Trip – Turin

December 5, 2014by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

This year’s unit trip saw us head out to Turin, Italy. While the trip focussed on capturing the magnificent works by Nervi, Mollino, Piano and Trucco’s Fiat Factory, the city itself […]

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Architecture, Photography

Photography Workshop – National Theatre

November 21, 2014by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

We were fortunate enough to be treated to a basic photography workshop by both Robbie Polley and Sue Barr in the National Theatre, London. Set at night, the primary focus was […]

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Architecture, Photography

Monument to the Third International

November 14, 2014by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

The second of my structural investigations focussed on Vladimir Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International. Inspired by Paris’s Eiffel Tower and Athanasius Kircher’s seventeenth-century representation of the Tower of Babel, Tatlin […]

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Single Surface Structures

October 31, 2014by paul.thorpe Leave a comment

The design studio leaders, Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu have spent a number of years testing and exploring the possibilities of a structural technique they have coined ‘Shell Lace’. Deconstructing […]

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