Aasiya Khalil
Aikaterini Aznaourova
Aleksandra Cwikla
Alice Ferrante
Alexandra Andrews
Amy Bean
Ana Lucia Sarabia Villegas
Ananya Dunn
Andrea Werres
Anna Savel
Arthur Rowe Jones
Ash Mohammed-Grange
Avina Jain
Bella Yahin Geiwald
Bobby Ingham
Bradley Claytor
Bridget Mosiya
Caleb Woodward
Cam Harris
Cassandra Dickinson
Charlotte Ross
Cherrie Tong
Chloe Eia Hancock
Cornelia Skrok
Daniela Morris
Elissa Lenoir Ajaka
Ell Lenton
Ella Clancy
Ellecia Marie
Ellen Brandi
Elliott Bulman
Eunbyeol Choi
Flo Bender
Freddie Alexander-Morris
Gal Patal
George Murphy
Gerrick King
Gruffudd Drury
Haitian Xu
Han Bao
Hannah Stockwell
Iman Amjid
Isa Rios Martinez
Isla Burnett
Isabelle Van Zijl
James King
Janine Mody
Janvi Jain
Jiachen Shao
Jihun Lee
Joshua Haswell
Josselin Demelier
Kainuo Huang
Karen Tadrous
Kayla Russell
Ke Bao
Kyeongjin Kim
Leeso Kweon
Leslyn Zhou
Liberty Leatherbarrow Stokes
Lucy Lay
Luke Cahalin
Manil Rai
Mathilda Schmidt
Maya Seth
Maya Tastet
Megan Lim
MengTing Ruan (Stella)
Oli Roper
Panka Fürjes
Qiuxuan Jin
Qiyang Yu
Reid Jameson Potts
Samina Rahman
Sayuri Okazaki
Scarlett Hayes
Seungbum Ha (John)
Sohyun Lim
Stefano Stavrou
Stephanie Pyburn
Tara Ferguson
Teodora Dimitrova
Therese Mastek
Tom Heap
Tongzheng Chu
Violet Wang
Xiaohua (Laura) Liu
Xinyi Zhang
Ya Lucia Kang
Yangzhizhuo Qu
Yawen Chen
Ye Zhang (Lily)
Yeji Kim
Yelley Genkin
Yichen Liao
Yuanming (Krystal) Song
Yufei Liu
Yuming Xu
Yuna Goda
Zhaowei Wang
Zih-Jie Weng (Artemis)
Ziru Wang
Remodelling the identity of
Classical architecture.
Manil Rai
Serious? Authoritative? Perhaps maybe even right-wing? Why is this iconic and timeless style only being used for government-focused architecture implying connotations of intimidating values when there is so much overlooked beauty to it? They may be just a few columns and pediments but just through this basic building philosophy of posts and lintels being used comes the creation of one of the most recognisable aesthetics. In recent times however it can be seen that style is continuously falling into the rhetoric of trying to display feelings of ‘power’ and old traditions. A key example can be seen through Donald Trump’s past executive order to restrict the creation of federal buildings only using the classical theme. Actions such as this are heavily skewing our perception of this beautiful style when we restrict it to one value. The aim of this project is to counter this limitation by utilising the aesthetic of Classical architecture into any form of building, attempting to emphasise its elegance and intricate details. Whether it be a hotel, attraction site, or a library. Do we perceive the classical style to be intimidating purely from its aesthetic or its narrative? Plus, I like cardboard.
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