Fountain Square
Friday, 21 February 2014
Evaluation
Overall this project has been a success because I have discovered an area of art that I was not familiar to before, I have looked at new artists that have inspired my own work and outcomes and at the later stage of my project I have discovered more about incorporating recycled materials into my own work and creating small models to show what I am intending to create at a later stage with scale models and using materials instead of the same materials as I will be using if I was making the real thing.
After completing my presentation to Nils Norman and my class I was given feedback to add to my piece to improve it. The feedback that I was was very different to what I was thinking about when I was creating my play area. One of the most important piece of advice I was given was to think about the bigger area and not just the selected area I have chosen. After getting that feedback I looked back at the original plan of my idea and decided to look at the photographs that I took when we went for our walk around the site.
I then have decided that I will improve my piece by making more that one and have lots of areas with one in. So then the idea would be for families to use this area in the day time, so that the children can play and adults can use the bench area to socialize.
This way I can make use of more mud from the mound in the site at the moment. The materials that I have used in my play area are still the right materials for the job, however I will have to look into the grip I would use at the top where the glass is and this could be slippery in the wet.
All of this feedback that I have been given I have thought about well and have altered in my revised Photoshopped image as you can see on my blog.
After completing my presentation to Nils Norman and my class I was given feedback to add to my piece to improve it. The feedback that I was was very different to what I was thinking about when I was creating my play area. One of the most important piece of advice I was given was to think about the bigger area and not just the selected area I have chosen. After getting that feedback I looked back at the original plan of my idea and decided to look at the photographs that I took when we went for our walk around the site.
I then have decided that I will improve my piece by making more that one and have lots of areas with one in. So then the idea would be for families to use this area in the day time, so that the children can play and adults can use the bench area to socialize.
This way I can make use of more mud from the mound in the site at the moment. The materials that I have used in my play area are still the right materials for the job, however I will have to look into the grip I would use at the top where the glass is and this could be slippery in the wet.
All of this feedback that I have been given I have thought about well and have altered in my revised Photoshopped image as you can see on my blog.
My Piece For Great Kneighton
I got set the task of producing a piece for the Great Kneighton country park. My piece is a play area, below is an image of my small model which is all to scale. The target age for this play area is 8 years +, I have decided to choose this age to work from because this play area will be made out of recycled materials so could have sharp areas and different things that could be a small danger, also to play on this sufficiently the child will have to climb a ladder and be a 2 meter height, which could pose risks.
The main focus and feature in the play area is the mound where I have created small holes as tunnels to go through. The soil that I will be using to build this mound will be out of the area, where they have dug out of the lakes and large ponds.
To produce this small model i have used recycled materials and also used clay instead of soil to try and make a realistic piece.
The main focus and feature in the play area is the mound where I have created small holes as tunnels to go through. The soil that I will be using to build this mound will be out of the area, where they have dug out of the lakes and large ponds.
To produce this small model i have used recycled materials and also used clay instead of soil to try and make a realistic piece.
Nils Norman
Nils Norman (born 1966) is an artist living in London. He works across the disciplines of public art, architecture and urban planning. His projects challenge notions of the function of public art and the efficacy of mainstream urban planning and large-scale regeneration. Informed by local politics and ideas on alternative economic, ecological systems and play, Norman’s work merges utopian alternatives with current urban design to create a humorous critique of the discrete histories and functions of public art and urban planning. Norman is a Professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art and Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, where he leads the School of Walls and Space.
Nils has been involved with lots of exciting projects involving sustainable work and recycling projects. One of his first types of this style promoting recycling is the bus project, where he took a old bus and fitted it out with living arrangements and and a little green house at the back, all of the materials used were recycled or good for the environment, the bus used alcohol as fuel.
Nils has been involved with lots of exciting projects involving sustainable work and recycling projects. One of his first types of this style promoting recycling is the bus project, where he took a old bus and fitted it out with living arrangements and and a little green house at the back, all of the materials used were recycled or good for the environment, the bus used alcohol as fuel.
The Geocruiser, 2002
Nils Norman is now very important in the public art world and is showing his skills on the Great Knieghton Project by designing part of the country park area.
Below are some of his public art designs for a bridge to go over a part of the park.
This piece was inspired by a bird spotting shelter in fen drayton nature reserve which is one of the stops on the guided bus route that goes to addenbrookes as well.
Great Kneighton
Great Kneighton (From Great Kneighton website) - Offering breathtaking new homes in Cambridge. Just minutes from Cambridge city centre, Great Kneighton is an exceptional new development being created by Countryside Properties Plc, in one of the most sought-after areas in south Cambridge.
Great Kneighton is situated next to the town on Trumpington on the edge of south Cambridge. The residents of Great Kneighton have the benefits of living within one of England's most historic and vibrant cities, whilst enjoying modern living. This brand new towns houses are designed to suit today’s lifestyles, are being developed alongside a new 120 acre country park, home to local wildlife, recreation and sports facilities.
At the heart of Great Kneighton is an attractively designed central square that will host essential facilities and services including a new community/health centre, library, shops, offices and transport hub. For the most exciting development of Cambridge homes, you need look no further than Great Kneighton from Countryside Properties Plc.
For this project I am focusing on the county park area of the Great Kneighton plans. I'm doing this because I am mainly looking at a designer call Nils Norman. Nils Norman is developing public art proposals for Great Kneighton’s 120 acre Country Park. Nils is creating designs for bridges over Hobson’s Brook, seating and way finding across the park and a new large Active Recreation Area.
Great Kneighton is situated next to the town on Trumpington on the edge of south Cambridge. The residents of Great Kneighton have the benefits of living within one of England's most historic and vibrant cities, whilst enjoying modern living. This brand new towns houses are designed to suit today’s lifestyles, are being developed alongside a new 120 acre country park, home to local wildlife, recreation and sports facilities.
At the heart of Great Kneighton is an attractively designed central square that will host essential facilities and services including a new community/health centre, library, shops, offices and transport hub. For the most exciting development of Cambridge homes, you need look no further than Great Kneighton from Countryside Properties Plc.
For this project I am focusing on the county park area of the Great Kneighton plans. I'm doing this because I am mainly looking at a designer call Nils Norman. Nils Norman is developing public art proposals for Great Kneighton’s 120 acre Country Park. Nils is creating designs for bridges over Hobson’s Brook, seating and way finding across the park and a new large Active Recreation Area.
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