UK - Birmingham - The Cube 10_sqx16 v2_DSC7755
Having produced a 4x4 grid of the original shot ( www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/15530085972/ ) of the MAKE Architects Cube, I thought I'd take it one step further and produce a 16x16 grid further enhancing the repetitive nature of facade.
To disguise this I've darkened down the bottom right-hand corner. I did consider swapping a few squares around just to mix things up a bit but decided I like the way I'd turned something so seemingly random into something to repetitive. I'm wondering if this would look good as a large print, maybe filling a wall Andreas Gursky style.......
You can find more shots of this building in my Make Architects set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157624492049624
From Wikipedia : "The cubic dimensions of the main design element lends to the name of the development. However, the building consists of three stages with the cube being one of them. The building is constructed of concrete, with two fire-fighting cores rising up either side of the building.
Birmingham-born Ken Shuttleworth, who designed London's Gherkin building with Norman Foster, has stated that the design evokes the city's industrial heritage.
The cladding for me tries to reflect the heavy industries of Birmingham which I remember as a kid, the metal plate works and the car plants - and the inside is very crystalline, all glass; that to me is like the jewellery side of Birmingham, the lightbulbs and delicate stuff - it tries to reflect the essence of Birmingham in the building itself."
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UK - Birmingham - The Cube 10_sqx16 v2_DSC7755
Having produced a 4x4 grid of the original shot ( www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/15530085972/ ) of the MAKE Architects Cube, I thought I'd take it one step further and produce a 16x16 grid further enhancing the repetitive nature of facade.
To disguise this I've darkened down the bottom right-hand corner. I did consider swapping a few squares around just to mix things up a bit but decided I like the way I'd turned something so seemingly random into something to repetitive. I'm wondering if this would look good as a large print, maybe filling a wall Andreas Gursky style.......
You can find more shots of this building in my Make Architects set : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157624492049624
From Wikipedia : "The cubic dimensions of the main design element lends to the name of the development. However, the building consists of three stages with the cube being one of them. The building is constructed of concrete, with two fire-fighting cores rising up either side of the building.
Birmingham-born Ken Shuttleworth, who designed London's Gherkin building with Norman Foster, has stated that the design evokes the city's industrial heritage.
The cladding for me tries to reflect the heavy industries of Birmingham which I remember as a kid, the metal plate works and the car plants - and the inside is very crystalline, all glass; that to me is like the jewellery side of Birmingham, the lightbulbs and delicate stuff - it tries to reflect the essence of Birmingham in the building itself."
My Website : Twtter : Facebook