UK - Oxford - University of Oxford - Blavatnik School Open Day 02 - Spiral_sq sepia_DSC0153
Here's a sepia toned, square crop of my previous Blavatnik School of Government upload. The loss of the top third of the frame makes the image a bit more abstract so in some ways I like it more but then I wonder if it also loses some of the dynamism.
I'd be interested to hear what other people think ?
Click here for more shots of Herzog & de Meuron buildings : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157622982082489
From Wikipedia : "The Blavatnik School of Government is located in the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory Quarter on Woodstock Road, however its main entrance is on Walton Street. The building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron to promote open discussion, interaction and collaboration. The central forum is inspired by the idea of openness and transparency and connects all the floors together. Construction work started in autumn 2013, after some controversy, and ended in late 2015. The building is controlled by a combination of systems and technology that helps minimise its environmental impact.
The building is taller than Carfax Tower in the centre of Oxford, this dominating the site and causing opposition to the scheme by local residents in the Jericho district of the city and elsewhere. The site is immediately to the south of the café/bar Freud, in the historic 1836 Greek revival St Paul's Church on Walton Street. The scheme has been opposed by the cafe's owner, David Freud, due to its size compared to the church building. The site is also opposite the classical Oxford University Press building. In Spring 2013, a public meeting was held in St Barnabas Church and the building was described as "a concrete marshmallow".
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UK - Oxford - University of Oxford - Blavatnik School Open Day 02 - Spiral_sq sepia_DSC0153
Here's a sepia toned, square crop of my previous Blavatnik School of Government upload. The loss of the top third of the frame makes the image a bit more abstract so in some ways I like it more but then I wonder if it also loses some of the dynamism.
I'd be interested to hear what other people think ?
Click here for more shots of Herzog & de Meuron buildings : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157622982082489
From Wikipedia : "The Blavatnik School of Government is located in the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory Quarter on Woodstock Road, however its main entrance is on Walton Street. The building is designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron to promote open discussion, interaction and collaboration. The central forum is inspired by the idea of openness and transparency and connects all the floors together. Construction work started in autumn 2013, after some controversy, and ended in late 2015. The building is controlled by a combination of systems and technology that helps minimise its environmental impact.
The building is taller than Carfax Tower in the centre of Oxford, this dominating the site and causing opposition to the scheme by local residents in the Jericho district of the city and elsewhere. The site is immediately to the south of the café/bar Freud, in the historic 1836 Greek revival St Paul's Church on Walton Street. The scheme has been opposed by the cafe's owner, David Freud, due to its size compared to the church building. The site is also opposite the classical Oxford University Press building. In Spring 2013, a public meeting was held in St Barnabas Church and the building was described as "a concrete marshmallow".
My Website : Twitter : Facebook : Instagram : Photocrowd
© D.Godliman