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V&A Architecture & Design Collecting Priorities: Gaps and Innovations

Explore the V&A Museum's five collecting priorities in architecture and design, highlighting contemporary models, digital renderings, diversity, global challenges, and storytelling through notable artists and projects.

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Architecture & Design Collecting Priorities V&A Architecture Gallery Refresh (by 2030) Presented by Olivia Ampaw
• Visually communicate the five collecting priorities ("GAPS") for Architecture and Design (AAPD) at the V&A Museum. • Demonstrate creativity and personal appreciation for architecture through design and content. • Showcase artists that inspire and engage the target audience of the V&A Museum. PRESENTATION OBJECTIVE
5 GAPS Artists: Lawrence Lek Joshua Vermillion ARCHITECTURAL MODELS Artist: Frank Gehry 01 CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS 02 DIVERSITY IN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN 03 PROJECTS ENGAGED WITH GLOBAL CHALLENGES 04 Young Artists: Ama Ofori-Darko Dominique Petit-Frère Artist: Mariam Kamara Issoufou 05 LINKING COLLECTIONS & DESIGN STORYTELLING Artist: David Adjaye
1. ARCHITECTURAL MODELS Architectural Model Walt Disney Concert Hall Project Model, 1989-2003 • current venue: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (2015) • about the project: Competition 1988 • materials used: Metal Sheets Frank Gehry Architectural Model, Sheet Metal Structure, 1987 • sculptural, complex • the model was meant to be a working model, not a final presentation piece • iconic in form • deconstructivism movement • visually compelling and great for gallery presence • playfulness of style and line drawings (sketches) • material used: constructed from foam core and held together with pins and glue source: nbm.org (National Building Museum)
2. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS “Vermillion agrees that AI is restricted by its lack of understanding of physics, climate, cultural systems, infrastructure and the many other considerations that influence real-life architecture projects. However, he believes that fears around AI’s impact are unwarranted as long as the software remains entirely under human control.” Article by WEREPRESENT BYWETRANSFER SOURCE: wepresent.wetransfer.com Joshua Vermillion Nepanthe (Summer Palace Ruins) 19 Nov 2022 – 5 Feb 2023 QUAD, Derby, UK “Lawrence is one of the most lauded artists working in the UK today. Working across the fields of film, music, and video games, he explores worldbuilding as a form of collage, incorporating elements from the material, sonic and virtual worlds to develop narratives of alternate histories and speculative futures.” Article by ARTRABBIT.COM (12th October 2022) Lawrence Lek Lawrence Lek Joshua Vermillion • architectural storytelling • contemporary design merging with digital technologies • ongoing video game series • virtual reality and computer-generated imagery • 3D animation • multimedia installation • digital fabrication • digital information as medium (architectural applications of computational, parametric and algorithmic design); digital information as material (digital fabrication tools and techniques); and digital information as method (situated technologies, sensing, responsive systems, and robotics) Laurence Wek winner of the 2024 Frieze Artist award and was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people working in AI. Joshua co-authored and edited the book Digital Design Exercises for Architecture Students with Jason S. Johnson (Routledge, 2016). As an educator, Joshua’s students have won design awards and competitions.
3. PROJECTS ENGAGED WITH GLOBAL CHALLENGES Mariam Kamara Issoufou Project Title: Niamey 2000 Niamey 2000 is a housing development designed in response to the current housing crisis in Niamey. • Strong belief in the power of architecture to effect social, political and economic change • Mariam Issoufou was awarded the Impact in Design Award at the 2023 Architizer A+ Awards, which celebrates architects whose work forms a catalyst for positive change and combats local and global crises. Project Title: Regional Market “The solution is kept very simple, using a colourful recycled metal canopy produced through a succession of individual shading structures that compensate for the difficulty in growing trees in such an arid, desert climate.” mariamissoufou.com image from mariamissoufou.com image from mariamissoufou.com
4. DIVERSITY IN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN • visionary designer and urbanist. • she redefines four-dimensional designs in west Africa. Image © Limbo Accra - www.culturedmag.com Ama Ofori- Darko Dominique Petit- Frère • (2022-2024) she was a member of the core team at Black Females in Architecture (BFA). • exploring the urban condition of churches within London’s African and Caribbean communities. Source Image: https://amaoforidarko.com/about “Abandoned Buildings Provide the Potential for a Regenerative Future”
5. LINKING COLLECTIONS & DESIGN STORYTELLING . Adjaye is known for a broad spectrum of notable projects, from houses and libraries, to museums and larger scale urban masterplans. 2008 April 2009 2009- 2010 2008 – NMAAHC Design Competition Initiated The Smithsonian Institution launched an architectural competition for the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). He was among six finalists. 2009 - The Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup team Adjaye and the team was announced as the winner of the competition. 2009-2010 Conceptual Development Inspirations: • Yoruba Caryatid • bronze coloured lattice from the 19th Century ironwork crafted by African Americans (integrating cultural symbolism) David Adjaye Image: Long Section, National Museum of African American History and Culture. Courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup. www.e-flux.com image:David Adjaye’s skteches 21/04/2017 TIME magazine www.metalocus.es, Article written by INÉS LALUETA images: www.designmuseum.org
5. LINKING COLLECTIONS & DESIGN STORYTELLING (continued) Adjaye is known for a broad spectrum of notable projects, from houses and libraries, to museums and larger scale urban masterplans. September 2016 – Museum Opening The National Museum of African American History and Culture officially opened to the public, standing as a testament to African American history and culture through its thoughtfully designed architecture. 2012–2016 – Construction Phase David Adjaye 2012–2016 September 2016 David Adjaye’s work fits well with the V&A’s history of using its collection to educate people about design and creativity. www.designmuseum.org “form, heft, material / making place: the architecture of david Adjaye” The art institute of Chicago, illinois, USA September 2015 – image from
Frank Gehrys https://nbm.org/collections-highlight-frank-gehrys-sheet-metal-architectural-model/ https://www.artsy.net/artwork/frank-gehry-walt-disney-concert-hall-project-model-los- angeles-california https://gehry.getty.edu/accessibility https://www.designlife-cycle.com/walt-disney-concert-hall-la Lawrence Lek https://www.lawrencelek.com/ Joshua Vermillion www.wepresent.wetransfer.com Ama Ofori-Darko https://amaoforidarko.com/about Mariam Kamara Issoufou www.mariamissoufou.com Dominique Petit Frere https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2023/02/21/limbo-accra-young-architects-dominique- petit-frere David Adjaye https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/david-adjaye-among-100-most-influential-people- according-time https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/david-adjaye-london-design-museum-exhibition/ https://www.designboom.com/ SOURCE/REFERENCE