All articles by Mamata Paira
Mamata Paira
Obstacles, Chaos & Joy: Yuki Sumner on Fujimoto’s Serpentine Pavilion
Prompting a flood of excuses from the gallery staff, a rhetorical question was posed by a woman in the audience at the end of the public talk given by Sou Fujimoto, at this year’s Serpentine Gallery summer pavilion.
RIBA National Awards 2013: interactive map & gallery
It has been a while in the making but here is your one-stop shop for the RIBA national awards, which were announced today: Blueprint brings you our first interactive map, allowing you to see how the awards are clustered and distributed up and down the country and indeed which practices are responsible for them…
LFA event: Shared Spaces & Learning from Poynton
The London Festival of Architecture is well underway and amongst its many offerings is a discussion that will explore the important idea of shared spaces and how these are created successfully.
Pull up to the Bumper: Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair turns 10!
Celebrating its first decade, the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair graces Brick Lane this weekend – for one day only, it allows ‘anyone with a few quid in their pocket’ to buy some of the edgiest British art for a song.
20:20 with Sir Terry Farrell – a special Blueprint event
Blueprint with Farrells are very pleased to present the inaugural Blueprint 20:20 seminar on 27 June 2013.
Ai Weiwei at the 2013 Venice Biennale
Ai Weiwei continues to hold the world’s attention as he exhibits at the 55th Venice Biennale. Opened by none other than the artist’s own mother on May 28th, Weiwei’s installations at Venice will constitute his ‘only major new solo show in 2013’.
Barbara Hepworth | Graphic Works
Barbara Hepworth is celebrated first and foremost as a sculptor – but lesser known are her graphic works. The Hepworth Gallery now holds the entire collection of her extensive works in print, using lithographic and screenprinting techniques.
‘Endless Process’ | Dirk Van Der Kooij + Video
The 3D printing furore has arguably peaked and as with anything, the hyperbole tends to give way to a more meaningful wake. The initial wave of excitement having passed, the application of technology can be seen in a way that is perhaps less spectacular, but more insightful as we begin to see its impact on day-to-day life.
LFA: Atlas of the Unbuilt World
As the London Festival of Architecture launches a month-long season celebrating the built environment, the ‘ATLAS OF THE UNBUILT WORLD’ illustrates perfectly its global and speculative outlook. With many other events developed with nations from around the world this one brings all together; however, the unifying factor of currently unbuilt status is shared by all projects, drawn from 40 countries.
£2,000 Blueprint for the Future 3D printing competition
Blueprint magazine has joined forces with Additive Earth Systems and the Bartlett School of Architecture to launch an architecture and design competition using existing – and future – 3D printing technology. The best five pieces of work in each category will be printed and displayed at Design Junction during London Design Week in September and there is a £1,000 cash prize on offer for the best creation in each category.