Tuesday 26 May 2009

My Site models

Some Site models that i made for my current design project. I have already posted photos of the site at Lindisfarne in my photoblog.Just a few more, my work this time.



Monday 25 May 2009

Mecca to be re-designed..



I personally thought the design was well thought out and fits the context and the needs of the inhabitants.

A video revealing Atkins’ plans for the redevelopment of the Masjid al-Haram, the holiest site in Islam, has been leaked on the internet

A number of British architects, including Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid have been approached to draw up plans to increase the capacity of the mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The efforts to regenerate Mecca come as the government struggles to accommodate ever increasing numbers of religious tourists who visit on the Hajj and Umra each year. Official figures state some four million pilgrims visited Mecca in 2007 to perform the Hajj.

The government is looking to increase the number of international visas issued to pilgrims, which will place even greater pressure on the city.

Friday 22 May 2009

Top Architecture Schools in the UK : 2010

The Guardian has released the latest rankings of the UK schools of Architecture.

The top five slots have been occupied by the usual favorites.

1. University College London
2. University of Cambridge
3. University of Bath
4. University of Cardiff
5. University of Edinburgh

The top five are closely followed by the University of Northumbria,the Manchester School of Architecture and the University of Newcastle.