Review #1 - Summary of Tutor Feedback

From my review on Thursday 5th October was an assesment of my proposal as far as design thesis's go. With thanks to Tom Attewell for noting things down (and consequently blame for any mis-representation of any opinions) here is the summary of the feedback I received, any comments to this are very welcome:

• The site, Newcastle Library, is probably a large urban design programme. Is this your intent?

• In many ways, the project is the dissipation of the activities/erosion/ability to change the envelope/building morphology

• The project is very much experimental and therefore a setting is needed where all these things can be explored in the programme. The Bigg Market could offer this potential for the project with potentially 4 facades with public presence, printing press, nightlife, WC, cathedral

• What about the static nature of the building programme? People need support facilities etc no matter what building type - perhaps 30-60% solid infrastructure to enable the rest of the building to be interactive & engage

• Flexibility always has to be based on rules - for example you could have a support structure which is the backbone for the building

• The proposal presented needs to be a piece of architecture not a piece of technology. By making the method of design, interaction and modes of engagement people centric then it becomes a piece of architecture.

• A very interesting scheme - expect it to be challenging!

Personally I felt that it went better than I expected! Now I have to get a sacrificial scheme together for the review on 18th.