Joining an architect and a photographer on location for a photo shoot is always enjoyable and sparks curiosity in the diverse work spaces that exist beyond your own. In between shot set-ups there is discussion and a bit of clean-up, but there is time to see the space on a number of levels. At the recent shoot for our client at Ipsen, a biopharmaceutical company in Cambridge, I came back to a concept we have visited at Payette before – there is art and beauty inherent in science. From the equipment and supplies to under the microscope; I saw artistry everywhere. At Ipsen, the energetic palette of blues, yellow and green reminded me of an image from one of Payette’s mailers celebrating our science buildings.
architecture as beautiful as the science within
Art is intertwined in physical environments, under microscopes, within the camera frame. It is more about focusing your lens a certain way. The results can be cool and surprising: appreciation for a work environment, an abstract magnification, or a beautiful architectural shot.
Related: this post sparked a conversation with a colleague on the art of Geoff Williams who literally has a different lens: art captured by the scanning electron microscope. Check out Nanoscape.
We`re wrapping up World Landscape Architecture Month with a peak into the design of the XiangYa Fifth Hospital at Central South University.
The XiangYa Fifth Hospital will provide a new world class model for the delivery of healthcare in China, accommodating over 100,000 patients a day and housing over 2,500 patient rooms. Nature is further embedded into the superstructure through gardens, courtyards, roof terraces, light monitors and generous windows that provide abundant natural light and frame views of the natural setting surrounding the building.
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