Last weekend Dan, Charlotte and Tim immersed themselves in the world of wine and attended a wine tasting afternoon near Hyde Park. Obviously a lot was learnt about the Italian wine region.....if only we could remember.
Tim Tries : Being a Culture Vulture
The RT team highly recommend Martin Creed's exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. It is definitely not for you if you're the slightest bit of a prude but the exhibition has now been extended so is open until this Bank Holiday Monday.
Plus, this photo could NOT be kept to ourselves ....!
Sensing Spaces ...
A few of the RT team have recently been to visit the very well publicised Sensing Spaces exhibition at the Royal Academy. There are mixed reviews from the team but most would say it's worth a visit, even if just to see the building itself.
Peabody Exhibition ...
Yesterday lunch time a few of us had a little jaunt down to The Building Centre on Store Street to have a look at the Peaboady's Small Project Panel Architectural Competition. The exhibition includes the 20 shortlisted small housing schemes. It's only a small exhibition but worth a look. The AJ exhibition for the tiled water disposing kiosk has also just opened there.
Upside Down House ...
The team went to have a look at artist Alex Chinneck's latest piece this lunch time. The work, name 'Miner on the Moon' appears to be an upside down house in amongst a row of existing buildings. The building is set for demolish due to the '20 Blackfriars' devolpment, so the piece of art is only temporary.
Alex Chinneck said of his work to London SE1 : "By doing something very simple like re-presenting the everyday world but inverted, it hopefully encourages people to look again and cherish the world around us," the artist told the London SE1 website.
Tim Tries : Being a Fashionista
During London Fashion Week Tim managed to wangle his way into a few shows and guess who he bumped into ........ only Zaha!
Bob Bikes to Bruges
For this years summer holiday Charlotte.T was taken to Bruges by her trusty 37 year old steed, Bob. She cycled 250 miles to the beautiful Beligan city and back. She now claims this is the peak of her cycling career and will stick to her normal commuter route from now on! Well done Bob, not a single puncture!
Back to basics
Back in the office after his great American road trip, Richard wastes no time in immersing himself in the traditions of yesteryear. This week’s lesson comes in the form of the drawing board. A novel tool apparently used by architects in a time gone by. Well done Richard.
Garlic Gathering
Today saw the removal of the Wayward Plants allotments from the Southbank, so the RT troops when down for the final harvest and came back with some garlic, celery, chives, lavender and mint. Delicious!
Unfortunately that signals the end of the summer, so I think it's time for a new project to keep the team entertained ....