1st Edition

Will Alsop The Noise

By Tom Porter Copyright 2011
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

The design process of Will Alsop acts as a conduit for the dreams and aspirations of others. Moving from public consultation to the privacy of his painting studio – here ideas are born in the liquidity of paint, the serendipity of collage and the flourish of line, resulting in the avant-garde and vibrant designs that Alsop is particularly well known for. Whether the world approves of these... Read more
Introduction  1. Genesis: Tabula Rasa  2. Consultation: Vox Pop  3. Origination: The Noise  4. Experimentation: Painting Sessions  5. Collaboration: Double Acts  6. Big Architecture: Urban Design  7. Diversity: Street Creatures  8. Contemplation: Doing Nothing (Nothing Doing)  9. Reflection: Sound Bites  10. Conclusion

Biography

Tom Porter was an author, lecturer and colour consultant, and a Visiting Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, UK. He was also a Visiting Professor at Florida A&M University and Montana State University, USA.

Tom's international career included lecture tours, most notably at Harvard, and colour workshops in Norway and Switzerland. He formed close professional relationships that spanned 30 years with other internationally renowned colour experts such as Jean Philippe Lenclos and Giovanni Brino. He also collaborated with Robert Cumming for the BBC series The Colour Eye.

Tom published 21 books during his career including Colour for Architecture, which was updated to become Colour for Architecture Today, and Archispeak.