Week 6 - Exhibition and Crit

Exhibition:
Walking around the exhibition it was great to see each group's take on what would be the realistic scenario for the future, with regards to Paddington Central. Without reading other concepts, it appeared as though the future will very sustainably based with large focus on green energy and technology and a keen interest to turn the site into an urban farm. Although this is a good idea, it only is to a certain extent as they have not catered for all societal issues ranging from cultural, political, education, etc. They have made it too specific and I feel that more awareness of the economic and social sustainability factors would contribute to a greater concept and architectural solution. I believe that our proposal exemplifies this.

Crit:
Over the last few weeks we have been discussing and pitching our ideas about the future scenario for Paddington Central with each of the three tutors. They have been very helpful and positive about our progress and idea generation and have inspired us to continually improve and evolve the idea.

This continued through to the presentation today with all three tutors very pleased with our final presentation. The main points of value that I think I can take from the tutors is that,

• The idea is very original 
• Very community based and believeable
• It resonates within all facets of society (e.g. culture, technology, etc) 
• It actually improves the well being of human life through the functions which we have proposed for the Paddington Central site.   
• Sets a footprint for what the future could be.

These are all strong points to take away from the assignment and I am very pleased as a result. Hopefully this will inspire me to challenge myself for the next assignment.