Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Week 1

Building: Melbourne Museum
Location: Nicholson Street Carlton
Architect: Denton Corker Marshall
Built: 1999-2000

This piece of architecture spans great distances and relies upon a steel frame clad with glass. Although a number of materials are used throughout the building.
















Image: overall building
I was unable to capture the whole building in a photograph, so I photographed only the section that used glass fixed to large steel columns.















Image: 3mx3m
This was the clearest section of the building and gives the viewer the clearest understanding of the way the steel columns and glass are used.















Image: Detail of the building
This image illustrates the way the glass is fixed to the steel columns, an integral part of the design and overall effect.