About John Russell Beaumont
Making The Palimpsest
September 28, 2016 | John Russell BeaumontIn the spring of 2016, we learned that our studio space and large portions of its neighborhood would be demolished for the construction of the High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) project. After hearing about the controversy surrounding the community engagement practices … Read More
The Palimpsest: Changing cities with virtual reality
August 19, 2016 | John Russell BeaumontHigh Speed 2 (HS2) will be the UK’s second high-speed rail line if it is built. In the first phase of construction, the line would connect London to Birmingham. In later phases, it would extend to Leeds, Manchester, and possibly … Read More
Democratizing the production of architecture
February 19, 2016 | John Russell BeaumontArchitecture is a pervasive presence in our lives. In fact, buildings are so ubiquitous that the general terms for position in English, ‘inside’ and ‘outside’, place us in constant reference to which side of architecture we are located (Zizek 2010), … Read More
Architectures of Firmness and Softness
November 5, 2015 | John Russell BeaumontBefore discussing soft architecture, it is worthwhile to understand how architecture can be hard. Hardness immediately evokes the physical building materials which comprise the majority of the built environment. Buildings are made to withstand the elements–a quality Vitruvius called ‘firmness’1–and … Read More
Light Touch
Ruairi Glynn & Chryssa Varna of the Interactive Architecture Lab worked with Haptic Architects on the complex assembly of a temporary lobby installation to produce the subtle movements of light th...
