Belfast

Belfast – Small Town, Huge History

Posted by anitabrown3d on July 14, 2013 in Architecture, Belfast, Form, Photographs |2 Comments

Ok, I don’t want to turn this post into a history lesson but following on from my disastrous visit to Custom House; I’ve since had to choose a different period property in which to study. I’m required to research the property’s historical significance and also its architectural and design attributes. Although because of my acute interest in the […]

Custom House and My Shattered Dreams

Posted by anitabrown3d on July 10, 2013 in Architecture, Belfast, Form, Photographs |No Comments

I chose Custom House, Belfast as the (period) property with historical significance to research for the current module of my Degree course. One of the requirements of this module is to photograph the architectural/design elements of said period property and discuss its political/social context. On the outside this property is quite a distinguishable and commanding structure in the City […]

Yes, He Captured That Cog Beautifully

Posted by anitabrown3d on July 8, 2013 in Architecture, Art, Form, Industrial, Modernism, Photographs |No Comments

Studying Modernism and the context in which it emerged has a strange effect on the body and mind. I’m starting to curse a lot. And audible sighs can be heard from my direction on the hour, every hour. I’ve decided that I don’t ‘like’ Modernism. That doesn’t mean I don’t like Modern design but it does mean that I’m not a fan […]

The Flat Roofed House

Posted by anitabrown3d on July 2, 2013 in Architecture, Belfast, Form, Modernism, Photographs |6 Comments

I knocked on a strange door today knowing that I hadn’t a clue who was going to greet me. I also knew that my request was going to be perceived as quite a peculiar one. But I did it anyway. To cut a long story short, I’m currently researching the design ethos that governed Modernism. […]

A Door is Just a Door, Right?

Posted by anitabrown3d on June 13, 2013 in Architecture, Interior Design, Photographs, Texture, Vintage |2 Comments

Like a lot of people I walk to work everyday. And everyday as I engage ‘auto-pilot’ I don’t really absorb the sights around me. I’m too busy thinking about what I’m going to have for dinner later that evening…or cursing the fact that I had to leave my beloved bed and how I’d love to dive right back […]

Posted by anitabrown3d on April 3, 2013 in Architecture, Belfast, Form, Photographs |No Comments

In my quest to celebrate what’s good and positive and constructive about Belfast I’ve decided to share a few well chosen photographs that I hope will illustrate that Belfast is much more than many believe it to be.

Andy Warhol: Weird or Wonderful?

Posted by anitabrown3d on March 10, 2013 in Art, Food, Photography, Reflection |5 Comments

My knowledge of the late Andy Warhol; the internationally acclaimed Artist is very limited. So in an attempt to widen my understanding of Andy Warhol I attended an exhibition in The MAC, Belfast.