DEANSGATE
I took a number of photographs of buildings as I walked up Deansgate, trying to get some inspiration. Here are a selection of some of my favoriates. I liked the stark contrast of the brand new glass buildings against the old brick buildings. Aswell as this contrast there are also buildings that were in good shape, but others which were degrading, unused and abandoned.
However, I am more interested in the history and culture rather than the architecture for this project, so I walked up to Victoria station and realised that I would like to look more into the history behind this station, as it used to be the main place for people arriving into Manchester.
I also came across the John Rylands Library. This building has a real sense of atmosphere and the architecture is really inspirational. I loved the textures, subtle earthy colours and patterns within this builing and I am going to research the history and culture behind it.
Next steps:
- Research history of deansgate. Find old photos.
- Research Victoria Station.
- Research John Rylands Library.
By the end of this week I want to have narrowed down my research to one part of Deansgate and the history and culture within that. Then I can widen my research again to look at pattern and colour within this culture/history for inspiration in my drawing and sample work.
