London architectural montage: Brutalist - prototype

 When exhibiting in London recently I photographed a new architectural style; Brutalist. Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture that is typically very linear and 'blockish', and is majorly built with concrete.

The style initially was associated with government buildings, low-rent housing and shopping centres, resulting in functional structures at a low cost, and while the style has been criticized for it's 'ugliness' and the fact that concrete ages poorly (staining easily and attracting moss), it has it's followers.

Montage for Nottingham shoot

I've been busy recently networking and improving CV etc., so have not been able to post the new montage I made until now.

Anyway, this montage differs from previous images in 'The Castles of the Architects' series in a number of aspects. For example, the montage is not mirrored, instead resembling a cityscape more than a single (fictional) example of architecture. This is to reflect the choice of subjects, which was that of tourist locations, rather than a specific architectural period of theme. To further emphasise this, more pavement is visible, and trains and trams are represented, giving a greater sense of a sprawling metropolis.

Nottingham montage shoot - early montage

Here is a in progress montage from the Nottingham shoot yesterday. It differs from the 'Castles of the Architects' montages because they focused on a selected architectural style, whereas this montage is more directed to general tourist attractions; a tourist map was used to help with this.

As with the previous montages, arranging and cutting the buildings out is slow progress, but the work is steady and quickly improving.

'Must-haves' in the montage are Nottingham Castle and the Robin Hood statue. The castle, however, was difficult to photograph, as the front was shrouded in trees, and the back was against a sheer drop, with no clear angle to photograph it from, though I managed a distance shot in the end.

The reason for the inclusion of the 'City of Caves' exhibit entrance is that Nottingham is known for having many caves, and this exhibit was the nearest to a cave entrance that I could find that was accessible.