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SCIENCE FICTION MEETS ARCHITECTURE – LONDON IN 2080

JUNE 2017

Science Fiction Meets Architecture – London in 2080

As part of a new Bartlett series called Science Fiction Meets Architecture, Niall will be taking part in a talk with Vernor Vinge, a five time Hugo Award science fiction writer, where they will discuss designing for an aging population.

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM PROGRESS

MARCH 2017

Natural History Museum Progress

Below are some from the Natural History Museum site showing the scaffold ‘tunnel’ going up at the Museum. This is the framework required to lift, manipulate, and move the blue whale skull into position in a few weeks.

Though the main hall has had a sperm whale in it before, this was only around 15m long. In contrast, the blue whale, the largest known animal to have ever existed, is about 30m long once assembled.

Unfortunately, due to the various extensions and alterations to the Museum over time, the skull can only come in via the front doors. And – much like a very large, very heavy, very valuable sofa – it’s a case of squeezing it in at strange angles.