It could be said that architecture is one of the most humanist pursuits, existing solely to make humans happy.
The always clever BLDGBLOG this week features the Bat Spiral, a project by UK architecture firm Friend and Company which shows that animals can get just as much enjoyment from architecture.
Based just outside of London, the Bat Spiral is designed to provide a roost (cave?) for the 17 bat species that are native to the UK. The 45 square metre structure can house about 330 bats who are attracted to the structure for its dark spaces, and for the warmth generated from the black timber walls.
It is also surprisingly beautiful with its simple, reed-like support columns raising it above the swamp, and its graceful painted timber curves.
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About traffman
I don't like labelling people, but if I were a blog post, I'd be tagged something like this:
sydney, australia, melbourne, albury, male, gen-y, gay, hr, media, art, architecture, nailbiter, photography, design, business, atheist, apolitical, caucasian, lhatese, taken, citroen, gym, swim, brunette, black humour
So that's me, now for my story.
I started life growing up in rural Australia as the third of five boys. For the first 18 years of my life, I knew I wanted to be an architect. I would spend free time drawing house plans and reading architecture books. But when I finished school and started to study architecture at university, I had one horrible realisation: architecture is not the career for me.
So I quit the degree and talked my way into a PA role, which had the unforseen side-affect of giving me a taste of the business world. Six years later I graduated from a business degree and have been working in Human Resources in the media industry ever since.
So here I am. On New Years Eve 2009 I made a resolution to find my artistic aesthetic. So I started culturepublic. The idea is that I'll post for a year and then look at my tag cloud to see what I'm most interested in.
So thanks for being part of my journey.
Oh, for the record, consider this permission to reference, link to, or steal from, this blog. Comments and the odd email are most welcome too.
