DESA1002 'Continuous City' Robert Meyerson

Abstract

...My architecture may be defined as art, and question where do we draw the line between art and architecture. This is most obvious in my design for the Tunis station. While it may have its origins in a Mondrian painting, the work is a form of sculpture too. Some of the objects that make up the design, particularly the yellow column, have no engineering function. It is simply a sculpture, an art form that can be derived into an architecture that is clean and precise. Yellow is a constant throughout my work. It is so strong and pure a colour, one which never fades. Red, for example, over time will become pink. But yellow will always remain yellow. In a city like Tunis that is craving a landmark, yellow was the perfect choice. I viewed this project much as a painter approaches a blank canvas, with only one difference. The canvas may represent the white city of Tunis, yet it would be dangerous to dismiss the vernacular that is the built environment of Tunis. My work aims to draw on that, to understand the traditional urban fabric and then dot it with my project...