{"id":3624,"date":"2014-03-14T14:55:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T13:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/?p=3624"},"modified":"2014-03-14T14:55:21","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T13:55:21","slug":"open-lecture-neil-porter-places-of-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/2014\/03\/14\/open-lecture-neil-porter-places-of-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Lecture :: Neil Porter :: Places of Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Open Lecture Series 2013\/2014<\/li>\n<li>Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre \/ M055<\/li>\n<li>Mansion Site, Avery Hill Campus<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 19th March; 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3625\" alt=\"140319_flyer_NeilPorter-440\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/03\/140319_flyer_NeilPorter-440.jpg\" width=\"440\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/03\/140319_flyer_NeilPorter-440.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/03\/140319_flyer_NeilPorter-440-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Encountering Land ? the movement and forms that create fluid minimal spaces that engage the eye and feet in discovery. Light and Water ? effects that amplify the spatial perception and material qualities of a landscape via the senses. Places of Translation ? contemporary landscapes that emphasis or interpret the cultures and environmental contexts that surround them.<\/p>\n<p>A founding partner of Gustafson Porter, Neil Porter takes an active involvement in the practice\u2019s diverse range of projects as well as running the London practice. Neil\u2019s interests include architecture, design, landscape and urban planning. Neil is passionate about visiting sites to understand the unique historical, cultural, socio-economic, geographical and botanical influences, as well as specific requirements of clients and users. It is this depth of engagement that inspires Gustafson Porter\u2019s work. Together with Mary Bowman, Kathryn Gustafson and the team, Neil has led the practice\u2019s defining projects, including: Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial; Swiss Cottage Open Space; the Garden of Forgiveness and Shoreline Walk, Beirut; Bay East, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore and the CityLife Park, Milan. Neil\u2019s designs for the Treasury West Courtyard, London, and Old Market Square, Nottingham, received many prestigious awards. Neil currently sits on the Design Council CABE, Crossrail and Nottingham design review panels. Neil publishes and lectures internationally. In 1983 he received a diploma with honours at the Architecture Association in London where he subsequently tutored from 1984 to 1989. He worked concurrently with a number of leading architectural practices and designers, including Alsop and Lyall, John Gould, Ian Ritchie and Bernard Tschumi; where he met Kathryn whilst working on Paris\u2019 Parc de la Villette in 1984.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Lecture Series 2013\/2014 Norbert Singer Lecture Theatre \/ M055 Mansion Site, Avery Hill Campus Wednesday 19th March; 6PM Encountering Land ? the movement and forms that create fluid minimal spaces that engage the eye and feet in discovery. Light and Water ? effects that amplify the spatial perception and material qualities of a landscape [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-and-exhibitions","category-news","category-open-lectures"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gre.ac.uk\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}