At this point, I decided to have a look into the work of some prominent deconstructivist architects, as well as reading up on some of the more common criticisms of the style. While looking around, I was particularly struck by the work of the Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, and decided to look into him further.
The Imperial War Museum North, completed in 2001 in the city of Manchester, is one of the buildings that most appealed to me. I produced a number of sketches of the building, but none that really do it justice. There is something in the massing and arrangement of the structure that my admittedly limited sketching skills cannot convey.
The building at right, The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge, was completed in 2008 in the town of Covington, Kentucky, and it's a striking piece of architecture. The thing that most appealed to me was the soaring quality of the tower, which is something that blocky and heavy deconstruction often struggles to convey.
Again, the building inspired a number of sketches, again, none of which perfectly convey the character of the building.
Nevertheless, the research was an invaluable exercise, and one that inspired a significant rethink of the theoretical Rolex building.
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