Beep @ RIBA - 8 March 2016

Beep Studio are delighted to be running a hands-on creative workshop at RIBA London as part of the exhibition 'Creation from Catastrophe' (opening Wednesday 27 Jan).

About the Workshop

The RIBA Free-Zone proposes a parallel now in which the RIBA HQ at 66 Portland Place has been declared an Urban Enterprise Zone, ripe for redevelopment. Participants split into teams in order to work up their proposals, each team taking on a defining role which shapes their actions. Teams include:

Conservationist Excavators
Hipster Retailers
Corporate Incorporators
Culture Vultures
Shoebox Apartment Packers and Stackers

Facilitators from Beep Studio and Masters Design Unit 2 at the University of Kent will be on hand to provide encouragement and provocation. At the end of the evening, teams present their ideas to the ‘Lesser London Authority’, and a vote is taken to decide the winning team.

From RIBA:
Inspired by the idea of creating something from ‘nothing’ and starting from scratch, RIBA presents a special evening exploring big urban thinking on a blank canvas.

The 'Make No Small Plans' programme features fast-paced and dynamic selection of screenings, talks, installations, readings and workshops, all from a wide range of professional and student architects, artists and curators."

The workshop takes place on Tuesday the 8th of March 2016, 6.00pm - 10.00pm
Tickets are FREE but limited in number - so book HERE now!

The Arup Research Platform

The Arup Research Platform is Beep Studio's proposal for 2016's  'No.8 @Arup' competition.

The proposal puts the act of engineering on display at the heart of Arup's head office, celebrating the dialogue, research, experimentation and development that underpins successful teamwork.

"Engineering problems are under-defined. There are many solutions, good, bad and indifferent.
The art is to arrive at a good solution.
This is a creative activity, involving imagination, intuition and deliberate choice"
- Ove Arup

We believe that the most important place in an engineering practice is the meeting table.
This is where individuals become a team, specialities overlap, chance encounters occur, problems are explored, and answers are discovered.

• The Platform spans the atrium at ground level, with team activity both encouraged and put on display to all people entering the building.
• A meeting table sits at the centre, a place for and symbol of teamwork.
• Desks and workbenches line the edges, enabling both digital experiments and practical research and development.
• Work in progress is pinned up on display boards, and displays of completed work are spread across all levels.

Beep Studio would like to thank Arup for asking them to take part in the competition.

Havelock Walks East

Beep Studio is showing a quintet of paper sculptures at the Half Moon Gallery as part of the exhibition 'Havelock Walks East'.

The exhibition showcases work by the wide variety of artists whose studios line Havelock Walk including Supermundane, Liz Atkin, and Lenka Rayn H.

'Angled Vortex' (2015)

Join us for the FREE opening event on Tuesday 19 January, 5.30 - 7.30 pm!
Fridays 10am - 6pm, Saturdays 10am - 4pm - Free Entry
Half Moon Gallery, 43 White Horse Road, London E1 0ND
The exhibition continues until 11 April 2016

Peter explains the story behind the sculptures

More information on the exhibition here.
See more about the sculptures here

Drawn at the Soane

Over 60 people of all ages picked up their pens and drew at Beep Studio's workshop at Sir John Soane's Museum. As part of 'The Big Draw' festival, visitors chose from a set of creative stimulated drawing activities designed for all levels and abilities.

It was lovely to see young children, their parents, professional illustrators, university students, and retirees all happily doodling away on the same table, and on the same challenge!

Thank you to all at the Soane, to Megan and Victoria from The University of Kent for helping out, and to everyone who came down and took part.

Some wonderful drawings emerged - see below for a selection of some of our favourites.

The Big Draw at Sir John Soane's Museum

We're delighted to be leading a day of drawing activites this Saturday 24 October at Sir John Soane's Museum as part of The Big Draw 2015.

Drop in between 11am and 4pm to join hourly creative drawing workshops, or choose an activity from the menu and explore the museum and surrounding open spaces.

All ages and levels very welcome: over the day we'll be exploring tricks for creative drawing, inspired by this very special location.
Come along and see what you've got up YOUR sleeves!

Join the facebook event here and spread the word...