Andy
@andy-matthews.bsky.social
@andymatt-studio.bsky.social
Work: www.andymatthews.studio
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📍People’s republic of Camberwell, London.
Work: www.andymatthews.studio
Pics: www.instagram.com/andymatthews
📍People’s republic of Camberwell, London.
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REMEMBER KIDS IF YOU’RE POSH AND WELL-CONNECTED YOU CAN PAY YOURSELF A FORTUNE, GET ON THE RADIO AND TELE, WRITE BOOKS ABOUT PUERILE, OVERSIMPLIFIED ARCHITECTURAL ISSUES, BUT STILL DESIGN BLAND BUILDINGS AND PRODIGAL, PURPOSELESS BRIDGES WITHOUT BOTHERING TO QUALIFY AS AN ACTUAL ARCHITECT.
February 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
REMEMBER KIDS IF YOU’RE POSH AND WELL-CONNECTED YOU CAN PAY YOURSELF A FORTUNE, GET ON THE RADIO AND TELE, WRITE BOOKS ABOUT PUERILE, OVERSIMPLIFIED ARCHITECTURAL ISSUES, BUT STILL DESIGN BLAND BUILDINGS AND PRODIGAL, PURPOSELESS BRIDGES WITHOUT BOTHERING TO QUALIFY AS AN ACTUAL ARCHITECT.
Probably one of my favourite stories about taxidermy and South London.
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hor...
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hor...
An Overstuffed Taxidermy Walrus Comes Home
When Victorian taxidermists received a strange creature with heavy folds of grooved skin, they thought all those wrinkles needed to be smoothed out. And so...
www.atlasobscura.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Probably one of my favourite stories about taxidermy and South London.
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hor...
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hor...
A nice little roll around Leith, Portobello and Edinburgh today.
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A nice little roll around Leith, Portobello and Edinburgh today.
Some very good dogs I met earlier today.
January 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Some very good dogs I met earlier today.
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Thanks to @andy-matthews.bsky.social for letting me know that a building we worked on in our past lives is in this month's @news.architectsjournal.co.uk.
Struck by the uncanny nature of the photos that look as polished as renders and their role the image-based economy architecture reproduces.
Struck by the uncanny nature of the photos that look as polished as renders and their role the image-based economy architecture reproduces.
January 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thanks to @andy-matthews.bsky.social for letting me know that a building we worked on in our past lives is in this month's @news.architectsjournal.co.uk.
Struck by the uncanny nature of the photos that look as polished as renders and their role the image-based economy architecture reproduces.
Struck by the uncanny nature of the photos that look as polished as renders and their role the image-based economy architecture reproduces.
Jeff Wall. White Cube, Bermondsey.
January 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Jeff Wall. White Cube, Bermondsey.
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How did the tech bro crowd, growing up on stories of sci-fi, transhumanism, virtual reality and limitless ability to modify one's body, "biohacking," etc. end up becoming so viscerally anti-transgender? Truly boggles my mind.
January 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How did the tech bro crowd, growing up on stories of sci-fi, transhumanism, virtual reality and limitless ability to modify one's body, "biohacking," etc. end up becoming so viscerally anti-transgender? Truly boggles my mind.
A few photos from my travels today.
The Ricoh GRIIIx continues to bring joy.
The Ricoh GRIIIx continues to bring joy.
January 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A few photos from my travels today.
The Ricoh GRIIIx continues to bring joy.
The Ricoh GRIIIx continues to bring joy.
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Avoiding the rain at South London Gallery earlier.
January 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Avoiding the rain at South London Gallery earlier.
Nice day out at the seaside.
January 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Nice day out at the seaside.
A wonderfully muddy adventure riding around ancient forts in Wiltshire yesterday. Now the clean up operation begins.
December 31, 2024 at 11:17 AM
A wonderfully muddy adventure riding around ancient forts in Wiltshire yesterday. Now the clean up operation begins.
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The landing/foyer and the stairs are also elegantly designed (thread)
December 26, 2024 at 10:44 AM
The landing/foyer and the stairs are also elegantly designed (thread)
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The place is a beautifully maintained and preserved time capsule with some fantastic furniture - I particularly loved the leather seating in the brick alcove and the green chairs in the undercroft (thread)
December 26, 2024 at 9:52 AM
The place is a beautifully maintained and preserved time capsule with some fantastic furniture - I particularly loved the leather seating in the brick alcove and the green chairs in the undercroft (thread)
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Designed by Bournemouth-based architect Ronald Sims, it opened 1969. The main chapel looks like this with Scandinavian style woodwork, an amazing roof, cantilevered balconies & stained glass panels (thread)
December 26, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Designed by Bournemouth-based architect Ronald Sims, it opened 1969. The main chapel looks like this with Scandinavian style woodwork, an amazing roof, cantilevered balconies & stained glass panels (thread)
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Delighted to hear that Bristol’s Broadmead Baptist Church (aka the church above the shops) has been Grade II listed. I went inside in 2018 and the interior was a revelation (thread)
December 26, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Delighted to hear that Bristol’s Broadmead Baptist Church (aka the church above the shops) has been Grade II listed. I went inside in 2018 and the interior was a revelation (thread)
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On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
Good to complete the star on the Christmas tree.
December 22, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Good to complete the star on the Christmas tree.
We gained consent for this a few weeks ago. Really enjoyed the process of pre-app and then negotiating the final planning application. We did this without a planning consultant and are overjoyed to have gained consent. Hoping to build it next year.
December 17, 2024 at 8:13 PM
We gained consent for this a few weeks ago. Really enjoyed the process of pre-app and then negotiating the final planning application. We did this without a planning consultant and are overjoyed to have gained consent. Hoping to build it next year.
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Watching the late '90s romantic comedy film 'You've Got Mail'
Looking forward to the sequel: 'You've Got 15 Gigabytes Of Data In Your Google Drive'
Looking forward to the sequel: 'You've Got 15 Gigabytes Of Data In Your Google Drive'
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Watching the late '90s romantic comedy film 'You've Got Mail'
Looking forward to the sequel: 'You've Got 15 Gigabytes Of Data In Your Google Drive'
Looking forward to the sequel: 'You've Got 15 Gigabytes Of Data In Your Google Drive'
The Oasis, Swindon.
Spent lots of summers here on the slides and in the waves. Sadly it’s looking quite sad now.
Spent lots of summers here on the slides and in the waves. Sadly it’s looking quite sad now.
December 8, 2024 at 10:03 PM
The Oasis, Swindon.
Spent lots of summers here on the slides and in the waves. Sadly it’s looking quite sad now.
Spent lots of summers here on the slides and in the waves. Sadly it’s looking quite sad now.
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A wise man reminded me this morning that in the exact same time period, France managed to exquisitely repair the Notre Dame while absolutely nothing has been done to fix Hammersmith bridge.
December 4, 2024 at 7:52 PM
A wise man reminded me this morning that in the exact same time period, France managed to exquisitely repair the Notre Dame while absolutely nothing has been done to fix Hammersmith bridge.
Christmas has arrived in Bermondsey.
December 3, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Christmas has arrived in Bermondsey.
A brilliant day in the New Forest. Need to get down there more often.
November 30, 2024 at 8:53 PM
A brilliant day in the New Forest. Need to get down there more often.
My favourite client, Zola.
November 29, 2024 at 8:04 AM
My favourite client, Zola.