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amazing portfolio of products and invited our
team of architects along to their showroom to
discuss the options and select their preferred
materials.”
“By its very nature, the Observatory is
theatrical, eye-catching, unusual and unique
and the whole programme has focussed on
developing new audiences - those that would
not normally visit a gallery and perhaps have
little, if any, opportunity to directly interact
with an artist.”
Having spent six-months in the South Downs
National Park and then Lymington, the two
locations for 2016 will be the Tamar Estuary
and the South Dorset Ridgeway where artists
will develop a body of work connected to
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each location and context and the work
he UK’s biggest independent timber Paul Latham, Sales & Product Development
and panel products supplier, James Director for James Latham, commented, “This
Latham, is currently supporting is a fantastic initiative for us to be involved
another innovative project by SPUD (Space, with. Not only does it show an innovative
Placemaking & Urban Design) which offers and fascinating use of timber but it is also
residency opportunities for artists to engage highly educational and includes a learning
with specific areas of our environment and and engagement programme engaging with
the landscape. universities, colleges and schools, plus it also
has a strong environmental message too.”
Entitled the Observatory, it is a sculpture,
workspace, shelter and look-out for 12 artist SPUD’s Principal Associate, Mark Drury
residencies in four locations around the UK said, “When we were looking for a materials
and is taking place over a two year period. supplier for this initiative, James Latham
were the natural choice. They have an
James Latham supplied a team of five
graduate architects from London practice,
Feilden, Clegg, Bradley, with home grown
and imported Larch which was charred to
clad the exterior of the two structures, as
well as Accoya, Medite Tricoya Extreme and
Smartply which was used on the interior.
The Observatory has two structures, The
Study which provides a private and reflective
space for the artists to work and The
Workshop, which allows for interaction with
the public.
produced will then form part of an exhibition
in each location.
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