MIKE ELLIS   ARCHITECTURE - CREATIVE DESIGN - FINE ART

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO EXCERPTS

M(ARCH) YEAR 1

THE SCHEME IS PRECAUTIONARY TO POTENTIAL REACTIONS TO THE LACK OF DISCOURSE AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITIZENS AND LEADERS OF THE BERLIN. LEADING TO THE OVERPRODUCTION IN BERLIN, EXEMPLIFIED BY THE RAPID CONSTRUCTION AND URBANIZATION OF POTZDAMERPLATZ AND THE PARLIAMENTARY ZONE SURROUNDING THE KULTURFORUM IN MITTE, FOLLOWING THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL.

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WITH AN AIM TO HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE DEMOCRACY OF BERLIN, IT IS A PLACE TO ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE, NURTURE ALTERNATIVE IDEAS, AND ORCHESTRATE IDEAS OF DIFFERENT THINKING.

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BY PROVIDING A SERIES OF BOTH OPEN AND INTIMATE SPACES AND PLATFORMS FOR SPEAKERS OF BOTH ACADEMIC PROFESSION, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH LIFE EXPERIENCES IN A SPECTRUM OF TOPICS, THE PUBLIC IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH LEARN AND REFLECT ON SUBJECTS THAT MAY AFFECT THEM.