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June awards ceremony |
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The four
sets of prizewinners and the runners up were presented with their certificates
and prize money at the formal Awards ceremony held in the Senior Common
room on 3 June. Mr Mike Gilbert, Chief
Executive of the British Cement Association, co-sponsors of the competition
with The Concrete Centre, made the presentations.
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| The
first prize-winner, Il Hoon Roh, receives his certificate
from Mike Gilbert. |
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| Il
Hoon displays his prestressed concrete honeycombe. |
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| Second
prize winners Peter Brewin and Will Crawford with their concrete
tents. |
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| Phoebe
Cummings and Stine Jesperson (third) present their lacy lights. |
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| Marko
Plevnik (fourth) and his stylish tableware. |
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He congratulated the
students on the special quality of their entries and remarked on all the
hard work they had put into the competition. He explained that the main
reason for the sponsors’ involvement was their desire to influence
students early in their careers to gain access to 40 to 50 years of their
professional life. He complimented the RCA as the premier design establishment
from which students went on to win international concrete awards.
Responding
to the sponsors, Alan Cummings, Pro-Rector of the College, said the students
could take a challenge such as ‘exploring and reinventing concrete’s
untapped potential using cement in surprisingly new ways’ in their
stride. It was what the College was all about, as a ‘crucible for
the creative industries’. “And here you see it in action”,
he said, “Throw in the materials, a few designers and architects,
a sculptor, a ceramicist, light the Bunsen burner and marvel at what comes
out!”
He went on to say that this awards scheme was one small way of projecting
a new image of the incredibly versatile materials, cement and concrete,
which could clearly convey fragility as easily as strength, femininity
as well as masculinity, organic as well as geometric form
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April, final judging, winners announced |
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The short-listed
students presented their work on 26 April to the judging panel for the
BCA/Concrete Centre Awards programme. Richard Rome from the Royal College
was joined by Carole Vincent, concrete sculptor, and staff from the
BCA and The Concrete Centre. An intensive round of presentations showcased
some very innovative, ingenious and attractive work, after which the
judges came to their decision and announced the results to the students.
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The
competitors await the judges verdict.
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| 1st
Prize |
Il
Hoon Roh |
| 2nd
Prize |
Peter
Brewin & Will Crawford |
| 3rd
Prize |
Phoebe
Cummings & Stine Jesperson |
| 4th
Prize |
Marco
Plevnick |
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The winners
were congratulated on their work, and all the students were invited to
attend the Awards ceremony on Thursday 3 June in the senior Common Room.
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February |
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The shortlisted
students attended a one-day workshop held by one of the judges, Carole
Vincent, a well-known concrete sculptor from Cornwall. She talked to
them about the basic principles of making concrete, covering mix design,
aggregates, admixtures, colour, methods of working and mould making,
and finishing. The practical nature of the workshop engendered excitement
about the material and its potential.
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Carole Vincent
explains how to work with concrete |
The students enjoy the hands-on experience |
Some of the materials
used |
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The practical session
was followed by one-to-one sessions with each student, where they were
able to focus their ideas more clearly and gain useful insight into how
their projects could be realised in practice. The shortlisted students
will now complete their pieces in time for the judging on Monday 26 April.
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February |
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Following the briefing
given in October by the British Cement Association and The Concrete
Centre, 23 students working individually or in pairs submitted 23 entries
to the shortlisting judging panel on 4 February. The judges were Professor
Alan Cummings (Vice-Rector) and Richard Rome (Senior Tutor, Sculpture)
from the RCA, Mike Gilbert (Chief Executive) from the British Cement
Association, Allan Haines (Head of Education and Training) from The
Concrete Centre, and Carole Vincent, artist and sculptor in concrete.
The judges were impressed by the ingenuity and inventiveness shown by
the entries, together with the quality of presentation material provided.
Ten entries were chosen to go forward to the next stage, and the students
involved were invited to attend a workshop the following day held by
Carole Vincent.
Descriptions of the shortlisted submissions are features elsewhere on
this website – click on the Galley 2004 button.
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Congratulations to the short-listed
students, listed below (by Department):
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| Masato
Takahash |
Architecture
and Interiors |
| Rupert
Walshe |
Architecture
and Interiors |
| Phoebe
Cummings & Stine Jesperson |
Ceramics
and Glass |
| Kay
Wong |
Constructed
Textiles |
| Il
Hoon Roh |
Design
Products |
| Peter
Brewin & Will Crawford |
Industrial
Design Engineering |
| Miranda
Newberry & Rachel Roberts |
Industrial
Design Engineering |
| Marko
Plevnik |
Industrial
Design Engineering |
| Daniel
Sinsel & Tim Sutcliff |
Industrial
Design Engineering |
| Michael
Delucia |
Sculpture |
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The shortlisted
students will be helped by honoraria of £200 provided by
the sponsors in addition to supplies of well graded off-white
limestone and white cement from Lafarge
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