Writ in Water / Studio Octopi
Writ in Water is the first permanent commission for the National Trust through Trust New Art. The aim is to provide a lasting space for reflection on the significance and influence of Magna Carta and the extraordinary role it has in the history of human rights. The project was won in competition by Mark Wallinger who asked Studio Octopi to collaborate on the project.
© Andrew Butler
Architects: Studio Octopi
Location: Runnymede District, Surrey, United Kingdom
Lead Architects: Studio Octopi
Collaborators: Mark Wallinger artist
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Andrew Butler
© Andrew Butler
Text description provided by the architects. Writ in Water is the first permanent commission for the National Trust through Trust New Art. The aim is to provide a lasting space for reflection on the significance and influence of Magna Carta and the extraordinary role it has in the history of human rights. The project was won in competition by Mark Wallinger who asked Studio Octopi to collaborate on the project.
© Andrew Butler
One of the key challenges was locating the building in such an historic landscape. The Runnymede area is subject to a number of local and nationally significant landscape and ecological designations, including a floodplain, ancient semi-natural woodland, Site of Special Scientific Interest and an Area of Landscape Importance.
Plan - Section
The building ...
© Andrew Butler
Architects: Studio Octopi
Location: Runnymede District, Surrey, United Kingdom
Lead Architects: Studio Octopi
Collaborators: Mark Wallinger artist
Project Year: 2018
Photographs: Andrew Butler
© Andrew Butler
Text description provided by the architects. Writ in Water is the first permanent commission for the National Trust through Trust New Art. The aim is to provide a lasting space for reflection on the significance and influence of Magna Carta and the extraordinary role it has in the history of human rights. The project was won in competition by Mark Wallinger who asked Studio Octopi to collaborate on the project.
© Andrew Butler
One of the key challenges was locating the building in such an historic landscape. The Runnymede area is subject to a number of local and nationally significant landscape and ecological designations, including a floodplain, ancient semi-natural woodland, Site of Special Scientific Interest and an Area of Landscape Importance.
Plan - Section
The building ...
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