MODELS BY JAMES BURDE: 1986-1992
Between 1986 and 1992 I created the models presented in this portfolio. Through my interpretation of historic buildings and buildings of architectural interest I sought in this work to capture the essence of buildings, to convey their emotional quality rather than to give a detailed reproduction in synthetic materials. My aim was to interpret both the environment that gives personality to buildings as they have been used and have shaped their surroundings, and the raw elements of buildings that have grown out of careful planning and the imagination of architects who themselves are formed by the environment in which they work.
LAMB HOUSE GARDEN ROOM
RYE, EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND
THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
THE NATIONAL GALLERY
TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND
"Denise Scott Brown and I are happy to endorse the model you made of the exterior of the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery as a true work of art in itself in terms of its workmanship and spirit that evolves from true understanding."
(Robert Venturi - Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc., Philadelphia)
