For my "inspiring place", I chose not a place which particularly intrigued me in a positive way, but more made me think about the ideas involved in the architecture of the building and the relationships with the buildings around it. When I first arrived in Dundee and had a walk around the city centre, there was one place that caught my eye, this was the very 70's looking, dull Mecca Bingo and the ornate church situated next to it. The way in which the Bingo has been constructed, looked almost as if the architect was trying to echo the spire of the church.
I tried to find other ways in which the Bingo looked as if it was trying to echo the el
egance of the church. I also did some research into the background of the architecture, and it was interesting to discover that the Bingo was in fact an early 1990's rebuild. It was constructed during a period of time when the Government was encouraging the growth of businesses in Dundee, Bingo being one of these, as it is an activity aimed at generating large amounts of income from relatively small input.
Another relationship I noticed was the two tall pillar like decorations on the fronts of the buildings.
I also did several drawings of which I will upload scans of at a later date.
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