Launch night was a real pleasure. We showed work old and new and took a lot from conversations with the very inquisitive Hospital members and guests – much of it complimentary, some of it critical, but all of it appreciated. Particularly good to meet Samir Ceric and Zoe Knight, directors of design store Wolf and Badger, who were interested in the ‘future gothic arch’ piece on show, the result of some intense digital 3D modelling and an advanced rapid prototyping machine.

At the other end of the tech-spectrum was ‘Questions of Development’, our exhibit resembling a pile of giant architectural cardboard lollipops.

This was a sample of an ongoing work of ‘performance architecture’. As it said on the wall:

‘These objects are props in a series of direct action performances by House of Jonn. Each is a fragment of London’s built environment, buildings abandoned or under discussion, others not yet constructed or approved for development. Taken to their real locations in the city, these rough replicas are intended to draw attention to issues surrounding the building’s development – a modest and absurd protest at the obscure systems that control our built environment. Each is an open question about what we want from our city and how we can involve ourselves in its making.’

With thanks to Anna Robertson for her photography on the night.