‘How do people live in these spaces?’ – from the light to the intricate stonework, Louisa Lambri evokes a sense of place through her lens.
‘They were imprinted in our minds’ – with architecture so powerful, a photograph does not need to be in focus to have an effect.
‘Architecture can disrupt your familiarity of space’ – Italian photographer Luigi Ghirri creates the European colour documentary tradition in his home country.
‘She documented the space while it was still incredibly raw’ – breaking into the building site, Helene Binet captures this powerful building during its purest moments.
‘Huge mega-cities and conglomerations that have spread across the world’ – in the final section, we explore the impact of globalisation on architectural photography.
‘It’s almost like an abstract painting’ – we get closer to Andreas Gursky’s monumental photographs and the inspirations behind them.
‘The global phenomenon of urbanisation’ – we look at the ways photographers are documenting the overwhelming impact of growth and urban planning.
Emerging into the Brutalist territory of the Barbican, how will Constructing Worlds inspire your views of what our cities should be today and in the future?