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Great art installation by Barbican artist in Citypoint
temcor, one of the world’s largest steel trading companies, has purchased and installed a
major artwork from Barbican-based artist Mark Maxwell, to grace a large wall area at its London headquarters at the top of the Citypoint office block – coincidentally overlooking Mark’s apartment in Willoughby House. Mark organised for a small group to view this impressive artwork – and also get a chance to be able to view the Barbican from this elevated height. The artwork is made up of 48
panels and is both ideal for the space, and is hugely suited to the company and its business. Stemcor sees it as representing a furnace transforming crude metals such as iron ore or bauxite into steel and aluminium. The work is titled Patination, from
the Italian word patina referring to metal oxidation. As a descriptive panel describing the installation puts it: “His paintings are influenced directly from his video experiments; oil paints and metal leaf are randomly arranged and gilded on to aluminium panels. The appearances of his artworks, seemingly in a state of flux, evoke abstract landscapes undergoing a
chemical patination. According to the laws of thermodynamics matter can be neither created or destroyed, just transferred from one form into another.”
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Barbican resident awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal
arbican resident Elspeth Finch has been awarded the Academy’s coveted Silver
Medal for business and technical leadership in over 100 transport planning projects in the UK and internationally.
colleagues at Atkins who have put their faith in me. “By receiving this prestigious
Elspeth is currently Director of the
Futures team at Atkins, which explores innovative infrastructure solutions to the risks and opportunities facing cities and countries in the near and long term future. She is the only woman this year to have been awarded the Medal and only the fourth woman to have ever received the Silver Medal since the awards began in 1994. Elspeth Finch
said: “I was surprised and thrilled to receive the Silver Medal. Knowing the depth of talent of my colleagues, who I work with each day, makes this award mean a huge amount to me. But, I wouldn’t have achieved success in the industry without the support of the incredibly bright
medal, I hope to show both the breadth and value of engineering and help inspire the next generation to pursue a career in this industry. Through collaboration across the industry, I feel confident we can address the complex global challenges such as rapid urbanisation and climate change. Engineers are central to developing and implementing the innovative solutions required to meet the needs of future generations. “Finally, I would like to congratulate my fellow Silver Medal winners – it is rather humbling to be in their company.” David Tonkin, Atkins’ Chief Executive Officer for UK and Europe said: “Anyone who has worked with Elspeth will immediately feel an infectious passion for her work and a huge sense of pride in her profession. This is backed up with solid technical knowledge, a high degree of creative thinking and a talent for networking and forming collaborative teams which are all gifts we can learn from. This is a well-deserved honour, and in a business where people define our culture, Elspeth is a tremendous asset to our team and role model for colleagues and those seeking a career in engineering.” The Silver Medal winners must
have achieved significant commercial success in their fields and be recognised for advancing the cause of British engineering. The medal was presented at the Royal Academy of Engineering annual awards dinner at London's Battersea Power Station on 17 July.
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Hamilton Brooks Christmas Card competition
ollowing success with an initial competition last year, Barbican focused Estate agents,
Hamilton Brooks, will again be running a competition for young designers to design artwork for its annual Christmas card. The competition will be open to local residents under 16 years of age and
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Elspeth Finch
Mark stands next to his art installation at Stemcor’s offices at the top of Citypoint
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