Enchanted Shadow Drawings

The newly re-opened Community Centre was the perfect platform for an unusual day of creative activities, which brought people together to reflect on photographs and a timeline of their local environment. A temporary shed was constructed indoors, and gradually filled with sheets of transparent acetate, covered with participants’ drawings of the neighbourhood. Once assembled, a light was shone through the layered sheets, turning the construction into a giant slide viewer. Participants and visitors saw this the intricate installation through peepholes in the shed walls. This unusual device produced a celebratory atmosphere and enchanting outcome.

Society of Architectural Illustration Award

The Society of Architectural Illustration (SAI) aims to promote public knowledge of architectural illustration and to interpret architecture for the public benefit.

This award recognises events that encourage direct illustration of the built environment, historic or contemporary, and raise awareness and understanding of local buildings and their impact on townscapes, or rural life.