128art_Shoreditch Station Hot tub Cinema

Our disused Shoreditch Station is the latest venue for one of London’s most successful and soggy pop-ups…

Wearing speedos at the cinema isn’t normally advised. It usually means getting chucked out or raising horrified yelps from fellow punters. Unless, that is, you’re at Hot Tub Cinema. Consistently one of the most clicked-on and shared listings on the TimeOut website, this wet and utterly bizarre night out is both truly immersive and a runaway success. The concept is simple: watch a cult flick on a huge screen, kick back in a hot tub and sup drinks like a bathing-suited boss. For their new summer programme (Wed Jun 4 – Sun Jun 15), the crew have added further ‘wow’ to their watery adventures: they’re going underground. It all takes place in what used to be the old East London Line branch of Shoreditch Station. The former main station platform serves as an open-air auditorium – though there’s at least partial cover for the tubs. The 11 films lined-up include ‘Superbad’ (June 11), ‘Mean Girls’ (June 8) and, of course, ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ (June 10). Resist the urge to oil up for stripper flick ‘Magic Mike’ (June 12), or make the obvious jokes during ‘Snatch’ on June 5, please. And no heavy petting or towel-whipping, either.

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WHAT_architecture 04-Jun-2014
Category: 128art_shoreditch underground | WHAT_projects
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215ash_TURKMEN BRITISH CENTRE

WHAT_architecture 19-May-2014
Category: 215ash_Ashgabat | WHAT_projects
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212ist_LANGUAGE AND POLITICS

Avrupalilaştiramadiklarimizdanmısınızcasına? As we arrive in Istanbul with the UK Trade and Industry for the 2014 Great Festival of Creativity / Creative Future Cities mission, it seems appropriate given Turkey’s apparent aspirations for European ascension to recall this local phrase meaning “as if you are reportedly of our those that we were unable to Europeanise?”. Often cited as an example demonstrating the synthetic quality of the Turkish language with it’s high morpheme-to-word ratio, this phrase is politically trumped however by the longest word in Turkish: Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine meaning: “you are talking as if you were one of those we can not easily turn into a maker of unsuccessful ones, right?” Given the intertwining of linguistics and politics, Prime Minister’s QuestionTime requires some verbal dexterity.

WHAT_architecture 18-May-2014
Category: 212ist_Evstanbul | WHAT_projects
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048per_DANGER!

WHAT_architecture 11-May-2014
Category: 048per_Villa XX | WHAT_projects
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127sho_FOLK IN A BOX

Our Shoreditch Station preferred partner Spitalfields Music present Britain’s smallest concert venue: audience capacity is 1. “Folk in a Box is a unique one -on-one music venue and performance space. It is a bespoke wooden box with a little front door for audience members and a little back door for performers. It can be set up anywhere.One audience member is allowed in at a time. The door is closed behind them. They are given one song, performed by one musician. It’s simple, but works like a charm.”

[Vimeo 36453122]

WHAT_architecture 07-May-2014
Category: 127sho_Shoreditch Overground | WHAT_projects
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179prs_PITCH: OFFICE RECONFIGURATION

The reconfigurable office: vs project team (players): WORK MODE 1 vs CPD lecture / project review (formal play): WORK MODE 2 vs Lunch time / office drinks (informal play): PLAY MODE 1