Bathing Beauties:  

This exhibition coincides with the first
Aberystwyth Festival of Architecture

23 March - 4 May / 23 Mawrth - 4 Mai
 Gallery  / Oriel 1

This exhibition shows over 100 models of extraordinary beach huts, originally made in competition for a commission; the brief for which was to re-imagine this humble structure for the 21st century.

Traditional seaside references are largely gone, replaced by structures incorporating wind turbines, saunas, camera obscura, viewing platforms and space-age materials; with only a glimpse of sandcastle and stripey deckchair references.

The models are presented at scale 1:15 and in addition one full scale beach hut will be on show, ‘Oyster Pleasance’, designed by The Beach Hut Salon (a collaboration between architect Will Alsop and A-Models).

National Centre for Craft & Design

This Exhibition has been made possible through the direct support from Arts Council England.

www.nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk

http://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/festivals/wales-festival-architecture-g%C5%B5yl-bensaerniaeth

Mae’r arddangosfa hon yn dangos dros 100 o fodelau o gytiau traeth eithriadol, a wnaethpwyd yn wreiddiol ar gyfer cystadleuaeth am gomisiwn; y brîff oedd i ail- ddychmygu’r adeilad diymhongar hwn ar gyfer yr unfed ganrif ar hugain.

Mae’r hyn a ymddangosodd yn draddodiadol ar lan-y-môr wedi diflannu i raddau helaeth, ac yn eu lle gwelir tyrbeini gwynt, sawnas, camera obscura, platfformau gwylio a deunyddiau oes y gofod; gyda chipolwg yn unig o gestyll tywod a chadeiriau cynfas streipiau.

Cyflwynir y modelau ar raddfa 1:15 ac hefyd arddangosir un cwt traeth llawn maint, ‘Oyster Pleasance’, a ddylunwyd gan The Beach Hut Salon (prosiect ar y cyd rhwng y pensaer Will Alsop ac A-Models).

Canolfan Genedlaethol ar gyfer Crefft a Dylunio

Mae’r arddangosfa hon yn cydfynd â Gŵyl Bensaerniaeth gyntaf Aberystwyth

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