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Peter Cook: Wonder Hub

The Peter Cook: Wonder Hub is designed by the Peter Cook Studio

The project, designed by British architect Sir Peter Cook, invites students across all disciplines, university staff, researchers, architects, and the public to engage with the creative possibilities of ‘wonder’ as an important aspect of human nature.

Its design incorporates an enveloping three-dimensional structure of life size digital renderings, digital prints, and an ongoing rotation of drawings and data. The space will also act as a broadcasting studio from which seminars and experiments will be networked internationally. It reflects the University’s commitment to furthering the role of research-led practice through collaboration, creative expression, and experimentation.

The Peter Cook: Wonder Hub will act as a catalyst for symposia, talks, and workshops, serving as a hotspot for visiting architects, architectural drawing makers, designers, artists, and theorists.

The commission is produced by:

  • Candice Allison, Development Curator (Bank Plain), Norwich University of the Arts
  • Cong Ding, Senior Curator/Designer, Peter Cook Studio
  • Elin Lund, Project Coordinator, Peter Cook Studio and Lecturer in Architecture and Interior Design, Norwich University of the Arts

For further information, please email c.allison@norwichuni.ac.uk

Research and engagement

A woman wearing a VR headset stands in front of a screen displaying a digital interface. Three other people work at computers in the background, all in a room with colorful artwork on the walls.
A group of people sit around a large red table in a bright, colorful meeting room with maps, artwork on blue walls, and a screen displaying images. Papers and laptops are spread across the table.

Sir Peter Cook

An older person wearing a black hat, polka dot shirt, and black jacket stands in front of a blue wall featuring an irregular red abstract shape with circular cutouts.

Peter Cook: Nibbling and Dribbling

Nibbling and Dribbling is a short documentary film exploring the process of Peter Cook’s drawing practice.

The film was directed and produced by Elin Lund (Lecturer, Architecture and Interior Design), and Roter Su (Subject Leader and Lecturer, Film and Moving Image Production) with graduates from MA Film.

Events

  • Six colorful abstract paintings are displayed on a blue wall in two rows of three. A pink and red surface is in the foreground, and decorative white molding is visible at the top of the cream-colored wall.
  • A brightly lit art gallery with parquet floors, blue walls displaying colorful modern paintings, large windows, and a bold, red sculptural table in the center of the room.
  • Colorful, cut-out collage artworks of fantastical cityscapes and mountains are displayed in a bright gallery with large windows and parquet floors; a monitor shows digital art on the right wall.
  • A colorful, abstract art installation features a large, intricate cityscape model with geometric shapes, buildings, and mountains, set against a blue backdrop in a bright gallery space with large windows.
  • Colorful, cut-out cardboard pieces with abstract and landscape designs stand on a wood floor, forming a vibrant, layered art installation resembling mountains and hills with various textures and patterns.
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