On the Road: The art of engineering in the car age
February 1999 - February 2000
Photo from the exhibition: Humber Bridge, Hull
Front cover of accompanying book
Back cover of accompanying book
Photo from the exhibition: Charles Cross Car Park, Plymouth
Photo from the exhibition: Dartford Tunnel, M25, London
Aerial photography for the exhibition: The Humber Bridge
Aerial photography for the exhibition: Spaghetti Junction
Aerial photography for the exhibition: The West-way
Aerial photography for the exhibition: The Newport Transporter
Aerial photography for the exhibition: Rupert Street, Bristol
Commissioned by the AF and the Hayward Gallery for the Arts Council,
On the Road was an architect's view of the art of engineering in the car age.
Alex de
Rijke focused on the architecture and engineering of the road itself in a series of case studies, including Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction, Newport Transporter Bridge in Gwent,
Humber Bridge and the Torpoint Floating bridge in Devon, which de Rijke photographed especially for the exhibition. Annotations were added to the photographs by engineer Michael Hadi.
Venues
The exhibition toured to eight venues across Britain throughout 1999 and 2000.
February - March 1999, Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
March - April 1999, Aberystwyth Arts Cenrte
May - June 1999, Balbardie Sports Centre, Bathgate
August - September 1999, Design Museum, London
September - November 1999, Bexley Museum
November 1999 - January 2000, Malvern Library and Art Gallery
January - February 2000, Beadles Gallery, Petersfield