Big Draw National Launch 2006

Amazing Space at Somerset House
The Strand, London

Sunday 24 September, 10.30am - 5pm

A celebration of drawing and architecture for all ages. Quentin Blake and a team of architects, artists, designers, cartoonists and illustrators led visitors in exploring and drawing around the extraordinary architecture and spaces at Somerset House and King's College London. Thousands joined them drawing inside, outside, what's above and below the space, and everything in between.


Illustrator Quentin Blake, Campaign patron, draws on 'The Big Picture Frame'		Crowds watch Quentin Blake

Lord Foster lectures on 'Paper, Water, Stone'		Lord Foster at 'People's Panorama'

Narinda Sagoo, Fosters and Partners, leads the Blueprint Workshop	Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, Campaign patron, judges the winning entries in 'Bicycle of the Future'	Graham Coxon, musician, and daughter at 'Haven'

Christmas comes Early, Berol Marquee	Martin Rowson at 'The Battle of the Cartoonists'	A bird's eye view of Somerset House's courtyard

Magic Carpet	Jazz 4 Peace	Knit One, Draw One

Magic Carpet	Fabulous Fountains	Changing Perspective

Living Degas	Artist, Royal Watercolour Society	Elevating Spaces

Amazing Archways	Bicycle of the Future, sponsored by The Royal Academy of Engineering	Fabulous Fountains

Haven with West Walls Studios	Haven	Sense of Place with City Lit

Awesome Architecture	Awesome Architecture display board	Drawing Trail

Put Yourself in the Picture	The River	Camera Obscura

Visitors Book	Draw it! Build it!	Big Small Drawing Box

Quick on the Draw Animation	Make a Face with the Cartoonists Club of Great Britain and Cartoon County	Design a Street
Photographs by Neil Young (Fosters and Partners), Jonathan Olley, Naresh Verlander plus Big Draw helpers and enthusiasts