Events 2018

13.2.18 Meeting with Collaborator & Fc United of Manchester Founder Andy Walsh discussing plans for Wyhtenshawe Fc project as well as reviewing the FC United Stadium that was built in 2015 as a model of a community led football ground.

It was also agreed there will be a Client Design charrette during the events program to give everyone experience of designing for a real client.

Meet Kassi!

#JOINTHETEAM

'Hey guys! My name is Kassandra, I'm half-Cypriot and half-German and just moved to the UK for my Postgrad. I did my undergrad in Germany and spent my year out volunteering in the US and Ecuador and worked for six months in the Austrian office 'Alleswirdgut' - which literally translated means 'Everything is going to be all right' - in Vienna. I joined QED and enjoy participating in competitions and assessing the environmental impacts of our built environment. I am extremely excited and very curious to get to see the outcomes of our Events-week, explore art in the context of public interventions, to meet you all and have a great time.'

Meet Shiv!

#JOINTHETEAM

'Hi, I’m Shiv! I’m from Sri Lanka and moved to good ol’ Manchester to study architecture and never left. During my year in industry, I worked at BCA Landscape, who are a Liverpool based Landscape Architecture practice. The project I most enjoyed working on was a large themed play area as a part of the islands project for Chester Zoo, which was an amazing experience. Despite being back on an architecture course, I am interested in the design and organisation of the surrounding landscape in addition to the architecture.'

Meet Rosie!

'Hi, I’m Rosie and I am looking forward to meeting you all for our events project! I am new to Manchester School of Architecture this year after studying for my undergraduate degree at Leicester School of Architecture as part of De Montfort University. After this I took two years out working at a residential practice in London where I mainly worked on high end residential projects. I loved the time I spent at work as seeing drawings become a reality through construction is what really excites me about architecture. I am currently part of CIA and really enjoy the challenge of designing projects based on a realistic brief that could easily become reality. I am really excited about our events project and the opportunity to combine art and architecture. I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!'

Managed to book our space for Events!

We shall be installing the scheme in the Benzie building over the course of the events programme! It will be a fantastic opportunity for people to engage with the event and interact with everyone involved!

Can't think of anywhere better!

Great news!

We have managed to secure a space in the 'Quad' (outdoor area on the ground floor, by the workshops), for our building and making.

Woohoo!

Meet Nick!

#JOINTHETEAM

'Hey! I'm Nick and I'm really excited to be part of Art x Paradise. Originally from London, I completed my Part I at the University of Edinburgh, which I absolutely loved. In my placement year, I had two jobs. Firstly, I worked for Weston Williamson + Partners, an award-winning architecture practice, specialising in infrastructure, urban regeneration and place making in the UK and abroad. Here, I worked primarily on Paddington Crossrail Station. Secondly, I worked for Charcoalblue LLP, which is an innovative theatre and acoustics consultancy firm; this gave me the opportunity to combine my love of architecture and theatre. I am currently in USE and enjoy design that focuses on iterative production, model making, and alternative theory. I look forward to meeting you soon!'

Meet Sandhya!

#JOINTHETEAM

'Heyyy – I’m Sandhya. I’m from Nottingham and I did my undergraduate degree at Manchester. During my year out, I worked for Leonard Design Architects, who are a design-led architectural practice with offices in London, Nottingham, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney. The practice’s work varies in typology and scale: from the masterplanning of city centres to the design of one off boutique retail units. I worked predominantly on a range of residential projects, which included apartments, private homes and mixed-use masterplanning. The atelier that I am currently in is USE. I love combining architecture with art and having the chance to test the boundaries of traditional architectural discourse. I love being creative through painting, drawing and making. Working with the artists at Paradise works will be such an exciting process – I can’t wait!'

13/02/18

#WESAIDHELLO

Today, we had a meeting at PARADISE WORKS and started to plan out your 9 days in detail. We are really excited about the way everything comes together.

Highly insightful lecture and panel interviews from the 'WOAH: without a home' event.
It explored the issues of homelessness, Kurt Schwitters and the themes around his Merz Barn in Cumbria.

With the intro out of the way, it's time to begin!

Hope you all enjoyed the presentations and got the necessary information.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Masterplan precedent: Campo de Cebada, Madrid

FUNDING NOW SECURED! Thanks to Leandro Minuchin. The University of Manchester's Social Responsibility Division has pledged funding towards our proposed project.

Imaged sourced from: http://www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/

06/02/18

#SAYHELLO pt. ll

Also check out PARADISE WORKS Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/paradiseworksstudios/

Stay tuned for more informations about our program before and during the Events-Week, we are working on some fun ideas!

Brainstorming session well underway!

Thanks to everyone that made the Events Presentations last week!

We are looking forward to meeting everyone that wants to be involved in the project!

Cheers!

And we're off! Introductions done, we are now preparing our brief and getting things in place ready for events week. We will keep the blog updated with regular posts so keep an eye out for more content.

Q&A from prospective students

Presenting our project's introduction to the BA1 and BA2 students

First meeting with Ian Hunter from the Littoral Arts Trust. The discussion involved: the itinerary for the events week, future collaborators and potential avenues for the project's development.

The masterplan of the £32m Northlight Mill redevelopment site in Brierfield. In red is the site of the Creative Studio and pop-up cinema.

Exterior of The Garage, the pop-up studio is going to be placed where all the furniture is currently placed.

Clearing out The Garage in Brierfield to make way for the new Creative Studio. The Pop-up cinema will be located just outside the entrance of the studio.

This is the current state of The Cornerhouse. Abandoned and waiting to be demolished. It was once full with colours.

Festival & Brief have been officially confirmed by our collaborator - Decordia Events!

Unfortunately we can't tell you the name as we've been asked to keep it confidential....but the installation will be a big centre-peice(!) at an even bigger festival!!!



(May or may not be hints in the poster 🤔)

01/02/18

#SAYHELLO

Just finished presenting our events program.
If you want to know more about PARADISE WORKS, check out:

https://www.paradise-works.com/

Our agenda is to reach out to the homeless community in Greater Manchester and support initiatives and efforts by Mustard Tree, a charity organisation providing support to those in need, through the idea of mobility. The project should also be a medium of social enrichment, giving our group the opportunity to listen, interact and support the homeless in Manchester through volunteering, interactions and contributions.

Festival Installation has been commissioned by Decordia Events to design a centre-piece installation for a major Manchester-based festival during the summer of 2018. The project will design and build an installation that will be exhibited over the coming years with the potential for thousands to view it. We require a team who are willing to work outdoors and keen to learn new skills. This installation will be a great addition to your skill set and allow you to develop a diverse portfolio whilst attaining the satisfaction of taking part in a project that will be on show to the general public!
Please note there will be no access to the festival as part of this project.

NEW poster uploaded with design proposal featured. For further details on the design process intended, please see embedded hyperlink or follow the link below. Design developed by Y5 MArch Prefigurative Architecture students.

https://db.tt/7LOxoUbdg7

30/02/18

#BRAINSTORM

We are starting to plan out the 9-day program in more detail.

Our event agenda is to celebrate the history of the iconic Cornerhouse, through creative future repurposing and further raise public awareness. Students’ outputs will be exhibited in the Cornerhouse, providing a platform for the public to reflect and contemplate on the proposed development of Cornerhouse before it becomes too late.

The Sir Samuel Kelly Project is a ‘live project’ aiming to align the design and building process for a new boat shelter with active research workshops involving ESALA and Queens University Belfast. This joint collaboration from both institutions aims to continue the historical significance of the Sir Samuel Kelly.

The new shelter aims not only to reduce the corrosive processes of weathering that threaten the boat’s future, but they also aim to create a new public interpretation space for the town to raise the profile of the longer term project and display the wider maritime heritage of Donaghadee.