Events 2018

View of the ship rack integrating into landscape from distance.

Ship rack model from interior! Thank you Kilian, Nina and Kjestyn for your hard work!

DAY 07// FELIX EXTON-SMITH // Final touches were given to sketches, Visuals, and drawings to help the client understand the details and working on the proposal with respect to fire safety. Felix drew numerous sketches to explain the details. Good work Felix!

Day 08// Michael Adebayo// The final iteration is coming together, in context and fully functional, the design is multi functional and modular! Great team effort!

The groups are presenting their designs. It’s great to see students from 13 different architecture schools including 2 schools from Belfast coming together to design one building. #reimaginingmcr #northernsoul2018 #OurTownHall

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#SOUND

As a part of their bug hotel, this group is making wind chimes out of used cans to add to the atmosphere of the site.

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#FOUND

The students are building a 1:50 model of their intervention. They have been skillfully employing found materials to create a high quality finished model.

Day 7 // Students presenting their work in preparation for exhibition at the town hall. Working together to give feedback on the work over the week and their proposed layouts

27/04/18

#TRANSLUCENT

The students are working with layers of material to create different levels of translucence through their walls.

Stand concept in context

27/04/18

#TACTILE

Following the smaller experimental clay models, the students have started to make a 1:1 model expressing how the patterns could look and feel on site.

Exploring the construction of our canopy through concept models

Today one of the teams has been working on a model for a retractable canopy

One of our teams presenting a concept for an adjustable canopy

As the site model nears completion, so do the concept models for the stands. Footbuild team members adjusting the stands for optimum orientation on the site.

The 7 judges are being introduced. The team is formed by Professor Tom Jefferies (Head of MSA), Vanessa Torri (Purcell Architects), Samantha Gill (Buttress Architects), Tim Heatley (Capital & Centric). Ged Couser (BDP), Ian Graham (Manchester City Council), Sarah Harrison (Harrison Stringfellow) and Ian Shaw (Ian Shaw Architects) #reimaginingmcr #northernsoul2018
#OurTownHall

TRIP TO THE OH OKAY WORKSHOP//
The winning partition designers look very excited this morning as they accompany Natalie to the OH OKAY workshop! They will spend the day producing larger scale clay models of their partitions to be presented in our exhibition on Tuesday. This is a great opportunity for Max and Alex to develop their model making skills as they learn how to use new modelling techniques under the supervision of a skilled potter and ceramicist.

PAINTING TREES//
Students used their initiative to paint the trees with white paint to create a better appearance. The model assembly group have shown great enthusiasm throughout the process, always thinking of extra things to add and clever ways to do things.

DAY 7: Developing the model
Working working working

DAY 7: Developing the model
1:20 structure model is on the process

The community engagement team have been printing and assembling all the pieces for their game that they've been designing for the workshop -keep going, there's hundreds of cards to sort out!

DAY 7: Developing the design
Everyone is having fun looking through the presentation and Video

MODEL GUIDE//
We used this print out of the 3D model as a guide for the students to follow in the model making process. Each contextual building was labelled and assigned to a student. This made the process easier and gave the students something to work from.

Yesterday, Pozzoni we're very impressed with the development of the schemes. The teams showcased their work so far covering, drawings research and models.

Now the teams will progress with the final presentations for Monday's exhibition...

MANCHESTER CENTRAL PIAZZA//
This design was inspired by the circular elements on the square, such as the Manchester Central Convention Complex building.

DAY 8

Students are making the final touches on their models and booklets

Meanwhile we are testing out the foldable workspace!

Hunkering down in the atrium to escape the Mancunian weather.

The team is collating and sharing all of the photos, drawings and documents today in order to bring them together for the video and portfolios

Tuesday 24.4.18- more images of the comic preparation

Tuesday 24.4.18 - The comic continued with the inking process.

ADDING THE FINAL DETAILS TO THE SITE MODEL//
In order to make the site model as detailed as possible in the short time available, we decided to model the Albert Square monuments. Hundreds of tiny laser cut pieces were assembled by the students who followed a 3D computer model. These monuments are a key part of Albert Square's heritage and character. We also added scale trees and people to the model.

Here is group 2 presenting to Ian from Pozzoni. He was impressed with how far they have developed their design in such a short time.

For the exhibition on Monday they will develop their proposal further, refining the lobby space and making everything look great for the exhibition.

As part of our exhibition, and the community engagement event on Monday, we've had a team making a film of the key points of our research. Here they are hard at work yesterday!

55//Detroit – Manchester - Zones of Urban Experimentation

Day Seven: Made good progress with the book as we are fast approaching 100 pages. The film is starting to take shape as well as the footage was starting to be cut together. Seen above is the album cover for the New Order single "Crystal" designed by Manchester based graphic designer, Peter Saville, who some of the research evolves around.

Following a design review with the collaborator yesterday, each group is working hard to refine their final proposals ahead of the 'project pin-up' exhibition on Monday at Pozzoni's office in Altrincham.

Concept model for the redevelopment of the 'toast rack' into a care hotel facility, incorporating student living to develop an intergenerational program across the site.

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#UNVEIL

And almost ready to be presented..

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#FINALSPRINT

Some concentrated faces working on the final polishes..

27/04/18

#LETSGO

We are giving out some last little pieces of advice!

Group 3 assembling their model pieces together!

27/04/18

#LITTLEBREATHER

Little Social Media Break after some intense Avocado-Painting. Everything is coming together!

Continuing the 'Big Bang' from the original concept design, we have been exploring various methods of representing 'stars' within the installation.

We decided on using differing sizes of these clear acrylic spheres!

Our team have been fantastic in making sure day runs smoothly and everybody is accounted for! The desk team members also have the task of organising all the prizes for the winning teams and handing out some MSSA zines for our visiting students!
#reimaginingmcr #northernsoul2018 #OurTownHall

Fixing the additional panel designs to the main Icosahedron frame today while the rain stayed away.

Parts of the grand design are starting to come together...

Final step for the Cards----cutting it in binding room. The Y1 and Y2 got a chance to practice their binding skills while this Event, and they did a great job!

Everything goes well. We got various ideas and concepts, making the exhibition interesting and plentiful. We can't wait to show you the formal output next Monday

At the end of the day on Thursday (26th April) as a team we were finishing tying together the smaller triangles to the larger ones and inserting it into the large structure. The translucent spheres were also added to the string and loose ends from the cable ties and string were cut and removed. A team effort was made to insert and tie together the large triangle into the main structure ready to take a group photograph with the installation.

Presentation by Decordia on Thursday (26th April) to our whole group introducing the work they produce and create for different festivals.

Decordia spoke about the many different job routes she went through from prop design and stage design to how she got into working on installations for festivals.

Decordia complemented the work produced and said collaborating and talking to different people helps to guide you down the path you want to take. Decordia reinforced that people are always advertising for freelance work and good design skills, sketching and visuals are highly sort after.

On Wednesday (25th April) we were assembling and arranging all the final design triangles together into the larger triangle. Practice presentations by each group at the end of the day for any last-minute questions in preparation to present to Decordia on Thursday (26th April).

Studio working and hands on working with the installation outside took place throughout the day encouraging people to collaborate and create conversations between First, Second and Fifth year students.

Working in the studio on Monday (23rd April) with the first and Second years helping them with portfolio advice and working on showing their design process leading to their final design, in preparation to present to Decordia on Thursday (26th April).

Day 7//

- Poster compilation
#PosterLayout #Sketches

Day 7//

- Poster compilation & Construction manual refinement
Juniors learnt how to use Illustrator and InDesign by producing posters and the construction manual.

Day 7//

- Poster compilation
What an efficient day today! A team of students started to produce some posters for the exhibition in Waiyin Centre next week. Skills

1st year student KANILARAS PRIHADIKARI and 2nd year student CAMILA ALVARADO INIGUEZ working on putting together the model pieces for their team.

Day Seven: Great meeting today! All groups presented their progress so far this week. We were extremely impressed with the outcomes! Next, all groups will be working on the final layouts for the exhibition next week.

Furniture Shed Go - Go - Go!

Well done guys for drilling and joining the tubes. We got the bench and the desk done today. Good progress and we will be pushing this further tomorrow. Hopefully get rest of it done! Looking forward to see you all!

We managed to get all the physical elements done for today and will try to set up the exhibition according to the feasibility study tomorrow. We will also test the projection of the film onto the boards or fabric that are attached to the timber frames.

We have some great designs ahead of today's competition. This particular student had a strong design development for his installation and some beautiful hand drawings.

Furniture Shed in the making.

#FRAMEWORK

The scary moment where this group checked their intervention would stand up and it was a massive success!

All of the interventions are really coming together and we are looking forward to the exhibition on Monday.

DAY 07// Giorgiana Padurean // Today the models were completed and everyone continued to make visuals, final plans necessary for making the final proposal. Everyone are working hard to complete the drawings. Keep up the great work!

26/04/18

#FOLDOVER

Another group have begun to create their partition walls at 1:1.

They are testing how fabric can be hung over a hollow metal rod, which is supported on cardboard columns.

26/04/18

#INCONTEXT

We have asked each group to create an architectural image representing the relationship of their intervention on the current site.

This could be a plan, section, axonometric or perspective drawing, like this one.

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#TWIGS

Inspired by Hillary Jack, two students are incorporating natural found objects into their work.

Like their model from last week, twigs will be used to draw comparisons between nature and society.

More top content being recorded for our final production video.

Great to see the project nearing completion.

This side or the other?

This just in from MSA anchorwoman Mig...

Today's top story is that our swatch booklet is finally complete. The students assisted with printing, binding, and then creating a script for a video in which Migena talks through the projects we are showcasing to the public.

It was great to see that the undergraduates now have a firm grasp of the issues regarding age-friendly housing, our architectural propositions/responses, and the design-research methodology of atelier MSAp.

Today students presented their care hotel proposals to Pozzoni Architscts again. Group 1 focused on bringing hotel elements into the building and creating a comfortable space for the residents. The typical room will be developed as a key space for final exhibition.

The feedback from Pozzoni is very possitive, we are aiming to complete the projects on Friday and ready for the exhibition at Pozzoni office on Monday.

This afternoon we prepared the prototype in an open space to see how different combinations would look. It will be developed further tomorrow with the final testing.

The morning will consist of printing and cutting the 400 x 400 mm boards, along with the MSAp booklet. From there, we will spend some time with the undergraduates to see what arrangements they prefer. For the purpose of Monday's Community Engagement session, the boards will be printed on paper rather than fabric as we would like to get the public's opinion on the images before the final exhibition.

As you can tell by this happy looking chap, today we managed to complete the insulation and waterproofing of our little pod!

Its been a really productive day, with some great teamwork and commitment from our återvinna members who really do seem to be embracing the local community we work amongst everyday at the Wai Yin Centre.

Some of our group spent this morning preparing the set for filming our film in the Benzie lecture theatre, which will be shown at the final exhibition. The film explores the work that the MSAp and PHASE Research Methods students undertook during their first semester at the Manchester School of Architecture. We look forward to showcasing the final film to the audience!

The Owen's Park Tower group have developed their scheme well, settling with central circulation. This will double as communal spaces for residents.

They are starting to develop this idea further, looking at how protrusions into the central atrium space can expand the communal area.

We have started modelling!

All four groups are working on programmatic models which will be on display in the Pozzoni office on Monday. This exercise was really useful, helping us understand the layout for each proposal and how this relates to the existing context.

Apart from being very cold outside at the Quad, it was a very productive day today!

We managed to get the seating and desk modules done! Hooraaaay!

The ticket booth starts to come to life and we are all very excited! Looking forward to moving onto the adjacent modules tomorrow.

återvinna students have made significant progress on-site today with the prototype now weather tight and insulated. Community members visiting the centre have been fascinated with the use of plastic milk bottles as insulation. Our students have willingly engaged and encourage conversation explaining both the practicalities and benefits involved.

One particular visitor, who experienced homelessness at the age of 14, approached the team wishing to express his support. He explained the worst part of that period was not knowing where to spend the night, feeling both abandoned and alone. Offering just a basic shelter would have provided him with the security and minimal comfort needed, away from being homeless on the streets.

Yesterday's round table discussion went to plan and was productive for everyone involved! All the students took an active role within the day, from welcoming the visitors to providing refreshments and involving themselves in the discussion. The informal chats at the end proved to be vital as it allowed everyone to understand the role that we play as architecture students and how it is applicable to real life situations. It proved to be an insightful activity in preparation for the community engagement that we have set up for next week!

A very interesting way of displaying the journey of Merz is currently in development by group 3.

Don't forget to check out the 8th floor next week..

26/04/18

#TADAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Today one group revealed part of their modular bench intervention at 1:1.

Tomorrow they'll be cladding it with translucent coloured plastic to create a wellbeing space.

WINNING PARTITION DESIGNS//
Congratulations to Alex and Max who's partition designs for St. Peters Square and Albert square were chosen this afternoon to be modelled in the OH OKAY workshop tomorrow! The partitions will be modelled from clay at a larger scale to be shown alongside the main model in our exhibition on Tuesday.

However, you will all get the opportunity to model your partition at a larger scale to show off your designs in the exhibition so don't forget to bring the materials you will be needing with you tomorrow. We saw some excellent designs today guys, keep up the good work!

GREAT NORTHERN SQUARE//
This partition has been designed to represent the Great Northern Square.