Last Friday (27.4) we had the amazing opportunity to collaborate with oh ok workshop to create models of two out of the six partitions that were carefully selected by the team after several presentations from the students. We used clay making the models to challenge our techniques and skills and experiment with more peculiar materials. The winners of the partition challenge, Alex and Max, overcame the challenge of experimenting with new materials and achieved a beautiful outcome

Almost there guys!!

Today we had a productive day and we were really happy to see the site model coming together! Tomorrow and on Friday we will be adding final touches to the site model.

Lincoln Square was the last destination of our tour as it is the closest square to the Town hall and therefore Albert Square. It is named after the large statue of Abraham Lincoln standing in the middle of the square and the rich history of the statue. Although the square is currently going through some changes it's key location, almost like a bridge, connects the historic town hall with the contemporary architecture of Deansgate.

The historical picture on the post is taken from the following website where information about the history of the statue complement beautiful images of the square.
https://manchesterarchiveplus.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/abraham-lincoln-and-manchester/

http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/statues/lincoln.html

The future picture is taken from the following website:
http://www.m3fx.com/mobile/projects/brazennose-house-lincoln-square-manchester In this website you can look into the future plans of development of the square and it's surrounding context.

For more information or queries please contact the 5th years

As mentioned this morning, by the end of tomorrow you will be divided in two groups. These groups reflect the two parts of this project, A: Designing the installation (partitions) and B. Putting together the above model of Albert Square.

Hey guys! It was lovely meeting you all today! These are the dimensions of the partition (in mm). The model will be made, as mentioned this morning, in 1:100 scale. If you want to download the dwg file its in our facebook group.

Undergrad students will be divided in groups and allocated to a specific square in the Civic Quarter. This will be made in order for the groups to design a partition referring to the architectural language and characteristics of the allocated public squares. All the partitions will then be presented on a scaled model of Albert Square.

MEET THE PROJECT COORDINATORS//

NAME// Natalie Liassi
FROM// Limassol, Cyprus
GRADUATED// De Montfort University 2016
EXPERIENCE// Kyros Lontos Architect
ATELIER// Use
BIO AND INTERESTS// Hey! Looking forward to meeting all of you. Here are a few words about me: I am currently completing my masters degree and I am a huge art enthusiast, and any other creative medium as such. I especially like Neo-futurism and the Brutalist movement. However, I truly admire Gothic architecture and therefore my favourite building is Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.