Last minute preparation before our collaborators are in later. The groups have been working really well together, they are refining their presentations and discussing what they will be presenting this afternoon.

Day 8 and presentations are underway, great to see what everyone has been working on for the past week!

Today the teams are bringing all their sketches, drawings and models together to start creating presentations ready for our mock crit tomorrow.

Finishing the day off with tutorials in small groups. There has been a lot of discussing today and groups are really progressing in refining their ideas. Great to see a mix of approaches from modelling, painting, sketching and rendering and thinking about how this work will be presented to the clients.

If you’re interested in urban greening, you might want to check out this talk this Thursday evening in Manchester. It is discussing ideas about green and outdoor social spaces in Manchester City Centre, might help to inspire you further and it is free!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-nature-of-manchester-tickets-44544484753

This afternoon we have reviewed everyones ideas. Key themes; communal spaces, light-weight structures, temporary interventions and planting solutions.

This morning we have split into teams to brainstorm initial ideas in response to the brief. Teams are researching to find precedents and greening ideas, we can't wait to see what is produced.

Quick look at the work produced today by the group

This morning we are working in teams to produce site analysis. Using pictures and sketches from the site visit yesterday, we will be sharing this with the rest of the group this afternoon.