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EMPOWERED THROUGH ART. An MSA and With One Voice collaboration. The aim of this collaboration is to integrate people who are or have previously been homelessness into the cultural spaces that populate the city through the arts. With one voice is an organisation that believes in giving a voice to the homeless community through this same medium. They organise exchanges between the arts, homeless organisations and policy makers across the world and support new initiatives and projects that are aimed towards similar goals. The event will include design proposals for a variety of cultural sites in the city that will eventually contribute to the production of a downloadable design guide to improve such spaces. // Download Poster

Purva B // Chelsea B // Simisola A // Olivia M // Celeste A

// FINAL PUBLICATION

The 'Cultural Spaces and Homelessness Design Handbook' is the final output of our two week event. This is primarily an online document and will be published …More

Posted 7 May 2019 11:53
// PROPOSED NETWORK OF INCLUSIVE CULTURAL SPACES

This map locates cultural spaces that have the potential to welcome people who are or have been homeless and can be a valuable source …More

Posted 4 May 2019 18:33
DAY 10 // INCLUSIVITY BADGE FOR CULTURAL SPACES

As part of our design handbook, we have proposed a cultural spaces inclusivity badge that allows cultural spaces to be recognised …More

Posted 5 Apr 2019 11:40
// DAY_09_DESIGN GUIDE DEVELOPMENT

Today was focused on finalising the design guide. The first and second year students created the final diagrams that elaborate on points such programme …More

Posted 5 Apr 2019 10:45
// DAY 08_PRODUCTION OF GRAPHICS

We are progressing with the compilation of our design guide by producing graphics and illustrations for each of the factors we are addressing.

4. …More

Posted 3 Apr 2019 20:45
// DAY 08_PRODUCTION OF GRAPHICS

We are progressing with the compilation of our design guide by producing graphics and illustrations for each of the factors we are addressing.

3. …More

Posted 3 Apr 2019 20:42
// DAY 08_PRODUCTION OF GRAPHICS

We are progressing with the compilation of our design guide by producing graphics and illustrations for each of the factors we are addressing.

1. …More

Posted 3 Apr 2019 20:38
//DAY 07 DESIGN GUIDE DEVELOPMENT

Following the informative workshop with the consultation group and staff at the Manchester Museum, we have moved on to working on the content of …More

Posted 2 Apr 2019 17:08
// DAY 06_MANCHESTER MUSEUM WORKSHOP

In the second part of our Manchester Museum visit we worked in three groups, mixed with museum staff, the consultation group from last Monday …More

Posted 2 Apr 2019 15:38
// DAY 06_MANCHESTER MUSEUM TOUR

We were fortunate to be given a tour of the closed section of Manchester Museum that is currently under renovation. The staff were able to give us …More

Posted 2 Apr 2019 15:13
// DAY 05_PRESENTATION OF FIRST DRAFT & END OF WEEK 1

Kal Gill-Faci, head of corporate engagement at the Pledge charity in Manchester, joined us for the presentation on Friday afternoon …More

Posted 31 Mar 2019 18:01
// DAY 05_ROUGH DRAFT OF THE DESIGN GUIDE

The schedule for the morning involved completing and compiling the undergraduates diagrams that they had started to create towards the later …More

Posted 29 Mar 2019 15:18
// DAY 04_DEVELOPMENT OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The schedule for the afternoon included a study of the initial sketches the undergraduate students had come up with during the first half of …More

Posted 28 Mar 2019 16:02
// DAY 04_DISCUSSION WITH ADAM ASH

Adam Ash from Plincke, a landscape architecture and urban design practice, joined us this morning, with John Edwards from Laing O’Rourke, to …More

Posted 28 Mar 2019 14:06
// Day 03_BRAINSTORMING & DEVELOPMENT OF INITIAL IDEAS

Subsequent to yesterdays site visits to Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Central Library and Castlefield Gallery; the students …More

Posted 27 Mar 2019 12:20
// DAY 02 SITE VISITS

Following discussions with the consultation group, we began the day by exploring how some of the themes could be communicated visually through the use of sketches …More

Posted 26 Mar 2019 19:19
// DAY 01_GROUP CONSULTATION
Today we met with Matt, Fee, Cookie and Gareth from With One Voice, John with Laing O’Rourke and Simon, John and Norman from Manchester Street Poem to …More

Posted 25 Mar 2019 23:09
// DAY 01_INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS

The day began with an ice-breaker session with the BA students, introducing them to the project, its aims and outputs.
This …More

Posted 25 Mar 2019 21:51
// MANCHESTER HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY

In 2017, more than 300,000 people in Britain – the equivalent of one in every 200 – were officially recorded as homeless or living in inadequate …More

Posted 25 Mar 2019 00:08
// WHAT IS HOMELESSNESS?

The definition of homelessness is "not having a home". The term ‘homeless’ is often considered to apply only to people ‘sleeping rough’. A person …More

Posted 24 Mar 2019 23:18
// MONDAY AFTERNOON AGENDA

We have an action packed afternoon programme, introducing both our collaborators and consultant group of those who are or have been homeless.

Undergraduate …More

Posted 24 Mar 2019 11:29
PROJECT AIMS AND OUTCOMES

The aim of this project is to make cultural spaces more inclusive towards people who are or have been homeless in the past. During the next two weeks we …More

Posted 24 Mar 2019 10:48
// SITE VISITS_26th March 2019

To better understand the kinds of spaces we are designing for, visiting and critically analysing them is crucial. The study will be on the basis of …More

Posted 22 Mar 2019 16:56
//OTHER ORGANISATIONS_Booth Centre

The Booth Centre's mission is to bring about positive change in the lives of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and help them …More

Posted 21 Mar 2019 23:09
// MEETING & SITE VISIT_4th March 2019

During the meeting with Matt from With One Voice, we discussed various questions we aim to address during the two-week Event including what …More

Posted 19 Mar 2019 23:41
// SESSION PLAN WEEK 2
01/04/19 - 05/04/19
The second week of the event will be centred on applying the design solutions raised in week one to Manchester Museum as a case study, as …More

Posted 18 Mar 2019 21:44
// SESSION PLAN WEEK 1
25/03/19 - 29/03/19
The first week of EMP:ART's event will be focused on discussing challenges and solutions of cultural spaces for groups of those who are …More

Posted 18 Mar 2019 21:44
The final product of our two-week event of talks, collaborations, design sessions and consultations will be a design guide publication.

The publication will consist of consise design …More

Posted 15 Mar 2019 10:09
// SITE

The Manchester Museum is a part of the University of Manchester and a place of research and study. It began with the humble collection of a local manufacturer and collector …More

Posted 13 Mar 2019 00:24
// CRAFT

The key skills we aim to develop through EMP:ART are:

Collaboration and Interaction
Working together is crucial to any project, whether it is with members of the design …More

Posted 12 Mar 2019 23:33
// GUEST LECTURE_28th March 2019

Adam Ash from Plincke will join us on the 28th of March, Thursday to discuss the importance of engaging with those who are or have been homeless …More

Posted 9 Mar 2019 18:43
// COLLABORATOR

We are happy to confirm that we will be collaborating with Esme Ward and the Museum of Manchester for EMP:ART.
Esme Ward was appointed as Director of Manchester …More

Posted 7 Mar 2019 20:00
// MEETING_4th February 2019

During the meeting with our collaborators, Laing O’Rourke and With One Voice, we outlined the expectations of the output of the EMP:ART Event. We were …More

Posted 4 Mar 2019 18:41
// COLLABORATOR
Engineering firm Laing O’Rourke is one of EMP : ART’S collaborators. Laing O’Rourke are an international company working in varying sectors of construction, …More

Posted 4 Mar 2019 18:38
// COLLABORATOR

Matt Peacock, the director of "With One Voice", is one of the collaborators for EMP : ART, working towards creating cultural spaces and addressing hostile architecture …More

Posted 23 Feb 2019 13:26
Atelier: CPU
Undergrad: University of Kent
Experience: DMWR Architects & De Novo Architects
Posted 7 Feb 2019 14:10
Atelier: LULU
Undergrad: University of Kent
Experience: Rivington Street Studio
Posted 5 Feb 2019 12:29
Atelier: CiA
Undergrad: Liverpool John Moores
Experience: Architectural Design Limited
Posted 29 Jan 2019 14:47
Atelier: Platform
Undergrad: Oxford Brookes University
Experience: Stride Treglown, PEN Studios
Posted 29 Jan 2019 14:12
Atelier: PRAXXIS
Undergrad: Anna University
Experience: Eskay Design
Posted 28 Jan 2019 19:20
The session plan for the two weeks.

We are still working with our collaborators on bringing in more participants to interact with the students during this period to better influence …More

Posted 9 Jan 2019 17:21

EMPOWERED THROUGH ART.
An MSA and With One Voice collaboration.

The aim of this collaboration is to integrate people who are or have previously experienced homelessness into …More

Posted 9 Jan 2019 15:56
The week-long summit in Manchester was a great opportunity to hear and learn from Global delegates. Each seminar offered a taster of several creative practices which included dance, …More

Posted 8 Jan 2019 13:05
The Panel for Cultural Spaces' Responses to Homelessness

A multitude of cultural spaces were discussed at the summit, including theatres, concert halls, museums, libraries, art galleries …More

Posted 8 Jan 2019 12:13
//SUMMIT_12th November 2019

The team attended the International Arts and Homelessness Summit & Festival, a conference between 12-18 Nov at The Whitworth; that delved into the themes …More

Posted 20 Dec 2018 18:12