Group 27
TREES NOT CARS

In collaboration with activist group ‘Trees, Not Cars’, we aim to raise awareness around the topic of gentrification, illegal levels of air pollution and a loss of potential communal space in Ancoats. The output of this project is to produce alternate masterplans of the site, to counter the council’s proposal. We aim to find creative ways to promote these masterplans in various mediums, designed primarily for social media platforms.

Cezara M / Jad C / Kiran M / Reiji Alexander N

Jad C
Trees Not Cars want to work with the Council to develop a scheme that includes significant community green space and social housing to respond to the affordable housing crisis in the city.
Posted 11 Mar 2020 20:18
Jad C
Create a feasible alternative for the site which:
_Gives the community a usable green space
_Provides connections from the marina to the city by foot and bike
_Provides sporting …More
Posted 11 Mar 2020 20:35
Jad C
Cezara
- MSA Graduate
- Atelier . LULU
- Interests . Child-Friendly Urban Planning

Jad
- MSA Graduate
- Atelier . Infra.Space
- Interests …More
Posted 11 Mar 2020 21:14
Jad C
Issues with the current proposal:

-Cotton Field Park is existing green space and not a part of the new development.
-Proposed green roofs would not be accessible to the public.
-No …More
Posted 11 Mar 2020 21:23
Cezara M
Project site : Central Retail Park, Ancoats, Manchester.
Introduction of ‘Trees not Cars’ campaign by collaborators on-site. Collaborators to give history of site, their movement …More
Posted 23 Mar 2020 22:37
Cezara M
- Public Consultation led by Trees Not Cars allowed Ancoats community members to voice their concerns and vision for the site, reflected in this diagram
- Collaborator’s vision reflects …More
Posted 23 Mar 2020 22:41
Cezara M
-With a background in political science, Dr Leandro Minuchin will be visiting and delivering a talk on the social role of the architect in contemporary urbanism
- The aim is to inform …More
Posted 23 Mar 2020 23:00
Cezara M
Skills we will develop
Posted 23 Mar 2020 23:01
Kiran M
Granby Four Streets is an ongoing community-led project to rebuild Granby, a Liverpool neighbourhood that was nearly made derelict by decades of poorly-planned regeneration initiatives. …More
Posted 23 Mar 2020 23:18
Kiran M
Green Space is an essential infrastructure in modern day cities, that is under threat by the financialisation of public space. Here are some of the benefits of green space and why there …More
Posted 23 Mar 2020 23:22
Kiran M
Check out this alternative proposal for the Greater Ancoats Street retail park. MossBalling was produced be MArch students at the Manchester School of Architecture. The concept farm …More
Posted 23 Mar 2020 23:26
Cezara M
MA Architecture and Urbanism students led workshop
- Masters students from the Architecture and Urbanism course at MSA will come in to share their proposals, analysis of existing …More
Posted 29 Mar 2020 22:50
Cezara M
URBED led workshop
- Manchester based URBED (Urbanism, Environment and Design) Ltd are an award-winning design and research consultancy. URBED is also in partnership with Manchester …More
Posted 30 Mar 2020 00:07
Cezara M
Week 1 will start with meeting the collaborators on site (Central Retail Park in Ancoats) in order to get an understanding of its existing conditions and brainstorm initial ideas. Following …More
Posted 30 Mar 2020 01:14
Cezara M
Week 2 will start with a trip, a Guided tour of Granby Four Street developments with Community Land Trust representatives in Liverpool which will be used for a precedent study for grass …More
Posted 30 Mar 2020 01:56
Reiji Alexander N
Location: North Tea Power
https://northteapower.co.uk/

At the end of the events fortnight, we look forward to presenting our alternative masterplans to our collaborators, our guests, …More
Posted 31 Mar 2020 13:20
Reiji Alexander N
Keeping everyone safe is our number one priority hence we can’t continue this event within the MSA, however:

- As the Trees not Cars movement launches into the latest phase of …More
Posted 31 Mar 2020 13:25
Cezara M
- The project will involve working in groups to develop three alternate proposals for the Central Retail Park.

- Each group will present their development and research as 6 page …More
Posted 31 Mar 2020 14:15
Kiran M
Prefiguration is a key concept in Dr Leandro Munichin’s Research Methods module, which was an important primer for this the Trees Not Cars Events 2020.
Prefiguration is a political …More
Posted 31 Mar 2020 14:48