MEET THE TEAM

We are a group of 5th yeah MArch students who will be working with you on revitalising Manchester Town Hall.

Our group offers diverse skills and Events experience.

Kaja from &rchitecture enjoys thinking outside the box and searching for innovative design solutions that allow community to engage with architecture. She is interested in visualising architecture and assembling portfolios and will encourage you to challenge your creativity throughout the whole process! BA degree in Kent School of Architecture.

Willa from &rchitecture has a good understanding of sustainability and its history, especially from energy perspective. She enjoys critical thinking and evaluation or understanding things from different aspects. She will be glad to discuss any of those with you! BA degree at Queen’s University Belfast.

Augus (or Shuo Pan) from Advanced Practice is a prospective architect who manages own design studio in Beijing. He has gained a lot of experience during his practical work, especially when working with public buildings. He is currently interested in housing for aging people and is glad to share his experience and knowledge with you! BA at Beijing University of Technology in China.

Yan from Advanced Practice enjoys the process of digital and physical modelling. He is glad to share any useful software or physical model making skills. BA degree at Cardiff University.

Junfu from USE, a visual art enthusiast who loves hand sketch and digital painting, will be glad to share the drawing skills with you. BA degree University of Liverpool.

Yimeng (or Amanda) from USE has many years of work experience. She has participated in variety of projects when working in China. Interested in adaptive reuse, she is glad to share practical knowledge. BA degree at Zhengzhou University in China.
Posted 11 Mar 2020 14:45
PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR

Dave Wakelin, who is a Sustainability Associate Director at Mace as well as Craig Dick, a Construction Manager at Lendlease have been working with Purcell Architects on the Town Hall renovation and will give our group a seminar to aid our design. This is a rare chance for our group to learn more about sustainability and construction directly from professionals!

For more information about our seminar collaborators follow the links:
Mace - https://www.macegroup.com/
Lendlease - https://www.lendlease.com/uk/
Posted 16 Mar 2020 19:14