Hi, I'm Jake Vizard!

Born and raised in North Wales, my journey has led me to the city of Manchester, where I'm doing Master of Architecture. My toolkit includes a foundation in SketchUp, AutoCAD, Adobe Suite, and a collection of render engines. I try to complement this by growing my expertise in Rhino and Grasshopper. My passion for architecture has been fuelled by travels through Europe and Southeast Asia, where I've absorbed and witnessed a range of design philosophies and construction techniques.

I enjoy connecting with people at industry events, always eager to exchange ideas and expand my architectural knowledge. I also currently lead the MSSA Architecture Football Society, some of you may have met me there.

You’ll usually find me in the CAD lab, so if you’ve got any questions just come over and ask!

Project Mangement

In preparation for MSA Live, my role has included project management.

This has included liaising with our collaborator, receiving feedback on the poster design, and assigning individual roles to ensure the outcome goals are hit prior to commencing the two action weeks.

Through these tasks I've learnt valuable skills in resource management, communication and delegation.

Action Plan

The action plan has been curated in order to achieve all of the project objectives. Providing a breakdown of daily activities across the two action weeks.

Day 1 Afternoon!

After lunch, we got hands on with Google Maps and Street View to take a closer look at the road we’re focusing on. We then *professionally * cello taped a giant map to the table and started marking down some trouble spots and brainstorming possible fixes and opportunities—lots of good stuff came up!
We also checked out some resources from the "Bradford Culture is Our Plan", watched the promotional video, and it really helped us think about what kinds of interventions we might come up with.

Wrapping Up:
We ended the day by splitting the site into sections and assigning each to different students. It’s all about visualizing what we can do in each spot now. We wrapped up with a quick recap and set our sights on what we need to hit tomorrow.