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LONG JOHN, ready! // As we assemble for argh final day of plundering, captain Long John is ready to drop anchor and start prepping the galle(r)y.

After touring the kids around the school we showed them the Alien Story we came up. We though that this story would be a good way to engage the kids more with our master plan of the den making process. In the end the kids drew up some really good designs and most importantly, they really had fun with it too.

Approach to East entrance

Arctic monkeys in a ring

Emergency floating shed structure, diagram showing floating base and lightweight structure.

Courtesy of TEAM Flaus //

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Session 2 // Collecting Methodically

The event split into smaller groups with the intention to focus their 'Big Data' research on a specific area of interest. Our smaller group therefore decided to focus on the 'distribution of age' along the corridor and so to see the density of each age group.

After receiving a CAD drawing of the areas to investigate, we began by investigating 2011 census information and divided the 'corridor boundary' into electoral wards used in the census. From this, we were able to calculate the ward population and the amount of people in each age group for the ward.

Sketch Up - Mapping - Transportation Research - Buses - Routes - Oxford Road

First sesstion

On 30th April we had our first meeting for event 24 For Sale. We were given the first task that was to locate a neighbourhood within Manchester, and to find out what makes it a good neighbourhood.
The site I have chosen was Hulme Park, located in Hulme, Manchester. The park provided path for jogging and cycling, and there were facilities for skating and stretching. Their was also a playground which was well used by children either living or studying nearby. The park was easily accessed by car and by foot, as it was bounded by roads.

We meet the kids on day 3, and toured them around Manchester School of Art. Although our hopes were to impress them with our architecture models, they diminished the idea of architecture as soon as we stepped foot into the fashion students workspace. Some of the girls fell in love with the idea of coming to Manchester and other were just having fun playing.

It was interesting to see how the children transformed their diagrams into reality and how they used their creativity to represent different materials.

Brockholes visitors centre!

http://www.brockholes.org/

Group Discussion - Group 14

I was very impressed with the dens that the children created, here they utilised their surroundings and used the walls as added support for the den.

Oxford Road Mapping

Personal Scroll:
Arrhhh! The winds be up, the sails be full and we be ready for sailin.....time for the battle of the ships!
I spotted Captain BOOTSTRAP through me telescop', he be ready for war!!!

Session 1 // Big Data

Beginning with a talk from Ulysses Sengupta, the group were introduced to 'Big Data', methodologies of collection and the application it can have for the future of architecture. The main idea was that a piece of architecture can only affect a change within a community, so long as the community's 'Big Data' is taken into consideration prior to design.

Test model- Dining room bay window maquette

Lecture One - Group 14 - Mapping and Big Data

Day 1 - As a group we chose to look at the age population down the Oxford Corridor. Through this research we wanted to find out the percentage of students living in each district in comparison to other ages. We could then compare this data to the locations of the universities.

Day 1 - Presentation given introducing group to big data. The presentation showed the group how to collect such data, how to record it and then how to represent it in a way where it can be read visually.

In this picture I am sat with my group. We are pitching our idea to Barbara who is one of the fifth years leading the event. We are explaining the different changes we have made to the furniture and finalising the type of material we are going to use and the scale for the model.

This image shows the process to how we decided on which project to pick for the competition. There were 3 projects picked overall. In this I am presenting my furniture designs to the rest of the group but unfortunately my idea wasn't chosen.

Day 5. Only hands did the talking today. Experimenting with variety of materials, 3D moulds and techniques.

Day 5. 3D printing on process!

Draft ; 3D computer generated model to find out how the design would look like in reality.

3D computer generated model.

How train passengers would see the design from their view point.

3D computer generated model for our group proposal. It is a first draft and would be refined more ................

Osian's learning to code using processing...

day 5
we started off with model making.setting hola loops and making the the structure out of it by attaching strings. after making the basic structure we sewed the cloth over it.

we experimented first by making test models to test out how the structure would stand using top of plastic cup rings and strings.

day 3
we visited grumpys which was basically a workshop which provided recycled materials as well as a station for children to experiment with different kinds of materials and built their own structures.we managaed to find very useful materials for our test models and models .

Day 4: We presented in groups today about some analysis on Sale community and finding some presidents that are related to the constraints and opportunities of Sale Community based on our topic "Growth and Development". After the presentation we were given a chance to find an area in Sale and started to transfer some opportunities that were seen in our presidents to the area. The president that we chose were the De Pijp in Amsterdam.

Day 3: We had some lectures with Simon and Ellen about neighbourhoods in different parts of the world and then we started to discuss in groups about our feelings on pictures of different neighbourhoods and analyse the areas based on the topic "Growth and Development".

second meeting we had Dr Anne Shaw as our our lecturer guest who really inspired her with her talks about how fashion industry and architecture can combine to produce amazing forms and structures

Day 2: In session 2 we went on a visit to the Sale Community. We walked around the neighbourhood and got some information about the neighbourhood there during the site visit. After the site visit we started our presentation on task one.

Day 1: The first task of our event is to find a neighbourhood and analyse whether the area is a good neighbourhood in terms of different of different aspect. I took a site visit of the Hulme park and analyse it with the relationship between landscape and architecture, and also its accessibility.

On the first day me and my partner came up with two designs for wearable shelter from which we decided to go ahead with (1), the structure shaped like cacoon and discussed about its structure.

The second meeting with the clients to present the two designs to them. They responded well to both ideas and appeared to really like elements of both. They asked us to combine them and provided suggestions as two which elements they wanted us to keep.

Sketching the Central library with Simone Ridyard's Urban Sketching group

Day 4 & 5 / After finalizing our ideas and gaining approval, we began making the garment. The first test (top images) took ten hours but the result was flimsy so it was discarded. The second test was of better, stronger quality and it took 12 hours to create.

Day 3 / Site visit to grumpy where we obtained the recycled materials to make our garment. We also had a talk with Mr Allan, a representative of grumpy who illustrated what they did in grumpy and why. After that, we began making mock ups of our garments with guidance from our coordinators.

Experimenting with materials-windows had to be kept wide open!

After choosing the final design we were given an introduction to 3d printing.

scale models of the final designs to be presented to the client.

Discussing presentation materials with the group to identify any changes or improvements that need to be made to before we met with the clients to show them our designs.

Testing construction materials-miniature bricks.

Components assembled using no glue or any other sort of connectors.

Day 2 / We had a talk by Dr Annie Shaw, who told us briefly about what she did and how it related to our project. After that, we pitched our ideas at her one on one and she gave us useful tips on how to make them work.

First exercise: Individually create 2d/3d components using simple model making materials.

Day 1 / First meeting and briefing with the group. We were then paired into groups of two and asked to generate and share initial ideas.

Working in groups to consolidate ideas into two final designs that we could present to the client. An integrated design in which the pizza oven workspace and seating were combine and a non integrated design in which all elements were separate.

A design developed based upon a concept discussed in a group of four after meeting with the client. One of the several developed and presented to the group as initial ideas for the design of the pizza oven.

First meeting with the client on site at Hulme Community Garden to discuss their requirements for the project. They wanted a curvy, organic structure that included other natural materials that could be found on site to create tactile surfaces. The structure should have seating for up to 15 people, sufficient counter top space and be able to accommodate children.

1// Collecting the data comparing the two universities was taken from various websites and spreadsheets from departments from around the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan. We narrowed the comparisons down to 6 courses and chose which data we wanted to show and if it would be beneficial for the app/ students.

2000 bricks donated by Ibstock, delivered on site to be used in the construction of the pizza oven. Upon inspection it was found the bricks contained groves that could be engineered to create a pattern when they are laid. The aesthetic of the brick will make the structure look more natural on the site.

Working on the file to send to the 3D printer

Session 02_
Introductory meeting with external collaborators Places Projects to learn about their innovative approach to teaching.
Viewing the current exhibition in the RIBA hub - as a result of previous collaborative projects on sensory perceptions of the city between Places Projects & local school children

Learning Processing

Day 4: On day 4 we reviewed task 2. For task 2 I had to analyse 2 further neighbourhoods. The one pictured above is Hammaby Sjostad in Stockholm. The Goal of the area was to halve the environmental impact compared to a typical development built in the 1990s, to achieve this they focussed on creating great public transportation links to stop people using their cars. The whole neighbourhood is centred around the main transit corridors creating a focus for activity and commerce.

Day 3: In our third session we looked into analysing different neighbourhoods around Europe. The picture I have included is of Poundbury in Dorchester. In Poundbury there is a small density and people are attracted to it because it is a lot cheaper than London. Poundbury has facilities so that you can work and live there and not have to commute. But, similar to Sale there is a lot of leftover, unused space.

Session 01_
Working in two teams to create a den-building narrative for the KS2 primary school children.
Making sample 'sculptures' related to concepts encompassed within den-building for presentation/discussion with primary school children.

Day 2: Site visit to Sale. In Sale we saw a huge amount of wasted green space and car parks going completely unused that we could experiment with.

Day 1:We were asked to analyse a neighbourhood in Manchester. I chose Fallowfield because I found it hard to analyse a neighbourhood without actually living or spending much time in it. I concluded Fallowfield had great facilities for what was needed in the area, but was not a good neighbourhood in the sense that different types of people such as students and families were kept quite seperate.

Day 5: Learning how to incorporate creative writing to help improve our comic strips from the day before

Today we finished off the garment by adding taught pieces of ribbon to the hula hoop frame. Changing the shelter to a sitting one rather than lying one made the most of our structure. I feel it has worked well and I can't wait for the response from the public.

[07/05/2014]
Working with our sound.
Editing the 3D model of the sound through the code.

[06/05/2014]
Tutorial on the programme and basic coding.
Experimenting with the code.

[04/05/2014]
Second visit to the site.
Recording the outdoor sound.

[02/05/2014]
Presentation from designer and artist Brendan Dawes.
Inspirational speech about creative solutions and ideas, as well as use of coding and 3D printing in design.

[30/04/2014]
First visit to the site.
Exploring the interior of "Revolución de Cuba".

Perspective showing different activities in playing area.

Our group had chose the car park in the centre of Chinatown as our site. We found that there are a lot car park nearby so it seems a bit unnecessary. We want to transform the space to a green space. We then discuss the possible activities. Finally we had decided to use the space for open space cinema.

Having made 4000 hats in 2 days, we spent the rest of the week making threads of hats according to the layered plan we had created. After a while we got quite fast at it, and having made 90 threads on wednesday, we managed to step it up to 300 threads on thursday, and were able to finish all 380 threads for the screen before the weekend. Next week: clouds of hats, same system, hopefully a few less hats!

We visited Chinatown after the talk. We explore the site and did some research and interviews. We then discuss about feelings being in the area. We also talked about how Chinatown is connected to Manchester and problems of the area.

initial Manchester Central library sketches gaining understanding of critical space, structure and details

The miserable weather finally clears out. The installation is up and standing, looking sturdy and ready for final touches.

Used spare planks from the broken pallets to create shelves for our installation. Done with the generic structure, we are on schedule and looking to paint our installation soon.

We finalized the design and thought of all the extra materials we will need.