Naturbad Riehen - Herzog deMeuron

 LINK

Tue 1 Dec - Lockwood Reservoir site visit

On Tuesday 1 December we will visit the Lockwood Reservoir and meet the London Wildlife Trust (that currently looks after the site in conjunction with Thames Water). For this we will set off from the school around 12.00 together as a group using public transport (as last time heading to Tottenham Hale station via Stratford). Finish approx 17.00

Make sure you attend this - as this will be the only chance to gain access into the reservoirs. 
More on this Friday.

Normal studio tutorials between 10.00 - 12.00

Fri 27 Nov Tutorials

tutorial running list for Friday is in this order:
(If you were seen Tuesday - free to work in the studio anyway - I will have time to look over field-trip drawing progress - which really should be wrapped up this week)

Nadia
Suren
Jonan
Troy
Luiz
Balraj
Raquel
Hashea
Stephanie
Felipe

Tue 24 Nov

Studio tutorials from 10.00 onwards. sign-up, etc.

We are having a unit meeting at 12.00.
This will be about the next steps / project sites / building briefs.
It's critical for everybody to attend this.


Please bring your complete work with you during the next weeks tutorials.

Please bring also your field-trip drawings which you did last week.

Y3: Please also bring your last years portfolios with you.
(A3 reduction is also OK) we need to know what you did last year!

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Evening lecture by ELEMENTAL - from 17.00.
We strongly suggest everybody to go to this - as usual

Tue 10 Nov - Field-trip briefing meeting 16.30

Hello - just to say after the pin-up tomorrow (see earlier post) we are meeting for a short briefing on the field-trip. I will also hand you a printed copy of the field-trip guide we collectively made. Everybody must attend this.

Tue 10 Nov PIN-UP

As shown in our timetable we are planning to do a pin-up /  review on Tue 10th November and expect to see all work you have done so far on the wall (full-size) (this includes models / mould-making. We expect to see also a few more casts - as discussed).

We expect everybody to present their work and attend the entire day.

This is an important stage of your project, reflect on what you have produced so far, as we will be setting off later that week onto our field-trip - and you need to be clear about your interests to make this worthwhile.


It's important that you finish all of your drawings you have started (including those in the two recent drawing workshops. sectional axo of cast/mould-making and sectional axo of landscape observation) as well as additional drawings / sheets you may need to explain your personal observations from various visits to site and study area...


We encourage you to work very hard on all the above this week to produce as much as you can for the pin-up.


For those of you that missed yesterdays drawing workshop No.2 - please have a look at the introduction here and speak to colleagues to catch up.

sectional axo landscape workshop:
LINK

Fri 6 Nov Field-trip guide workshop

We will collate and finalise the field-trip guidebook (based on everybodys A4 page(s)) on Friday starting from 10.00 in the studio.

Please bring your computers and of course your indesign page and the research you have done.

As per briefing last Friday - please check unit A drop-box for what building you have been assigned to research for the field-trip. Please produce one A4 page on it using the Indesign template and have ready for field-trip guide workshop on Friday 6 November.

Tue 3 Nov - drawing workshop No.2 10.00 - 17.00

As mentioned last Friday we will be doing another drawing workshop tomorrow. (landscape scale!)
Please bring with you:
- all your drawn sections through the study area and project sites. (long and cross sections)
- a print out of a plan / os map
- a couple of sheets A1 tracing paper or computer  - depending how you will draw....

We are starting with an introduction to the workshop at 10.00 sharp.

Field-trip Copenhagen & Malmö

Field-trip guide: 
As per briefing last Friday - please check unit A drop-box for what building you have been assigned to research for the field-trip. Please produce one A4 page on it using the Indesign template and have ready for field-trip guide workshop on Friday 6 November.


Here is a map of buildings / projects for our field-trip. This is work-in-progress and might be useful to navigate once we are there (simply bookmark on your phone...)
LINK to map

Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos Lecture Tue 3 Nov

Nieto Sobejano have produced rather interesting landscape and public realm projects - this could be relevant in relation to our study area and project site... I recommend everybody to see this!
LINK

Fri 30 Oct Tutorials + 14.00 field-trip guide briefing (all attend)

Tutorials in the studio from 10.00 onwards. Have all your previous work with you and printed.
14.00 short briefing on the field-trip guide which we will collectively produce. Please all attend for this.

51N4E Lecture Tue 27 Oct 17.00

Young blood from Belgium...this one is not to be missed!

Tue 27 Oct - drawing workshop 10.00

We are doing a drawing workshop all day tomorrow, as mentioned on Friday.
We are starting with an introduction to the day brief at 10.00

Please bring: a couple of A1 size tracing paper and cartridge paper, drawing tools (pencils, pens etc,) + ruler!

Fri 23 Oct - Casting Workshop Leyton

As you know we are doing the casting workshop in Leyton all day tomorrow.
We will meet straight away in Leyton at 10.00 - so you make your own journey there...

Please bring all your moulds with you.
We have the plaster.

Please also remember to bring some textured materials you can make casts in ALGENATE of (the pink stuff!)  to insert into you mould

Tue 20 October

tutorials in studio from 10.00 onwards. bring print out of drawings you are working on. etc 

15.00 set off from studio by public transport (all) for presentation meeting with GLA & Haringey council (near Tottenham Hale). super important. everybody needs to attend this!

finish of day approx 17.30. 

Fri 16 Oct - mould-making workshop

We are runnig a full day workshop with Roey Hunt from 10.00 in the morning in our studio space.
Please continue to work on your sections and print those out for Friday - they will be needed for the workshop. Everybody needs to attend from 10.00 until end of day 18.00

Tue 13 Oct - Studio + workshop visit Leyton from 14.30

Studio day from 10.00 onwards with working in studio on your drawings and group-tutorials across the entire day.

Please bring a print-out of your drawing or the drawings itself if hand-drawing, including key photos of specific conditions and your sketchbook.

14.30 We will set off for our Casting work-shop visit (via public transport to Leyton (via DLR& Tube) Finish around 17.30 in Leyton. everybody must attend this in preparation for next week.  

Fri 9 Oct - Group tutorials from 10.00 / Unit meeting 14.00

Studio day from 10.00 onwards with working in studio on your drawings and group-tutorials across the entire day.
14.00 unit meeting. Hand-out of unit programme for the year.
Please bring a print-out of your drawing or the drawing itself if hand-drawing, a few key photos of specific conditions and your sketchbook.

Please see our Unit drop-box - some key maps if you need all there + the hand-out of the day.

Tue 6 Oct - 10.00 Upper Lea site visit

We are meeting at 10.00 (sharp) outside the AQUATICS CENTRE (by Zaha Hadid) in Stratford. Please make you own way to here - closest tube station is STRATFORD. Post code is E20 2ZQ. We meet at the higher level covered by the canopy, by the bridge.

Weather: A few showers are forecasted for tomorrow - be prepared - there will not be much shelter. A rain-coat / umbrella and adequate shoes for walking esssential ! (approx 10km)

Equipment: Sketchbook, camera, etc. 

Lunch: please take packed lunch and drink with you - there will not be much on the way.

Fri 2 Oct 10.30 unit meeting

We are meeting tomorrow, Friday at 10.30 in our studio space on the first floor - opposite Christian's office - for a short introduction -  to say hello, organise a few things and coordinate the next week ( which we will start with a site visit on Tuesday....)

We are looking forward to see you all tomorrow!
Carsten and Fernanda

'Life on the River Lea'

Link to photographer Sam Napper's work on life along the River Lea...

presentation unit programme 2015-16

architecture & water documentary by AR

Here is a short documentary in three parts by the architectural review, that looks at the London's relationship and opportunities related to water. An introduction to some issues related to the topic.

Unit A 2015-16 : Tottenham Archipelago

This year (2015-16), Unit A will have a closer look at the relationship between Architecture and Water. We will set out to investigate a network of water-landscapes in the Upper Lea valley, that run along the eastern edge of Tottenham, East London.

These man-made landscapes continue to adapt to and serve London in close relation to changing demands of the ever growing population; from historic pastures for agricultural production to the waterways of the early industrialisation, over to facilitating waste and sewage treatment and reservoirs providing up to a quarter of London’s drinking water.

We like the idea of water becoming integral part of a building brief and architectural proposal. Water could be explored as means to reconcile architectural detail with landscape context, local and trans-local conditions and design- with environmental strategy, aiming to develop new forms of hydro-architectural typologies.

We are looking forward to tell you more about this on Market-day, Tuesday 29th September.
(image above: Umlauftank Berlin by Ludwig Leo)

27 March : Final Crit

Invited panel of guest critics:

Emu Masuyama [link]
Nicolo Stassano [link]
Raphael  Tzlee
Suzanne O'Connell [link]

collage workshop

sketch model workshop

political precedence

here is more political precedence project that takes on a larger urban territory and deals with sequential transformation over time. LINK

intervention & brief precedence

Here are is an example of an architectural response to an existing site condition (a topographical edge). I thought this might be useful as your sites are all slightly unusual.

A new space is inserted here, but also a new type of connection created between the two levels. Intertesting for you at this stage is maybe that there is a formal programme inside the new space (library), and an informal programme above, that is solely generated by the roof.  Very resourceful and strategic. LINK

Fri 23 Jan sketch model workshop | 10.00 - 18.00

We will start the sketch model workshop at 10.00 sharp with an introduction.
the workshop will last the entire day and we will have a short pecha-kucha style presentation at the end.

you will need to have your finished site model in 1:500 (1mm grey card) with you. (obviously)
Please bring the following model making materials and tools:

- model-making tools, incl. cutter, ruler (scale-ruler), cutting-mat, scissors, etc. (or adequate other underlay to cut things)

- wood-glue and masking tape, etc. (NO glue-guns!)

- model making materials, e.g. all kind of other card than grey card (which you made your model of): white card / other coloured card / cardboard / or something like a recycled or left over bits (e.g. cereal box!?)  all approx. 1mm thick and flat.  Also bring a few sheets of different kind of textured paper or / newspaper / tracing paper / etc.



Please bring the three following sheets from your portfolio print-ed out as A4/A3 size:
(you have done that work, simply print. if hand-drawn bring hand-drawing.) Those three sheets will be a critical resource / starting point for the workshop and are important to have at hand on the day. Don't forget them.

1. sheet with Urban axo with furniture intervention
2. sheet with Axo drawing of cast / mould, showing Junction / new spatial quality
3. sheet with your key field-trip precedence (Cologne) drawn up

Fri 19 Dec - 13.30 meet up entire unit

It would be great to meet up with all of you briefly at 13.30 today before everybody shots off into the Christmas break.

I will hand out your feed-back sheets with comments and marks from Tuesday - but have also some general thoughts I would like to share with you before this term is over.

See you in the studio at 13.30

Mid year reviews

Following students will present on Tuesday, 16th:

Aaron, Darlyn, Damola,  Klevi ,  Janquiel ,  Jonan, fillippos,  Elias, Gannaty, puja, hassan, Nicoletta, Marija, Viviane, silas, yaprak.

Rest of students on Friday, 19th:

Andreas, ola, Jose, karwan, shiduo

Running order will be announced on the day. (Different from above list).

Make sure you are all there before 10.00. (If not you will not present)

drawing requirements Mid Year Review

Please find attached list of drawings - as a general / minimum guideline  - of what you are expected to show for the MID YEAR REVIEWS next week.

As previously announced we will run this as an open crit / wall presentation, which means you will have to print all your work in full size (A1) / or bring original sized hand-drawings and all of your work done this year and pin this to the wall.

make sure that you also bring along all of your casts / moulds / and other physical models you made, your field-trip sketch book and your site-diary from your many site visits.

You will have maximum 10 minutes to present your work. 15 min for questions / comments afterwards. We have invited Keita and Mo from unit H as our guest critics.


Please remember these mid term reviews form critical part of your assessment of the entire year. We expect everybody to present (no matter how much or little work you have) and to actively participate in open discussions on projects on both days (16th +19th)

These two days of reviews are very important to show you where you currently stand with your work, but also where your project might be heading to during the next term.

To engage in a discourse with external critics and presenting to an audience forms also part of the everyday life of a professional architect - important skills to develop and gain experience.

what students to present on what day to be issued on Friday.
running order announced on the day.

Tue 9 Tutorials Urban Furniture

Tutorials via sign-up list on the day from 10.00 onwards.
Remember to bring all your work in and if you are working on CAD make a print-out (A3 bw is fine)

Please remember to bring a few of your photographs (printed out) of the area you will be inserting your 'urban furniture'.

drawing (right) by Marija Stoliarova

Fri 5 Dec Lecture 10.00 + Tutorials

We will have a look a selection of portfolios of former Unit A students first thing in the morning. I think this is useful at this stage to show you how to connect individual pieces of work / bits of observations and personal lines of enquiry of you work.

Most of you are working with Indesign already to compose your drawings and sheets. If not yet, it's a good time now to try to get hold of a copy and set this up on your machine.

After this morning session I will run through the very basics of indesign for those of you that are new to it (20 min).

Rest of day working in the studio and tutorials through sign-up list as usual

Tue 2 Dec - Tutorials

Studio day with Tutorials from 10.00 onwards.
sign up in morning on the day. first come first served.

Come and work in the studio.

Make sure you have again all your drawings & relevant info with you (every tutorial - no excuses!):

urban furniture drawing, urban axo drawing with sections, 1:200 cross section with time-line and programme, 1:500 long-section (both sections with key plan indication your section line in plan), urban moment and all relevant info in terms of qualities of human occupation / activity / programme you wish to engage (photos, sketches, etc),  finished field-trip precedences drawn up / documented plus photos / sketches from sketchbook etc,  2D sections and axonometric drawings of your junction-models/ cast drawing, documentation of the model-making design process (version one / two / three /  with demoulding, etc. ), journey drawing ( day 1) + communication of other personal readings along the viaduct and your study area.

planning ahead / mid year reviews etc.

A reminder that we will be holding the MID YEAR REVIEW as a pin-up / crit with invited guests in the studio on Tue 16 and Fri 19 December. We expect each of you to present all your work up to that date in from of drawings pinned to the wall and models. We expect that you attend on both days.

We are aware that the academic year finishes late this time, but also starts late with the first studio day on Tue 13 January.

Make sure that you are not missing those above dates. They form part of your formal assessment.

Tue 25 Nov | Tutorials + Lecture at 14.00

10.00 - 13.00 tutorials about your field-trip drawings:

14.00  SHORT LECTURE / INTRODUCTION TO BRIEF FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS.
VERY IMPORTANT!!!! EVERYBODY NEED TO ATTEND THIS.


14.30 - 18.00 : 
TUTORIALS ON URBAN MOMENT.
BRING IN ALL YOUR WORK ON YOUR LONDON SITES / URBAN MOMENTS YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR: JOURNEY DRAWING, CROSS- AND LONG SECTIONS, URBAN AXONOMETRIC / 4-D DRAWING WITH TIME, PHOTOS AND RESEARCH OF ACTIVITIES, TRACES, HUMAN OCCUPATION, SITE DIARY, ETC.

+ MOULD + CASTING DRAWINGS + DOCUMENTATION OF PROCRESSES.

drawings by Irena Stoeva (top left), Marija Stoliarova (top right), Puja Singh Verma (bottom)

Friday field-trip drawings tutorial

We hope you enjoyed the field-trip and had time to catch up with some sleep, too in the meantime. 

As explained, we would like to see at least one building (key moment of a building) you saw on the field-trip drawn up properly. This should be partly based on your sketches, partly of additional research /info you have. 

Think carefully what means of representation or a combination of drawing techniques you choose. section / axo / cut away axo / plan. etc. 

Remember it's about communicating your personal reading of a special moment you were interested in (as we saw multiple buildings of one architect you may find it useful to compare?, just a thought)

Remember to bring your sketchbooks and key photos supporting your drawing(s) above.

Drawings: MAKK Museum by Janquiel Anselmini (top) and Bruder Klaus chapel by Makros Andreas Stergios (below)

field-trip guide book + INFO

The field-trip guide book is currently being printed and will be ready at 12.00
If you see this message and you are in school - make sure you pick one up...

I HAVE e-mailED YOU DETAILED information on the field-trip.
PLEASE CHECK AND READ CARFULLY. (programme / meeting point, hostel address, etc...)

Tue 11 Nov

Studio tutorials from 10.00 onwards. Tomorrow is about drawing your urban axonometric. 

Bring finished mould/cast axo with fourth dimension (time) . If cad then printed out.

Bring the start of your urban axo  constructed in similar technique as the above mould/cast axo.

Bring all relevant info about your urban moment such as notions of occupation, etc.

Bring urban cross section and long section.

Fri 7 Nov : Tutorials and working in studio on Axos

Tutorials from 10.00 onwards, sign-up in morning. Bring your current drawings and work on your axos (of cast & mould and urban moment) in the studio. If drawn in computer please also have a print-out (A3 size is fine) to sketch over.