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First Year 16 Second Year 30 Third Year 40 Master of Architecture 70 Housing 72 Specialist Studies 80 Index of CDPs 84

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This catalogue brings together some of the outputs and activities of the Architecture design studios here at the Liverpool School of Art & Design. These are exciting times for the study of Architecture in this city. In a year when a Liverpool building has won the Stirling Prize and a Toxteth based housing installation is shortlisted for the Turner Prize, Liverpool is set to house the only RIBA architecture centre outside of London, RIBA North, in a building designed by one of our graduates. Our students develop speculative propositions that address real world issues many of which emanate from our associations with cultural and civic institutions in this city and the thematically focussed research activities of our staff. This has been a fertile year for external engagement and I would like to thank the many and varied collaborators that have enriched the creative environment in which the work illustrated here has been produced.

In October workshops abroad in Marseille and Barcelona initiated studio projects that explore visionary urban interventions aimed to stimulate growth, enrich cultural engagement and enhance the public realm. In the same month the School’s Exhibition Research Centre curated and hosted the Adrian Henri - Total Art exhibition. The work of this celebrated Liverpool poet and painter motivated the work of that semester’s BA Level 6 studio and subsequently a number of contemporary Liverpool based writers participated in studio workshops contributing to their Poet’s Retreat project. The school hosted a Civic Symposium Starchitecture on the Mersey? in January, in collaboration with the Merseyside Civic Society.

This day of presentations and debate addressed the future of the Mersey waterfront in comparison with case studies in Bilbao, Abu Dhabi, Paris and New York. It influenced many of the BA & MArch thesis projects situated in and around Liverpool’s abandoned North Docks. This symposium also launched Parallels, an exhibition and catalogue of the first semester urban design propositions for Liverpool and Marseille from our MArch and MA Urban Design studios. In April we hosted Housing; A Critical Perspective, in collaboration with ArchitectureMPS and the University of Liverpool Sociology Department. This two day conference attracted delegates from over 15 countries; Portugal, Austria, Estonia, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil and China and included architects, activists, academics, residents groups and legislators. It built upon the research and design activities of our MArch 1 design studio that currently has a special focus on housing futures. Our student architecture society, ArchSoc, has continued to organise a rich variety of social events and run an inspirational film club. Their Frontier guest lecture series included CJ Lim’s Food City, Liam Young’s City Everywhere and Rachel Armstrong’s Soft Living Architecture which continued to explore the boundaries of architecture and public art practice.

It is never possible to capture on paper the full vibrancy of the School but I hope the contents here provide a taste of its intimacy, richness and creative energy. Ian Wroot, Architecture & Urban Design Programmes Leader, May 2015

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Paul Finch OBE: (Chair) Editorial Director of Architectural Review & Architects’ Journal Michele Nastasi: Managing Editor of Lotus magazine; Politecnico di Milano Davide Ponzini: Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at Politecnico di Milano Rod Holmes: LJMU Hon. Fellow; Mersey Partnership Chair; Project Director for ‘Liverpool ONE’ Jack Self: Reviews Editor at Architectural Review; editor of Real Estates: Life without Debt Rob Burns: Liverpool City Council Urban Design Manager Trevor Skempton: Design Advisor to LCC; the Design Commission of Wales Brian Hatton: Senior Lecturer, LJMU and the Architectural Association

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Starchitecture on the Mersey?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Liverpool has a particular ability, unusual amongst English regional cities, to experiment on a grand scale: the completed Liverpool One development, the failed Housing Market Renewal Initiative, the anticipated Liverpool/Wirral Waters developments. With Peel Holdings grand plans for the North Docks and Birkenhead Floats waiting in the wings, what can we learn from worldwide comparisons? Starchitecture was a one day international symposium held at Liverpool John Moores School of Art and Design which examined the reality of recent grandiose Chinese and Middle Eastern developments. Presentations from Davide Ponzini and Michele Natasi explored the urban landscape behind the marketing images of Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, Bilbao, etc, and asked if there are lessons we should learn for Merseyside. The panel discussion was chaired by Paul Finch and joined by Rod Holmes, Jack Self, Rob Burns, Trevor Skempton and Brian Hatton. The opportunity was taken to engage with local civic bodies and raise questions that they might find difficult to ask. Representatives from Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Civic Society contributed to the subsequent lively debate.

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Urban Design represents a particular strength for the Architecture programme and has been an integral aspect of the Master of Architecture course for a number of years. Design projects are introduced through the vehicle of Urban Design which provides the opportunity to explore wider issues in the urban built environment and issues facing twenty first century cities. Studies are organised through a thematic exploration of Second Tier Cities, working with the research focussed European Institute of Urban Affairs, and this year students have explored comparable areas of urban decay in North Marseille and North Liverpool. Students work in groups to develop proposals for the wider area of their chosen city exploring social, economic, political and spatial forces impacting upon the physical place.

PA R A L L E L S urban propositions for Liverpool and Marseille studio projects from the master of architecture and urban design programmes

The parallels between these second tier port cities were the focus of a public exhibition and catalogue produced by MArch programme at the end of the first semester. The exhibition allowed us to share our ideas with the public and interested parties from across city.

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In the spring we worked with the journal ArchitectureMPS and the Sociology Department of Liverpool University to deliver a highly successful two day interdisciplinary conference on the theme of affordable housing provision. Against a background of disparate policy interventions, resistances and conflicting aspirations, the conference brought together disparate voices: architects, planners, developers, sociologists, artists, housing associations, community representatives and policy makers. Reflecting the belief that housing and its social implications are not discipline-specific concerns, the conference invited crossdisciplinary and creative thinking from those engaging in research and practice from both inside and outside academia. On numerous occasions throughout the conference architects and sociologists found common ground in discussion around value and values within housing and the housing market. Our MArch programme is commencing a longer term engagement with housing research, for which the conference was the perfect primer. Various papers arising from the conference are being published by ArchitectureMPS.

David Waterhouse Head of Strategic Development, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)

Stephen Hodder President, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)

Housing A Critical Perspective

08-09 April Eleanor Rathbone Building, Liverpool University. John Lennon Art & Design Building, Liverpool John Moores University.

Keynote Speakers Paul Chatterton Author Low Impact LivingA Field Guide to Ecological, Affordable Community Building Stephen Hodder President, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Ann O'Byrne Assistant Mayor of Liverpool Cabinet Member for Housing Kirsteen Paton Author Gentrification: A Working-Class Perspective David Waterhouse Head of Strategic Development Commission for the Built Environment Panel Themes Ageing and House Design Art and Resident Participation Art Projects and Community Co-operatives Design & Planning Strategies Housing and Urbanism Liverpool Housing Co-operatives Participation and Resistance Prototypes and Models Resident Participation Re-use and Flexibility Social Demographics. Asia Pacific State Agencies and Policies Typologies, Forms, Materials Wealth and Development

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The workshops, Fab Lab, and studios of our building enable us to provide a meaningful engagement with the physicality of architectural making for all our students. From one to one scale installations to powder or plastic 3d printing, technology is central to our programmes and we take pride in the technical skills of our graduates. With this infrastructure this year we are commencing a research project regarding the impact of particular new technologies upon architectural education. In the last semester we were grateful to the time afforded our students by Hugh Miller of Howard Miller Design, codesigner and builder of Constellations in the Baltic Triangle. He generously found the time at his studio workshop to provide detailed advice to some of our final year students who were exploring timber construction in their projects.

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David Anastasiou Matthew Ashton Mark Braund Sandy Britton Steve Bromilow James Bruce Rob Burns Samantha Campbell Ming Chung Neil Dawson Jim Dyson Adam Ellis Nicole Evans Gareth Gazey Dan Gibson Su Harrison Colin Harwood Dave Havard Steve Hunt Chris Jackson Andrew James Zay Khan Ian Leaper Debbie McLean Hugh Miller Mike Ollis Glenn Ombler Ian Parkinson Miles Pearson Lowri Roberts Dan Robinson Maurice Shapero Kevin Shields David Stokes Alistair Sunderland Nick Tyson Erin Walsh Fiona Wroot

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Mark Braund, BDP St John Bosco Arts College, Liverpool

Neil Dawson, Snook Architects Westmorland, Liverpool

Hugh Miller, Howard Miller Design Constellations Bar, Liverpool

Miles Pearson, Pearson Architects 12 Jordan Street Studios, Liverpool

The city of Liverpool is a challenging but stimulating environment for design. It is an exciting place from which to establish architectural practice, and we are very pleased that this year amongst our guest critics we have had directors from three notable ‘emerging young practices’: Architectural Emporium, Harrison Stringfellow and MgMaStudio. We have long standing relationships with very many highly regarded regional and national practices, and again we are grateful to them for their contribution to our student’s Project Reviews. These practitioners are amongst the leaders in their field and this year we congratulate no less than four of them for their nominations for RIBA Regional Awards for Architecture (completed projects in 2015). We extend the same congratulations to our two practice based External Examiners, both of whose firms have also been nominated for the same award.

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The BA(Hons) programme is thoughtfully balanced to address the creative and technical demands of the profession. It is taught principally through a studio environment that is seamlessly underpinned and informed by lectures and workshops. The over-arching ambition of the programme is to create graduates with artistic flair, and who are technically skilled and grounded in the demands of the professional role of the architect. The learning and teaching environment is progressively informed by pedagogic research in the creative field. While teaching the curriculum, the programme also develops less tangible skills in students, such as communication, presentation and self-motivation. A key ambition is to create independent thinkers, adept at resolving problems with creativity and originality. A broad educational experience is offered within which students can develop diverse, rigorous and creative approaches to design issues that explore and test appropriate resolutions in relation to contemporary and anticipated context. Design projects form the backbone of the core teaching strategy. These projects are seen as primers to a divergent creative and critical thought process. They are characterised by individual interpretation and interest of the subjects that encourage imaginative solutions through discursive studio forums. As students progress through the degree, the design projects gradually become larger in scale, more complex and ambitious in their intentions and integrative in their nature. At degree level, predominantly, the city of Liverpool is used as a contextual laboratory to test concepts that have a local flavour with global implications. BA Staff Gary Brown Mark Doyle Philip Lo Robert MacDonald Athanassios Migos Gladys Masey Anthony Malone morel Rowlinson Charlie Smith Simon Tucker Ian Wroot 14

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The First Year programme endeavours to introduce to the student the fundamental tools necessary to engage in their architectural education whilst exploring the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thematic objectives: Light, Space and Form. Along with the above concerns, the understanding of place-making informed by consideration through the senses becomes the main focus of the year. These ambitions are explored through the projects in Semester 1: The Anatomy of a Building and A Special Place In order to nurture the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; haptic representational and exploratory skills, students are encouraged to learn, practise and conduct hand-drawing and physical modelmaking as a necessary means to immerse themselves in the design process. A number of dedicated studio workshops run in parallel to studio tutorials to instill this ambiton. In The Anatomy of a Building, students conducted their studies in small groups and concluded with work that demonstrated their research, analysis and understanding of their building. There was an expectation that compositional and theoretical stances derived from their studies were presented as part of their enquiry.

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The single project of the second semester draws from the experiences and skills learnt from the first semester whilst design objectives are recapitulated in a more comprehensive and ambitious project. In this respect, A Place for Crafting, introduces the students to urbanity, or more precisely, the street as a typological element of the city. The interface between the public and the private along with contextual studies complement the students research, understanding and interpretation of their own subject towards the provision of a crafting facility along with a dwelling unit. The project embraces the programmatic challenges in tandem with their own poetic interpretations. It is also at this stage that students are asked to consider the act of building as an activity integral to design. Therefore, technology, construction, materiality and lighting studies are conducted with the aim of enriching space making as a conscious phenomenological enquiry.

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In the first semester of the second year the city becomes the setting for the investigation of design ideas. The acts of researching, understanding and applying, as techniques within a design process continuum, constitute the overall approach towards the formulation of an architectural proposal. The interrogation of fabric and space within the city, aligned with a consideration of what makes a sustainable city, is the initial step towards an understanding of contextual relationships in both private and public realms. Environmental factors are examined both with regard to aspects of phenomenology and sustainability integrated with programmatic issues concerning functionality, materiality, energy, structural order and sustainable construction. There was a strong focus on group-work in the opening weeks that exposed the student to the value of personal initiative in a team context involving research, surveying and planning skills, formulation of design priorities and the implementation of ideas at a master-plan level. A study trip to Barcelona early in the semester provided a reference point for these investigations. Individual design work was subsequently generated from the thematic parameters set in the master-plan.

Semester two is dedicated entirely to more lateral architectural investigations. Students were given the opportunity to be experimental and explorative in architectural design thinking, production and representation. Staff offered a variety of projects and students could select the project of their choice. Each unit was instrumental in devising and setting the challenges and objectives for research, developmental interpretation and ultimately design response. Each enquiry was subjected to the rigours of thematic research, theory, cultural & historic re-interpretation, sustainability and technological resolution wherever appropriate. There were four units in total: Food Matters, Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit, Crafting The Palimpsest and Architectura and Motion. 32

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Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;out of nothing comes somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) was a project in which students, adopting Dadaist and Situationist notions, were encouraged to divert from Cartesian narrative-making in order to stimulate curiosity about the consanguinity of Architecture. In this unit, the utilisation of the intrinsic oxymoron of the imagination was of paramount importance.

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Crafting the Palimpsest explored the interrelated design conditions between the solid and the void to unravel and examine hidden design geometries. In a process of vertical and horizontal layering students interrogated and initiated an approach to designing space in architecture. Sustainable design and recycling were seen as integral parameters in the project as the optimization of resources becomes imperative in a future architecture.

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In Food Matters, the project sought to address a basic human need and how it affects the world we live in. Students were encouraged to delve into one or more of the topics of food production, manufacture, consumption, transportation, recycling and waste in order to address issues relevant to the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population explosion and its imminent potentially devastating effects.

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In Architectura and Motion the aim of the project was to research, represent and manipulate the motive relationship with the environment. The project was initiated with the research of a series of architectural promenades and the development of representative methods to show space and form as experiential sequence. These representations of spatial experience then formed the basic language utilised to manipulate and reinvigorate a redundant urban space.

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Architecture is conceived of as emerging from and responding to a holistic context of contemporary cultural and environmental programmatic issues. The generic aim of the year is the synthesis of these diverse programmatic elements into a holistic experiential matrix. The year is split by two projects in which this integrated, holistic aim is emphasised. The initial project is a small but reasonably complex project undertaken over a ten week period as preparation for the major Comprehensive Design Project project which takes up the remainder of the academic year.

The introductory project briefing primer is generic to the year. Students are expected to develop critical positions and conceptual propositions in relation to this in assigned tutor groups. This year’s project was an urban retreat for writers termed the total writers collective in celebration of Adrian Henri’s total art environment, happenings and performance, which our Art and Design Building was exhibiting at the time. The project also has an assumed link to the arts biennial in Liverpool who are (it is assumed) commissioning the retreat as a strategy for broadening the appeal of the biennial as well as a live-in celebration of Adrian Henri’s art housed in a library as part of the retreat. The year also has the obvious vocational aim of equipping students with the skills and knowledge to practice architecture in a creative manner. The project has a proposed site within the area of the former Garden Festival which was selected as a landscaped retreat close to the centre of the city along the river’s edge. There were guided tours of the Adrian Henri Total Art exhibition showcasing Adrian Henri’s multi- faceted oeuvre from the 1960s and 1970s from Catherine Marcangeli, who was the exhibition’s curator. The writers and poets on the Liverpool Screen School’s Creative Writing degree together with their tutor Andrew McMillan were invited to a ‘meet the poets evening’ in order that they could act as ‘clients’ explaining how, why and where they wrote creatively (which they did excellently). Philip Morton of Austin-Smith:Lord was invited to give a lecture about the recently completed Carmelite Monastery as an example of a new retreat in Liverpool. Many thanks to these contributors for their enthusiastic help in informing our students.

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The final project is termed the Comprehensive Design Project (CDP). This aptly describes its objectives ‘to pursue a design project proposal that is comprehensively researched, developed and resolved in a holistic manner through the presentation drawings and models.’ This is an option project and briefing primers are presented by design tutors as directional aids. Students select one of these to pursue whilst developing their own ‘unique design character’. Design drives the project and supporting studies such as history and theory, technology and practice, materiality and detailing each integrate and synthesise with, and have outcomes from, the design process. Studio work with one to one tutorials and regular reviews underpin the project. The four primers and examples of project work are presented in the following pages.

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“…the historic centre and docklands of the maritime mercantile City of Liverpool bear witness to the development of one of the world’s major trading centres in the 18th and 19th centuries. Liverpool played an important role in the growth of the British Empire and became the major port for the mass movement of people… Liverpool was a pioneer in the development of modern dock technology, transport systems and port management.” Citation, UNESCO World Heritage List

Stanley Dock has stood empty for many years and contains some of the most spectacular warehouse architecture in the country including the awesome Tobacco Warehouse. The site has wonderful views of the River Mersey and the Leeds Liverpool Canal intersects the site. Recently, the Titanic Hotel has opened and the Rum Warehouse is now a conference venue, and the clock tower now overlooks a new low level marina, whilst recent activity includes use as numerous film locations. This area is central to future thinking about Liverpool Waters. Urban space making, old and new architecture is central to the project. The project proposes an Urban Interpretation Facility to be located within the Conservation Area. As a primer to the project a “monument” to Jessy Hartley, Engineer of Liverpool Docks is to be considered, informed by the materiality of his work: granite, brick, cast iron, cooper, timber and the aging processes of the waterfront. Many thanks to John Hinchcliff, Heritage Consultant and former World Heritage Site Officer who led the successful Nomination for WHS Status over a decade ago. He has worked with us throughout this project, attending reviews, leading a tour of The Stanley Dock District and providing an archive of supportive materials including maps, drawing and photographs. Tutor: Rob MacDonald 46

a Monument to Men The dockworkers of Liverpool

Restoring Liverpoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Docks Back To G reatness

Ryan Bennett The Dockers Experience

William Cocker A Monument to Men

Noah Gardiner In Continuum, Additive Manufacture

Joshua Heale Rediscovering the Obscura

Joshua Pearson Cultivate

Shannon Richards Liverpool World Heritage College

Sara Slaney Cerridwen Goddess of the Moon

Terri-Anne Timmins-Pinfield Reshaping the Surface

Morgan Wild Regenerate, Reinvent, the Radical Edge

Emma Worton Motion Theatre Observing the Ephemeral

Michael van der Woude The Intersection: Bridging Gaps between Worlds

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freed from the boundaries of time and space, I co-ordinate any and all points of the universe, wherever I want them to be. My way leads towards the creation of a fresh perception of the world. Thus I explain in a new way the world unknown to you.â&#x20AC;? Dziga Vertov

Taking a visionary clue from Vertov, juxtaposed with the visual record of the Lumiere Brothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; film of Liverpool, we are propelled into a discourse between memories and opportunities for the city. Signs of growth include Liverpool & Wirral Waters, and expansion of the Seaforth Docks. Anticipating Liverpool as once again a major world trading hub, the project considers issues regarding its civic and cultural presence, in particular the implications of the existing underused and abandoned spine of the docks. It seeks to examine these impending major additions and will explore key catalytic and regenerative possibilities, with the ambition that it will be, again, a Lifespine for the city. The power of film as a means to observe, analyse, provoke, research and explore will drive the project. The parallel between composing a precise image in a two dimensional plane and representing a spatial vision through architectural perspective is a compelling mirroring relationship. This creative process is augmented through the inclusion of symbolism and other poetic intentions in both cinematography and architecture. Virtual space making is conceived, projected and transformed into reality as a staged space or an architectural space. Tutor: Philip Lo

Amy Cassidy Thalgo Alagae Production and Therapeutic Centre

Michael Finnemore Annex A Recuperative Prosthetic Centre

Lucy Hatcher Fly A Multimedia Research and Film Facility for Flora and Fauna

Jack Hutton Seeds of the Future Research and Seed Archive for GM Crops

Sarah Kassim Ephemeral Tales A Childrensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Theatre to Promote and Celebrate the Imagination

Aatikah Lorgat Serendimonium Sociocultural Catalytic installations

Bhavin Maisuria Liverpool Barrage An Energy Barrage Bridge

Edward Morris Unity A Working / Trades Union Resource

Mohammed Munshi Upcycling Habiliment A Collection, Processing, Design And Retail Centre for Clothing

Mohan Soni A World Trade Exhibition Centre

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Bhavin Maisuria Mohammed Munshi Amy Cassidy Sarah Kassim Lucy Hatcher

“I do not design floor plans, facades, sections. I design spaces. For me, there is no ground floor, first floor etc. For me, there are only contiguous, continual spaces, rooms, anterooms, terraces and others. Storeys must merge and spaces need to relate to each other. Every space requires a different height… ” Adolf Loos

We engage in an exploration of space, phenomenology, ecology, demography and industrialization, we also examine issues of boundaries, exploring the potency of change. We interrogate the abuse of the life cycle of materials to achieve tangible outcomes in how Architecture may be imagined. A close examination of the student’s personal motivation commences the design process triggered by significant issues currently addressed in filmmaking. By formulating first a personal philosophical position the development of the idea and design strategies will be set in motion, provoked by issues addressed in the films: Red Desert; director Michelangelo Antonioni, Watermark and Manufactured Landscapes; director Jennifer Baichwal Investigation of particular instances, incidents, illustrated in forums such as The Ecologist, The Earth Policy, TED Talks, Royal Geographical Society Talks, National Geographic, MIT Lectures will focus depth of understanding to underpin the ambition of the project. The project sites are found by students and appropriate to the idea. Tutor: Gladys Masey 58

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Victoria Bray Autonomous Utopia

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Oliver Davies Nimbus

Safwan Jama ‘Reclaim’

Daniel Li The Relationship Between Colour and Sound

Okailey Mensah Architecture of Purification

Gareth Nuttall The Elusive Anguilla

Benjamin Robinson Encounter the Periphery

Ethan Schofield Reficere

Stephen Stanley Restitution of Essentia

Kieran Thompson Liberation of Choice

Joseph Crossland Nautical Salvation

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immediately began to erode the whole traditional image of the hotel as a house.” Mark Girouard “I keep a hotel room in my town, although I have a large house. I go there at about five thirty in the morning, and I start working. I don’t allow anybody to come in that room. I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens. I keep a Bible, a thesaurus, a dictionary, and a bottle of sherry. I stay there until midday.” Maya Angelou

Our contemporary lifestyle appears to be that of perpetual motion whether for business or pleasure and hotels, as a necklace of nodes along webs of routes, have become the crossroads of our nomadic society. These crossroads, in their intensity, have transformed to a zonal rather than nodal state and have subsequently become destinations in their own right offering artificial dream environments. The project proposes a hotel design for a site on the ‘edge’ – an a priori space of transition. The actuality of the site is the students own choice. The project demands a thesis for a hotel of the future. What is it that travellers, as tourists, require or desire from their stay? Entertainment by immersion in media and or by immersion in reality, relaxation through rest and or through activity. Stimulation of the body or stimulation of the mind. Privacy through loneliness or from being part of a crowd. Tutor: Gary Brown 64

Joseph Barker Malifluency â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Musical Synergy

Nicholas Gilmovitch Project Revive

Aimee Harrison The Public Art House

Liam Kirkham Life Force, Hotel for Culinary Aficionados

Abdulhai Patel The Thalaatha

Nathan Reynolds Neofuturistic, Rise of the Hotel

Sundus Mahmood Hotel Eden

Jennifer Vaughan Layers in Time

Aaron Williams Facing the Edge

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The MArch programme focuses on sustained scholarly activity underpinned by the research interests of staff engaged in the strategic theme of Urbanism and concerned with identifying the value of design thinking and practice in new urban contexts. It addresses questions around dwelling, health and well-being and public space, in a range of contexts, driven by an ambition to produce visionary strategies for sustainable urban futures. To this end the first year of the programme introduces the students to contemporary urban design theories and practice. Locating project work within Merseyside and abroad, students are encouraged to engage with cultural organisations, regional stakeholders and statutory authorities with the aim of producing creative, socio-economically engaged architectural proposals. Students then follow strands of enquiry around the theme of dwelling in the city. Alongside this each student undertakes a yearlong Specialist Study as the basis for individual research proposals that aim to nourish their endeavours in the final year. The final year of the MArch offers opportunities for more in-depth explorations emanating from group urban studies. Programmatic ambitions for Comprehensive Design Projects evolve from a thorough analytical and intuitive response to place. Our students address realistic scenarios and engage with a range of collaborators in their project work. At times they work with students in related disciplines from the School of the Built Environment and a wide range of external advisors and guest critics from professional practice. We host symposia and conferences to inspire and nourish their studies. At Masters level project work is often located outside of the UK, addressing global issues with reference to international best practice. MArch Staff Stephen Bowe Mark Doyle Brian Hatton Jamie Scott Charlie Smith Dominic Wilkinson Ian Wroot Liverpool John Moores University - Projects Review 2015 70

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Liverpool City Centre’s population has now grown to over 31,300, some 43% of which are students. The number of City Centre residences currently stands at 14,000. As the number of new residential apartments under construction fell in recent years, Liverpool City Centre has been experiencing a surge in new student accommodation with the number of student pods/bedrooms site architectural being over Although on much practice has been quite 4,000. disengaged from house building and family living for

The Future Homes Commission The end of 2013 and early 2014 has also seen activity in the non-student residential market, Building tHe to the Liverpool Update (June with a number ofAccording new large schemes coming Development Homes andWILL BE “CROWN PLACE”, CURRENTLY ON SITE AT A COST OF £50 MILLION, 2014 produced by the Mayor of Liverpool), between forward for planning approval. HOME TO 1,224 STUDENTS FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 communities 2004 and 2011 about 700 new residential units were Britain needs many years, we suggest that it is an essential topic.

created in the city centre each year. Yet during the last Since January 2013: 3 years a total of just 38 residential units have been

Value of completed student constructed. This collapse in the construction of city accommodation schemes

£57.0m

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is 28m2, whilst the smallest size for a home is 39m2 for a

Nationally Described Space Standard.

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RIBA President Stephen Hodder, giving a keynote at our Critical Perspectives conference, described the RIBA’s Currently on site: campaign The Case for Space, which presents important NEPTUNE BALTIC DEVELOPMENTS RECENTLY SUBMITTED PLANS FOR BUILDING 308with APARTMENTS IN A £45 MILLION SCHEME AT HURST STREET/ Value accommodation data of instudent establishing the spatial problems much new WAPPING £266.3m schemes housing in the UK. Taking issues of space alongside those of affordability in the South East of England, the Number of student bedrooms being 3,942 created problems with our housing market are clear.

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The principal building design project of the first year of the MArch, following the urban design work, is based around issues in contemporary housing. The current political context of this critical aspect of the built environment forms the backdrop for consideration of how architects should respond to the pressures and demands in meeting the residential needs of future generations. The design project is supplemented with carbon studies, interior design and technology components, culminating in the production of a detailed physical model. Groups explore differing typologies; urban blocks, urban terraces and suburban semi-detached. The various types and their urban/sub-urban locations are selected to cover the principal design issues faced by the profession in meeting the challenges posed by Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chronic housing shortage. Issues addressed by the students include the diminishing size of the average British house, the potential of residents to adapt and change the physical fabric of the house, construction technologies and pre-fabrication, provision of public social space and changing patterns in family models.

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1, Zackry Johanni 2, 3, Gethin Hughes 4, Chris Wells

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The British semi-detached house has been a little changing model since the 1900s. Developed to service the needs of the nuclear family it has proved very resistant to the challenges of the twentieth century. How fit for purpose is this typology for this century? Can one bathroom deal with the needs of a step-family? Can the technology of bricks and blocks meet the energy use limitations of affordable homes? Does the type permit sufficient site densities to prevent reliance upon cars?

The questions facing the semi-detached house as a typology are numerous and students have been encouraged to challenge the perceived norms of this staple for the mass housing developers. Projects have been located on typical suburban â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;greenfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sites with limited urban context to define the parameters. Each site does however offer up subtle but important relationships with the natural context of woodland and open landscape views. Solutions include: communal living clusters set in allotment gardens, self-build student pre-fabricated dwellings constructed for the same cost as three years rent, and houses with the capacity to accommodate mature children returning home.

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The much loved Georgian terraced house, considered one of the most robust housing typologies, is often regarded as an urban ideal in a country that struggles to shake off its suburban passions. Liverpool is lucky enough to have maintained, in the Canning Street Quarter a significant inner city Georgian residential district of considerable architectural and urban quality. Within this largely intact and popular district there exist a number of gaps created by lower density re-development from the 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, one such space is the Falkner Street primary school site. Students were required to propose re-interpretations of the local terraced house typologies which reflected the differing patterns of the contemporary family, whilst accommodating new external social space and the displaced functions of the primary school. A number of interesting solutions were designed, playing with the subtle relationships of the section to create courtyards and integrated semiindependent mews, each of which maintained the urban terraced character of the area whilst addressing modern social structures.

1, Adam Brindley 2, Omar Shariff 3, Matt Kerrod

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1, John Finlayson 2, Amir Izzat Adnan 3, Hugh Haran 4, Kevin Hiew

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Liverpool’s historic core used to exhibit some of the highest residential densities in the United Kingdom. Emptied out of its population during the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s it is only now re-discovering the art of urban living. One part of the city which is coming under increased development pressure is the Baltic Triangle, a former industrial and warehousing zone on the edge of the city centre. The standard speculative developers two bed apartment solution currently preferred in this area offers little back to the city by way of either social space or variants upon the typological norms. Students were tasked with questioning these norms and examining alternative possibilities for city centre living, questioning the apartment layout and the form of the urban block, whilst maintaining high densities. A constant theme was consideration of larger units suitable for family living, and in meeting the demands of family life innovation in provision of private and communal gardens.

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Specialist studies provide Master of Architecture students the opportunity to undertake some academic research on a subject that they select. It is gratifying that the studies develop into well rounded pieces of work encompassing both excellent primary and thorough secondary research. Most of the MArch cohort who graduate this year produced work to a very high standard and took a wide variety of topics or themes as a starting point. This includes subjects with regional, national and international focus. Six of the most successful have been featured here in Abstract form. Interestingly, some students have found that their developed understanding of a subject has continued beyond assessment and marking. For example, Alison Doran has become more involved in the potential of derelict library buildings and has been asked to provide her expertise. Others have taken their experiences and knowledge into design work and thus integrated their specialist study into their whole academic and professional development.

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Emily Simpson

Panagiotis Konikkos

Public and Private Library Provision and Architectural Design in the 21st Century

The Carter Prestons and Tyson Smiths; a Liverpool Family Tree

Today’s society is one which has access to a much wider range of sources for pleasure, entertainment, information and learning however the only way in which public libraries will survive during this generation is to provide an alternative to the existing entertainment and leisure that exists today. With the Internet’s greater convenience and our changing society, are public libraries valid during this digital age? This study explores the provision and architectural design of public and private libraries in the North West, focusing on Liverpool and Manchester, their past, present and future, particularly concentrating on the demand and requirements in the 21st century. The study focuses on the main factors involved with public and private libraries, namely the need for public libraries to continually adjust and revise their service for a constantly changing society, and the need to embrace the rapid development into the digital age and make libraries ‘attractive’ to the younger generations. The study also examines the ‘fossil-like’ nature of private libraries and discusses how they can survive without evolving. The study seeks to explore how architectural design is used in order to satisfy the ‘new service concept’ and how it can to bring both past users and new users, particularly the younger generations, into public libraries, as well as discussing how technology has played it’s part in their design. The main body of this study comprises four key case studies, two of which compare the Liverpool and Manchester Central Library developments tracing their history from their conception, after the Libraries Act of 1850, to their recent redevelopment, designed by Austin-Smith: Lord and Ryder Architecture respectively. The two further case studies examine the histories of two private libraries, the Athenaeum in Liverpool and Chetham’s Library in Manchester, from their origins up to their current state, focusing on the private nature of them, and how this has affected their design.

The present study explores the transformation of the city of Liverpool, from a British commercial city into a centre of culture, architecture, art and sculpture from the late 19th century to the end of the 20th century. It analyses the lives, careers and artistic family trees of two of the most important sculptors of the time, Herbert Tyson Smith and Edward Carter Preston (including the potter Julia Carter Preston). Also, it explores medal design, sculpture and architectural decoration in Liverpool at the period, with detailed analysis on the sculptures of the Anglican Cathedral and Martins Bank building. The period from 1880’s until 1960’s was enough for the Liverpool architects and artists of the time to produce an incredible collection of sculpture and architectural decoration which accompanied the modern Beaux Arts buildings – some of which will feature in this study.

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Jonathan Farrell

Alison Doran

Peter Zumthor and the Senses

Liverpool Libraries & the Carnegie Connection

This study looks into the work of Peter Zumthor and architecture as a sensual experience. Zumthor’s work has become more noticed over the past two decades, as has his approach and attitude towards architecture and process. He is a believer in taking his time and connecting with space emotionally, suggesting that space is to be experienced by the layman, not to be understood solely by professionals. It questions whether or not architecture in modern society should be more focused on making buildings that respond to the whole of the body’s senses and not just that of sight, the sense that has become our most dominant. Additionally, it questions whether society allows us to work in a manner suited for this type of design, using Peter Zumthor, his projects, and his approach as a comparative tool to inspect this.

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This study takes into consideration both primary and secondary research and has acquired materials from various sources, alongside information from the Liverpool Archives, and documenting photographs of the libraries taken recently in-situ. Andrew Carnegie, a poor Scottish boy went to America and became the world’s greatest steel magnate. He built up a colossal industry, amassed an enormous amount of wealth, and then deliberately and systematically gave the whole of it away for the enlightenment and betterment of mankind. This dissertation discusses the development of the free public library service in Liverpool and the connection with Andrew Carnegie between 1850 and 2014. Following Carnegie’s life, it explores how he came to bestow his money on Liverpool and the libraries that he donated to the city. It takes into account the six libraries and one reading room that he funded in the districts of: West Derby, Kirkdale, Garston, Walton and Fazakerley, Sefton Park and Old Swan, and explores the history and the architecture of these library buildings. The study also explores the circumstances surrounding Liverpool’s branch libraries particularly those donated by Carnegie in the 19th century that now face financial restraints due to government cuts and the evolving digital age, which means that libraries are no longer exclusively physical buildings providing information.

Emily Walkden

Patrick Taft

Architecture and the Mountainous Landscapes of Norway

The Brutalism Experiment

Norway has had to develop a strong architectural tradition connected to its surrounding landscape due to its extreme context and climate. A fascinating architecture can be found within this wilderness, which has been built to cope with these factors. The prime function of this architecture is to act as a shelter, based on native Norwegian design. The most extreme of these landscapes lies within Norway’s rural mountainous terrains and fjords. This study will look at a variety of different examples found in Norway’s mountainous landscapes, and how these landscapes have affected design through the intervention of architecture. “In Norway, where the nature is abundant and the climate is severe, architecture must serve as a shelter while at the same time relish the nature. Under such circumstances, Norwegian architects have always searched for the relationship with the environment and developed their own architectural expression.” Yoshida, H., Norwegian Architecture towards Sustainability in Architecture and Urbanism, Vol. 518, Nov, 2013.

Whilst one could argue that Brutalism is the quintessential example of an acquired taste when considering the various architectural approaches employed in the UK throughout recent history, one could not disagree that its impact has been significant. Its presence is felt strongly today despite the demolition of many buildings native to its aesthetic characteristics, technological approach and fundamentally its ideology. To investigate the architectural style, the intentions, the philosophy, the routes of the term cannot be disregarded, however this endeavour can be somewhat convoluted. When exploring the characteristics of brutalism as a movement, one can seek to study projects and their successes, however when attempting to conclude the source of its growth, one may encounter ambiguity from the outset. The study begins to investigate the source of the term ‘Brutalism’ by painting a picture of the modernist landscape which formed the backdrop to its growth and attempts to reveal the fundamental CIAM principles which are ever-present at the heart of all ‘brutalist’ works. The works of the ‘Independent Group’ and the ‘as found’ philosophy are subjects of great interest within the study enabling key contributors to the movement through the mediums of art, writings and of course built and unbuilt architectural works to be identified along with their influence upon the forthcoming works of others throughout the 1950s, 60s and even into the 70s. The public perception of brutalism is discussed within the study as the judgement of its success however, the circumstances by which many of the projects deemed to be ‘brutalist’ came to fruition are carefully considered. The social, economic and political landscape of post war Britain provided an exciting opportunity for young architects to express a new way of thinking, however the study also raises the argument that it was these very same exogenous factors that ultimately led to the downfall of many built examples and not necessarily their architectural merit. Liverpool John Moores University - Projects Review 2015

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VAUXHALL, LIVERPOOL

The Comprehensive Design Project (CDP) forms the core of the Masters final year and provides the opportunity for students to explore proposals in depth. Derived from the Group Urban Design undertaken at the start of the year, each student develops a project brief which they then take from concept to detailed resolution. All aspects of the final year programme (history and theory, practice management and law, technology and environment), become linked to and based around the CDP which becomes the vehicle for individual exploration. The type of project is determined by the nature of the group urban designs and by the personal agendas of each student. Students are encouraged to engage with real issues raised in the group work whilst simultaneously challenging established norms and preconceptions. Projects from the Marseille/Liverpool Parallels cohort include; Hotels, Libraries, Sustainable Technologies College, Local Government Centres, Mosques and Cemeteries. A critical re-appraisal of established building types and an inventive approach to the generation of new forms is encouraged, with the project becoming the opportunity to explore ideas through the medium of design.

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1 1, Anas Abdullah Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

At the heart of a new education campus, this building celebrates creativity with workshop and studio space at its heart protected and served by surrounding secondary spaces.

2 2, Raden Ahmadi Civic Centre

At the axis of a number of key routes proposed by a large scale masterplan this civic building combines administative functions with gallery and educational spaces. The architecture is informed by the dynamic forces expressed within the surrounding public realm. 86

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3, 4, John Atkinson Ablution

I propose that a new conception of an urban public bathhouse can initiate new social dymanics, new social opportunities, and healthier behaviour in Marseille. A new bathhouse is linked below ground to spas within the reused grain silo.

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1, David Banister Urban Crematorium

The proposal stems from the pressures of the over population of Marseille. The building seeks to challenge the norms to make grief a more accessible and inclusive process. The architecture encourages the mourner to take a spiritual and emotional journey as they progress through the spaces. 88

2, 3, 4, Josh Barlow The Studio School

The gap between the disenfranchised youth of the deprived northern arrondissements and the wider city is bridged by utilising â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;housesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of study, whilst ground floor student run businesses aid the integration of the school into the local community, breaking down social barriers.

5, 6, 7 Dion Barrett Communitas Baths

A sequential series of spas and gymnasia responding to the form of the redundant dry dock wall, alongside a new lido within the dock.

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1, 2, Natalie Bowker Town Hall

Water is used to create spaces of relaxation, emotional and mental well-being. The architectural ambition derives from the poetics of the space. To fully engage oneself in a space on a physical and mental level involves interaction between light, materiality and space to create atmosphere. 90

3, 4, Marianna Costa Cultural Centre

A place to house the many events and festivals Marseille hosts each year. The project promotes culture, leisure and educational programs and creates a dynamic building weaving communities and cultures together.

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6 5, Sara Demetriou Sailing Centre

Strength, stability and movement are key to the design scheme, which is based on the shapes of the sail, the mast and the hull.

6, Elliot Denby Sports Rehabilitation

A radical conservation architecture providing new sports facilities for all, including those who suffer with disability or illness.

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5 1, 2, Alison Doran Curating the City

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The city, is to be understood as architecture. By architecture I mean not only the visible image of the city and the sum of its different architectures, but architecture as construction, the construction of the city over timeâ&#x20AC;? Aldo Rossi

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3, 4, 5, 6, Zhi Ying Eik Knowledge Centre

A community library and reading centre. A series of shaded public courtyards are created between a conctre tower of reading rooms and a sequence of galleries, cafe and educational spaces. The intimate timber construction of these spaces forms cloisters to the courtyards.

7, 8, Jon Farrell Techne

Community Craft Centre for Northern Marseille Vb 1.Implies knowledge, experience and applied skill 2.The rational method involved using the hands to produce an object or desired result. [from Ancient Greek: tékne as “craftsmanship”, “craft”, or “art”]

1, Tom Glover Camus Archive

Buried in the outskirts of the city I came upon a rock, an ancient and colossal edifice rooted deep into the earth, one that perhaps had once stood solitary but now bore a companion, a vessel marooned between its stone jaws. What questions and mysteries these herculean siblings presented were not to remain enigmas for long, for within I found the relics of a history and people that were not exhibited anywhere else within the city.

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2, 3, Aynsley Gray Cultural Centre

Offering library, theatre, studio/community hall, rehearsal/ education hall, workshop incubator and studios along with public use gallery spaces. The building aims to draw the disenfranchised youth, the unemployed and the fragmented communities into a new culture of education.

4, Richard Gwilt Hotel for the1%-99%

Exploring both the separation and inequality generated by the current global distribution of wealth through the design and development of a hotel set in the future where Liverpool Waters has changed the physical and economical landscape of the dock area.

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1, 2, Kimberly Jarvis Food Bank, Market and Garden

The sugar industry was very important in this community during the growth of Liverpool. This project tackles current health problems and poverty by creating a useful facility which draws upon the history of the site and potential of the Leeds Liverpool Canal.

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Affan Johari

Children’s Centre Catering for children with difficult lives, the project consists of three main buildings; public facilities, temporary residential accommodation and learning spaces. The disposition and form of elements is inspired by the children’s story ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.

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1 1, 2, Panagiotis Konikkos Setting the Stage

The Liverpool Institute of Cinematic Arts takes the principles that make up film, filming techniques and angles, as well as the use of light and shadow in space, to create a controlled architectural setting for education and film making.

3, Nikolaos Karagiannis Dance School and Train Station

Both dance and architecture are concerned with practices of space. Dance explores spatial dimensions through gesture and embodied movement. For the architect space is the medium through which form emerges and habitation is constructed. A building that can follow the main principals of dance, is a building that can respond to the human activity.

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Short Section 1:100 1 Communal Cutting Workshops 2 Goods Lift 3 Peripheral Ancillary Stores 4 Sourcing Dept

5 Deliveries Offices Gantry 6 Wholesaler Inventory 7 Kitchen/Cafe 8 Servery 9 Dining/ Eating 10 Lecture Seminar 11 Rooftop Southern Terrace

12 Closed Meeting Space 13 Enclave Edge 14 Open Studio 15 Work/ Display Case 16 Mezzanine Computer Area 17 Saw tooth Rooflights

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Short Section 1:100 1 Lorry Bay 2 Goods Lift 3 Communal Ramp Access 4 Loading

1, 2, Jon Mackereth Religious and Civic Centre

5 Boxing 6 Shipping Store 7 Goods Circulation 8 Void to Loading 9 Main Rentable Open Space 10 Mezzanine Lobby Space 11 Employee Service Strip

12 Main Exchange Space 13 Southern Gantry Access 14 Showroom for Wholesalers 15 Independant Fashion Co. 16 Startup Pattern Makers 17 Neo Cottage

A cultural and religious outlet for North Marseille. A radical development consisting of three religious establishments located on the same site, which is also shared with a series of secular buildings. A physical representation of the cohesive cosmopolitan ideology for the new North Marseille. 100

3, 4, Jamie McAllister Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;immeuble Production

A production building for the precarious worker of Northern Marseille. Light industry could substantially improve North Marseilles. The project aim is to mediate between the global flows of production and local identity.

7, Adam Mokhtar TRANSMUTe

What if the designer was removed from the situation? Marcel Duchamp is quoted to have said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.â&#x20AC;? Perhaps it is more important to produce a series of moments that allow for an end result that cannot be anticipated.

5, 6, Rakesh Morar Urban Hotdesk

An architectural icon and key landmark within Liverpool. A grade A office building providing 270,000 sq ft of inspirational commercial and leisure space over 8 floors. Urban Hotdesk is the best office address for any size of business, large or small. Liverpool John Moores University - Projects Review 2015

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Ian Page The Botanical Cemetery

The Botanical Cemetery physically connects our bodies to the greater energy cycles of nature. But more than this, through the visible process of life - in the form of a tree - from death, it provides the human need for both an object of memorial and a public space in the city associated with it. 102

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3, 4, 5 Marcin Platnerz Democratic Forum

The aim for the project is to create an iconic building, not in an obvious and ostentatious manner but expressed through a real integrated and memorable architectural manifesto, with people at its heart.

1 1, 2, Krupal Patel Culinary Interpretation Centre

This project assimilates local food into the pending tourism development around the Vauxhall site (which includes the development of the Graving docks and the reopening of the Liverpool / Leeds Canal and PEELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development of the docks) to improve local economy. 104

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Vincenzo Puca Arts | Performance | Production Centre

An innovative centre for performance arts, addressing an experimental theatre with two different audiences. A studio theatre and a gallery theatre sharing the same stage. It will also include rehearsal, dancing and singing studios where artists can practise. 106

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1, 2, Jack Prescot Immigration Reception Facility

Linking a new ferry terminal directly to the communities of North Marseille, the project sits at the base of a complex junction of infrastructure and commercial development. The key space combines the qualities of the Alhambra gardens with the souks of Marrakech.

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3, Michaella Savva Artificial Reef Research Centre

A building of three different uses: public, research and education. All three will be mixed together in order to create the building. The site in Marseille is crucial for the purpose, sitting on the seawall with seawater on both sides.

4, 5, Alice Shead Where We All Belong

The project title refers to the idea that this building will become a place for musicians and creatives to meet, collaborate and escape from the city, a form of retreat within the city. It takes the theme of journeying, both metaphorically and literally, to shape the form of the building.

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Emily Simpson Marseille Balnae

Inspiration is taken from historic Roman and French bathing traditions. The ritual of opening and closing pores runs through both of these. The ritual of this bathhouse is emphasised through varying degrees of permeability of skin that correlates with the temperature as well as the height of each stage of the process.

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1. Extruded Aluminium Sash Frame (Insulation set in) 2. Vinyl Thermal Break 3. Gas Spring 4. Latch Bolt 5. Draft Seal 6. Cross Laminated Timber Sheet_800 x 150 mm (exposed face angled to allow rainwater to run off) 7. Wood Screw 8. Bespoke Gasket together with sealant 9. Cast Glass Block Unit 800 x 300mm 10. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Shaped Angle Bracket 11. Stand Alone Shower 12. Pigmented Epoxy Resin 13. Laminated Glass (visual separation between the change in material) 50mm 14. Damp Proof Membrane 15. Moat acting as partial barrier to structure as well as a Rainwater Collection strategy. Rainwater would then lead to the Settling Pond (Canal 2) in the landscape where it would begin its purification process through the reed beds 16. Earth Air Tunnel leading from Reed Bed Landscape 17. Insulation set into Diaphragm Wall 100mm 18. Damp Proof Membrane 19. Brick Diaphragm Wall 800mm 20. Brick Tile 21. Fibreglass 22. Screed 65mm 23. Slip Layer 24. Insulation 100mm 25. Concrete Ground Bearing Slab 300mm 26. Damp Proof Membrane 27. Sand Blinding 28. Hardcore 29. Concrete Foundation 500mm 30. Exterior Footing Drain (perforated pipe discharges away from building) surrounded by graded stone 31. Single Sized Aggregate (Drainage Medium) 32. Underfloor Heating Set into Screed 33. New air inlet 34. Ventilation Extract to Air-Water Heat Recovery 35. Strip Lighting set into Cross Laminated Timber to emphasis stratification during night

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Patrick Taft Theatres of Democracy

Uninterupted public realm. Elevated public space. Providing shade and shelter. Transparent central government. Suspended debating chamber. Street market.

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1, 2, 3, Emily Walkden The Politics of Space - Town Hall

A political space with a spiritual edge, holding room for public debates and political discussions as well as a spiritual sanctuary. The town hall is of a clustered organisation, based on systems of hierarchy with an inter linked common chamber space. 114

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4, Matthew Widdowson Vauxhall Intermodal Interchange

Anticipating the future transport demands of Liverpool Watres, this hub brings all forms of public transport together to create an anchour for a new neighbourhood centre linking Vauxhall and the Eldonians. Liverpool John Moores University - Projects Review 2015

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sheltered adult seating area

childrens play area + paddling pools

petanque courts

raised seating area

isometric masterplan

1, 2, Natalie Wilson Vie Collective

A modern day ‘Unite’ in the north of the city. ‘Bottom up’ activism meets ‘top down’ support. Architectural flexibility to meet social flexibility of inhabitants. Arrival creates an impact radius revitalising surroundings.

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3, 4, Antonios Zenonos Macro & Micro Organisms

To make a different modern agriculture. This agriculture could be for food that we are not used to; algaes and insects. The architecture is derived from a biomorphic consideration of the crops. Liverpool John Moores University - Projects Review 2015

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The school has a very active student architectural society, ArchSoc. It organises various social events at key stages throughout the year that bring the whole student body together, occasions to party and meet students from other years and design studios. The society also runs a film club, FilmWorks, which screens a wide range of provocative films and documentaries. This year these have included Belleville Rendez-vous, The Mirror, Chasing Ice, L'Avventura, Last Train Home, Solaris, Gravity, The Cove, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Each year the society also organises their own themed guest lecture series. This year â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Frontiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; continues to explore the boundaries of architecture and art practice. Speakers included CJ Lim, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism, Bartlett; George Saumarez Smith, Adam Architecture; Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture, Newcastle University and Liam Young, Director of Tomorrows Thoughts Today and the Unknown Fields Division.

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Congratulations to Rhydian Eldridge and George Coleman for winning this year’s Susan Cotton European and International Travel Awards respectively. Jakub Rozanksi and Luis Lopez Suarez, Map Out, MArch graduates and last year’s Deutsche Bank Award for Architecture winners, for presenting their 3D building projection, Visualising (the) Unseen, at this year’s LightNight festival. Our RIBA President’s medal nominations for 2015: Silver Medal (RIBA Part 2) Ian Page, The Botanical Cemetery Emily Walkden, The Politics of Space Bronze Medal (RIBA Part 1) Joseph Crossland, Nautical Salvation Aatikah Lorgat, Serendimonium Dissertation Medal Jonathan Tinsley, William Morris & the Folly of the Wretched System

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Part 1 and Part 2 Graduates please send your up to date CV and portfolio for consideration for a position.

Parsonage Chambers - 3 The Parsonage - Manchester M3 2HW T +44 (0)161 828 7900 E manchester@ahr-global.com ahr-global.com

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We have a clear focus to design buildings and landscapes that are sustainably and responsibly procured. Our projects include housing, education, urban regeneration and healthcare. For over 35 years we have worked in partnership with our clients to achieve architecture of a high quality using the latest technology, and more recently Building Information Modelling. We work collaboratively with project teams to deliver schemes on time and within budget. We promote ourselves as a proactive team of architects, landscape architects, building surveyors and technologists with the expertise to work on new build and refurbishment schemes, including conservation and historic projects. www.ainsleygommonarchitects.co.uk

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Excellence ... in our people, service and architecture. Ryder Architecture was established in 1953 in Newcastle and now works across the UK from offices in Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool and London and internationally in Asia, Europe and Australasia. Our principles throughout the evolution of the practice have remained consistent - design is fundamentally a process of problem solving, from briefing consultancy and masterplanning through to interior and product design and post occupancy evaluation. We continually search for timeless economic and elegant solutions with an enduring expression of purpose. Our quest for excellence in architecture is supported by a continuing evolution of best practice in business and the design process within a culture that promotes collaboration, creativity, empowerment, entrepreneurialism and teamwork.

EllisWilliams Architects London Warrington www.ewa.co.uk

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We congratulate all our students graduating in Summer 2015, and wish them every success for their future. Keep in touch with the LJMU Architecture Programme via: www.architecture-ljmu.tumblr.com

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