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Colophon

Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2017

Students of the University of Bath receive paperspace twice a year

ISSN 2058-9301X (online)

Editorial address

Paperspace

4ES Room 4.1

Claverton Down Bath, BA2 7AY

Editor in Chief

Issy Spence

Printer

Imaging, Design and Print Services, University of Bath

Supported by

Contributors

Aissatou Diallo

Ammar Azzouz

Anna Godefroy

Ben Hair

Beth Scorey

Diana Smiljkovic

Harry Wyatt

Issy Spence

Lilian Lam

Maddi Gomez-Iradi

Oliwia Jackowska

Paulina Konkina

Peilin Liao

Sara Medas

Sebastian Stripp

Sonya Falkovskaia

Sophie Heuch

Tom Gregory

Zeid Truscott

Thank you to those who contributed their photos, work and drawings.

Cover

Joshua Page

Internal Cover

Julia Korpacka

Well Hello there and Happy 2017! Welcome to the 7th issue of Paperspace. With the theme of 7.

7 is a most curious theme. When we first came up with the idea for the theme, we began thinking of it as its literal definition. It’s a number. We joked about how people always ask if it actually takes 7 years to train to become an architect. We thought about its associations with 7, such as The Deadly Sins, Wonders of the World and Snow White’s dwarves. But in a time of fake news, Brexit polls and election results, we began to discuss how 7 infers numbers, logic, superstition, statistics and much more than first comes to mind.

Close to home, in our dear city of Bath, this academic year celebrates 50th anniversary of the University of Bath. It’s an exciting time to feel part of this University. The 50 years of Grey article has a look at how far we have come. And what is even more exciting, this semester we moved into our brand new shiny department building, 4ES

Following on from this, there is an excitement and idea of progresison, challenge and evolution, a common underlying thread running between a lot of the articles. 7m2 addresses the difficulties associated with small spaces and urban living. 7000 Built it looks at the need for architect’s in refugee camps such as the Calais Jungle. The Art of Slowness ponders whether we are living life too much in the fast lane and Lost poetry, Lost soul addresses the idea that rationalisation has resulted in the loss of poetry in our cities. There is an underlying message, questioning where we are in the architectural industry, but moreover as a species.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue of Paperspace, as much as I have enjoyed working with such a fantastic team, for now is the time to celebrate togetherness.

Editor in Chief of Paperspace

Issy Spence

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