INTRODUCTION CINEMA ARCHITECTURE 2013

WELSH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – CARDIFF UNIVERSITY – JANUARY 2013

YEAR 1 – TERM 2 CINEMA ARCHITECTURE

INTRODUCTION

DR CRISTIAN SUAU – TERM CHAIR DR JULIET DAVIS – TUTOR (TUESDAY-FRIDAY) JULIET ODGERS – TUTOR (MONDAY) VASILEIOS VOLAKOS – PhD STUDENT (STUDIO)

I LIKE STUDYING AT WSA… I WONDER WHAT ‘CINEMA ARCHITECTURE’ MEANS… IS IT ABOUT SPACE IN MOTION?

© Herman Hertzberger, Lessons for Students in Architecture

architecture Y1 team – term 2 – who?

Y1 themes/project – what?

Y1 – term 2 digital support Y1 term 2: space & time – how? practical section

ARCHITECTURE WHAT IS THE ROLE OF ARCHITECTS? ‘An architect is an operative organizer’, M. Tafuri, 1977

Architecture and settlements are constructed by man-made efforts

Guanaco corral, The Andes, Chile, 2008

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Architecture and cities are also constructed by machinery

National Gallerie by Mies, Germany, 2006

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All is always constructed by ideas

Lucio Costa’s Master Plan, Brasilia, Brazil, 2006

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TOWARDS NO SEGREGATION STRATIFICATION-SEGREGATION IN ARCHITECTURE

1 Refabricating Architecture, Kiera & Timberlake, 2004

LIMITED COMMUNICATION IN ARCHITECTURE

2 Refabricating Architecture, Kiera & Timberlake, 2004

INTEGRATION Architecture is systemic & collaborative!

BREAKING THE BOX IN ARCHITECTURE

3 Refabricating Architecture, Kiera & Timberlake, 2004

ENABLING COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

4 Refabricating Architecture, Kiera & Timberlake, 2004

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BSC YEAR 1

YOU ARE HERE!

BSC YEAR 2 BSc in Architectural Studies (RIBA Part 1)

BSC YEAR 3

YEAR 4 IN PRACTICE Masters in architecture (RIBA Masters in Architecture Part 2) (RIBA Part 2)

YEAR 5 MArch

YEAR 6 IN PRACTICE MA in Urban Design YEAR 7 IN PRACTICE

in Environmental Sciences practice RIBA Part 3: Diploma/MA in professional studies or RIBAMsc examination in professional MPhil Diploma/MA in professional studies (RIBA Part 3)

or

RIBA examination in professional practice (RIBA Part 3)

MPhil / Ph.D. Alternative careers in architecture Alternative careers out with architecture

PRACTICE + CPD CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Education in alternative countries Practice in other countries

Y1 TEAM TERM 2

Y1 STUDIO - TERM 2 - 2012 AD1 CORE TEAM Dr Cristian Suau, year chair (term 2) Dr Juliet Davis, internal tutor (only Tuesday and Friday) Juliet Odgers, internal tutor (only Monday) Vasileios Volakos, (PhD student, studio support) DIGITAL TEAM Sergio Pineda, lecturer EXTERNAL TUTORS Maria Kramer Catherine Pease John Carter Peter Feldmann Dr Marcella Bellistri Andrew Faulkner

WHAT TYPE OF DESIGN DOES CRISTIAN PLAY?

www.ecofab.org

WHAT ARE THE MAIN FIELDS OF RESEARCH

BY DESIGN IN CRISTIAN’S WORK?

www.ecofab.org

ECO-DENSITY

REUSE & REPAIR

LIGHTNESS

VERTICAL GARDEN - PARK

Cactus Tower – UEA 2009 (Suau)

Pallet House – Sweden 2005 (Suau)

the base model - fabrication

IAAC spring workshop – Barcelona 2006 (Suau)

the base model - fabrication

FOGHIVE – fog collector in arid lands 2011 (Suau)

Y1 THEMES/PROJECTS

ARCHITECTURE IS THOUGHT ARCHITECTURE IS CONSTRUCTED ARCHITECTURE IS INHABITED

TERM TWO

CINEMA ARCHITECTURE Part 1: Idea and Place Part 2: Kinetic Sequencing Part 3: Story Boarding and Spatial Framing Part 4: Sequencing and Montage Part 5: Implementation

CONCEPTUALISATION PLACE MAKING MODEL MAKING OBJECTIVE - FACTUAL SUBJECTIVE - SENSORIAL MEASURING - CONVENTION

Study Trip 2012 - Roofscape in Dubrovnik

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Study Trip 2013 - Rotterdam

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ROTTERDAM FIELDWORK

Study Trip 2013 - Rotterdam

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Be Kind Rewind

WHAT IS A FILM HOUSE? WHAT SHOULD I DESIGN?

"Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theatre“.

Roman Polanski

The Cinémathèque is a compact cinema club situated in the port city of Rotterdam.

It is an intimate and low-tech space restricted to one main staircase. In order to respond properly to the immediate surroundings, the film house is going to have up to 3 storeys.

Student will design this building under the principles of simplicity, flexibility a playful game of double and triple heights.

It is all about cubic meters rather that square meters. The height of the Cinémathèque’s front has to response harmoniously according to the cultural, urban and architectural streetscape.

No car park and services are required. Up to 70% of the plot might be covered. The film house’s design has to consider an inner patio for cross ventilation and natural lighting and outdoor activities.

STRUCTURE CONTENTS DESIGN STUDIO

Term 2 Structure The AD1 module (term 2) consists of 11 weeks: Part 1: Idea and Place WEEK 1 (14-18/01):

Introduction & precedent studies (teamwork)

WEEK 2 (21-25/01):

Mass/programme models (teamwork)

WEEK 3 (28/01-02/02):

Rotterdam study trip (teamwork)

Part 2: Kinetic Sequencing WEEK 4 (04-08/02):

Spatial senses + storyboarding (individual) Interim Review (TBC - no available rooms)

WEEK 5 (11-15/02):

Digital week 1 on ‘proto-kinetic’ (individual/group) CAD and Illustrator (Advanced)

WEEK 6 (18-22/02):

Digital week 2 on ‘animated frontispieces’ (individual/group)

Term 2 Structure Part 3: Story Boarding and Spatial Framing WEEK 7 (25/02-01/03):

Storyboarding in motion (individual) Initial model making + drawings

WEEK 8 (04-08/03):

Spatial framing (individual) Intermediate model making + drawings External review 1 (8 March)

Part 4: Sequencing and Montage WEEK 9 (11-15/03):

Sequencing 1 + advance model making (individual) Presentation model 1:50 & photography

WEEK 10 (18-22/03):

Sequencing 2 + advance model making Detailed model (evocative space) 1:20 and collage

Easter recess from 23/03 to 14/04

Term 2 Structure Part 5: Implementation WEEK 11 (15-19/04):

Editing boards and models (individual) External review 2 (19 April)

Y1 Portfolio Review 20 and 21 May:

Final Y1 Portfolio Review (TBC)

CONCEPTS ON CINEMA ARCHITECTURE

VISUAL SPECTACLE Magritte, The Falso Mirror, 1928

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SPATIAL GAMES Kasimir Malevich, Colour Masses in the Fourth Dimension, 1915

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ATTRACTOR Design School by SANAA, Zollverein, Essen, 2010

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COLOURS Mercat de la Boqueria (1), Barcelona, 2010

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LIGHTING Kolumba Museum, Köln, 2010 © Suau

CONNECTIVITY Zollverein Museum by OMA, Essen, 2010

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COMPOSITION Piet Mondrian, Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1943

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Transformer in Ramblas, Barcelona, 2010

TRANSFORMABILITY

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POTENTIAL

SOCIAL INTEGRATION David Hammons, African American Flag, 1990

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MIXED USE Chinatown, a compact kiosk

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HYBRIDIZATION New Museum, Attic, NYC, 2009

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PUBLIC REALM Outer space of Köln Cathedral, 2010

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VARIETY Poznan, Historic Town, 2010

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CELEBRATIONS Inhabiting the slot, 2010

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MATERIALS Kalamata, Greece, 2010

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TECTONICS Kolumba Museum, Köln, 2010 © Suau

DEATIAL Fortification in South Greece, 2010

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ROTTERDAM STUDY TRIP

‘I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies’.

Le Corbusier

Preliminary sketch of Istanbul’s silhouette from the sea by Le Corbusier

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ROTTERDAM FIELDWORK: 28/01 – 02/02/2013 Teamwork Dr Cristian Suau (CS) Dr Juliet Davis (JD) Juliet Odgers (JO) Vasileios Volakos (VV) Catherine Pease (CP) Maria Kramer (MK) Peter Feldmann (PF) John Carter (JC) Dr Marcella Bellistri (MB) Andrew Faulkner (AF)

Themes: Urban History, Dutch Architecture & Building Systems This trip to Rotterdam is a splendid opportunity to make short films about the city.

Students, in groups, you would need to think about sequencing, framing, story boarding and implementation.

Everyone has filming ‘latent’ capacities on their mobile phones and cameras, so no special technology is required. This process will help them to view the city in a different way.

Study Trip 2012 – The walls of Dubrovnik

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Study Trip 2012 – Workshop Dubrovnik

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Study Trip 2012 – Harbour in Dubrovnik

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Study Trip 2013 – Harbour in Rotterdam

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ROTTERDAM FIELDWORK

28 JAN – 02 FEB 2013

MONDAY 28 JAN

WEDNESDAY 30 JAN

FRIDAY 1 FEB

Check in hostel at noon Lunch break 13.00-14.00

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

SITE ANALYSIS (teamwork) venue: Hostel start time: 09.00 duration: 8 hours (inclusive lunch break)

FREE DAY

SITE VISIT + ARCHI-TOUR 1 meeting point: Hostel start time: 14.00 duration: 3 hours

NOTE: Please follow recommendations by tutors

TUESDAY 29 JAN

GROUP PRESENTATION meeting point: Hostel start time: 17.00 duration: 2 hours

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

Dinner (optional) at 19.30 (TBC)

Check out hostel before noon

SITE VISIT + ARCHI-TOUR 2 meeting point: Hostel start time: 09.00 duration: 3 hours

THURSDAY 31 JAN

NOTE: Do not forget to print your tkts before departure

Group work 17.00 onwards

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

SITE VISIT + ARCHI-TOUR 3 meeting point: Hostel start time: 13.00 duration: 3 hours

AMSTERDAM ARCHI-TOUR meeting point: Rotterdam train St. start time: 08.30 duration: 9 hours approx. (inclusive lunch break) departure @ 09.00 return @ 18.00

Group work 16.00 onwards

Bye-bye party at 21.00 (TBC)

Lunch break 12.00-13.00

SATURDAY 2 FEB Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

ACCOMMODATION STAYOK ROTTERDAM Overblaak 85- 87 3011 MH Rotterdam http://www.stayokay.com tel +31 10 4365763 fax +31 10 4365569 rotterdam@stayokay.com

Study Trip 2012 – Workshop Dubrovnik

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ROTTERDAM FIELDWORK

28 JAN – 02 FEB 2013

LINK OF ROTTERDAM FIELDWORK : http://issuu.com/cristiansuau/docs/booklet_nl

CINEMA ARCHITECTURE IN ACTION

Study Trip 2012 – Workshop Dubrovnik

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Study Trip 2012 - Roofscape in Dubrovnik, 2011

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 1

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 1

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 1

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 1

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 1

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 2

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 1

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 2

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 2

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 2

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AD1 TERM 2 2012 – REVIEW 2

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VERTICAL STUDIO

Vertical Studio, Summer 2008

Vertical Studio, Borrow Market in London, Summer 2010

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Vertical Studio, Borrow Market in London, Summer, 2010

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Vertical Studio, Borrow Market in London, Summer 2010

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Vertical Studio, China, Summer 2010

Vertical Studio, China, Summer 2010

Y1 – TERM 2 DIGITAL SUPPORT

DIGITAL SUPPORT TO AD1 STUDIO The AD1 term 2 digital support consists of 2 weeks: WEEK 5 (11-15/02): Digital week 1 on ‘proto-kinetic’ (individual/group) CAD and Illustrator (Advanced) WEEK 6 (18-22/02): Digital week 2 on ‘animated frontispieces’ (individual/group) BIM, Revit and 3DS Max

DIGITAL SUPPORT – led by Sergio Pineda CAD sessions

06/02

06/02

11:30-13:00 ROOM DML

10:00-11:30 ROOM 1.61

Photoshop sessions

Illustrator sessions

10/02

10/02

13/02

13/02

11:30-13:00 ROOM 2.32

10:00-11:30 ROOM DML

11:30-13:00 ROOM 1.61

10:00-11:30 ROOM DML

Y1 – TERM 2 TIMBER WORKSHOP INDUCTIONS DONE IN TERM 1

Y1 TERM 2: SPACE & TIME

Y1 STUDIO - ROOM ALLOCATION Y1 TERM 2 – AXO OVERALL LAYOUT Y1 TERM 2 – WEEKLY TIMETABLE Y1 TERM 2 – YEAR TIMETABLE Y1 TERM 2 – TUTOR/STUDENTS ALLOCATION

Y1 STUDIO - ROOM ALLOCATION OUR SCHOOL AD1 STUDIO ALLOCATION

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AD1 STUDIO

Y1 STUDIO – AXO OVERALL LAYOUT

Y2 TERM 1 – WEEKLY TIMETABLE

AD1 – GROUP DISTRIBUTION AD1 – TUTOR/STUDENTS ALLOCATION

CINEMA ARCHITECTURE week 1 Part 1: IDEA & PLACE

AD1 TERM 2 Part 1: Idea and Place

WEEK 1 (14-18/01):

Introduction & precedent studies (teamwork)

WEEK 2 (21-25/01):

Mass/programme models (teamwork)

WEEK 3 (28/01-02/02):

Rotterdam study trip (fieldwork)

WEEK 1 (teamwork) MONDAY 16 JANUARY INTRO LECTURE @ 10.30, BIRT ACRES LECTURE ROOM: WELCOME & INTRO 30 min ERASMUS LINK UK-GERMANY (Paola Moruzzi) LECTURE: MOVEMENT-IMAGES by Jan Harris (12.00-13.00) CHARRETE ON PRECEDENTS STUDIES (groups), 13.00-16.00, Y1 STUDIO, EXHIBITION & CRIT Staff (all day): Dr Cristian Suau, Dr Juliet Davis, Juliet Odgers and Vassilis Volakos TUESDAY 17 JANUARY STUDIO SUPPORT (AFTERNOON) 14.00-17.00 (groups Staff (1/2 day): Dr Cristian Suau, Dr Juliet Davis and Vassilis Volakos WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY SPORT (AFTERNOON) THURSDAY 19 JANUARY STUDIO SUPPORT (AFTERNOON) 14.00-17.00 (groups) Staff (1/2 day): Dr Cristian Suau and Vassilis Volakos FRIDAY 20 JANUARY TUTORIAL ALL DAY, 10.30-18.00 (groups) Rooms: Galleries, Green, Pit, WWL and Studio Dr Cristian Suau (only afternoon), Dr Juliet Davis (only morning), Maria Kramer, Catherine Pease, Peter Feldmann, John Carter, Andrew Faulkner, Dr Marcella Bellistri and Vassilis Volakos

AD1 TERM 2 Part 1: Idea and Place

WEEK 1 (14-18/01):

Introduction & precedent studies (teamwork)

WEEK 2 (21-25/01):

Mass/programme models (teamwork)

WEEK 3 (28/01-02/02):

Rotterdam study trip (fieldwork)

WEEK 2 (teamwork) MONDAY 21 JANUARY INTRO LECTURE ON ROTTERDAM @ 10.30, BIRT ACRES LECTURE ROOM: DISTRIBUTION OF ARCHITECTURAL GUIDES/BOOKLETS CHARRETE ON MODELLING (groups), 12.00-16.00, Y1 STUDIO Staff (all day): Dr Cristian Suau, Juliet Odgers and Vassilis Volakos TUESDAY 17 JANUARY STUDIO SUPPORT (AFTERNOON) 14.00-17.00 (groups) Staff (1/2 day): Dr Cristian Suau, Dr Juliet Davis and Vassilis Volakos WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY SPORT (AFTERNOON) FILM SESSION: Film: ‘Man with a Movie Camera’ directed by Dziga Vertov Time: 14.00 Venue: Lecture room 0.14, Bute building THURSDAY 19 JANUARY STUDIO SUPPORT (AFTERNOON) 14.00-17.00 (groups) Staff (1/2 day): Dr Cristian Suau and Vassilis Volakos FRIDAY 20 JANUARY TUTORIAL ALL DAY, 10.30-18.00 (groups) Rooms: Galleries, Green, Pit, WWL and Studio

AD1 TERM 2 Part 1: Idea and Place

WEEK 1 (14-18/01):

Introduction & precedent studies (teamwork)

WEEK 2 (21-25/01):

Mass/programme models (teamwork)

WEEK 3 (28/01-02/02):

Rotterdam study trip (fieldwork)

ROTTERDAM FIELDWORK

28 JAN – 02 FEB 2013

MONDAY 28 JAN

WEDNESDAY 30 JAN

FRIDAY 1 FEB

Check in hostel at noon Lunch break 13.00-14.00

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

SITE ANALYSIS (teamwork) venue: Hostel start time: 09.00 duration: 8 hours (inclusive lunch break)

FREE DAY

SITE VISIT + ARCHI-TOUR 1 meeting point: Hostel start time: 14.00 duration: 3 hours

NOTE: Please follow recommendations by tutors

TUESDAY 29 JAN

GROUP PRESENTATION meeting point: Hostel start time: 17.00 duration: 2 hours

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

Dinner (optional) at 19.30 (TBC)

Check out hostel before noon

SITE VISIT + ARCHI-TOUR 2 meeting point: Hostel start time: 09.00 duration: 3 hours

THURSDAY 31 JAN

NOTE: Do not forget to print your tkts before departure

Group work 17.00 onwards

Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

SITE VISIT + ARCHI-TOUR 3 meeting point: Hostel start time: 13.00 duration: 3 hours

AMSTERDAM ARCHI-TOUR meeting point: Rotterdam train St. start time: 08.30 duration: 9 hours approx. (inclusive lunch break) departure @ 09.00 return @ 18.00

Group work 16.00 onwards

Bye-bye party at 21.00 (TBC)

Lunch break 12.00-13.00

SATURDAY 2 FEB Breakfast from 07.00 to 09.00

ACCOMMODATION STAYOK ROTTERDAM Overblaak 85- 87 3011 MH Rotterdam http://www.stayokay.com tel +31 10 4365763 fax +31 10 4365569 rotterdam@stayokay.com

Y1 PRACTICAL ISSUES

http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/sawsa_events.php

SAWSA Lecture Series 2013 TBC http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/archi/sawsa.php Open to the public. Run independently by the student association as a non-profit venture, purely for the love of architecture and design.

Please come and support the series for 2013 All events free for SAWSA members (ÂŁ2 for non-members).

INTERNAL STAFF CONTACT PERSONAL AND PASTORAL CARE

You are, however, welcome to approach any of the year team about personal or pastoral matters at any time.

You should approach your PERSONAL TUTOR (see separate list) in the first instance, if possible.

However, you’re welcome to see any of us and when you need us.

INTERNAL STAFF CONTACT DESIGN TEACHING Your principal design teaching for the week happens at your tutorials or crits on FRIDAYS. Additional design teaching will also be held – on a voluntary basis for those who want an additional tutorial – at the following times each week, when one of the core year team will be in studio: MONDAYS:

Year meeting 10:00-12:00 led by Dr Cristian Suau (CS), JO & VV Studio support from noon to 18pm by Juliet Odgers (O), CS & VV

TUESDAYS:

AH (morning) led by Prof Adam Hardy Studio support from 14pm to 18pm led by Dr Juliet Davis (JD) , VV

WEDNESDAYS:

AT (morning) led by Paul Thomas NOTE: Sport (afternoon)

THURSDAYS:

Studio support from 10.00-17.00 led by VV & CS

FRIDAYS:

Tutorials from 10:30am to 18pm led by external tutors, JD & CS

NOTE: Staff will also visit studio when we can outside these times. However, we all also have heavy research and administrative loads. We’d be grateful if you do not disturb us about design matters outside these studio hours.

DISABILITY & DYSLEXIA SUPPORT If you wish to request specific provisions for Examinations / Class Tests, it is essential that you contact the Disability and Dyslexia Service as early as possible, as specific provisions can only be requested via the Disability and Dyslexia Service.

Disclosures are treated with strictest confidence and only passed to appropriate staff members with your permission. Talk to your year chair / module leader / personal tutor / any staff member, or contact: WSA disability contact: Clarice Bleil De Souza University Student Support Centre: 50 Park Place, ext 7452 E-mails: disability@cardiff.ac.uk, dyslexa@cardiff.ac.uk The Disability and Dyslexia Service offer appointments, or an open drop in service from 1pm-4pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and provide a range of informational leaflets in their reception area.

HOW TO SURVIVE IN Y1 STUDIO Attend ALL tutorials, reviews and lectures‌ Arrive and pin up on time If you cannot pin up on time you must let us know before the tutorials or reviews Computers, plotters and printers will be guaranteed to fail, run slow, be booked up before you: - Digital data should always be backed up regularly in two places - Have a draft version of your work to pin up if all else fails - Above all, be always prepared to display your design progress

WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU IN YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT! ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE S:\ DRIVE: S:\TEACHING\BSc 1st Year\YEAR 1 TERM 2 2013 THANKS! Dr Cristian Suau