easa010 update
Each summer since 1981, around 400 of the brightest students from every part of Europe have come together for 2 weeks of intense workshops, lectures, exhibitions and events, in the name of exchange of ideas, culture and experience. In the summer of 2010 the 30th European Architecture Students Assembly will be held in city centre Manchester.
January010 Issue viii While most of the world January was counting down to the new year thinking about the end one decade and the dawn of another, the easaUK2010 team was taking stock of more than two years of preparation work done so far, and the expectantly looking forward to the challenge of the year ahead. 2009 was characterised by engagement with the public through exhibitions at easaHQ and preparation for the organisation process. 2010 will offer more chances to engage with the public, whilst also allowing a far greater level of external collaboration in the assembly itself. For details on getting involved the last page.
Mar - Recruitment drive
Two months after successfully bidding to host the event in far away Cyprus, the team moves into its third and penultimate calendar year. At this point the team in Manchester is still relatively small. After a series of meetings the team outlines the plan for the year ahead.
February The first version of the easa010 website is launched, it is a simple blog but easa010 now has a virtual home.
March An advertising blitz is waged
Mar - MSSA lecture
www.easa010.net on the Manchester School of Architecture to dramatically increase the size of the team, with dozens of posters appearing overnight. As part of the campaign easaUK hold a talk as part of the MSSA lecture series. Connections with the Manchester Society of Architecture are strengthened and EASA is invited to become part of the panel organising the inaugural Manchester Art and Design Festival.
April In 2008 as part of their commitment to the EASA bid and the assembly Ask Developers committed the use
Apr - 43 Hulme Street before, aka ‘Moonfish’
easa010 MANCHESTER
easa010 news
of No. 43 Hulme Street, part of the First Street development, to the organisation for the duration of the process. In April easaUK, in conjunction with Ask, launch an open competition to redesign the facade of the office. The competition attracts huge interest, with the brief and application details downloaded over 1500 times, with interest expressed from designers on 5 continents. April also saw the fist easa010 newsletter available for download.
May – A momentous month for easa010 With the support of Hugh Joseph Solicitors easaUK2010 Ltd was founded. With the legal company in place easaUK was able to move into easaHQ – easa010 now had an official home. The office soon held its first in house event, an office warming party, complete with tea and cake, the highlight of the evening being the exhibition of the entrants to the painting competition. Judged by a panel of experts - representing Manchester School of Architecture, Marketing Manchester and Ask Developers - the winner was announced as Nicos Yiatros of Cyprus. Just one week later easaHQ is the venue for the Manchester Architecture and Design Festival closing party featuring
#8 - Jan010
Each summer since 1981, around 400 of the brightest students from every part of Europe have come together for 2 weeks of intense workshops, lectures, exhibitions and events, in the name of exchange of ideas, culture and experience.
the Manchester School of Architecture Event Month final exhibition.
June Having amassed as many online votes as second and third place combined EASA is chosen to be part of the Cutting Room Experiment, the official opening of a new public space in Ancoates, and duly receives a mention in the Manchester Evening News for our event ‘Faceless Identity’. The Manchester School of Architecture dedicate a page of their end of year publication to easa010.
July The attention of EASA Europe wide was focused on Italy for the XXIX Summer Assembly. As future organisers the UK was well represented with an enlarged quota of participants, as well as helpers and 3 UK run workshops. The assembly was a huge success under the Italian sun, and set a benchmark for Manchester to live up to. On the 31st of July, the oneyear-to-easa010 mark, easaUK launched a completely overhauled website at www.easauk.net with more information and more functionality.
August EASA Italy draws to a close, but no sooner are the team back in Manchester, than work
easa010 MANCHESTER
easa010 news
begins on the task of painting easaHQ.
#8 - Jan010
September Having seen our coverage of EASA Italy on our website easaUK are approached by Il Ginorale dell’Archittura, a leading Italian journal, to write an article on the assembly, printed in September. The Manchester School of Architecture MA Architecture and Urbanism students hold their final exhibition in easaHQ.
October The easa010 tutor pack v1.0 is made available online to prospective tutors, and interested parties alike. The EASA network meets in Liechtenstein at the annual INCM to discuss the pressing issues of the day. Congratulations to Denmark (Copenhagen), chosen to host INCM 2010 and Spain (Caditz), chose to host easa011 – see you there. easaHQ played host to Dan Staincliffe’s first exhibition on UK soil since a residency in China, and the official book launch of Isolative Urbanism, a collection on research and development work done by students of the ReMap[590] unit of Bach at Manchester School of Architecture.
November
Each summer since 1981, around 400 of the brightest students from every part of Europe have come together for 2 weeks of intense workshops, lectures, exhibitions and events, in the name of exchange of ideas, culture and experience.
Modality, a solo show by up-coming artist Bryn Lloyd Evens and Interactive Invasion, a group show by second year students of Interactive art at Manchester Metropolitan University, curated by Caity Berry.
December easa010 link up with CUBE Gallery to exhibit the winner of CUBE open 2008, Andrea Brooker. The work is a flashing sign made of re-appropriated letters from an Apollo Cinema sign configured to spell out ‘SOS’. This display of the work was made possible by Ask and sponsored by Chair TV. The final exhibition of the year in easaHQ was held by Castlefield Contemporaries. To round the year off, easaUK announce SESAM010. As a taste of things to come in the summer, a dozen or so Students from the EASA network will visit Manchester to take part in a workshop to gauge their first impressions of the city. The work they produce will form part of a major exhibition at easaHQ. ‘EASA the exhibition’ will be one of the largest, most in depth exhibitions ever assembled regarding EASA. The SESAM participants will be present on the preview night of the exhibition to give guests their insight first hand.
easaHQ hosts Maquette of
easa010 MANCHESTER
#8 - Jan010
easa010 news
www.easa010.net
Aug - easa011 Italy
Oct - Isolative Urbanism book launch
Dec - 43 Hulme Street now, aka ‘easaHQ’
In Review
Looking forward
Contact us
Further details and photographs of all events and exhibitions are available on our website, in the news archive and in the ‘easaHQ’ section.
Jan 29th The end is near exhibition @ easaHQ
If you would like:
We would like to thank all of our Partners: Ask, Manchester City Council, Marketing Manchester, Manchester School of Architecture, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Manchester Our backers:
Feb 15th -19th SESAM010 MCR @easaHQ and the city centre Feb 19th EASA the exhibition @easaHQ Mar 23rd Test exhibition @easaHQ Mar - April Manchester Architecture and Design Festival Jul 31st - Aug 15 easa010 @MCR
AODL Our sponsors: Chair TV and Hugh Joseph Solicitors As well as everyone who has been involved in the events we have run so far and visitors to easaHQ.
More details of all these events, along with news reviews and announcements can be found first at www.easauk.net easaUK2010 is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to the organisation of easa010 and the promotion of grass roots art and design in Manchester.
more information info@easauk.net details on becoming a Partner or Backer, sponsoring an event and building sponsorship hal@easauk.net details on providing spaces for the assembly pfa@easauk.net details on easaHQ gallery, tbe@easauk.net to become a helper or volunteer eun@easauk.net media information or to join the mailing list communications@easauk. net easaUK2010 Ltd easaHQ - First Street, 43 Hulme Street, Manchester. M21 6AW 0161 235808
Happy New Year from the whole easaUK team!
easa010 MANCHESTER