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AN easa010 Competition
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AN easa010 Competition
w h y? EASA
during the past two decades, these old buildings gained a more general appeal. Sooty bricks sandblasted clean, they were converted to investment apartments and offices: this process is now so far advanced that there are very few cheap studios available near the city.
Primarily EASA is a network of students, by students, for students, there is no central organisation or board, no standing affiliation with any external establishment exist. There are over 40 countries that cover the whole of the continent’s student population, each of these have 2 National Contacts (NCs), whose role is to promote the network within their country’s student population and be the link between individual students and the other countries in the network.
Regeneration
Every summer since, around 400 of the brightest students from every part of Europe have come together for 2 intense weeks of workshops, lectures, exhibitions and events in the name of exchange of ideas, culture and experience.
East Manchester is one of the most economically deprived places in the UK. Over the past ten years, it has been the focus of government regeneration initiatives including the redevelopment of large areas of housing and the construction of a new tram line. With all this investment, Hope Mill is easier to get to and safer than it was. The fourth floor is currently popular with artists and the plan is to expand into the unused fifth floor.
EASA has a non-political stand point. The UK team is proud to be able to bring an event of such international stature and enduring vibrancy to the country that started it all in 1981. easa010 will be a city centre assembly with a keen focus on urbanity, social integration and legacy.
EASA legacy The project is a chance to harness the energy and enthusiasm of the students of the European Architecture Students Assembly this year to create a space for artists in a formerly abandoned part of the city, making greater use of a building of character and historical significance.
The urban setting will provide a vibrant setting for the assembly; with Manchester’s dynamic history acting as inspiration to a generation of young architects looking to the future.
Art needs cheap space Manchester is known as a city of mills. In recent times, the decline of the cotton industry led to many of them becoming empty, to be appropriated by musicians and artists in search of cheap spacious places to make their work. Together these people created the cultural scene known as ‘Madchester’. As the economic fortunes of the city improved
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w h at? The purpose of this Competition is to arrive at the architectural concept of the conversion and retrofitting of one of the floors of Hope Mill into renatble artist studios that will be best in terms of its planning, architectural, functional, aesthetic, and operational aspects, and recognise the site's nature, status, and location, The space is located on the fifth storey of a Georgian cotton mill, with a developable floor area of 6000 sq ft. (557 m2). The storey is shared with the offices of FC United. The primary function of the space is workshop space for artists. These may include painters, printmakers, photographers, jewellers, woodturners etc. and larger collaborative enterprises. The studios will be let cheaply to individual and collective groups of artists. Â The proposal may benefit from an area set aside for public exhibition. A space for the artists to exhibit their work in a more appropriate setting than their workshop area may be a favourable feature. Each scheme should also include an area available to all artists-in-residence to increase social interaction. This space should have kitchen facilitites. Adeaquate sanitary facilities should also be considered. The conversion and retrofitting will be undertaken by mainly untrained manpower at easa010. The workforce will be students of architecture that are participating in easa010. Â
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AN easa010 Competition
h o w? How to enter • Fill out and submit the registration form to competition@easauk.net by 21 May. A 4-digit registration number will be returned to the applicant. • Submit proposals to competition@easauk.net by midnight 28 May. • The proposal is to be submitted on max. 3 A2 landscape boards, each with the 4-digit registration number clearly displayed on the front face(s). • The submission has to be sent as three separate pdf format files no larger than 4Mb each. • The files should be named xxxx_01, _02 etc, where xxxx is the registration number. • All questions are to be sent to competition@easauk.net, where they will be answered by the easa010 competition team. Answers to all questions will be posted on easauk.net until two weeks before the deadline. • Each entry must be accompanied by a completed competition form. The competition form will be available on the easa website from 29 March 2010.
Submission Requirements • Complete competition form. • A plan at 1:100 • Any other drawings / images neccessary to communicate the scheme. It is not our intention to limit applicants by specifying particular drawings for submission. Successful submissions will communicate the overall concept of the scheme, the form, atmosphere and use of the spaces created, and demonstrate how the scheme may be realised by indicating materials and technologies used. If you are unable to send in your proposal by email, you can send a printed version to the following address:
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Hope Mill Studio Competition easaHQ 43 Hulme Street Manchester M15 6AW
[Submissions must be postmarked prior to the deadline. Reg No must be clearly marked on the front of the envelope. No responsibilty will be assumed by easaUK for lost damaged or incomplete submissions]
Judging Proposals that meet the competition requirements will be evaluated according to the following: • Feasibility, including making the best use of available material and labour resources • Interest • Originality The competition jury will be made up of two members of the easa010 organising team, David French of the Hope Mill Partnership, a notable architect, and a representative of the institution funding the competition.
Prizes Realisation The winning entry will be constructed as part of the EASA Summer Assembly in Manchester. The wining entrants will be invited to the easa010 Assembly in Manchester and will receive two places free of charge. The winning entrants will work with a Manchester based project manager and a team of easa010 participants to ensure the successful
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realisation of the project. Any number of submissions may be awarded commendations, as the judging panel see fit. Media Coverage As one of the easa010 Assembly’s major built workshops, the project will feature prominently in associated media and literature, including a film documentary and a book that will be published after the event.
Competition Timeline 24.3.10 COMPETITION LAUNCH 29.3.10 COMPETITION FORM RELEASED 14.3.10 QUESTION DEADLINE 21.5.10 REGISTRATION DEADLINE 28.5.10 SUBMISSION DEADLINE 4.6.10 FINAL JURY ASSESSMENT 5.6.2010 WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT TBC.2010 EXHIBITION AT easHQ / HOPE MILL 26.7.10 WORK BEGINS ON SITE 31.7.10 easa010 BEGINS 3.8.10 WORKSHOP COMMENCES
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