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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 was be held in city centre Manchester.
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Media workshops were housed in Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab) in the heart of the Northern Quarter, and an ideal venues helped define the location for the top of the feeling of the event. For line Mac Suite donated by easa010 the building gave Apple Education. the assembly a uniquely All building workshops Mancunian feeling. took place in artists haven The central Hub was a Hope Mill in Ancotes. With Victorian Mill with more the help of Makita tools modern extensions, this a workshop space was served as rough and ready established on the ground sleeping accommodation floor. as well as the lecture space, dinning, evening bar and With these three spaces theoretical workshop space. forming the centre of the assembly a variety of other
On 15th of August easa010 city for years to come. drew to a close and Manchester said its final goodbyes to 450 Locations architecture students from the four corners of the continent and As with all EASAs the beyond. The work of easaUK2010 is not at an end just yet. The team are now working on the final reports and elements of publications to follow the event. easaHQ will swing back into action as a gallery in the coming weeks as well, so there is still more to come. Before that, we now have a chance to look back on an unforgettable fortnight that will live long in the memory of all those involved and an event who’s impact will be felt in the
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Deputy Lord Mayor addressing EASA at Civic Reception - Town Hall
Final presentations at Victoria Baths
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