The installation

The BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design students codesigned the pop-up installation at Maiden Castle to showcase numerous speculative projects around themes of ecology, the climate emergency and humancomputer interaction. These were represented as pop-up engagement experiences using Maiden Castle as their site. Students co-designed the installation in three emergent groups which were: structure design and build, augmented reality (AR) and interaction. The pavilion presented a combination of student’s work that occurred earlier in the project, varying in scale and ranged from robotic sunflowers that connect with users from across the globe, informing of climatic conditions, to butterfly enclosures that promote the wildlife at Maiden Castle as well as the posters from Graphic Design’s group work projects on similar themes.

Students were encouraged to consider the second life of their work and the exhibition stand. Utilising scaffolding and recyclable or biodegradable materials, components can be reused for other projects or disposed responsibly.

Elements of the exhibition provide a rich and immersive experience, utilising AR to enhance and expand upon the physical work with additional information and animations, using augmented reality (AR) and Quick Response (QR) codes.

Supporting the project Edward Ward, senior lecturer in Interior Architecture and Design, facilitated by Dr Asha Ward and Jamie Yeates in the ongoing development of interactive elements.

Students were excited to be a part of the project.

Second year student Caroline Millard said, ‘the project was really engaging and different to our usual approach, it really brought the group together’. Student Harry Powell added, ‘having the opportunity to build our design at 1:1 scale really provided an appreciation for detailing and construction’.

The temporary exhibition was displayed for the day and appreciated by the hundreds of visitors throughout the event.