1.0 Tensile Folly
14/09/15 - 02/10/15 1.1 Brief
In collaboration with Nick Westby of Westby and Jones and Mike Hutchison of Momentum Engineering, you will be lead participants in the construction of a full scale pavilion on the lawn at the heart of UCA’s Canterbury campus. As part of an extended workshop you will competitively prepare design proposals for the assembly of a series of geometric building blocks into a novel structure. These will be reviewed and critiqued and a final proposal selected.
1.2 Requirements
We will begin to prepare primary pavilion pieces on Monday 14th September, and continue during the following two weeks. You will form six small teams and with the assistance of UCA technicians will complete a mass fabrication of 240 basic structural elements. Subsequently you will work with other members of the architecture department and the wider university to construct one selected proposal for a modular combination of the elements into an overall form by the workshop finale. Be prepared for messy intensive working practices, including extended gloss painting. Dress appropriately; no ball gowns or similar precious outfits!!
1.3 Outcomes
Preparation of the modular parts will provide you with an immediate introduction to CSA’s making culture and act as a context for your ongoing advanced inductions into the facilities available to you in the year ahead. [continued...] UCA Canterbury School of Architecture // MA Architecture // MA Interior Design // 2015-16
1.4 Assessment
Completion of the Folly project will contribute 50% of the grade for the MA Interior Design ‘Studio Practice, Theory and Analysis’ unit (CIND 7008) and the MA Architecture ‘Context and Method’ unit (CARC 7001). Both units are valued at 30 credits. Students will be continually assessed and monitored throughout with respect to: - individual attendance, - individual effort and contribution - team and group collaboration - design ambitions - presentation ability Feedback will be verbal only for this project.
DESIGN & BUILD PERIOD
PREPARATION PERIOD
1.6 Key Events
The project will run from the outset of induction week until the completion and opening date of 02/10/2015 as per the schedule provided below. PREPARATION PERIOD
1.5 Duration
1.7 Staff/Guests
Monday 14/09
Tuesday 15/09
Wednesday 16/09
Thursday 17/09
Friday 18/09
13.00-18.00
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
WHERE
MA STUDIO
MA STUDIO
MA STUDIO
CAMPUS
MA STUDIO
WHAT
WORKSHOP INDUCTION + MODULE FABRICATION
MODULE FABRICATION
FAB LAB INDUCTION + MODULE FABRICATION
ENROLMENT & WELCOME EVENTS
MODULE FABRICATION
WHO
SIMON NIMMO SAM MCELHINNEY
SAM MCELHINNEY BEN WESTACOTT
CHRIS SETTLE SAM MCELHINNEY
REGISTRY/OTHER STAFF
SAM MCELHINNEY BEN WESTACOTT
WHEN
Monday 21/09
Tuesday 22/09
Wednesday 23/09
Thursday 24/09
Friday 25/09
WHEN
13.00-18.00
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
WHERE
MA STUDIO
MA STUDIO
MA STUDIO
CAMPUS
MA STUDIO
WHAT
MEET THE IAD STAGE THREE + MODULE FABRICATION
MODULE FABRICATION
MODULE FABRICATION
LONDON FIELD TRIP
MODULE FABRICATION
WHO
SIMON NIMMO SAM MCELHINNEY
SAM MCELHINNEY BEN WESTACOTT
CHRIS SETTLE SAM MCELHINNEY
REGISTRY/OTHER STAFF
SAM MCELHINNEY BEN WESTACOTT
WHEN
Monday 28/09
Tuesday 29/09
Wednesday 30/10
Thursday 01/10 Friday 02/10
Friday 02/10
10.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
15.00-18.00
10.00-17.00
15.00-18.00
WHERE
IAD STUDIO G14A 1st FLOOR G BLOCK
FOYER G-FLOOR G BLOCK
FOYER G-FLOOR G BLOCK
LAWN
FOYER G-FLOOR G BLOCK
DESIGN CHARETTE
INITIAL TESTING OF ASSEMBLY
INTERIM REVIEW
FINAL BUILD
FINAL REVIEW
DAVID DI DUCA NICK WESTBY SAM MCELHINNEY
DAVID DI DUCA MIKE HUTCHISON NICK WESTBY
GUESTS TBC
SAM MCELHINNEY DAVID DI DUCA NICK WESTBY
GUESTS TBC
WHAT
WHO
The project will be run by Sam McElhinney (MA Course Leader) and assisted by David Di Duca, visiting design tutor. Technical support will be provided by Chris Settle and Ben Westacott when required. During the course of the workshop we will be joined by: Nick Westby (Westby and Jones) Mike Hutchison (Momentum Engineering) Allan Atlee (Head of School) JJ Brophy (TrakLab Coordinator) Other guests to be confirmed... [ends] UCA Canterbury School of Architecture // MA Architecture // MA Interior Design // 2015-16