BA L S A
ba event week 11-18 Jan 2013
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
LSA BA Event Week 2013 Welcome to the LSA BA event week 2013. The event will run from Friday 11 to Friday 28 March 2013 and there are 17 original and creative workshops for you to choose from. The objectives of the LSA event week are • To foster a strong sense of identity within the BA course with students working in cross year team • To introduce students to specialists working within the field of architecture • To introduce students to skills not necessarily taught within the core curriculum • To create links between LSA and practise The objective of this week is to introduce you to new skills and ideas within the practise of architecture. The event weeks will also foster the strong studio culture we have here at LSA and reflect our goals to create a studio for the future where we see studio not merely as a place but as a landscape of events. Each event will comprise of a series of workshops, with the final crit being held within the final workshop session. We encourage students to attend the crits of workshops other than their own. A series of lectures will accompany the workshop events. Students can attend any of these lectures, although priority will be given to those students registered in the workshop. The event week is a requirement of the studio programme for first, second and third years. Each student will have to sign up for a number of workshops and should keep a record of their event week work in their portfolio in a number of portfolio sheets. This work will be considered during the grading process. Students will be able to register in the Architecture Hub and you will be informed of the date prior to signup. Any student who has not registered by the given time will automatically be assigned a workshop. The timetable for the event week workshops will be posted by individual staff on blackboard and in the Architecture hub which will act as the centre for the event weeks and will also be emailed to you. During the event week there are no other classes. University regulations state that a full week requires 40 hours of effort. Therefore we are expecting you to work on the event at least this number of hours. Attendance will be taken and any student who does not attend will have their final grade for the year adjusted accordingly.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week Queries before and during the event should be directed to – Programme Leader - Eileen McGonigal – emcgonigal@dmu.ac.uk Architecture Hub manager – Rob Sheen – rsheen@dmu.ac.uk Following is a list of the events which will be offered, the staff running the events and the number of available places. We hope you have a really exciting week and look forward to exhibiting the work. Eileen McGonigal Head of School
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Events: 1 Visualising with watercolour : Painting interior spaces - Chris Watts 2 Photoshop rendering : Diagrams, drawings and models - Chris Watts 3
Virtually Spatial! - Ian Henderson
4
Discovering Place - Ian Henderson
5
The Anti Room - Chris Jones
6
My ones bigger than yours.... - Kyle Henderson
7
Where are you going? - Kyle Henderson
8
Think Big : 1:1 Cardboard Places - Tom Morgan & Laura
9
Collagraph with Leicester Print Workshop - Laura Jones
10
Newfoundpool : Live project - Neil Stacey
Jones
11 Cluster - David Liddicoat & Sophie Goldhill 12
What is a city? - Sam Causer & Geraldine Dening
13
Design_er Death Star - Neil Stacey & Tim Ireland
14
Studio Surgery - Tim Ireland
15
Dissertation Surgery - Jamileh Manoochehri
16
Home, Dwelling, Place - Jamileh Manoochehri
17
Guide to Leicester’s Architecture - Tim Brindley
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
1
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Chris Watts Visualising with watercolour : Painting interior spaces This event helps students extend their knowledge and skills for painting in the design process and is open to all regardless of previous experience. The focus is upon visualising interior spaces but painting techniques are considered for further exploration in the wider context of design projects and digital tools. The outcome of practical work is a visualised interior space from a recent design project.
Watercolour by Nanning Whor
Aspects considered include: • Choosing and preparing painting surfaces • Brushes, sponges and other applicators • Pigments: watercolour, gouache and acrylic • Additives and retarders • Generating line work by hand, CAD, scanning • Colour theory and mixing • Tone and colour studies • Washes, wet-on-dry, wet-in-wet and backruns • Masking techniques • Lifting out, modifications and corrections • Scanning, printing and presentation Material and equipment requirements are kept to a minimum and can be shared in small groups.
Watercolour by Simon Jones
Watercolour by Steven Holl
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
2
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Chris Watts Photoshop rendering : Diagrams, drawings and models This event helps students extend their knowledge and skills to use Photoshop for rendering diagrams, drawings and images of models in their design projects. It is open to students of any previous experience and responds to individual requirements. Presentations, demonstrations and discussion in two timetabled sessions will inform students’ own applications to their portfolio requirements. Timetabled sessions will cover: • • • •
Requirements and alternative methods Sourcing images and line work Line, tone, colour and texture Using Photoshop for analytical drawings, presenting concepts, visualising form and space
Aspects of Photoshop considered will include: • • • • • • • • •
Image size, resolution and quality Use of brush, pen and line tools Fills, patterns and gradients Layers and masks Cloning techniques Transparency and blend modes Adjustment layers Controlling colour Lighting effects
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
3
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Ian Henderson (Years 2 & 3) Virtually Spatial! With the advent of advanced digital software we are able to explore the potential of our imagination in ways which is not possible through drawing or physical modelling. Through the use of the virutal environment we are able to let our imagination run riot and become architects of the imagined space. We are not limited by the physical constraints of the ‘real’ world, therefore we can explore space from ‘every’ angle. This event will encourage each student to explore the potential of the virtual environment in the creation and manipulation of space. Students will be encouraged to use the ‘apparent’ limitlessness of the virtual environment to adopt a creative and possibly radical aproach to spatial design. Students will be encouraged to explore aspects that define space by creatively composing • light & shade • texture • materiality • volume • form • movement For this event students will use a variety of software programmes to create a virtual space. This event will focus primarily on 3ds Max but will also use where necessary other software programmes such as Rhino, Photoshop, After effects, Premiere Pro etc. Basic knowledge of 3ds Max is essential for this event.
Objective: To produce a collection of stunning images or an animated sequence of an imagined space that would only be possible to visualise in the virtual environment.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
4
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Ian Henderson Discovering Place As students of architecture you are learning to observe the world through architect’s eyes. We use many ways of recording our impressions of a city, place or space. Common methods used for documenting our feelings, impressions and understanding of the places we visit are through sketching, drawing, painting and photography. One form of media not regularly used to explore a sense of place is film. Filming presents us with the opportunity to explore a place in a way that cannot be achieved through other methods. Filming can allow us to explore and record different attributes of a place quickly and creatively. Film allows us to capture movement, changing environmental conditions, changing light, acoustics as well as the physical attributes of a place at different times of a day. The aim of this event is to explore a place of your choice through the lens of a video camera and produce a short film that represents a unique view of the built environment. The main emphasis of this event is to develop your understanding of ‘place’ as well as enhancing your technical skills in the production of a short film. You will require access to a video recorder (digital or analogue) and ensure you have the required leads to be able to connect to a PC to download the footage. For this event you may work individually or in pairs and should begin to think about what ‘place’ you might explore before arriving at the Event Week Workshop. The skills learnt during this event could later be applied to your own design work or submissions for other modules.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
5
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Chris Jones The Anti Room A rediscovery of the room by an examination of installation art and poche design. Definitions Installation art - Describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Important Artists of this genre are Duchamp, Keinholz, Duane Hanson, and Rachael Whiteread. Poche design - Poche pronounced with an exaggerated e is the stuff in between the walls of the building usually blackened in- it can be quite thick. “We approached the mass of a large house by the road. A bright light was burning in a small window on the upper floor. The door was swinging half open......the hall was empty and all the rooms deserted and in darkness . I turned and stopped in my tracks ... the light from the upper room was still shining out against the dark. Outside I paused under the window looking back at the light ..... Then I realised that the room was not in the house but in the walls of it...............” The Third Policeman by Flann O’Brian Objective To produce an exquisite detail model at least 1 20 scale of one room in your current project with a different shift Programme 11th Jan - Introduction and all day lectures and workshops 18th Jan - Presentation Reading The Third Policeman - Flann O’brian Harper. Translations from drawings to buildings - Robin Evans, AA Publications Walls toys and the ideal room the architecture of John Soane - Leon Van Schaik
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
6
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Kyle Henderson My ones bigger than yours.... Objective Create a large scale collaborative wall Mural for long term display within the university campus. We will meet on the 11th to discuss ideas for the mural and show precedents and techniques. Students will then research/create imagery for the chosen theme and bring all their work together to generate an integrated single proposal for the large scale mural. The chosen wall will need to be prepared then with the use of projectors, collage and various other techniques the students will draw and paint directly onto the wall. The whole process will be recorded by the students and a short film of the event will be created. Workshop outcomes - Learning to collaborate within a group - Enhance drawing techniques and a confidence in drawing at different scales - Gain confidence in drawing in public - Introduction to different media, technique, styles and artists Materials required As many materials will be supplied as possible but students may need to source paint, paint brushes, rollers , large marker pens. This can be disscused as the project evolves and moves forward. Please note There is limited space for this event and due to its public nature the ability to draw and enthusiastic participation are an absolute necessity. Students will be asked to submit a small pdf portfolio showcasing their drawing work and interest in the subject. Students will be notified as soon as possible if they have been selected to take part in the event.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
7
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Kyle Henderson Where are you going? Students will develop their drawing and analytical skills by recording people and place. During this period the students will work in a sketchbook and record the journey of their lives over the week. Observing, note taking, being aware of their personal interests the students will practice their drawing skills and develop a style and understanding of what excites them within everyday life. Inspiration should be sought at any point, whether its 5 minutes waiting for a bus or a hour long piece of detailed observation the project should be a continuous ongoing account of personal experiences and reportage. Introduction, precedents and initial project conversation with take place on the friday with follow up tuition and site visits during the week.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
8
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Tom Morgan & Laura Jones (30 places) Think Big : 1:1 Cardboard Places “Imagination is the way we best learn and discover new things. A child looks at a cardboard box with wonder and awe seeing it as a door to opportunities. In their mind, it is a box and their imagination can formulate ways to use this box. As long as there is opportunity to discover and venture, minds will be enriched.� This is a week-long exploration of place making and material investigation. Cardboard can be an ephemeral plaything or as demonstrated by the architect Shigeru Ban, can become a material capable of shaping places. Cardboard is cheap, recycled and often overlooked although in a modern world of financial and environmental uncertainty it is a material growing in popularity. Artists, furniture designers and architects are utilising this versatile material to produce everything from beautiful installations to disaster relief and homeless shelters. Its temporary nature means that spaces can be made quickly and be edited easily, resulting in a hands-on design process. This event will be an opportunity to create and experiment with place at 1:1 scale, to consider the potential of cardboard as a design and construction material. The event is for enthusiastic students who are prepared to become designers and builders in the space of a week. Students must bring as much corrugated cardboard as possible with them on Monday 14th January (either recycled or bought from the workshops).
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
9
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Laura Jones Collagraph with Leicester Print Workshop “Leicester Print Workshop is an embassy for fine art print in the Midlands. Our mission is to promote, sustain and advance printmaking as a contemporary visual art form and as a craft. We promote fine art printmaking in all its vibrancy and variety. Based in Leicester we have a regional remit and a national reputation.� Leicester Print Workshop This event provides a unique opportunity to experience the working environment of a live artists’ workshop, as well as the chance to learn a new technique from print experts here in Leicester. The event will concentrate on a type of printing known as collagraph. Collagraph, derived from the Greek word koll or kolla, meaning glue and graph, meaning the activity of drawing, is essentially a combination of collaging and printing. Cardboard plates are marked, add-to or edited, then ink or pigment is applied to the resulting collage and the boards are used to print onto paper. A wide range of tonal effects, textures and colours can be achieved.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
10
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Neil Stacey Newfoundpool : Live project Real project, real client and the possibility that part or all of the design you develop will be constructed. Newfoundpool Neighbourhood Centre is 15 minutes walk from Leicester School of Architecture. It sits within DMU’s Square Mile Project area. Leicester City Council and DMU are in discussion about refurbishing and reconfiguring the centre. The workshop will explore design strategies for consideration by the client(s). Firstly, the workshop will utilise existing/ historic drawings as the basis for developing up-to-date orthographic drawings. The exercise will present an opportunity to extend and develop your line drawing and precision skills. It will be a group effort; members of the workshop will collectively complete this drawing task – the emphasis will be on quality not quantity. With the orthographic drawings complete, the workshop will develop a new design strategy for the building, prior to small groups or individuals developing designs for aspects of the strategy. Programme: Friday: late morning briefing; afternoon site visit – assessment of building fabric Monday: morning site visit – assessment of interior fabric Tuesday: orthographic drawing Wednesday: design strategy development of aspects of strategy Thursday: completion of designs Friday: morning presentation
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
11
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
David Liddicoat & Sophie Goldhill (30 places) CLUSTER Particle Architecture; The making of 1:200 Skyscrapers This workshop will explore the making of Architecture at simultaneous microand macro- scales. Microscopic Scale Architecture At Liddicoat & Goldhill we are interested in ‘particle-ised’ architecture - being hypersensitive toward materials and considering buildings as agglomerations of innumerable small parts. At scale, these components become microscopic, and the whole organic. This put simply is the construction of buildings through the repetition, accumulation and clustering of many tiny elements. Examples of this type of architecture are: • Thomas Heatherwick’s - Seed Cathedral • Kengo Kuma Associates - Asakusa culture tourist information center • Optic Glass House - Hiroshi Nakamura Macroscopic Scale Architecture Renzo Piano recently completed the ‘Shard’ in Southwark, adding another unique, iconic form to London’s skyline. Lloyds of London, the Gherkin, the Barbican and the Natwest Tower are soon to be joined by the Walkie-Talkie (by Raphael Vinoly), the Leadenhall tower (Richard Rogers) and others. Just as individual buildings can be designed as clusters of small parts, these huge structures themselves combine to form groups, compositions and agglomerations. Outcome A new skyline of 1:200 skyscrapers of varying typologies. To give you a sense of scale, The Shard in London is 309.6m high. At 1:200 it would stand at just over 1.5m tall. We would expect to see proposals at least to this height! What you need 1. You will be working in teams of 4 people 2. You will need to choose a type of skyscraper: Type A = Interacting System, Type B = Partial Tubular System, Type C = Tubular System 3. You will then need to choose your particle element which you will assemble into the skyscraper. We will provide 4 different types for you to choose from and work with. 4. Lots of tenacity, hard work and patience but perseverance will lead to something absolutely fantastic!
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
12
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Sam Causer & Geraldine Denning (30 places) What is a city? Most of us are living, or have lived in one; around 80% percent of the UK lives in urban areas, but why? And what actually constitutes a town or a city? What might differentiate a ‘successful’ city from a not-so successful one? What are its elements? What things do cities need to do, and why? How have cities changed over the years, and where do we think the city of the future will lie? Are there alternatives to city living? What have been visions of the future of the city (often seen as dystopias – why is that?) What issues are contemporary cities facing, and how might architecture (or architects) engage with some of these? What kind of ingredients make up a city, and how might we use these to create a new city? You should consider cities you have known or lived in, or cities that your projects are based in at the moment if you wish. These are some of the questions that this event week workshop will investigate, finally coming together to create a giant COLLECTIVE collage/ drawing of ‘The City’.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
13
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Neil Stacey & Tim Ireland (30 places) Design_er Death Star THE EMPIRE NEEDS YOU! JOIN FORCES WITH THE DARK SIDE. DESIGN A DEATH STAR. TAKE YOUR PLACE BESIDE THE EMPIRE, AND QUASH THE REBEL FORCES ONCE AND FOR ALL. A death star is a consummate example of “form follows function”. Modelled on a moon the death star is more than the Galactic Empire’s ultimate weapon. As well has having landing bays and hangers (sufficient for a fleet of variable empire ships; including fighters, passenger and goods transporters), areas for battling heathen rebel fighters, control centres, observation decks (for viewing the destruction of Alderaan), a meeting room for Lord Vader to discuss progress with his generals and so forth; it also provided housing quarters, leisure and catering facilities for it’s imperial task force, suites for the emperor, Lord Vader and his general’s – and not forgetting all the utilitarian conveniences required of a space station. However the original Death star had one fatal design flaw. An aesthetic choice by the architect, a small hole – no bigger than the size of a womp rat – providing the rebel forces the slightest of chances to destroy the death star. Cost estimates to plug up the hole are “out of this world” so the emperor has stipulated a redesign. HELP US – YOU ARE ARE ONLY HOPE!
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
14
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Tim Ireland (30 places) Studio Surgery A remedial event to assist students whose work has been identified as needing further design development. An open event to deal with issues on a 1:1 project by project basis. Timetable: There will be two meetings. In the first we will discuss and review your drawings + identify the areas of design on which you should focus. You will develop your thinking and drawings throughout the week with a second meeting to review your drawings. Meeting: You will be informed of the weeks schedule by the tutor.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
15
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Jamileh Manoochehri Dissertation Surgery Still struggling to complete your dissertation? Can’t sort out your argument from your evidence? Still haven’t cracked your referencing and bibliography? Help is at hand – during the week Drs Jamileh Manoochehri (who has written quite a few dissertations in her time, and read hundreds more) will be holding themed dissertation workshops. If you haven’t impressed your tutor with your progression so far, we might just be chasing you! We’ll meet on Monday at 12 noon (check the Hub for confirmation of room) for a brief discussion and then again on Thursday from 12 noon till 5 pm.
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
16
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Jamileh Manoochehri Home, Dwelling, Place ‘The home makes its time rhythms in response to outside pressures; it is in real time. Response to the memory of severe winters is translated into a capacity for storage, storm windows, and extra blankets; holding the memory of summer droughts, the home responds by shade-giving roofs and water tanks’ (Douglas). Or is home defined by connections to a familiar past as suggested by Heidegger’s writings, signifying a process of reflection and recollection? Is the home the representation of the folk tradition, the ‘direct and unselfconscious translation into physical form of a culture, its needs and values – as well as the desires, dreams, and passions of a people’ (Rapoport), or is it as Pallasmaa suggests ‘The substance of home is secreted, as it were, upon the framework of the dwelling by the dweller’. In this event we’ll consider the ideas around the concept of home, dwelling and place and try to recreate and redefine these in our own words. We’ll study a number of texts and discuss our personal understanding of the concepts. The output of the day-long event will be a 200 word text and an image/ drawing. We’ll meet at 10.30 on Monday morning (place to be confirmed – please check the Architecture Hub for details).
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
17
BA L S A 11-18 Jan 2013 BA Programme
Event Week
Tim Brindley Guide to Leicester’s Architecture Staff Tim Brindley (co-ordinator), Ian Henderson (photography) Brief The Leicester School of Architecture is keen to promote the architectural heritage of Leicester, from historic monuments to the latest prize-winning schemes. In this Event you will be compiling a guide to the city’s architecture, to be produced as an e-book. The guide will be a valuable resource for students, applicants to the courses, visitors and the general public. It will provide the basis for an evolving database of facts and photos, to provide a continuous record of architecture in our locality. Guides to local architecture need to be accurate and informative, short and succinct, attractively presented, and convenient to carry and use. A guide is something to be carried around while you look at the architecture – traditionally it might take the form of a leaflet, a fold-out map, or a pocketsized book; but today it can be readily produced in a digital format, or even as a smart phone app, which can be read on the move using a smart phone or tablet. There are already many good examples of digital architecture guides, and you will begin by researching the field to get some inspiring design ideas. Tasks 1. Work on your own, or in twos or threes – no more 2. Choose your theme and focus on a limited set of buildings – some examples might be: a. Leicester’s Top Twenty b. 21st Century City c. Victorian Splendour d. Best of the 60s e. Civic Pride f. Famous Architects g. House and Home h. Industry and Commerce 3. Research the sources, create lists and maps, source plans and drawings 4. Plan your guide format 5. Photograph the buildings, edit and document the photos 6. Design, compile and produce your guide Sources Books and pamphlets on Leicester’s architecture will be made available in the Kimberlin Library during the Events week, including some of the following:
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal
BA L S A
Bennett, J D. Leicestershire Architects 1700 – 1850. Leicester: Leicester Museums, 1968. Brandwood, Geoffrey. The Anglican Churches of Leicester. Leicester: Leicestershire Museums Service, 1984. Boynton, Helen & Grant Pitches. Desirable Locations: Leicester’s Middle Class Suburbs 1880 - 1920. Leicester: Leicester City Council, 1996. Elliott, Malcolm. In the Steps of Edward Burgess (1847 to 1929), Civic Architect of Victorian Leicester. Ellis, Isabelle C. Records of Nineteenth Century Leicester. Available at Leicester Central Reference Library. Gill, Richard. The Book of Leicester. Buckingham: Barracuda Books, 1985. Keene, R J B. Architecture in Leicestershire, 1834 – 1984. Leicester: LRSA, 1984. Leicester City Council. Leicester’s Architectural Heritage. Leicester: LCC, 1975. Lloyd Smith, L & R J B Keene. 1872 – 1972: the first hundred years of the Leicestershire and Rutland Society of Architects. Leicester: LRSA, 1972. Lyons, Arthur. The Architecture of the Universities of Leicester. Syston: AnchorPrint, 2010. Mitchell, Tony. ‘Newtown’ Trail. Leicester: Leicester Urban Studies Centre, 1982. Nash, David & David Reeder (ed.). Leicester in the Twentieth Century. Stroud: Alan Sutton/LCC, 1993. Pevsner, Niklaus and Elizabeth Williamson. Buildings of England: Leicestershire and Rutland. 2nd rev ed. Penguin, 1984. Roenisch, Rowan. Ernest Gimson: historical walking trail in Leicester. Leicester: LCC, n.d. Smigielski, W Konrad. Leicester Today and Tomorrow. London: Pyramid Press/ LCC, 1968. Taylor, Michael. The Quality of Leicester. Leicester: LCC, 1993. You will find other published architecture guides in the Library, in bookshops, and on the internet. It is essential that all text and photographs used in your guide must be original (i.e. not copyright). Schedule Friday Issue of brief on Blackboard Form working teams Research examples Develop concepts Monday – Tuesday
Photography tutorials tba
Wednesday
9:30 Review meeting 1 Present your guide proposal and work plan
Thursday
9:30 Review meeting 3 Design and production of your guide
4:00 Review meeting 4 Presentation of draft guides to the group
Friday
Publication of guides
4:00 Review meeting 2 De-briefing from the day’s work
LSA BA programme 2012/13
Eileen McGonigal