21 Mar Storyboard This!
I have a feeling that, in class, I say ‘storyboard this’ as often as I say ‘draw it’...
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13 Mar Superstudio: Archi-Speaking
What is the role of words in the process of design? What is the role of words in the process of design? Signup for my superstudio this week and explore the ability of language to do more than just justify the components of our environment;...
07 Mar Studio Plasticity: Interim Review DS6
Here’s some moments from our design review today. Well done, all! Today's Design Studio 6 Interim Review marked a significant step forward in the evolution of our projects, as students began translating the conceptual studies from DS5 into more resolved architectural proposals. This review was an...
20 Feb Superstudio: Hybrid Mechanisms
This Superstudio takes on the challenge of Hybrid Mechanisms, an intensive workshop on drawing assembly that explores the intersection of representation, and speculative collage. In this session, we push beyond conventional architectural drawing into a space where hybridised techniques generate new forms of spatial intelligence—where drawing...
18 Jan Friendly peer review competition
Friendly peer review competition: studio Plasticity #1 prix Dan Gibbons #2 prix Adam Nuttall Well done guys! This week in the Plasticity Studio, we held our Friendly Peer Review Competition, an opportunity for students to critically engage with each other’s work, exchange constructive feedback, and celebrate the rigor...
17 Jan Plasticity Studio: Portfolio DS5 submission
Portfolio submission: congratulations to all my students for their brilliant work! Congratulations to all my Design Studio 5 students for their work in this semester’s portfolio submission! The dedication, creativity, and critical thinking you have poured into your projects have resulted in an incredible body of...
08 Jan Perry Kulper at BCU
All roads lead to Birmingham on the 22nd! Join us for an inspiring lecture with the master of brave drawn worlds: Perry Kulper A visionary in architectural representation, Kulper’s work operates at the intersection of speculation, narrative, and spatial invention, constructing intricate drawing-based worlds that blur...
23 Oct Site visit: Walsall Art Gallery
Cultural Context site visit: Walsall Art Gallery by Caruso - St John As part of the Cultural Context module, Year 3 students embarked on a site visit to the Walsall Art Gallery, a seminal work by Caruso St John Architects that stands as a quiet yet...
19 Oct Superstudio: Hybris Drawings
This Superstudio explores the intersection of digital and analogue methodologies through hybrid drawings, pushing the limits of representation and architectural speculation. The focus is on composite visual constructs—drawings that merge digital modelling, collage, hand sketching, and experimental mapping into complex spatial narratives. By layering different...
18 Oct Design Studio 5: Interim Review
Packed day at BCU with enthusiastic students tackling their interim review with great work — well done, all! This studio is centred around plasticity—not just in the material sense, but as an operative concept that captures the city’s inherent ability to reshape, reorganise, and reconfigure itself...