AJ Student Prize 2019

Honoured to be included alongside Bryan Cantley, Neil Spiller, Peter Baldwin and Perry Kulper. With gratitude to Thom Mayne. The AJ Student Prize 2019 was an incredible celebration of emerging architectural talent, and I was proud to be there to support our outstanding students, Hanna

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Studio Plasticity: Y3 blind portfolio submission

Proud that all my students made it to the finish line. 10 days till panel moderation… we’re almost there guys. The portfolios submitted today are the culmination of intense design iterations, mapping investigations, and spatial speculations, with students now tasked with articulating their architectural arguments

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Storyboard This!

I have a feeling that, in class, I say ‘storyboard this’ as often as I say ‘draw it’… Mapping drawing production — it’s crunch time! It’s crunch time in the studio, at this stage, the focus is not just on producing drawings but on constructing

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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;

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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