The MA Architecture + Urbanism course is the Manchester School of Architecture's taught postgraduate course which conducts research into how global cultural and economic forces influence contemporary cities. The design, functioning and future of urban situations is explored in written, drawn and modelled work which builds on the legacy of twentieth century urban theory and is directed towards the development of sustainable cities.

Sunday 29 November 2015

Architecture + Urbanism recommends "We Built This City"

We built this city: Manchester Architects at 150
Celebrating generations of innovation
30 November 2015 - 18 March 2016

MMU Special Collections Gallery
3rd Floor
Sir Kenneth Green Library
Manchester Metropolitan University

WE BUILT THIS CITY profiles architectural drawings of key members of the Manchester Society of Architects alongside the historic Library collection, promoting the rich architectural history of Manchester. The exhibition charts the influence of the Society on the cityscape and architectural design in Greater Manchester through original drawings. Rare folios from the Manchester Society of Architects Library at MMU Special Collections will show the wealth of material on offer to members who frequented the Society's rooms. Highlights include work by W and G Audsley, Owen Jones, William Kent, Palladio, Piranesi, and Stuart and Revett.

Monday 23 November 2015

Architecture + Urbanism recommends 'Ben Kelly - International Orange, Pigeon Blue and the Red Curtain'

An MSA Open Lecture

5.30 pm Tuesday 8 December
Lecture Theatre 403 Benzie
Manchester School of Art

Manchester School of Art is delighted to host this talk by the esteemed Manchester School of Art alumnus Ben Kelly, one of the UK's most influential interior designers, and renowned for his design of Manchester's Haçienda club (1982) for the record label Factory Records. Kelly's multidisciplinary research engages in the capture and interpretation of specific periods of time, the results of which he applies to the design of interior and exhibition spaces. His practice links the materiality of aesthetics, through examination of shape, lighting, colour, materials, spatial and structural arrangements, which has attuned Kelly to certain synesthetic concepts that both reference and create highly considered atmospheres.






Tuesday 17 November 2015

An Open Call

The students of the MA Architecture + Urbanism invite contributors to participate in their forthcoming symposium FRONTIERS OF RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE to be held in summer 2016. If you feel that your Research / Practice responds to the mission statement outlined below we would love to hear about it from you.

Submission requirements:

300 word abstract in English

2 Images of the work (Max file size 5 mb)

100 word brief biography of the authors

Contact details

Email: frontiersaandu@gmail.com

Deadline: 6th december 2015

In a world where urban inequality presents itself as an insurmountable problem there is no question that a transformation of our cities is needed. Can we continue to live our lives in naïve serenity and rely on our local and national governments to change these circumstances? What role does architecture play in this dilemma?

Urban challenges of underutilized space and irrational overbuilding have created a global divide for shelter which should be addressed with resourcefulness. To build homes quickly, local materials and plans for shelter need to be identified before an emergency arises. The potential for future re-use should always be considered. Is this agenda a sufficiently high priority for architects?

An initiative towards innovative but reliable architecture offers one solution. To simplify the conflict between social need and the existing infrastructure requires a mobilisation of solidarity. Should we be standing at the front of this battle not as reporters but as engaged architects addressing issues of resilient urban design?



Monday 9 November 2015

Architecture + Urbanism recommends 'James Corner: Intimate Immensity - Public Space in the City'

A Landscape Architecture Open Lecture at Manchester School of Architecture

Tuesday 17 November 2015
5.30pm—7.30pm

Lecture Theatre BZ403
Benzie Building
Boundary St West / Higher Ormond St
Manchester
M15 6BR


James Corner is a leading-edge landscape architect and founder of James Corner Field Operations, based in New York City. He is also professor of landscape and urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. His work has been recognized with the National Design Award, the Architecture Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the D&AD Black Pencil Award.

As an alumnus of the MMU landscape department, James returns to Manchester to discuss current ideas about the design of vibrant urban public spaces, the importance of seeing cities as landscapes, and the capacity for landscape to create new forms of city-making. He will present his designs for New York’s High Line, Santa Monica’s Tongva Park and London’s South Park at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, among other innovative public realm projects around the world.

His new book, THE HIGH LINE, published by Phaidon, will be available for signing after the talk and can be ordered at a 35% discount on registration.


Tickets

Please book your ticket online using the links on the msa.ac.uk website

Manchester School of Architecture Students only
Free Admission — Get your ticket on Eventbrite

Other Students and External Visitors
£10 Admission — Please pay using BuyOnline


Friday 6 November 2015

MA A+U Dissertation Titles 2015-16

Karan Gandhi: SMART CITIES OR HAPPY CITIES?

Yuxin Tian: LIVERPOOL - DECLINE AND SPRAWL

Wenyi Huang: MANCHESTER'S ARCHITECTURAL CONTRASTS

Yuchen Qin: VANISHING CITY - MEMORY AND MONUMENTS

Rayan Almaghrbi: TALL BUILDING FUTURES

Xiaoyu Wen: WATERFRONT REGIONAL PLANNING

Xiaojun Wang THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST-COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE IN SHANGHAI

Peiyi Zhang: CHINA'S BUILDING BOOM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Selma Ayduz: THE EVOLUTION OF TURKISH HOUSING SINCE THE OTTOMAN PERIOD

Daqing Xu: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

Moyang Liu: MISREAD AND MISUSED - WHAT IS NATURE IN ARCHITECTURE?

Yibo Gao: COUNTERMEASURES, BACKSTREET VITALITY AND RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOODS

Ewa Effiom: PLACEMAKING AND THE COMMODIFICATION OF URBAN SPACE


Sunday 1 November 2015

Announcing the Sixth International MA Architecture + Urbanism Symposium FRONTIERS OF RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE 2016

MA A+U are very pleased to announce the theme of the 2016 International Symposium

Frontiers of Responsive Architecture

In a world where urban inequality presents itself as insurmountable problem there is no question that a transformation of our cities is needed. Can we continue to live our lives in naïve serenity and rely on our local and national governments to change these circumstances? What roles does architecture play in this dilemma?

Urban challenges of underutilized space and irrational overbuilding have created a global divide for shelter which should be addressed with resourcefulness. To build homes quickly, local materials and plans for shelter need to be identified before an emergency arises. The potential for future re-use should always be considered. Is this agenda a sufficiently high priority for architects?

An initiative towards innovative but reliable architecture offers one solution. To simplify the conflict between social need and the existing infrastructure requires a mobilisation of solidarity. Should we be standing at the front of this battle not as reporters but as engaged architects addressing issues of resilient urban design?



Frontiere per un’Architettura Responsiva

In un mondo nel quale la disparità urbana sembra essere un problema insormontabile, non c’è dubbio che le nostre città debbano trovare un modo per evolversi.

Possiamo continuare a vivere le nostre vite serenamente ed ingenuamente e affidarci al governo locale e nazionale per dare una svolta a questa situazione? Quale è il ruolo dell’architettura in questo dilemma?

Sfide urbane di spazio sotto-utilizzato e di eccessiva costruzione irrazionale di nuovi edifici hanno creato una divisione globale per quanto riguarda il concetto di ‘rifugio’. Questa situazione deve essere trattata con ingegno. Prima che scoppi una vera e propria emergenza, dobbiamo trovare un modo per costruire case velocemente, utilizzando materiali locali e pianificando la creazione di ‘rifugi’, sempre considerando la possibilità per un riutilizzo futuro. È questo un programma di sufficiente primaria importanza per gli architetti?

Un’iniziativa per un’architettura innovativa ma affidabile potrebbe essere una soluzione. Per semplificare il conflitto fra necessità sociale e infrastrutture esistenti bisogna creare una mobilizzazione solidale. Non dovremmo forse essere in prima linea non come giornalisti, ma come architetti dedicati a risolvere il problema di una progettazione urbana resiliente?



Symposium website www.fora2016.wordpress.com where further information will be posted as it becomes available

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