Group 15
PLAY BY THE BEECH

We aim to bring new perspectives into play areas within the local context of Chorlton. Using Beech Road Park as our site, participants will be analysing, designing, and documenting exciting and age-friendly spaces to benefit the community. The participants will be divided into four groups, each of which explores a different architectural approach to play areas and present their proposals back to the community by the end of the two weeks.

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Meet our lovely collaborators - Friends of Beech Road Park Chorlton!

Friends of Beech Road Park is a community-led group of like-minded residents living in Chorlton who are passionate …More
Posted 28 Feb 2021 15:44
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Our social agenda is all about utilising our creativity to add further value to rejuvenate play areas and reinvent the entire concept of play so that it mirrors that of a child's imagination, …More
Posted 28 Feb 2021 15:47
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Throughout the 2 weeks of MSA Live, we are looking to introduce some new skills to our students as well as improving on existing ones. Technical knowledge such as software skills will …More
Posted 28 Feb 2021 15:48
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Hi there! My name is Danial. I grew up in Brunei and Singapore and graduated from the University of Nottingham where I found a guilty love for concrete, I love the look but we can’t …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 13:16
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Hi everyone, I'm Sookie. I am from Singapore but I did my undergrad in the Welsh School of Architecture where I developed an appreciation and curiousity for smaller scaled architectural …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 13:16
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Hello everyone, my name is Yanran, I’m from China and graduated from an unknown university. When I was a kid, I used to play a game called "Roller Coaster Tycoon" day and night, so …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 13:17
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Hi guys! My name is Premdyl. I grew up on the sunny island of Penang, Malaysia and graduated from the Taylor’s University. During my time in Penang, I found a strong passion for conservation …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 13:17
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Hi, my name is Zhuo Ping from China, graduated from University of Liverpool. During my undergraduate study, I realized that I was obsessed with model making and laser cutting. My internship …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:05
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Hello guys! My name is Hsuan-Fang. I’m from Taiwan where Bubble tea originated and became popular but I’m a big fan of lattes. I graduated from the Tamkang University where I was …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:06
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Kiddie Drawings

Hi everyone! Thank you for picking this MSA Live group, we are all very excited to have you on board. Today we’ll be exploring a child’s imagination. Our lovely …More
Posted 5 Apr 2021 16:29
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Kiddie Drawings

Hello again everyone! Following on from the previous post, here’s another example of a child’s imagination. We are in the midst of organising a day in which children …More
Posted 5 Apr 2021 16:30
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Kiddie Drawings

Just for laughs, here is the final drawing we’ll be sharing.
Some kids imagine the world, some just want food.

Everyone loves pizza and I am sure we are behind this proposal!
Posted 5 Apr 2021 16:31
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Guest Lecture Series

Hi everyone!

For our first instalment of our Guest Lectures, we are proud to have Caukin Studios!

Caukin is a progressive international studio who believes …More
Posted 15 Apr 2021 09:24
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Guest Lecture Series

Hi everyone!

We are pleased to announce a series of Guest Lectures from curated offices all over the world to educate and inspire everyone on play spaces.

Starting …More
Posted 18 Apr 2021 13:07
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Guest Lecture Series

We’re back again! Hope everyone is having a lovely day.

We cannot be more excited to introduce another speaker in our Guest Lecture Series - the Chinese …More
Posted 21 Apr 2021 09:58
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Guest Lecture Series

Hi everyone, we hope you’re all doing well.

For our final speaker for our Guest Lectures, we are elated to present 100Architects.

100Architects primarily …More
Posted 24 Apr 2021 09:54
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Week 1: Playscapes Introduction

For the first week, we will be focus predominantly on understanding different types of playscape and finding inspiration in relation to our selected …More
Posted 6 May 2021 10:59
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Week 2: Detailed Design

This week we will put on our architect’s hat and refine our designs. This means plans, sections, renders, thinking ergonomically! Our partners, Friends …More
Posted 6 May 2021 10:59
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Day 1

For our first guest lecture we welcome Barbara Kauckey to our MSA live Project, she is a founding director of Erect Architecture, a RIBA chartered practice. She presented one …More
Posted 10 May 2021 17:01
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Day 2

We are pleased to welcome Atelier Scale from China. Their focus is on the relationship between the macro and the micro in the landscape. Our guest speaker, Mr. Zhong, is the …More
Posted 11 May 2021 16:54
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Day 2

Today we held workshop lectures for AutoCAD, Rhino and Sketchup. We introduced basic skills in order to communicate and transfer work among each other for collaboration between …More
Posted 11 May 2021 16:55
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Day 2

We were extremely excited to host Caukin Studios as one of our guest lectures today!

Caukin Studios presented their projects Playscape Koh Long,Slinky and Playdium. All …More
Posted 12 May 2021 09:26
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Day 3

For our final guest lecture we welcome Javier Gonzalez to our MSA live Project, he is a partner and director of 100Architects, an international practice that specialises in …More
Posted 12 May 2021 15:24
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Day 3

‘Post-Ideation Sketch’ is the significant design process where designers generate a large quantity of ideas through sketching and brainstorming. This activity aims to help …More
Posted 13 May 2021 09:21
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Day 4

By splitting ourselves into two groups, we were able to undergo a fully ‘virtual’ site analysis of Beech Road Park in Chorlton. Thanks to our collaborator, Laura Sanderson …More
Posted 14 May 2021 10:09
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Day 4

To get a better understanding of existing playscape interventions we dived into looking at existing precedents: learning more about its response to site, materiality, form, …More
Posted 14 May 2021 10:09
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Day 5

We were beyond elated today to host our collaborators, Laura Sanderson on behalf of Friends of Beech Road Park Chorlton , Colette from Unity Arts and our guest Kevin from …More
Posted 14 May 2021 17:39
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Day 5

As our thematic groups develop their schemes inspired by the guest lectures and their precedence’s, we have invited the clients and consultants to present the direction of …More
Posted 15 May 2021 11:48
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Day 6

What has group 'terrain' been upto today?

"After our meeting with the clients, our groups have developed our concepts further to respond to their comments. As we do so, …More
Posted 17 May 2021 17:27
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Day 7

What has group ‘community built’ been upto today?

"By finalising our concepts the day before, it was time to make it a reality! By drawing it on AutoCAD we were able …More
Posted 18 May 2021 16:39
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Day 8

What has the 'modularity' group doing today?

"After a few days of strategic and planning design, we were able to build a 3D model on SketchUp, which, although it will consume …More
Posted 19 May 2021 16:46
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Day 9

What has the 'sensory' group doing today?

"In the final phase of MSA LIVE, we are preparing tomorrow's presentation for the community. By utilizing the MIRO board, we organised …More
Posted 20 May 2021 17:18
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Day 9

Preparing for the Big Day

Our beloved BA students have been excellent to work with so far, and a complete godsent in pushing the creativity of our projects! Today we as …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:29
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Day 10

Today was our big day! We were delighted to have our guests from Friends of Beech Road and Unity Arts, Laura Sanderson, Richard and Colette. Kevin from Manchester City Council …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:34
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Final Outputs from team 'Terrain'

"In this group, the theme of our play scape is Terrain. Working as a team, we thought about what terrain means for a play scape and how that could …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:37
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Final Outputs from team 'Community Built'

"The community built theme is centred around getting pre-existing community groups independent members involved in the creation of the playground …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:41
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Final Outputs from team 'Sensory'

"Playgrounds are crucial for children’s physical development, mental health, and emotional memories. Increased self-esteem, improved collaboration …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:44
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Final Outputs from team 'Modularity'

"In this group, our manifesto is to let children explore the space themselves, borrowing from the modular design to create pixelated hills and …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:45
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It's never easy to say goodbye.

Today marks the final day of MSA Live Event 2021!

It was amazing to work with such an amazing group of students from across all the years. Hopefully …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:58
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