MSA Live 21

Hey! My name is Bethany. I am 22 years old.
I grew up in Nottingham, but I am of Jamaican descent. I studied for my undergraduate degree at Oxford Brookes University and now I am part …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 15:41

Heyyy! My name is Wiktoria (but everyone calls me wiki), I'm 23 years old.
I am from London and graduated from Oxford Brookes University. I am in the Praxxis Atelier. I love life drawing …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 15:47

Hey guys! My name is Athena, I’m 23 years old.
I’m from Cyprus but I grew up in both London and Cyprus. I studied for my undergraduate degree at the University Of Nottingham . …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:04

Wendell Wen Yan L

Hi everyone! My name is Wendell, I'm 25. I am from the Borneo island of Malaysia and studied my undergrad in MSA.
Being part of the CPU:Ai Atelier, I am interested in developing solutions …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:06

Hi guys! My name is Jordon, I’m 22. I grew up in York and graduated from Sheffield Hallam University. I am in praxxis atelier as I have a passion for inclusive design for everyone. …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:20

The Architecture School for Children
Over the past 18 years, it has worked with children and communities with the aim of engaging them effectively in their built environments.

Aims:

-create …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:24

Social Value:
The community is at the heart of this project! TASC explores how children interact with the built environment through play. By designing a mobile pod that facilitates …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 19:28

Activities & Skills:
Our key objective is to develop a series of concept designs. These concept designs will be of mobile pod structures that aim to catch the imagination & creativity …More

Posted 1 Mar 2021 19:33

Hi All!

We are pleased to announce that the first instalment of our Guest Lectures will be Erect Architecture!

Erect Architects are an award-winning practice based in London, …More

Posted 9 May 2021 20:14

Hi All!

For the second instalment of our Guest Lectures, we are pleased to introduce CAUKIN Studio!

CAUKIN Studio is a progressive design firm that creates impact through architecture. …More

Posted 9 May 2021 20:16

Hi All!

For our third and final instalment of our Guest Lectures, we are please to introduce Matt + Fiona!

Matt + Fiona are a design-based practice, with a clear pathway Briefing, …More

Posted 9 May 2021 20:16

Ice Breaker!

Firsts things first, lets get to know each other...

It was great for the whole team to meet today, coming from all over the world including here in the UK, Thailand, …More

Posted 10 May 2021 17:21

Getting it down on paper!

After brainstorming and discussing the different ideas, everyone started sketching!

Everyone discussed the functionality of the pods, how they could …More

Posted 10 May 2021 17:26

Hi All!

Today we had an amazing guest lecture delivered by Erect Architecture! They gave a detailed and thorough explanation of their project Play Holland Park which you can find …More

Posted 10 May 2021 18:34

Initial Brainstorming Session!

Today we all used Miro to gather some initial images and precedents of fun inspiring spaces.

As a team we will be designing a series of pods for …More

Posted 11 May 2021 09:57

Designing for Play!

Today we had another great guest presentation from CAUKIN Studio. They took us through three of their playscape projects, from the design process to its construction. …More

Posted 11 May 2021 18:09

All about our site!

We started the day off through analysing our site to see how different aspects of it can affect our design decisions at later stages!

Things we have come up …More

Posted 11 May 2021 18:23

Precedent Analysis Time!

As a group we looked at existing precedents and discussed what was and wasn't successful about each. We looked at materiality, colour, texture, structure …More

Posted 12 May 2021 11:41

Our First Workshop!!!

We had our first workshop today and we learnt how to use a variety of tools in Adobe Photoshop to create our own collages of pods!

It was so exciting to …More

Posted 12 May 2021 11:49

Hi All,

Tomorrow we are going to be putting on a Model Making Workshop using everyday materials found around the house. These will be quick fire sketch models to create forms from …More

Posted 12 May 2021 20:02

Photoshop collage making!!

After the Adobe Photoshop tutorial we began making collages based on each type of pod. Photographs from precedents that we all previously looked at were …More

Posted 13 May 2021 12:22

The serious stuff…

This morning we did some research on designing successful playscapes, cognitive tasks, health & safety standards, regulations etc. to get us ready for designing …More

Posted 13 May 2021 17:08

Sketch Model Workshop

Today our team member Jordon gave a fab sketch modelling workshop! Using items found lying round the house he showed how to make quick sketchy models as a design …More

Posted 13 May 2021 18:17

Hi All!

Today we had an amazing model making workshop where we learnt how to quickly model our ideas into concept forms that will aid us to develop the design further.

Here's …More

Posted 13 May 2021 19:45

Hi All!

Alongside our sketch models today we developed them further through annotation which gives the models a sense of scale and dimension.

You can start to see how these creative …More

Posted 13 May 2021 19:46

The three pods!

The final outcome of our project will be the design of three pods which encourage creativity, learning and play for children and the wider community. Each pod is …More

Posted 14 May 2021 17:39

Hi All,

Today we welcomed Matt + Fiona to speak to us, they delivered a brilliant lecture about their ethos as a practice and the projects they run.

Their practice aims to make …More

Posted 15 May 2021 13:03

Design development of the three pods!

At the end of last week we started to finalise the designs of each pod and these are the initial sketches that the team produced. We love the …More

Posted 17 May 2021 16:12

It’s a brand-new week!

Our team member Wiki (Wiktoria) started off the day with an AutoCAD tutorial.We learnt how to use multiple AutoCAD tools as well as how to export drawings …More

Posted 17 May 2021 20:37

Sketchup Tutorial!

Following on from the skills we practiced in AutoCAD, today we had a SketchUp workshop by our MA student, Millie.

The session involved importing our drawings …More

Posted 18 May 2021 14:17

Plan Development!!

Today we took our hand-drawn sketches and used them to create plans of the 3 pods on AutoCAD.

Drawing out the plans on AutoCAD allowed us to check dimensions …More

Posted 18 May 2021 17:08

Three Designs!

Alongside creating AutoCAD plans, we also used SketchUp to model our developing designs for each of the pods. This allows us to visualise our ideas in 3D and look …More

Posted 18 May 2021 18:00

Design Tutorial: Model Making Pod!

Take a look at a snap shot from our tutorial with the team who is working on the Model Making pod!

Each team has been placed into different …More

Posted 19 May 2021 13:23

Design Tutorial: Canvas Pod!

Take a look at a snap shot from our tutorial with the team who is working on the Canvas Pod!

Each team has been placed into different breakout rooms …More

Posted 19 May 2021 14:02

Design Tutorial: Sensory Pod!

Take a look at a snap shot from our tutorial with the team who is working on the Sensory pod!

Each team has been placed into different breakout rooms …More

Posted 19 May 2021 14:03

InDesign Workshop!

Today our MA student Athena showed us how to use InDesign. We learnt how to use all the basic tools as well as more advanced techniques.

The session involved, …More

Posted 20 May 2021 16:26

Model Making Pod: The Process!

As we draw near to the end of our project, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the design process to see how the pods have evolved. The Model …More

Posted 20 May 2021 17:47

Canvas Pod: The Process!

As we draw near to the end of our project, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the design process to see how the pods have evolved. From initial sketch …More

Posted 20 May 2021 17:48

Sensory Pod: The Process!

As we draw near to the end of our project, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the design process to see how the pods have evolved. The initial idea …More

Posted 20 May 2021 17:48

Our First Output - The Sensory Pod

This pod was designed to encourage young people to play and interact with the space using different senses. The pod is made up of three segments …More

Posted 21 May 2021 10:20

Our Second Output - The Model Making Pod

This pod was designed to extremely benefit TASC but also to become a space for the use of the Local Community. This retractable pod can …More

Posted 21 May 2021 10:24

Our Third Output - The Canvas Pod

With this pod, we wanted to give young people the freedom to draw and sketch, create and analyse! This pod has removable faces attached to the exciting …More

Posted 21 May 2021 10:27

Pods Unite!

As well as each amazing pod functioning separately we wanted the option for them to come together. This enables the children to engage in different activities and encourages …More

Posted 21 May 2021 11:57

Recap of activities & skills!

During these exciting two weeks we have learnt a variety of skills.

Take a look at the blog poster to see what personal development skills we have learnt.

Posted 21 May 2021 12:32

The Three Pods!

Each pod can function separately, placed in different locations on the site. This hosts a range of play experiences for the children and allows them to engage with …More

Posted 21 May 2021 13:39

Wendell Wen Yan L

Over the past fortnight, we have produced excellent work by understanding the real need of children as users through applied research. Please look forward to our publication that showcases …More

Posted 21 May 2021 14:31

Final Output- Publication for our Partner TASC

We produced a separate publication for TASC to show how Archikids developed a series of movable pods for them! We included all the …More

Posted 21 May 2021 17:16