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ARCHIVING ALBERT

As part of Manchester Town Hall’s restoration project, MSA and Lendlease are proud to present Archiving Albert - an initiative to create accessible digital connections to the rich archive of the Albert’s Square collective heritage. We want to make sure that our urban development, artefact revival, and digital network not only caters to everyone who wants to explore the realms of Mancunian history, but enhances Albert Square’s role as one of Manchester City Centre’s most important and active event spaces.

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Farah Nadhiera Binti MF / Edna T / Keerthana M / Syahirah Hanis Binti AG / Elliott T / Payam M

Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
In this project we will focus on developing research skills, graphic design, mapping exercise and utilising design software including the use of QR code. By imagining new possibilities …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 21:26
Keerthana M
MEET THE COLLABORATOR
We are collaborating with the Lendlease, who is currently working with the city council on the Townhall restoration project. They have vast experience in working …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 23:52
Keerthana M
SOCIAL VALUES
1.Revive and reintroduce historical artifacts around Manchester Town Hall to the wider community, particularly the younger generations

2.Connecting the community …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:10
Edna T
Name : Syahirah Hanis Abd Ghafar
Atelier : Advanced Practice
Qualification : Master of Arts with Honours, MA (Hons) in Architecture from The University of Edinburgh
Skills : AutoCAD, …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:37
Edna T
Name : Elliott Taylor
Atelier : INFRA Space
Qualification : Bachelor of Arts with Honours, BA (Hons) in Architecture from The University of Huddersfield
Skills : Photoshop, Rhino …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:38
Edna T
Name : Farah Nadhiera Binti Mohammad Fuad
Atelier : Advanced Practice
Qualification : Master of Arts with Honours, MA (Hons) in Architecture from University of Edinburgh
Skills : …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:39
Edna T
Name : Keerthana Manimaran
Atelier : Continuity in Architecture
Qualification : BA (Hons) in Architecture from School of architecture and planning(SAP) Anna university, India.
Skills …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:40
Edna T
Name : Payam Malakouti
Atelier : CPU Ai
Qualification : BA (Hons) in Architecture from The University of Nottingham Trent
Skills : Photoshop, Rhino and Grasshopper, Lumion, UE4
Fun …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:41
Edna T
Name : Edna Thomas
Atelier : PraXXis
Qualification : BA (Hons) in Architecture from the University of Mumbai
Skills : Photoshop, Revit, Lumion, Architectural Detailing
Fun Fact: …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 00:42
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
Here are some highlights for Week 1!

We'll start off chill by playing games and conversing to break the 'ice'. Teams will be split into 2, carrying out different but complementing …More
Posted 9 May 2021 16:44
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
HERITAGE TEAM: RESEARCH DAY 1

Following site introduction and team voting, allocated members of the Heritage team move to a separate call for initial brainstorming session. Findings …More
Posted 10 May 2021 18:51
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
The session starts with an ice-breaker game by using Kahoot online application. In this game, participants have to guess the missing landmarks when their iconic buildings were removed! …More
Posted 10 May 2021 19:04
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
VIRTUAL SITE VISIT: ALBERT SQUARE

Using Google Earth application, we had a virtual tour led by Payam and an overview of the Albert Square to get a better understanding of the site. …More
Posted 10 May 2021 20:15
Edna T
Design Team - Day 1
After a successful virtual site visit followed by splitting into two teams, the design team further delves into the design aspect of the project. The session …More
Posted 11 May 2021 04:36
Elliott T
Guest Speakers! (Archiving Albert - Day 2)

We were so pleased that our collaborator from Lendlease, Tamara Karim, could introduce us to some of the many faces working on the renovations …More
Posted 11 May 2021 20:44
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
HERITAGE TEAM: REFINING STORY OF ALBERT SQUARE

After an informative sharing session with Meg McHugh and Tamara Karim, the Heritage Team went back to our Miro board and start discussing …More
Posted 12 May 2021 14:21
Edna T
DESIGN TEAM : IN-DEPTH SITE STUDY
The session today started with the full-blown analysis and site conditions to be taken into consideration while the initial stage of design. The …More
Posted 13 May 2021 04:02
Elliott T
Tune in today at 10am for an all-new workshop on the joys of the Adobe Creative Cloud, with your favourite host Elliott Taylor.

It's all about having fun, learning something new, …More
Posted 13 May 2021 19:17
Edna T
Guest Speaker - DAY 4
The morning session started with a great talk by Craig Dick, the sustainability manager for the Manchester Townhall Restoration project. He is a part of our project …More
Posted 14 May 2021 04:00
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
HERITAGE TEAM: DRAFT LAYOUT
By Farah

To prepare ourselves into the next final week, Heritage Team comes up with several page layout options to consider how the research materials …More
Posted 14 May 2021 17:53
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
HERITAGE TEAM: DRAFT LAYOUT 2
By Syahirah

This draft layout option uses the whole 2 page spread and integrates several narrative topics in a page as compared to Draft 1. It uses …More
Posted 14 May 2021 19:46
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
HERITAGE TEAM: DRAFT LAYOUT 3
By Elliott

In contrast to the first 2 drafts, this layout follows the masterpages template provided more closely as an option. While the idea to represent …More
Posted 14 May 2021 19:56
Keerthana M
An insightful talk with Tony Ewings, the Project Manager from Stone Edge who is involved in the masonry refurbishment and Lee Bilson, the Heritage Consultant from Recclesia.
They shared …More
Posted 15 May 2021 18:45
Edna T
DESIGN CONCEPT BY MICHAEL BACON (MLA STUDENT)
These are the initial ideas of my design concept. Manchester worker bees colonizing the public space. An organic form in contrast to …More
Posted 16 May 2021 19:55
Edna T
DESIGN CONCEPT BY ANDREI GRIGORE (BA STUDENT)
This geometric design explores variations of honeycomb-like structures that refer back to Manchester's heritage symbol: the bee. The fragmented …More
Posted 16 May 2021 19:58
Edna T
DESIGN CONCEPT BY CHARLOTTE BELL (BA STUDENT)
These are the initial idea sketches for my design. My idea is to use wooden batons to make up the structure as a whole (as shown in the …More
Posted 16 May 2021 19:59
Edna T
DESIGN CONCEPT BY NIKITA NANGIA (MLA STUDENT)
1. The hexagonal cells (Manchester's Heritage Symbol) are organized around the main 5 statues which will create window for past to present. …More
Posted 16 May 2021 20:07
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
Week 1 fly by so fast! Here are some highlights for Week 2!

As we completed all sharing sessions with guest speakers in the first week, in Week 2, we'll be more focused in visual …More
Posted 16 May 2021 21:18
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
Today, the Heritage Team had a thorough discussion to decide our catalogue format as well as the content for each sections based on all of our Week 1 research. We went over from the …More
Posted 17 May 2021 21:18
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
HISTORICAL EVENTS BY SAMUEL JONES (BA STUDENT)

As we move towards the deadline before meeting our partners, we observed some really high quality outputs from the team members! Sam …More
Posted 18 May 2021 18:52
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
CONFLICTS & CONTROVERSIES BY CHARLOTTE FARRELL & CHARLOTTE ELLIS (BA STUDENTS)

Complementary to Sam's work, Charlotte Farrell and Charlotte Ellis are currently working on the 'Conflicts …More
Posted 18 May 2021 18:55
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
EXISTING COLLECTIONS BY FARAH FUAD (M.ARCH STUDENT)

Farah's work looks into the existing collections in the Town Hall. There are over 3,000 hidden 'gems' ranging from sculptures …More
Posted 18 May 2021 19:25
Keerthana M
The hexagonal cells were abstracted from the honeycomb since Worker Bee is a symbol of Manchester. We organised them around the main 5 statues which create windows from the past to …More
Posted 19 May 2021 09:47
Keerthana M
Locating the viewpoints to see the photographs of the old to connect it with the context and how it looks now. This might interest people in understanding the historical moments which …More
Posted 19 May 2021 12:41
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
THE WIDER MANCHESTER BY ELLIOTT TAYLOR (M.ARCH STUDENT)

Elliott's page focuses on the wider context of Manchester, whereby the shift in focus to the rich cultural and historical …More
Posted 19 May 2021 17:51
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENE BY SYAHIRAH HANIS (M.ARCH STUDENT)

This page looks into highlighting prominent people behind the realization of Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square as …More
Posted 19 May 2021 18:41
Elliott T
Tune in for an all-new creative workshop with certified Rhino Guru Payam Malakouti.

Archiving Albert features an extensive design proposal to be constructed within the Albert Square …More
Posted 19 May 2021 19:26
Elliott T
She's about to take our visualisation skills out of this world.

In an all-new creative workshop, Farah Nadhiera Binti Mohammad Fuad gives an extensive tips and tricks session in …More
Posted 19 May 2021 19:54
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
Prior to submission this Friday, we had a final review session today with our collaborator from Lendlease, Ms. Tamara Karim. Overall, we received positive feedbacks from her. For the …More
Posted 19 May 2021 22:34
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
LANDMARKS BY KOSTIS KATSIMIS (BA STUDENT)

Kostis contributes to the interactive feature that goes with the QR code interface. This page allows visitors to understand and appreciate …More
Posted 20 May 2021 12:49
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
PAST VS PRESENT

Offering windows into the past, translucent photo boards mark key points in space and time. Sited at precise locations, both modern and historic views can be experienced …More
Posted 21 May 2021 11:29
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
PAST VS PRESENT

Isn't it great to fall back on your memories just to relive some moments. Similarly this idea was derived in context to Albert square, the historic moments that took …More
Posted 21 May 2021 12:07
Payam M
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7H0CjQ3aYY
Manchester BEE Pavilion

Immersed in the Pavilion the audience will venture into an ambience separate from the outside world …More
Posted 21 May 2021 13:22
Payam M
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7H0CjQ3aYY

Celebrating the history of Manchester and it's people in Albert Square's civic quarter. Archiving Albert Design team created …More
Posted 21 May 2021 13:25
Keerthana M
#1The initial concept
Designed by Payam Malakouti,
Sketched by Yousra Ennaanai.

Initially, we began with the idea to have an iconic space in between the square and the Townhall …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:54
Keerthana M
The concept #2
Design Team developed the ideas of creating a enjoyable experience for the people of Manchester
sketched by Charlotte Olivia Farrell

By locating the arrival points …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:55
Keerthana M
#3 The design development
DESIGN TEAM OPTION 3
Sketched by Charlotte Olivia Farrell

We tried locating the visitor experience centre behind the Albert statue, we dissected the …More
Posted 21 May 2021 17:56
Keerthana M
#4 The final design option
DESIGN TEAM
Sketched by Yousra Ennaanai.

we dissected the initial volume to produce the visitor experience centre behind the Albert square which eventually …More
Posted 21 May 2021 18:05
Keerthana M
The Evolution of the Membrane
DESIGN TEAM
Modelled by Payam Malakouti.

Taking into consideration the temporarily of the structure, since most of the year Albert square would be …More
Posted 21 May 2021 18:08
Keerthana M
The final output

Pretty happy with the output we obtained as it catered to all our concepts and ideas. we were able to create an iconic structure that was meant for the people of …More
Posted 21 May 2021 18:25
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
The People Who Make It Happen!

Massive thank you to the BA team members in the Heritage Team who contributed to the narrative, in-depth research and original outputs to the publication. …More
Posted 21 May 2021 19:41
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
The People Who Make It Happen!

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the BA and MLA team members in the Design Team who contributed to the design concept, developments …More
Posted 21 May 2021 19:41
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
Scan our QR code to get access to our catalogue (extended version) and find out more about the 'story' of Manchester, the Town Hall and Albert Square. Also, check out the thought process …More
Posted 21 May 2021 19:58
Syahirah Hanis Binti AG
Scan this QR code to get an exclusive tour into our Manchester BEE Pavilion in Albert Square!
Posted 21 May 2021 19:58
Farah Nadhiera Binti MF
PUBLICATION

We are proud to present the final publication which we shared with our collaborator, Lendlease. We had a lovely chat, feedbacks and reflections towards the end of today's …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:47
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