Name: Megan Pledger
Atelier : &rchitecture
BArch : Anglia Ruskin University
Worked at : Rivington Street Studio & HTA Design, London
Skill : Illustrator
Interested in : Anarchy? Social & Community networks, Self-build.
Interested in outside architecture: indoor plants & sporadic baking
Case Study: Kellingley Colliery, West Yorkshire was the last deep-mine to close in the UK in 2015. The colliery was designed during a growing consciousness of the impact of post-war infrastructure on landscapes and set a precedent in the development of amenity provision for future mining communities.

Name: Molly Walsh
Atelier : Infrastructure Space
BArch : University of Nottingham
Worked at : BOON Architects, New Zealand
Skill : Revit
Interested in : Environmental design
Case Study: Gascoigne Wood Drift Mine, part of the Selby Complex, was the last coal mine to be built in the UK. 5 different shafts spread across the Selby area transported their coal underground to the surface exit at Gascoigne Wood.

Name: Ellen Faulkner
Atelier: Infrastructure Space Research
BArch: University of Nottingham
Worked at: Apt London (formerly Robin Partington & Partners)
Skill: Illustrator & Photoshop
Interested in: Industrial heritage, repurposing the legacies of the past and preserving them for the future. Focusing on newtowns and post-war housing in particular for my dissertation.
Outside architecture: Running, food, and lying on a beach in Australia for two years.
Case Study: Drax power station: Drax was the largest coal fired power station in the country and is still in use today, having switched fuel source to biomass. Being the largest station built by the CEGB, scale and infrastructure are of particular interest. At its peak, it provided power to 6% of the UK. The station was built in two phases, the first opened in 1974, with the second phase completing in 1986. Again providing an interesting point of research. Being one of the later stations, there are a lot of interesting comparisons to be made and many design decisions and lessons learnt from the earlier stations.

Name: Olivia Mihale
Atelier : Infrastructure Space
BArch : Manchester School of Architecture
Site Analysis: Ferrybridge ‘C‘ was the third coal-fired power station ever to be built on the Ferrybridge site. At the time of construction, it was the first station in UK to run on 500MW units. Throughout its lifetime, it reached several milestones – like in 1973 when its Unit 2 set a world record by running non-stop for 5,488 hours, as well as underwent some critical times during its tower collapse of 1965 and the fire of 2014.
Born in: Romania and studied both BA and MA at Manchester School of architecture.
Interested in: infrastructural developments and the potential of emerging technologies to create a more accessible architecture.
Hobbies include: analogue and digital painting.Interested in : Environmental design

Name: Matthew Meeson
Atelier : Infrastructure Space Research
BArch : University of Sheffield
Worked at : PRP, Manchester
Skill : Illustrator & Photoshop
Interested in : Many eras of architectural history, specifically industrial heritage and the history of England’s post-war mass housing. I am also interested in self-build schemes, urban farming and timber frame design.
Hobbies outside of architecture include woodturning, painting, and growing plants.
Case Study: Eggborough Power Station: Eggborough power station is one of a number of decommissioned coal-fired power stations along the River Aire, in the Selby district of North Yorkshire. The station opened in 1970, and at its peak, generated enough electricity to power 2 million homes, and hosted many local sporting teams and social events on its grounds.

Name: Jessica Poore
Atelier : Infrastructure Space
BArch : University of Central Florida, USA
Worked at : Kirchhoff & Associates Architects
Skill : Photoshop & SketchUp
Interested in : Sustainable Construction and Global Impact of Infrastructure
Case Study: Gale Common is the largest ash disposal scheme in the UK. Ash repurposed from power stations has become a product sought after due to its sustainable qualities and multiple reuses in North Yorkshire, UK.

GUEST COLLABORATOR ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are really excited to announce that Dr. Richard Brook and Dr. Luca Csepely- Knorr will coming to talk to the Power Trip team this week!

Today is the big virtual school trip!! We presented all our diagrams including the Coal to Kettle, with Colin Coal and Ellie Electricity guiding the kids on a journey to learn about how electricity is generated. From dinosaurs to electricity in our homes, these little 5-year-olds took quite the adventure of discovering the history of coal in the UK during their class today. Many questions were asked as they engaged and smiled during the presentation. What a successful day with the PowerTrip team!!

Student Responses to Presentation

“I wouldn’t want to be a miner because it's dangerous!”

“I couldn’t be a miner because women were not allowed to be miners! This doesn’t respect their right to work!”

“I’d like to be a miner because they get to play golf and football!”