Hi, I’m Lucy!

I’m originally from Brighton and completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Bath. During my placement year, I worked for Buckley Gray Yeoman Architects …More
Posted 5 Mar 2024 22:48
OUR SITE:
Our site, Marple, is located close to the Peak District and surrounded by beautiful views to the countryside and canals. Located in the Stockport Council district, it has …More
Posted 10 Mar 2024 17:55
MEET THE COLLABORATORS

Formed in 1961, Marple Civic Society is a volunteer organisation of Marple residents, who are passionate about shaping the future of Marple to make it as …More
Posted 7 May 2024 20:30
ACTION WEEKS DAY 01

A great first day for 'Marple Plays’ action weeks! It was great to get to know the newest members of our team - the students from BA and MLA. We kickstarted …More
Posted 7 May 2024 20:45
ACTION WEEKS DAY 02 - MORNING

After developing some strong initial concepts for each of our five sites yesterday, the main task for today was to test these concepts through physical …More
Posted 8 May 2024 17:30
ACTION WEEKS DAY 02 - AFTERNOON

This afternoon we prepared the laser-cutting files for tomorrow and finalised the initial sketch models. Everyone brought their own techniques and …More
Posted 8 May 2024 17:40
ACTION WEEKS DAY 02

3D scans of conceptual models for the five sites
Posted 9 May 2024 12:55
ACTION WEEKS DAY 03

Another exciting day of modelling today! We were preparing the 'presentation models' to take to site on Monday, with lots of laser-cutting, spray painting and …More
Posted 9 May 2024 18:11
ACTION WEEKS DAY 04

Today marked the final stages of preparations for our community engagement day on site on Monday.

We started the morning with a brainstorming session to come …More
Posted 12 May 2024 10:57
ACTION WEEKS DAY 04

A selection of the models produced this week ahead of our community engagement day on Monday!
Posted 12 May 2024 10:58
ACTION WEEKS DAY 05 - MORNING

This morning we met at the station to get the train together to Marple for our community engagement day. Thankfully all of our models made it to the …More
Posted 13 May 2024 22:42
ACTION WEEKS DAY 05 - AFTERNOON

All members of the student team quickly got into the swing of talking with passersby and we collected lots of inspiring feedback and ideas, which …More
Posted 13 May 2024 22:47
ACTION WEEKS DAY 05

Photographs taken by one of our BA2 students, Nicolas, during the tour of Marple on Monday, led by Marple Civic Society members!
Posted 14 May 2024 15:06
ACTION WEEKS DAY 06

Tuesday began with a review of the feedback we had gathered on our community engagement day. We started with curating the post-it notes feedback and grouping …More
Posted 15 May 2024 10:02
ACTION WEEKS DAY 07

A full day of preparing the final drawings and diagrams for each site! There was a great atmosphere in MTC as everyone was looking back on how far we had come …More
Posted 16 May 2024 14:31
ACTION WEEKS DAY 08

Today we have been refining the final outputs and curating a set of drawings for our collaborators. It was really inspiring and rewarding to see all of the work …More
Posted 16 May 2024 15:26
We have been busy curating the final outputs to send to our collaborators and collaboratively producing our MSA Live publication. We came together for our last group discussion to reflect …More
Posted 16 May 2024 16:37