Zeynep Yucel
Course: BA1

Hello! I’m Zeynep, I’m from Turkey and its my first year participating at MSA Live. I’m honored and excited to contribute to a real-world project while collaborating with peers at different stages of their education. I’m especially looking forward to learning from my peers, gaining new perspectives, and challenging my own way of thinking through collaboration.

03/02/26

This week marked our first engagement with the project site. The emphasis was on examining and comprehending the existing building and its mood rather than diving right into design.

We investigated the area for a while, focusing on the building's materials, lighting, and various perspectives. Contrasts in texture and structure, as well as the way natural light interacts with surfaces throughout the day, were the focus of early observations.

03/02/26

We developed a series of questions for our UoM collaborating partner after our first group meeting and preliminary discussion of the brief. We learned more about their expectations and priorities for the project during our evening conversation with them.

We took advantage of this chance to consider several choices, evaluating them collectively and making notes to help orient our future actions. This discussion served to lay the groundwork for our future strategy.

17/02/26

Description of the Project:
A proposed partnership between MSA Live Group 03 and the University of Manchester, Petri of Play aims to bring play, learning, community, and nature to the area around the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.

The location is currently nestled away from the main road, which makes it seem isolated from its surroundings and leaves it open to damage. In response, the initiative aims to turn this neglected area into a welcoming and stimulating setting for individuals of all ages.

In addition to instructive and interactive displays that highlight the work of the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, our concept calls for a space where people can sit, connect, and engage. Additionally, we want to work with a nearby elementary school to promote learning through experience by use play as a vehicle to discuss subjects like biodiversity and climate change.

In order to convey our vision and future course, we also decided on the name Petri of Play and created our first poster during this session.

03/03/26

Task Division & Submission Preparation
We concentrated on organizing our work throughout this session in order to meet the deadline of March 9. The ethics application, project timetable, risk assessment, and budget were among the important areas where tasks were distributed such that each team member was in charge of a particular aspect.

In addition, we collaborated to improve our strategy, talk about important factors, and solidify our concepts, which enabled us to get the necessary documents ready for submission.

17/03/26

We made the decision to create a 3D model during this session in order to better explain our concepts to our collaborator. In order to collect a variety of user viewpoints, we also created two distinct surveys, one for the building's staff and another for younger children. Alongside this, we developed preliminary sketches to further refine our proposal.