Hi I’m Lily! I’m a first-year student in the Bachelor’s programme at MSA. I’m Egyptian, and I’ve grown up between Dubai, Switzerland, and London. Having experienced different cultures and environments, I’ve developed a strong interest in how architecture responds to diverse social and urban contexts. I’m excited to further explore these ideas through my MSA Live project, Growing Togetherness.

Action week (Day 2)
Continuing on from Monday, we focused on completing our individual tasks in order to help put together the publication and finalise all of the material that would be included in it. We spent time reviewing our work and making improvements where necessary.

Alongside this as well, we also began working on our presentation for the project. Since we only have 10 minutes to present our entire project, we discussed the most important information that needed to be included and how we could explain our ideas clearly and effectively within the time limit. Overall, the session was productive as it allowed us to make good progress on both the publication and the presentation preparation.

Today marked our final rehearsal before the presentation, making it one of the most important sessions of the project so far. As a group, we worked collaboratively on the final touches to both the presentation and the publication, ensuring that everything was polished, well-structured, and completed to a high standard. We carefully reviewed each slide, checked that the information flowed clearly, and made sure the overall design looked professional and engaging.

We also spent time delegating speaking roles for the presentation so that each member of the team knew exactly what they would be responsible for. To help us feel more prepared and confident, we created and finalised presentation scripts, allowing everyone presenting to understand what they would be saying and which slides they would be covering. This rehearsal gave us the opportunity to practise our timing, improve the flow of the presentation, and make any final adjustments before the real event.

As this was our final MSA Live meeting, the session also felt like a celebration of all the hard work and effort we had put into the project over the past weeks. After such an intensive yet incredibly valuable learning journey, we decided to congratulate and reward ourselves by using the remaining project budget to order Subway together. It was a nice way to end the experience as a team and reflect on everything we had achieved throughout the project.