Name: Adam Ibrahim
Course: BA1

Hi everyone,
I’m Adam, a first-year BA Architecture student at MSA.
I grew up between England and Morocco, and these experiences have shaped my understanding of space, community, and a sense of belonging. I’m particularly drawn to the social impact of architecture and its ability to create positive change in people’s lives.

After an earthquake hit the Al Haouz region, Morocco, I volunteered with The International Association of Rotary Clubs to help with the construction of a primary school. Being part of that project allowed me to see how powerful architecture can be when it responds directly to the real needs of a community, especially children.

In addition, I am interested in modern minimalist architecture and photography, as these two subjects influence my perception of space.

I am looking forward to contributing to MSA Live and working with students from different years and learning from a range of perspectives. I hope to bring my experiences, empathy, and enthusiasm to collaborative work that contributes meaningfully to the project and the wider architectural conversation.

Action 3 - 13/05/2026

After yesterday's engagement with Co-Op Academy Medlock, we continued today by summarising our learnings at the Geoffrey Manton Building and putting forward our efforts to develop the proposals further. With the help of the fruitful discussions we had with the kids and parents yesterday, we are much clearer about our way forward. In addition, we received many valuable insights into what should be included in our designs. Today's tasks focused on improving the quality of the modelling, sketches, presentations, and overall organisation of the work.
To begin with, we started off with a team discussion to reflect on our experiences during yesterday's engagement and to share the insights gained. Thanks to the children's drawings and the comments from parents during drop-off and pick-up, we have gained a much deeper understanding of what the daily street experience looks like and how community members would like to see it changed. All of this formed the basis of the next steps we would take and ensured that all the design decisions made today were rooted in what the users actually want.
The smaller working groups had already been formed before our visit to the school on the 11th of May, so today we were able to dive straight back into our respective tasks with renewed energy. The team responsible for modelling was busy working on the furniture, building elements, and surrounding structures within the software, considering all the details of their placement within the project. Simultaneously, the team working on the presentation developed the layout of the slides and drew up a timeline of the project's implementation. Both teams worked in parallel, which made our work much more efficient, as several tasks could be progressed at the same time without losing the integrity of the overall project.
In summary, today has been about modelling, sketching, presentation, and organisation, but everything remained focused on preparing a strong proposal grounded in the outcomes of yesterday's engagement. Picking up where we left off before the school visit allowed us to gain real momentum and complete our tasks quickly and efficiently.
Overall, today has been a very productive day, and we have managed to get through a lot of work. Working from the Geoffrey Manton Building gave us a calm and focused environment to push the project forward, and by the end of the session, we left with the feeling that the project is slowly but surely taking shape.