To read the whole article: Seven Incredible buildings Designed by Leeds’ Architects
Click to see the project: Bransley Digital Media Centre
Click to see the project: Leeds Train Station Entrance
Great Construction time-laps video
5in4: In Praise of the Four-Day Week
We are not the only ones to discover that four-day weeks have many benefits. Interesting report that strengthens our initiative here
Irish Architecture Foundation conference: Beyond Participation
Irena will be speaking at Beyond Participation on the 16th of June.
The event will examine how architectural practice has moved beyond the traditional boundaries of ‘user participation’.
The event is already receiving a high level of interest and excitement!
The relevant details of the conference, film screenings and conversations at the following link – http://eepurl.com/b1HKkH
Roadmap for Modern Methods of Construction
We spent a fascinating day at BIS in April with many of the players involved in developing UK capacity for offsite construction and here is the final report from Cambridge University with the findings from the Construction Leadership Council Innovation Workstream (Buildings) Roadmap for Modern Methods of Construction
‘Among the young, the “loneliness epidemic” has gone viral: nearly 60 per cent of 18- to-34-year-olds told the Mental Health Foundation they felt lonely often or sometimes.
Irena spoke with Rowland Manthorpe
Associate Editor, WIRED on the new models of capitalist co-housing developments that exploit the rising loneliness among the young for the Wired magazine:
a fascinating read: http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2016/06/features/coliving-housing-wework-pure-house
Low Carbon off-site timber frame system
Bauman Lyons are working with Citu Developments and Leeds Becket University on developing high performance timber frame system for manufacture in Citu factory due to be commissioned in autumn this year. This research and development project is supported by Innovate UK.
For more info, visit the YEP online at: www.yorkshireevening.co.uk
We are all set to run engagement events for Bolsover District regeneration framework from 13th to 21th of April
The consultation events will be held as follows:
Bolsover: The Assembly Rooms, Hilltop, Bolsover, S44 6NG. 13 April from 12pm – 7pm
South Normanton: The Post Mill Centre, South Normanton, DE55 2EJ. 14 April from 12pm – 7pm
Clowne: The Schoolroom, Clowne Methodist Church, North Road, Clowne, S43 4PF. 20 April from 12pm – 7pm
Shirebrook: The Christian Centre, 18-26 Main Street, Shirebrook, NG20 8DG. 21 April from 12pm – 7pm
Study trip to New York with the Silk Mill and Leach Colour teams
Study trip to New York with the Silk Mill (http://www.derbymuseums.org/
In between had time to put on pop-up dinner in a protected urban commons space in the Old Seaport area making the most of the American fabulous salad bars.
Study trip to New York
We are looking forward to our study trip to New York this week with the Derby Silk Mill Museum of Making to see the Brooklyn Museum Visible Storage study centre https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/luce and the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum http://www.cooperhewitt.org/ hoping to find inspiration to co-design and co-make the next phase of the Silk Mill.
Silk mill phase one co- designed meeting room
Our third Innovate UK research grant to develop the MassBespoke™ parametric construction system
We are pleased to have secured our third Innovate UK research grant to develop the MassBespoke™ parametric construction system. The grant is for building a full prototype and the project will start in June 2016 and run till May 2018.
We are working on this project with ARUP, Stage One and Simply Rhino.
Massbespoke panel cut by Matt Murphy debated with Arup team