gem runs a vertical DESIGN studio AT BRIGHTON,
EACH YEAR SHE WRITES A NEW BRIEF WITH A different theme for investigation:
SURVIVOR!
2015/16
THE ARCHITECTURE OF TRADITION
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In line with the course theme for the year, heritage and urban regeneration, this studio is called SURVIVOR! Over the course of the year we will address the notions of SURVIVAL AND REVIVAL of architecture and culture through the vehicles of tradition.
Your projects will develop in relation to the stories and sub-plots of the FOUND CONDITION, cultural heritage, traditions and past-times, celebration, integration, performativity and temporality in design - the street and the parade. |
THE HOVEL by Natalie Kerrison
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GETTING OFF THE GROUND
2014/15
THE ARCHITECTURE OF PLACEMENT
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Traditionally cities are explored at ground level. Famous flâneurs covered thousands of miles on foot experiencing street life - but what if we weren’t resigned to exploring only the streets of a city? What if we could dance on the rooftops like Bert in Mary Poppins? What if we could make our own short cuts through buildings? All of a sudden our paths are not dictated, our vistas are not manipulated and our imaginations can be unleashed. We can finally get off the ground.
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HOME GROWN by Lauren Scally
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MIDDLEMAN
2013/14
THE ARCHITECTURE OF SEPARATION
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Pedlars were bright, colourful, joyful and loud, they made up songs, chants and rhymes - in order to be noticed - in order to CATCH custom. They moved, and they weaved, they mapped out the best stand points and the shortcuts, they had good relationships with the shops and the customers, they knew everyone’s names. The pedlar was the original distributor of the produce of the country -- the primitive middleman.
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STORY HUNTER by Amy Bourne
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COL:LAB
2012/13
THE ARCHITECTURE OF COLLABORATION
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Collaborative working is now bread-and-butter for designers; in a climate where diversification has become necessary, designers are finding comfort and inspiration from their talented counterparts. Out-sourcing is no longer seen as a weakness, but as a means to providing the best service possible. Collaboration can be measured by its dimensions of openness and governance. In these, the types of collaboration are open or closed, and flat or hierarchical.
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THE COLONY by Charlie Barham
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LIVE PROJECTS
THE BORROWED GARDEN
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THE OFFICE EXPERIMENT
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ECOBUILD 2013
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EXHIBITION of STUDENT WORK
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WIKIMART PART 3
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WIKIMART PART 2
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WIKIMART PART 1
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EXHIBITION of STUDENT WORK
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton
BA Interior Architecture, 2010>present
Associate Lecturer, The Open University
Design Thinking, 2011>12
Associate Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture
BA Interior Design, 2011
Associate Lecturer, University of Salford
MSc Architecture + Urban Design, 2010>2011
Associate Lecturer, Leicester School of Architecture
BA Architecture, 2010
Associate Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture
BA Architecture, 2007>2010
Unit Leader, University of Nottingham
BA Architecture, 2006>2007
Teaching Assistant, University of Nottingham
BA Architecture 2005>2006
BA Interior Architecture, 2010>present
Associate Lecturer, The Open University
Design Thinking, 2011>12
Associate Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture
BA Interior Design, 2011
Associate Lecturer, University of Salford
MSc Architecture + Urban Design, 2010>2011
Associate Lecturer, Leicester School of Architecture
BA Architecture, 2010
Associate Lecturer, Manchester School of Architecture
BA Architecture, 2007>2010
Unit Leader, University of Nottingham
BA Architecture, 2006>2007
Teaching Assistant, University of Nottingham
BA Architecture 2005>2006