Degree Unit D

Dear students,

Well the review tables are over but the year is not!

There are a few things that still must be done and a few additional things that you must be informed of.
Since you 2nd years are done i expect that you all take part in this!!!

1. Next week is the RIBA external examiners week. so on Monday we need to tidy up the studio and prepare a display of 1 or 2 second year portfolios for the external examiners.

2. Also next week we must begin the planning and building of the end of year show. Remember this is your show, so make it look good! This does not mean that you 3rd years are off the hook, we will need everyones help to get it done. Construction of the show will start on Saturday the 16th and the showcase opens on Wednesday the 20th. on Friday the 15th there is a big studio cleanup to prepare for the show building too.
Your participation is mandatory!

3. your MARKS, I believe these will be posted on the evening of the end of year show, Wed the 20th.

The final issue is your portfolios.....

In November the School of Architecture is having it's 4 year RIBA accreditation assessment. at this assessment the reviewers will need to see a selection of portfolios form this year along with previous years. Some of you may be asked to allow the school to retain your work for the assessment. after which it will be returned to you.

See you on Monday,

Jeff

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I hope you have all taken things further since last Friday!!!!!!

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Last week was full of events that culminated the Open Jury for the Degree School. Good job to all that took part!!!!

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Our Visiting Professor, Rodrigo Perez de Arce will be in school all next week.
The schedule for his visit is as follows:

Monday 19th February
Morning/afternoon: Diploma Open Jury with: Rodrigo Perez de Arce, Anna Heringer of Anna Heringer, Eike Roswag and Carlos Teixeira of Vazio S/A Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Evening: 6.00-8.00pm ‘Emerging Architects’ Lecture

Tuesday 20th February
Morning/afternoon: Rodrigo meeting Degree Units
Evening: 5.00pm, Main Lecture Theatre BS Lecture 1: Somewhere Else (modern architecture in Chile), Rodrigo Perez de Arce

Wednesday 21 February
Morning: Rodrigo meeting Masters groups
Evening: 5.00pm, WBG02 Lecture 2: The fabrication of leisure (play, matter and the project), Rodrigo Perez de Arce

Thursday 22 February
Morning: Rodrigo meeting Diploma Units
Evening: 5.00pm, WBG02 Lecture 3: Urban domicile (here and there), Rodrigo Perez de Arce

Friday 23 February
Morning/afternoon: Degree Open Jury with Rodrigo Perez de Arce
Evening: 5.00pm Drinks

For the ‘meeting with the Degree Units’ on Tuesday, I suggest the following
times:
10:00 Unit J
10:45 Unit F
11:30 Unit D
lunch
2:00 Unit C
2:45 Unit B
3:30 Unit A

The Degree Open Jury on Friday will start with unit A at 11.15 could you all
please have pinned-up in the atrium crit space by 10.30.
11:15 Unit A
11:45 Unit B
12:15 Unit C
lunch
2:00 Unit D
2:30 Unit F
3:00 Unit J

3:30 Discussion and coffee
5:00 Drinks

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Do you know what is happening next week? There is also some events planned for Degree school as well.
So stay tuned!!!

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Dear Students,

I would like for all of you to individually reply to this email with responses to:

1. will you be going on the unit trip?
2. how will you be traveling there? Give travel details please!
3. where will you be staying? Details please!

I need this info ASAP!! So I need responses by Thursday 12:00 noon!
Please stand by for more emails to follow with more info on the trip!

Best,

Jeff

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Dear students,

The dates for the unit trip to The Netherlands will be from the 12th – 17th of November.
We are setting aside Sunday the 12th and Friday the 17th for travel.
We will be meeting on Monday morning the 13th to start off on our first visit.
The cheapest way I have found to travel there is by train and ferry. If you go to these sites you can find out more.
http://www.seat61.com/Netherlands.htm#by%20rail%20&%20sea
http://www.dutchflyer.co.uk/
Place to stay:
Both Tom and I will probably stay here.
http://tourist-inn.nl/
I suggest that you self organize and arrange some of the large rooms to stay in. The larger the rooms the cheaper it will be.
Everyone should make there bookings ASAP or by next Monday. I need to know who is going and what your travel dates are for the schools travel insurance.

Best

Jeff

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For those that intend to attend the workshop on Monday the 16th with diploma 9.
We will try to start at 10:30! So get in early to set up.
A few things to remember to bring with you:
1. computer
2. extension lead
3. memory stick
4. maybe some blank CD's, just in case!

This is not mandatory that you attend this workshop but you may get something from it.

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Tuesday the 17th
On Tuesday you will be working in the studio building and developing your prototype structure.
There will be roaming tutorials during the day with Unit staff and with Unit Technical tutor Michael Hensel.

Schedule for Tuesday:
10:30 workshop launch and intro of Michael Hensel.
11:00 morning production session: break into working groups, first round of tutorials, make prototypes.
1:00 lunch
2:00 – 4:30 afternoon production session: tutorials and continued production and assessments.

Make use of the workshops that are available in the school.

Friday the 20th
On Friday you will be formally introduced to the 3d program RHINOCEROUS. You will be expected to have brought your prototype structures far enough to work with in rhino.

Schedule for Friday:
10:30 intro to RHINO
11:30 draw prototype in RHINO
1:00 lunch
2:00 – 4:30 work on prototype in RHINO.

For Friday you will need a computer that runs windows in order to install RHINO. Laptops would be the best. Also bring an extension lead. You can book a laptop from the university if you don’t have your own.
Click link for PDF
Download file

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Third years, the first professional practice lecture is on Thursday at 10am prompt in AVA lecture room.
please go!

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Magdalena, Mubina, and Mariusz. Can you email me your details please?

J.

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Download file
Clik on the link to download the Market Day prospectus page PDF for Degree Unit D.

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Thanks everyone who took part in setting up the end year show!
Have great summers and successful futures!

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Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition 2006!
The annual competition is on again! Some of you might be interested in taking part.
The entries are due in September and the entry is FREE!!!!!!
The theme is the Plan-less House and it will be judged by Kengo Kuma.

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Here is the brochure for the freeform conference next Wednesday. If you didn't know it all ready Tom Modeen your tutor in Unit D is a researcher at Loughborough University and is involved with this event. Check it out!!!

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Unit 9 together with degree unit d started a two day workshop on computer aided manufacturing.

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Dear Students

On Thursday 12th and Friday 13th there will be a workshop given on Computer Aided Manufacturing techniques.
This work shop will be for Diploma Unit 9 and Degree Unit D.
In this workshop we will give a brief introduction on these techniques and you will be shown how to prepare digital files for these outputs.
This workshop will be a repeat of what Andrew, Sibyl, and Taesik took part in at the AA in November.

This workshop is mandatory for all.
We will start at 10:30

In order to take part you need to bring:

1. an extension lead. You will need to plug in to something!!! These are very important!!!!!!!!!

2. your lap-top with rhino 3d installed. If you do not have it installed there will be time to do this on the day. Unfortunately there is no Rhino for Mac's sorry!

3. bring a usb storage device to transfer files, and additional burnable cd's or dvd's. just in case!!!

4. bring a digital model of your project to work with. this is a good thing to have but not necessary to learn these techniques.

5. your brain!!!!

If you are running a Mac, you can try to get virtual PC put on your machine to run rhino, but there is no guarantee that it will run with out glitches.
Thought you have a few days to arrange a PC to use over those few days.

If you can not make it we need to know by Wednesday morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Download file
Everyone!!!
Down load the pdf that is posted here and get yourselves aware of the schedule for the remainder of the year.
The original dates for the Easter break have changed so have the dates for the mid review.
You have been warned!!

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The Architectural Association has posted it's lectures for the spring term on line. Some good ones are coming up! Check it out!

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Tom is going to be giving a Lecture Wednesday the 16th, 6:30 at the Bartlett school of Architecture at UCL.You should go and check it out!

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Today three UEL AVA students took take part in an invited workshop at the Architectural Association on computer-aided manufacturing with AA Dip4 and the EmTech post grad program. This is week long workshop that will cover the use of Laser Cutting, Rapid Prototyping, and CNC milling processes. We hope to set up workshops for diploma unit 9 and degree unit D at UEL AVA that will be given by the 3 students taking part in this weeks workshop. They are Andrew Taylor, Sybil Trgig, and Taesik Seo!

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Term 1 is running out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Click on the imgae to see the time schedlue for the remainder of the term !

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