This is an opportunity to collaboratively design and build a temporary pavilion, working closely with the community-based architectural practice 121 Collective: https://www.121collective.com/. 121 are a collective of architectural designers and makers with a special appreciation for craft, community, and sustainability. 121 come from a shared architectural education at Kingston School of Art; their practice and passion for design and making expands beyond the borders of architecture.
Through the design and build process we will respond to themes such as inclusion and exclusion, interior and exterior, togetherness and separateness. The rise in global nationalism has compounded and further complicated some of these ideas; how do we now position ourselves, where are we in relation to this person, or that group? The central human need to both belong to a group and be an individual is an enduring paradox that will be explored.
We will carefully consider our use of sustainable materials as well as the structure’s purpose, questioning whether the materials determine the function or vice versa. Could the structure act as a temporary cultural hub and be used for performances, debates, exhibitions, workshops, symposia, meals, etc?
We will look at examples of contemporary and historical contextual references and will consider the relationship between site, community and architecture. We will think about the project as a community- building process that encourages participatory designing and making.
Key Dates
- Tuesday 21st October 2pm Meeting with Lead Tutor and Festus group (Week 7)
- All day Tuesday 4th, Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th November Mandatory session days with Lead Tutor
- and Guests (Week 9)
- Wednesday 12th November 2-3pm Student led meeting (Week 10)
- Wednesday 26th November 2-3pm Student led meeting (Week 12)
- Wednesday 3rd December 2-3pm Student led meeting (Week 13)
- Tuesday 9th December 10am-5pm Exhibition install in the Hangar (Week 14)
- Wednesday 10th December 10-1pm Install - 5pm PV and Xmas Party (Week 14)
- Thursday 11th and Friday 12th December Public exhibition days (Week 14)
- Tuesday 16th December 10am exhibition de-install (Week 14)
