CAMILLA WILKINSON CHRIS BRYANT

by DS 2.5

"The Shadow line1
Margate’s social and environmental changes are the context for our investigation into the relation of architecture and time. It is ten years since Turner Contemporary arrived in Margate, bringing new architecture and cultural opportunities to the seaside town. Through two briefs, aiming to engage a wide variety of residents in Margate, we began to explore what value architecture brings to this seaside town and what a fresh, unfettered approach might offer. Semester 1 Fish and Chip Shop Semester 2 School for Further Education focusing on manual skills DS0205 explore spatial possibilities through model making and drawing. With equal emphasis on the development of early conceptual models and research into programme, context and construction techniques we have encouraged students to develop multi-layered architectural concepts based on Bernard Tschumi’s writing Architecture and Concepts2. Projects this year reflect the colourful, quirky, sometimes gritty face of Margate. Amongst the students propositions are: a Romanian fish and chip smoke house/night club,; seaweed to eat and inhabit; a weaving school with a basketball court, ; a carpentry workshop utilising Montessori ‘patterns’ and a commercial ceramics workshop. Our study trip was to Barcelona and we were fortunate to visit Sala Beckett and the studio of Flores Prats. The playful cultural engagement with context, materiality and space witnessed in their work has been a positive influence along with the semi-industrial use of materials and urban considerations in Carme Pinos Massana Art school. DS0205 has explored the positive impact that architecture can have but also how closely we must engage with the context of our projects in order to achieve it.

1 Conrad, Joseph (1917) The Shadow Line: A confession, UK 2 Lemonier, A, Migayrou, F, Bernard Tschumi (2014) Architecture and Concepts, Architecture: Concept and Notation, France, Centre George Pompidou

We would like to thank the following for construction of our virtual exhibition: Atefeh Arefcheh, Maria Brahim, Daniela Gomez Garcia, Gabriela Mac Allister, James (Jijie) Peng, Justina Pukiunskaite

With many thanks to our critics: Joe Bacon, Fran Ballam, Alistair Blythe, Stanislava Boskovic (Imperial College London) Corinna Dean, Cosmo de Piro(ADNOC), Holly Galbraith(Niall McLauglin Architects), Sean Griffiths, Chris Hildrey (Hildrey Studio), Maja Jovic, Abigail Morris (Fairfield Heritage), Natalie Newey, Chris Romer-Lee (Studio Octopi), Guy Sinclair
PG Student critics Michelle Barratt, Lou Kelemen,UG student critics Joshua Bulman, Alicia Montero, Thomas Hall-Thompson, Maria Motchalnik, Isabelle Reid Special thanks to the following for their contribution to the studio: Alistair Blythe, Stanislava Boskovic(Imperial College London) Ollie Briggs, Arts Education Exchange Margate, Valeria Carullo, RIBA , Patricia Lora, Boaz Kogon, RMIT Barcelona, Eva Prats, Ricardo Flores and Julia Doz, Flores Prats Arcquitectes"