University Of Greenwich Department Of Architecture Landscapes 07.06.13 – 17.06.13
The Department of Architecture and Landscape is delighted to have been invited to be one of the key London Festival of Architecture 2013 partners. The site of the proposed pavilion is at the *Old Royal Naval College (ORNC), Greenwich. The project is being presented in partnership with the ORNC.
Working in collaboration with an internationally acclaimed design team including engineers Arup, Max Fordham and Quantity Surveyor PT Projects the proposal entitled Queen’s Paper House consists of a temporary inflatable paper structure. Launched to coincide with the Department of Architecture’s End of Year Summer show Queen’s Paper House is augmented with an array of events. The pavilion references Inigo Jones’ celebrated Queen’s House, part of Royal Museums Greenwich, in the sightlines of whose vista the Queen’s Paper House will be located.
DESIGN + CURATION
Simon Herron (Academic Leader in Architecture, University of Greenwich Department of Architecture)
Luke Olsen (Diploma Coordinator of Architecture Technology / Founder + architect GEN(…)ltd)
Max Dewdney (BA Design Coordinator, University of Greenwich Department of Architecture / Director Mobile Studio Architects)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Chris Neighbour (Associate, Arup)
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
Hareth Pochee (Engineer, Max Fordham) Katie Clemence (Engineer, Max Fordham)
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Peter Turvey (PT Projects)
FABRICATION
University of Greenwich Department of Architecture + Landscape students (Y1-5)
Events
PAPER CITY WORKSHOP
Sat 8th – Sun 9th June 2013 (11.00am – 4.00pm, Rm QA063, University of Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 9NN)
Paper city is a hands on event, where visitors are invited to participate in the delirious pursuit of construction. Join in a two day architecture interactive workshop run by staff from the University of Greenwich School of Architecture, Design and Construction to develop your spatial and architectural skills. The workshop will focus on temporary and festival architecture. You will develop drawing and model making skills contributing
to a temporary Paper City within Greenwich Maritime site.
DESIGN PORTFOLIO WORKSHOP
Sat 8th June 2013 (11.00am – 4.00pm, Rm QA063, University of Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 9NN)
Bring your current work to learn how to make a portfolio for a free and informal drop-in workshop to help prepare for university design based interviews. The interactive and practical workshop will cover portfolio layout, format, organisation, sketchbooks and general presentation
techniques.
PAPER ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME TALKS
Sat 8th June 2013 (12.00 – 2.00pm, Rm QA080, University of Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 9NN)
A special open lecture will take place that explores the role of visionary paper architecture both within education and within the profession. The talk will be followed by a panel Q+A with leading academics and professionals open to all.
GREENWICH ARCHITECTURE SUMMER SHOW
Fri 7th June / Sat 8th – Sun 9th June 2013 (2.00pm, 3.00pm), Queen Anne Building, Rm, A170 , University of Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 9NN)
Greenwich Architecture Summer Show opens on Friday 7th June (6.00pm) with work from BA and Diploma Architecture students displayed until Friday 14th June. For the LFA weekend (Sat 8th – Sun 9th) there will be special guided tours of the end of year show by Dean Professor Neil Spiller, Academic Leader Simon Herron and Head of School Nic Clear for an in depth understanding of the concerns informing this year’s work.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SHOW OPENING
Mon 17th June 2013, (6.00pm, Queen Anne Building, University of Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College, London, SE10 9NN
Join for the opening night of the Landscape Architecture and Garden Design BA, MA and Certificate programmes. Exhibition is open until Friday 21st June 2013.
TOUR OF NEW ARCHITECTURE BUILDING ON STOCKWELL STREET (BY HENEGHAN PENG)
Sat 8th June, (9.00am, 10.00am, 11.00am + 12.00noon. (NB: Booking essential as places limited to 10x per group RSVP:
adc@gre.ac.uk)
Have the rare chance to visit the purpose built new School of Architecture, Design and Construction due for completion early 2014. Join a tour of the building currently in construction designed by the award architectural winning practice Heneghan Peng.
