During the summer break Building 11 studios and computer spaces remain open
Please note that upgrade / replacement work will be taking place in first floor computer areas so banks of machines may be unavailable at certain times
Lab 2001 is reserved for clearing so will be unavailable for use in August.
Workshop Access: by Arrangement
General Points
Plinths / frames / benches / tables:
We have a large number of items available for use in the show – please check / ask in studios first before commissioning or buying new. Some of it may need painting / sanding / fixing or otherwise repurposing but it is certainly usable.
Safe and sensible working practices
When working on your installations for the exhibition please observer and follow these rules and guidelines:
Be mindful of the works and students around you.
Only use water based matte paints on walls and plinths.
Thoroughly wash rollers and brushes in the sink in studio 1010 after use (cling film can be used to wrap up brushes, rollers and trays when inbetween coats). Do not use the sinks in the toilets for cleaning brushes – or the drinking fountain.
No disposing of materials or liquids into bathroom sinks or toilets.
No painting on the cement walls
All spray painting to be done outside in courtyard or in the spray booths inside the workshop.
Put down dust sheets, plastic sheeting or newspapers onto the floor to protect from spills and marks
No double sided tape to be used on the cement walls – use masking tape or wallpaper paste for large installs.
Use laser guides and spirit levels to hang your work accurately
TV monitors to be installed by technicians
Building 11 Summer Opening Hours
Monday – Friday: 8AM – 9PM
Sat / Sun: 9AM – 7PM
Workshop Access: by Arrangement
For continuing students / resubmissions, please email s.a.sheard@gre.ac.uk
Show Takedown:
July 1st -14th Students to take down / collect own work
July 15th – 19th: Any remaining work deinstalled by tech team and placed in collection areas
All unclaimed portfolios to be moved to first floor racks
– This includes work coming out of submissions
WORKSHOP: Please label any models to be retained for next academic year.
July 22nd – 31st: Contractor wall breakdown / studio rebuild / repaint
September 6th: Deadline for collection of exhibition work.
Any work / models remaining in collection areas will be disposed / recycled
WORKSHOP: Any unclaimed / unlabelled models will be disposed / recycled
October 7th: Deadline for collection of portfolios.
Any portfolios still unclaimed will be emptied and recycled.
If you anticipate difficulty with collecting items then please mail DesignStudios@gre.ac.uk
Please find opening times for Library and Building 11 this Easter; note these differ slightly between buildings:
| Easter Weekend | Stockwell Street Library | Building 11 / Studios |
| Friday 29 March | 11 am to 7 pm | 9AM – 10PM |
| Saturday 30 March | 11 am to 7 pm | 9AM – 10PM |
| Sunday 31 March | 11 am to 7 pm | 9AM – 10PM |
| Monday 1 April | 11 am to 7 pm | 9AM – 10PM |
| Bank Holidays | Stockwell Street Library | Building 11 / Studios |
| Monday 6th May* | 11 am to 7 pm | 9AM – Midnight |
| Monday 27th May | Closed | 8AM – 8PM |
| Monday 26th August | Closed | Closed |
The library will be operating 24 / 4 from the 8th – 17th May (Monday to Thursday) however building 11 will remain at midnight closing except on those particular days preceding large submissions (tba).
The workshop will be closed over the easter break on the Mon / Fri Easter bank holidays, and also Wednesday 10th – Wednesday 17th April inclusive.
PLEASE NOTE: REMOTE DIRECT ACCESS WILL FINISH SOON
With the return to on-campus teaching our remote direct access feature will be switched off; we will be needing all machines for physical access and the remote service will be stop working on the 7th September 2021
You will still be able to use the lightweight VDI for remote plotting but for the heavier applications there will no longer be a service to dial in to our machines here
We will soon be implementing another route to accessing all apps at home via Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop.
Key Dates
Monday 1st July
Show take down for students
– Students to collect exhibition work this week. Please take any work you want to keep, or arrange for a colleague to collect it for you.
Monday 8th July
Contractor Take down
– Any work still remaining in the exhibition will be moved to a collection pile between plot area and crit pit.
– While we will endeavour to have work moved and stored carefully we strongly advise you to take away important work as soon as possible.
– All portfolios in computer areas (and second floor seminar rooms) moved to storage rack between plotters and computer area
– Graduating students should also take away any items remaining in the workshop – continuing students must make arrangements with the workshop if items are to remain there.
Wednesday 24th July
– Lockers and black cupboards to be emptied, inspected, batteries replaced.
[31st July – Resubmissions]
Monday 5th August
– Network Shared Area; S: drive to be wiped. Please back up. It is full
– If you do need to retain work here then please move it to a folder named “2020-your name”, anything else will be deleted
Monday 2nd September
– Recycling / disposal of any remaining exhibition work still in temporary storage area.
– Items of interest may be used elsewhere for display or demonstration purposes but there is very limited space for retaining models.
Monday 16th September
– Term begins [induction week]
Monday 23rd September
– Teaching begins
Monday 30th September
– Recycling of remaining portfolios; portfolios to be emptied of contents and made available to new students
April 29 / 30 : Enterprise Event in Crit Pit and Studios 1001-1006 (work, models, portfolios will need temporarily to be moved elsewhere)
April 29 / May 3 : PLOT SLAM. Bring properly sized PDF’s to support office for 25% discount on plots
April 15 : 24 Hour Access Starts (Mon-Fri only; Sat / Sun midnight finish)
April 29 : First Year Graphics Submission [Typo – Magazine]
May 6 : Early May Bank Holiday
May 7 – 9 : Second Year Show SETUP
May 8 Submissions:
May 9 Submissions:
May 10 Submission:
May 10 – 13 Second Year Show 11_1001 – 11_1006
May 13 : Second Year Graphics Submission [Branding Portfolio]
May 15 : Third Year Graphics Submission [Professional Portfolio]
May 17 : 24 Hour Access Ends
May 20-25 : Exhibition Build: Graphics / 3D/ Media 11_1001 – 11_1006
May 27 : Late May Bank Holiday
May 28 – June 1st: Exhibition Build: Architecture / Landscape Architecture
May 29 : Workshop Deadline: Plinths / Exhibition Furniture
May 28-31 : Exhibition Hanging: Graphics / 3D / Media
June 3 – 7 : Exhibition Hanging: Architecture / Landscape Architecture
June 3 – 7 : Ground Floor Build / Install
June 3 – 7 : Marking: Graphics / 3D / Media
June 11 : DEADLINE FOR COMPLETING ALL EXHIBITION INSTALLATION Midnight
June 12 : Studio Floor CLOSED: For Deep Clean, catering setup, H&S inspection, etc.
June 12 : Exhibition Opening Night 6.00PM
June 28 : Final Day of public opening
June 29 : Open Day (Exhibition remains on display)
July 1 – 5 : Take down / collection of student work
July 8 – 12 : Exhibition Takedown
The 2018 end of year show starts on Wednesday 13th June and requires all models / materials / portfolios to be cleared from the first floor studios.
In preparation for this we will be carrying out a phased disposal / recycle of items currently in studios:
Throughout the next few weeks we will be moving items around the studio to a holding area – this is the tables in front of the wall between the CritPit and plotting area.
PLEASE IDENTIFY AND REMOVE ANY ITEMS HERE YOU WISH TO KEEP.
On each Friday before the exhibition the contents of these tables will be considered unwanted and will be disposed / recycled.
For work required for the show we will provide a safe storage area – details to be confirmed shortly.
Please note that we will WILL NOT dispose of portfolios. The portfolio recycling routine is for us to move all portfolios onto the portfolio racks for reclaiming. Those portfolios still remaining by the second week of term will have their contents disposed of and the portfolios themselves are made available to students needing them in the next academic year.
Keys dates for the disposal of work
Please assist us by taking home any work you wish to keep as soon as possible.
Currently the Colourwave Plotter will cut an A1 area of paper even when you send an A2 – so around 30% of paper is wasted.
Until we can put a server side fix in place you can make a tweak yourself to stop this happening.
In the plot dialogue / print settings for these queues:
select ADVANCED – scroll down to CUT METHOD – set this to PRINTER DEFAULT
Then only the height of an A2 is rolled out.
The First Floor Studios will be open 24 hours from:
Access is to studio floor only after 9.30PM – NOT 2nd and 3rd floors; the Easter days and Bank Holidays WILL be open too.
Staff from REASSURANCE will be on duty overnight – sleeping / unruly / unauthorised people will be asked to leave – you must keep your Student ID card with you.
In case of emergency contact:
While the University Building will be open on Easter Days and Bank Holiday, regular staff will not be at work.
Stockwell Street Workshop will not be open on these days.