Rebecca's Dip16 blog

Wednesday Tutorial 10/10/12

Posted by rebecca in Diploma 16 Tutorials & Workshops_ on October 10, 2012

Our new task has been assigned ‘Brief 1.2 – The City as Design Project.’ The task involved the creation of a composite drawing & a composite model of a precedent city proposal we will find to be useful for our own city design projects.

The tutorial day involved the discussing of [...]

Brief 1.1: Pin-Up & Discussion

Posted by rebecca in Diploma 16 Tutorials & Workshops_ on October 8, 2012

It was a last minute push to try and get all 30 cities ready to pin-up on the Wednesday & with the supporting numbers of carbon footprint, life cycle assessment, embodied energy etc. but we all managed to get it pinned up on the wall for discussion.

The main task for [...]

Brief 1.1: Diagrams of Past, Present & Future Cities

Posted by rebecca in Precedent Projects & Interesting References_ on October 8, 2012

The first brief of the year comprised of the pairing of students with each pair being given the task of finding 10 precedent city proposals (5 Built and 5 Unbuilt) for past, present and future scenarios.

I was paired with a fourth year student Natasha, and we were assigned the following:

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Brief 1.1 Assigned: Work in Progress

Posted by rebecca in Precedent Projects & Interesting References_ on October 4, 2012

Working hard in the Unit space warranted a good lunch! John seems to be enjoying his!

(Apologies John for the unexpected photograph…and then posting onto the blog!)

Hello 5th Year in Diploma 16!

Posted by rebecca in Notable Events on September 27, 2012

Well, I am back for more!!!…

Last years design project explored the potential of a networked community founded on the use of provocative emerging renewable energies recognised in the potential of processing algae, based in the Gulf of Riga. Whilst there were many successes with the understanding and conveying of strategy and relationships; more needs [...]

Global NYU Exhibition: 20 Sept – 20 Oct 2012

Posted by rebecca in Notable Events on September 20, 2012

Dip 16 work by Pavan Birdi, Jin Ho Kim & I (2011-12), Kengo Skorick (AA Dip ’09) and Mickey Kloihofer (AA Dip ’10) are currently presenting at the Global Design NYU exhibition as part of the 2012 London Design Festival.

It is a ‘collection of student work from various years of Diploma unit 16 on [...]