Author Archives: Sally Stone

The Way We Live Now

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Sally Stone

Symposium: Thursday March 9th 2017, 2-6pm Benzie Lecture Theatre (403) – Manchester School of Architecture The nature of the home has, over the last generation, radically changed. Many of us are no longer able to live, or even desire to live … Continue reading →

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The Atrium

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sally Stone

Dining Hall, Trinity College, Dublin: De Blacam and Meagher The interior of the Dining Hall at Trinity College in Dublin was severely damaged by fire in 1984. The exterior of the rather neat classical building built in 1760 by Hugh … Continue reading →

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Discharge/Recharge

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Sally Stone

Title: Discharge/Recharge Location: Bergkamen, Germany Former Function: Apartment Block Date: 2013 Architect: Office for Subversive Architecture / Christoph Rodatz Buildings are often taciturn; they can be secretive, reticent and unforthcoming. They can be solid and impenetrable and it can be … Continue reading →

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Addition and Subtraction

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Sally Stone

Letterfrack concept sketch RIBA Gold Medal winner, Sheila O’Donnell made an inspiring address to the Manchester School of Architecture as her delayed contribution to the Sinister Dialogues Symposium. She admitted that the title was the wrong way round; the process … Continue reading →

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Sinister Dialogues

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Sally Stone

Sinister Dialogues: an international symposium held on 25th September 2014 at the Manchester School of Architecture.   This ongoing project is an examination of how an uncomfortable, terrible or destructive past of a structure can be negotiated though building reuse. … Continue reading →

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Projects in Grange and Venice

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Sally Stone

We’ve finished another extraordinarily rewarding year with our fine thirty-plus students on the 2013-14 MArch course. Under the umbrella title of ‘Littoral Inspirations: Encounters with the Lagoon’, Year 5 studied Grange-over-Sands in the South Lakes, while Year 6 engaged with … Continue reading →

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Model Making

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Sally Stone

It is good to see the CiA students making full use of the university facilities, here is a link to the workshop site which details their process of construction

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Procession to Preston Bus Station

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Sally Stone

Despite the wind and the rain, the procession through the centre of Preston, from the Corn Exchange, into the Flag Market and onto the Bus station was an unforgettable experience, and in what was an extraordinary piece of luck, the … Continue reading →

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Procession to Celebrate Preston Bus Station 2nd November 2013

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Sally Stone

  Preston Bus Station has been listed, but this doesn’t mean that it’s future is secure and that we can forget about it. Great care needs to be taken when considering its future. The building could still be demolished if … Continue reading →

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Adaptable Modernism

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Sally Stone

It is very sad to see that the demolition of the Sports Centre in Grange-over-Sands is about to begin. The building is/was one of a number of sports facilities that Hodder Associates created, all of which expressed a connection with … Continue reading →

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HAULuP: Heritage and Architecture of Urban Landscape under Production

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Sally Stone

 Continuity in Architecture have just returned from the 2013 Heritage and Architecture of Urban Landscape under Productions Workshop. This international project, which was based at the Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV), was a collaboration between the schools of architecture in … Continue reading →

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Preston Bus Station

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sally Stone

  It is with great delight the Continuity in Architecture can confirm that Preston Bus Station has been granted Grade 2 listed status. CiA have, with Gate 81, actively supported the campaign to enjoy the building, and we hope that … Continue reading →

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