Category Archives: Sally Stone

On the Industrial Ruins

    On the Industrial Ruins Over the last forty years the western world has witnessed massive social and economic restructuring. The old heavy industries, upon which our society was constructed, have collapsed. Countries such as the UK and Spain, … Continue reading

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Projects in Dubrovnik and Westminster

This year the Continuity in Architecture students have completed projects in Westminster and Dubrovnik. These were part of what was described as an Argosy of projects as they formed a group with studies in Venice, Antwerp and Manchester. Of course, … Continue reading

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Església de la Colònia Güell

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Outstanding Academic Achievement

Continuity in Architecture is very pleased that one of their final year students has been awarded the University of Manchester award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. This prize recognises the truly exceptional performance of a graduate student. Tom Cookson, who has … Continue reading

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Projects in Dubrovnik and in Westminster

The CiA BArch show forms part of the MSA Degree Show, fifth floor of Chatham Building, All Saints Campus, Manchester Metropolitan University 18-22 June 2011. Private view 6pm Friday 17th June. Come and see some great drawings, physical models and … Continue reading

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Looking Through

Staff and students from CiA have just returned from the intensive ADSL week at the university in Antwerp. This annual event is a collection of lectures and workshops by an assortment of international architects and designers assembled together around a … Continue reading

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Architects at work

Architects’ office April 2006. Francis Roberts Architects have moved to 1 Ribblesdale Place, Preston.

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CiA Studio Projects, 2010-2011

We are looking at four sites for sixth year (Bachelor of Architecture) studio projects: Option 1: Dubrovnik: We have identified and visited two excellent sites within the old city, the first is an extensive ruin area, the second is an … Continue reading

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That Goldfinger Touch

The 2010 RIBA Goldfinger Scholarship has been awarded to Luca Csepely-Knorr to undertake an M.Phil at the MSA. Luca will be studying the work of Bela Rerrich (1881-1932), independent Hungary’s first town planner who had studied under the Windermere garden … Continue reading

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Venice Projects: This Year’s Models & Drawings

Bachelor of Architecture Year 6 Projects 2009-2010 Following the students’ participation in the workshop Archaeology’s Places & Contemporary Uses the students chose sites in Venice for their major projects. Slideshow of Year 6 Drawings and Models Students: Peter Brown, Christopher … Continue reading

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Degree Show 2010

The Degree Shows at Manchester Metropolitan University open on Friday 18th June at 5pm. CiA Studio’s Bachelor of Architecture Projects can be found in Rooms 502 and 503 on the fifth floor of the Chatham Building, Cavendish Street, M15 6BR. … Continue reading

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Exhibition opening, all welcome …

You are welcome to join us at at a private view on 4 May from 18:30 until 20:30 of: Archaelogy’s Places and Contemporary Uses: An Exhibition at Manchester Institute for Research and Innovation in Art and Design (MIRIAD!) Manchester Metropolitan … Continue reading

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