Category Archives: CiA

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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LITTORAL INSPIRATIONS: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE LAGOON

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Sally Stone

Architecture can facilitate the exploration of identity through the examination of the specificity of the context in which it is embedded. The constructed environment is often charged with narrative content, certain elements come to the fore, while others are more … Continue reading →

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Preston Interrotta

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Sally Stone

“Preston has a picturesqueness of outline and a suggestion of spaciousness from a distance which distinguish it from most Lancashire cotton towns.”1 The Twenty-First Century city is a combination of two different ideas; the traditional city of streets and squares, … Continue reading →

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Architecture professors folding, stapling, singing

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Sally Stone

Remembering the Archaeology and Architecture workshop, IUAV, Venice, 2010

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BDP Architects to Host Charrette to discuss the Urban Implications of Preston Bus Station

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Sally Stone

In December 2012 Preston City Council voted ‘in principle’ to demolish Preston Bus Station and replace it with a surface car park. This building is a major cultural landmark and it should be preserved and creatively adapted to serve the … Continue reading →

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If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller…

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Sally Stone

Projects in Cartmel and Venice This year we have studied two locations, one home and one away. Both have a direct connection with sanctuary and with water. It is fabled that Cartmel Priory was founded in a place where fresh … Continue reading →

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Gate 81 Preston Bus Station

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Sally Stone

The Gate 81 project hacklab/workshop/charette has been arranged for May 2013. Link: Gate 81 Hacklab Email for info@gate81.com if you are interested in taking part.

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