Manchester Young Practitioners in Architecture
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:11 pm
Hopefully this will work and not land in a random topic!
As some of you may be aware I am on the committee of an organisation called M'YPA, which is an organisation that promotes the views of young architects. An excerpt from our last press release is detailed below and if you wish to find out more please email mypa@sparc-architects.co.uk or visit http://www.freewebs.com/manchesterypa/
Manchester?s Young Practitioners in Architecture (M?YPA) are a non-profit volunteer group of people incorporating Architects, Architectural Assistants and students under the age of 40. Our aim is to enhance the image and promote the recognition of young talent in the Manchester Arts and Architectural scenes through networking, talks, exhibitions, competitions, study trips, socialising and much more. The Young Practitioner?s in Architecture is affiliated to the Manchester Society of Architects.
In June 2006 an open competition was launched for young professionals and students to celebrate 10 years of Architecture Week. The ?ideas? competition, asks for conceptual solutions that will regenerate 5 vacant sites within Manchester. Temporary installations, structures or art works could be assembled on these sites to create more pleasant settings within the city until planned developments are realised. Revitalisation of built up areas within the city is a key factor in the successful working of the city. The sites may be treated individually or as a series of connected spaces.
M?YPA organised an award night and celebrated the end of Architecture week at Kro Piccadilly in Manchester on 23rd June where more than 100 people turned up to view the exhibition. The quality of the submissions were high and after a long discussion between the jury panel the submission were awarded as follows:
1st: Mena Kubba & Martin Jarvie, Gathering Space (Anderson Bell Christie, Glasgow).
2nd: Craig Barilsford, Martin Fox, Andrea White, Katarzyna Jurkiwicz (Sheppard Robson, Manchester)
3rd: Ashvin De Vos, Salad Island (JM Architects, Glasgow) Commendation: Chi Chung WONG (Ronald), Kin Chung KWOK (Year Two, MSA)
As some of you may be aware I am on the committee of an organisation called M'YPA, which is an organisation that promotes the views of young architects. An excerpt from our last press release is detailed below and if you wish to find out more please email mypa@sparc-architects.co.uk or visit http://www.freewebs.com/manchesterypa/
Manchester?s Young Practitioners in Architecture (M?YPA) are a non-profit volunteer group of people incorporating Architects, Architectural Assistants and students under the age of 40. Our aim is to enhance the image and promote the recognition of young talent in the Manchester Arts and Architectural scenes through networking, talks, exhibitions, competitions, study trips, socialising and much more. The Young Practitioner?s in Architecture is affiliated to the Manchester Society of Architects.
In June 2006 an open competition was launched for young professionals and students to celebrate 10 years of Architecture Week. The ?ideas? competition, asks for conceptual solutions that will regenerate 5 vacant sites within Manchester. Temporary installations, structures or art works could be assembled on these sites to create more pleasant settings within the city until planned developments are realised. Revitalisation of built up areas within the city is a key factor in the successful working of the city. The sites may be treated individually or as a series of connected spaces.
M?YPA organised an award night and celebrated the end of Architecture week at Kro Piccadilly in Manchester on 23rd June where more than 100 people turned up to view the exhibition. The quality of the submissions were high and after a long discussion between the jury panel the submission were awarded as follows:
1st: Mena Kubba & Martin Jarvie, Gathering Space (Anderson Bell Christie, Glasgow).
2nd: Craig Barilsford, Martin Fox, Andrea White, Katarzyna Jurkiwicz (Sheppard Robson, Manchester)
3rd: Ashvin De Vos, Salad Island (JM Architects, Glasgow) Commendation: Chi Chung WONG (Ronald), Kin Chung KWOK (Year Two, MSA)
