Desgin projects : shelter stages and thresholds. As well as technology of the…
Year 1
Year 1 is a very special year for all students of architecture. It is the year that cultural, social, political, ethical and aesthetical considerations of design reveal themselves, and shape a complex network of references where intuition, criticality and creativity can thrive.
In WSA, these troublesome encounters are pedagogically managed through situated ways of learning. Situated both within the safe environment of our design studios, workshops and lecture theatres, the spaces where trial and experimentation, successes and mistakes are exposed with relief. But also beyond them, and in particular into the broader socio‐cultural and geographical context in which our school is embedded (Karen Handley, Andrew Sturdy, Robin Fincham, Timothy Clark 2006)
All Year 1 modules benefit from these instances of introverted and extroverted learning. In fact, we believe that the multiple and diverse crossings of these boundaries give life to a great range of complex, intuitive, ethical and aesthetical design responses.
The site offers glimpses to this within and beyond school learning experience. We hope you enjoy revisiting it, as much as we did.
Modelling Workshops
Modelling is an important part of the architectural design process. A series of…
The Cabinet of the River
Starting university brings with it many new experiences. A new course, a new…
Our first year at WSA?
Our work which you can enjoy throughout the online exhibition show what we…
St. Fagan’s
During our first Technology module, we visited the St. Fagan’s national museum of…
Creative Shelters
Creative Shelters is a 1st Design Project, we were asked to design a…
Creative Stages
In our second design project, we were tasked with designing a space for the community to connect and experience the creativity around them. Our Brief had three twists: Urban Archive, Urban Gallery or Urban Theatre.
Forensic Analysis
What we discovered:
DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND METHODS
Exploring and combining different methods to approach our design work was the primarily…
Inhabiting Thresholds
Our final design project revolved around the idea of thresholds; Our designs aimed…
Barcelona 2019-20, Study trip
“As we were wandering around the streets of Barcelona in search for a…
BUILDING THROUGH TIME
Combining on-site visit, research, writing and the use of different media, we were…
Memories of our first year at WSA
First year at Welsh School of Architecture was an unforgettable experience, not only…