‘Ideas for Huyton’ collaborative studio paper accepted for Productive-Disruptive Conference 2023
Studio teaching based conference submission accepted to Association of Architectural Educators Conference 2023 Productive-Disruptive: spaces of exploration in-between architectural pedagogy and practice to take place at Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff.
The submission reflects upon the productive-disruptive nature of the pedagogy of the year-long live collaboration between University based BA3 Studio Pen and Inc led by Senior Lecturer Sandy Britton, Urban Researcher Fei Chen, local policy makers and regeneration Task Force within Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Architectural practice Architectural Emporium. Through Knowledge Exchange the collaboration created opportunities to envision and impact change ; KMBC promoting the responsive reflexive governance already in play for their community and longer-term masterplans; Students becoming agents for change through questioning and visioning high street futures accountable to carbon zero future policies and fragile futures agendas and giving voice to young people’s perspective on their future.
The paper supporting this contribution was published in Charette the journal for Architectural Educators : Britton, Sandy, Chen, Fei and Cooper, Luke (2023) Ideas for Huyton: Education Through Collaboration. Charrette, 9 (1). pp. 231-254.
LSA studio Teaching team : Sandy Britton , Sarah Green , Tony Lees , Giles Wheeldon with consultants Stuart Gee and Hanmei Chen.