- · Following
the opening of the Reid Building the full GSA Degree Show returns to Garnethill - ·
Stage 5
thesis and Stage 3 project briefs announced - ·
Opportunity
to see the Reid Building fully populated with student work - ·
Press
access to Degree Show from 11am on Thursday 12 June 2014 - ·
Degree Show
open to public 14 – 21 June 2014
Following the opening of
the Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show will be staged
entirely on the Garnethill campus this summer. Fine Art will continue to show in
the Mackintosh Building, Design disciplines will be on show in the Reid Building
and the Mackintosh School of
Architecture will showcase work in the Bourdon Building giving visitors the
opportunity to experience the full diversity of final year presentations on the
one site.
the Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show will be staged
entirely on the Garnethill campus this summer. Fine Art will continue to show in
the Mackintosh Building, Design disciplines will be on show in the Reid Building
and the Mackintosh School of
Architecture will showcase work in the Bourdon Building giving visitors the
opportunity to experience the full diversity of final year presentations on the
one site.
Stage 5 final design theses
This year
students interrogate themes of Memory and
Social Interaction, Water and Assembly
students interrogate themes of Memory and
Social Interaction, Water and Assembly
within the
context of a European city.
context of a European city.
Stage 3 projects
Students
have worked on two projects located on the Argyll peninsular: one with the
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and the other with architect John McAslan
have worked on two projects located on the Argyll peninsular: one with the
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and the other with architect John McAslan
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The studio system is at the core of
programme delivery at the GSA. In the 2013/14 academic year Stage 5
architecture students have worked in one of three studio teams, each led by
academics and practising architects. Studio team A (led by Robert Mantho,
Miranda Richardson and Stacy Phillips) has explored the theme of memory and the social construction of space
in the reading of the urban, locating the examination within Genoa, Paris and London. Studio team B (working
with Henry McKeown and Charlie Hussey) has focussed on the theme of water with reference to Venice, Mistre and Trieste. Studio team
C (working with Charlie Sutherland and Graeme Massie) has investigated the
theme of Assembly within the context
of Copenhagen, Helsingborg, and Malmo.
A further option, to explore one of the themes but basing the discussion on
Dublin, was also offered to students. Each team visited the cities in focus in
September 2014.
programme delivery at the GSA. In the 2013/14 academic year Stage 5
architecture students have worked in one of three studio teams, each led by
academics and practising architects. Studio team A (led by Robert Mantho,
Miranda Richardson and Stacy Phillips) has explored the theme of memory and the social construction of space
in the reading of the urban, locating the examination within Genoa, Paris and London. Studio team B (working
with Henry McKeown and Charlie Hussey) has focussed on the theme of water with reference to Venice, Mistre and Trieste. Studio team
C (working with Charlie Sutherland and Graeme Massie) has investigated the
theme of Assembly within the context
of Copenhagen, Helsingborg, and Malmo.
A further option, to explore one of the themes but basing the discussion on
Dublin, was also offered to students. Each team visited the cities in focus in
September 2014.
Stage 3 students work to the same studio
programme which is delivered by staff Mark Kilkenny, Adrian Stewart, Kathy Li,
Kirsty Lees and Nick Walker. The architecture
briefs are focussed this year on the Argyll Peninsular, with students responding
to two briefs centred on the town of Dunoon (working with John McAslan), and one
at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (RGBE) property, Benmore Gardens. Recalling Ed Ruscha’s Every Building on Sunset Boulevard, the first of two town briefs
asked students to study and record in detail the architectural fabric of Argyll
Street, (Dunoon’s main thoroughfare), to ‘get under the skin’ and explore the
architectural and social stories behind the facades. The second town brief
offered the students the opportunity to situate a public building within the
existing townscape, making an architectural proposal that would be a catalyst
for change and that would inspire the local community. Meanwhile, the Benmore
Gardens building study asked the students to make proposals for a Herbarium for
the RGBE which as well as accommodating international research specialists
would also welcome the public for visits, education and arts courses.
programme which is delivered by staff Mark Kilkenny, Adrian Stewart, Kathy Li,
Kirsty Lees and Nick Walker. The architecture
briefs are focussed this year on the Argyll Peninsular, with students responding
to two briefs centred on the town of Dunoon (working with John McAslan), and one
at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (RGBE) property, Benmore Gardens. Recalling Ed Ruscha’s Every Building on Sunset Boulevard, the first of two town briefs
asked students to study and record in detail the architectural fabric of Argyll
Street, (Dunoon’s main thoroughfare), to ‘get under the skin’ and explore the
architectural and social stories behind the facades. The second town brief
offered the students the opportunity to situate a public building within the
existing townscape, making an architectural proposal that would be a catalyst
for change and that would inspire the local community. Meanwhile, the Benmore
Gardens building study asked the students to make proposals for a Herbarium for
the RGBE which as well as accommodating international research specialists
would also welcome the public for visits, education and arts courses.
A new undertaking by the Stage 3 in 2014 was an opportunity
for students to become involved in one of six small design and build ‘live’
projects. These range from working with
Forestry Commission Scotland on interventions in the Carron Valley, involvement
in the creation of an adventure playground for young people in Dalmarnock, to
the production of a ‘cinema pod’ for RCHAMs and Collective Architecture. Projects are ongoing and students are
committed to these beyond the end of the academic year.
for students to become involved in one of six small design and build ‘live’
projects. These range from working with
Forestry Commission Scotland on interventions in the Carron Valley, involvement
in the creation of an adventure playground for young people in Dalmarnock, to
the production of a ‘cinema pod’ for RCHAMs and Collective Architecture. Projects are ongoing and students are
committed to these beyond the end of the academic year.
Outcomes of the
explorations will be presented in a series of models, drawings, texts, sketches, orthographic drawings and digital
media.
explorations will be presented in a series of models, drawings, texts, sketches, orthographic drawings and digital
media.
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Further information:
Lesley Booth,
0779 941 4474
Listing
Saturday 14 – Saturday 21 June 2014
Saturday / Sunday: 10am-5pm,
Monday–Thursday:
10am-9pm; Friday: 10am-7pm
Monday–Thursday:
10am-9pm; Friday: 10am-7pm
Glasgow
School of Art Degree Show 2014
School of Art Degree Show 2014
Mackintosh, Reid and Bourdon Buildings
An opportunity to experience the whole range of
creative work from graduating students in the Schools of Fine Art, Design and
Architecture on one site, as Degree Show returns to Garnethill.
creative work from graduating students in the Schools of Fine Art, Design and
Architecture on one site, as Degree Show returns to Garnethill.
Further information: www.gsa.ac.uk
Entry Free.