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[Re]generating Manchester: processing post-industrial landscapes

Exhibition of architecture students work in China

A selection of work from msa graduate and postgraduate students is being exhibited as part of the exhibition, Power of Copying, Xuzhou Museum of Art, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. Dr. Nick Dunn has curated the work and provided an essay to contextualise it, an extract of which follows here.

The six projects showcased consider how connections are made into the superorganism of the contemporary city and propose new cultural conditions. They explore the nature of the post-industrial landscape by analysis and synthesis of its conditions, leading to greater understanding of the contemporary context alongside appropriate design strategies and interventions. These projects explore the 'power of copying', whether using the iconic terraced housing of the industrial era as a vehicle for reinterpretation, redefining the spatial and cultural experience of the city, or using algorithms to reiterate logical solutions in response to spatial performance or policy. All the work illustrated here demonstrates the creativity, innovation and skills required to engage with the post-industrial landscape whilst offering new possibilities to [re]generate it. The exhibition runs from 14 May - 10 July 2010.

17 May 2010

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