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Issue 6 aspirATion Spring/summer 2016 The magazine for aspiring Architectural Technology professionals In this issue Meet the aspirATion The Gensler IdeaJam Life after graduating Group Sponsored by CIAT In this issue Editor’s foreword 2 Meet the aspirATion Group Welcome to another jam-packed issue of aspirATion magazine. In this issue we meet some of the Chairs of 10 The Gensler IdeaJam - The the newly formed aspirATion Groups and gain some Future of the Metro IdeaJam: insight into why they wanted to get involved and what London and Tokyo their plans for the future are. 15 CIAT Design Futures Symposium To close the 50th Anniversary CIAT held a Design Futures Symposium at the University of Westminster 17 To Sandwich, or not to at the end of last year. Professor Sam Allwinkle PPBIAT Sandwich? MCIAT gives you a summary of the event. We speak to Gensler about ‘The Future of the Metro IdeaJam’ which 19 University of Brighton – was sponsored by CIAT. Craig O’Halloran MCIAT and the encouraging work placements team tell you about the new ideas that were produced. 23 Home or Away! We also have some great articles from University of Brighton students, encouraging you all to take work 25 Glyndŵr University Colwyn Bay placements, and we catch up with Glyndŵr University Promenade Development Project to find out about their Colwyn Bay Promenade Development project. 29 Life after graduating Jack Wilson 30 CIAT Student Awards 2016 Education and Membership Administrator Front cover: Top pic: Le Rocher by John For further information on the articles featured, or to West. Bottom Pic: Grillagh Water House by contribute to aspirATion magazine, contact Jack Wilson, Patrick Bradley Architects Education and Membership Administrator. Email:jack@ ciat.org.uk Tel: 0207 2782206 2 aspirATion spring/summer 2016 Meet the aspirATion Group By Jack Wilson, CIAT Membership and Education Administrator Above, left to right: Michael Angus ACIAT; Rori Millar ACIAT; James Banks CIAT Membership Director; Bradley Clarke MCIAT; Todd Morgan ACIAT; Craig O’Halloran MCIAT; William Price MCIAT; Kirsty Murray MCIAT; Leon Crascall ACIAT; Daniel Wood ACIAT; Daniel Rossiter MCIAT; Natasha Vermeulen ACIAT; Kevin Meakin; Liam Leonard; Kyle Metcalfe At the end of last year CIAT launched its new Group An induction workshop was held in December 2015 for future Architectural Technology professionals: at the University of Westminster, which featured the aspirATion Group. The main aims for the guest speakers including Sophie Cox, International aspirATion Group are: Co-ordinator and HQ Novus Co-ordinator at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Her To provide a focal point for the Institute’s l presentation focused on Novus, a passionate activities and objectives with respect to all future group of young professionals who place CIOB Architectural Technology professional members. at the heart of their careers. The Group prepares l To maintain a dialogue between the aspirATion young people to be the next generation of Group and the Institute’s other Groups and construction industry leaders and provides a direct Committees regarding any issues that may affect link from undergraduate to Chartered Membership. future Architectural Technology professional members and to ensure that such members are James Banks, CIAT Membership Director, not adversely affected by any of these issues. presented on the aspirATion Group processes and protocols and the Group’s aims and objectives for To raise awareness of Institute activities, l the following year. aspirATion Group chairs had the objectives and constitutional processes. opportunity to discuss what they were planning for l To increase the potential for participation among their local aspirATion Groups. The meeting ended current students. with a networking session at a local pub where the members got to know each other and discussed To increase awareness of the Institute to l upcoming plans. In the following pages you have potential future Architectural Technology the chance to meet some of the aspirATion Group professionals. Regional Chairs and find out why they wanted to get involved. aspirATion spring/summer 2016 3 Natasha Vermeulen, ACIAT Yorkshire Region Chair A ‘passionate Architectural Technology professional’ Why did you put yourself forward to be your Region I also sit on the Construction Industry Regional Chair for aspirATion? Council (CIC) Yorkshire and Humber Committee. I work full time at WCEC Architects and I am I am a passionate Architectural Technology studying for an MSc in Technical Architecture at professional based in the Yorkshire Region where I Sheffield Hallam University so you’re probably currently hold the role of Deputy Councillor on the wondering why I Regional Committee. I am now half way through would take on the my third year on the Committee and as part of my considerable task of I believe role I have attended and supported various careers being the Yorkshire events at both schools and universities across aspirATion Chair. It’s in our the Region as well as organising a number of site simple, I believe in our profession. visits to help support the continued learning and profession. I believe development of CIAT members. in all those that I believe in represent it. I believe all those that One of the reasons for joining the Yorkshire that as Architectural Committee was to help my progression towards Technology represent it Chartered status. Something I would hope all professionals we Architectural Technologists aspire to achieve not only have the in their professional career. Before joining the knowledge and skill Yorkshire Region I had completed a PGCE in but the rare quality Design and Technology Secondary Education and value of what it takes to drive the future of the and found joining the Committee a good way of construction industry forward. reconnecting and getting back into When I heard about the aspirATion Group, I I have a huge practice. I have a huge couldn’t miss the opportunity to get involved. passion for learning We have some very challenging times ahead. We passion for and development and have to ensure our future Architectural Technology learning and aim to support design professionals are prepared, engaged, and ready and technology for the challenges they have yet to face. We development within education and face skills shortages, putting increased demand practise wherever I on our practices and the teams of those that and aim can. represent them, not only in our field but across the to support As well as being an construction industry. established member design of the Yorkshire 4 aspirATion spring/summer 2016 As professional practitioners, students and strong links with lecturers, I believe we are the key to our own professional practice success and we must become better integrated. supporting CV writing, If you are We need to support design and technology portfolio development education within schools. We must engage with and interview a student, pupils, teachers, schools, communities, colleges, technique. graduate or students, universities, lecturers and our practices to ensure we are all working together. We need We are also hoping professional to work towards developing a strong bond and to host a number of creating a clear path to light the way for our future less formal events member of professionals. to help encourage the Institute networking and We have an opportunity to set the precedent development of interested across the industry. To lead by example and ensure young professionals in getting our future Chartered Architectural Technologists amongst their peers thrive in a changing world. Ensuring they are within the industry. involved, adaptable and ready for any future challenges that As we become more they may be faced with in the construction industry. established, we will please do, We need to ensure their growth and development hopefully see the we need you! to become the best professional practitioners they introduction of a can be. This is something I am very passionate ‘Construction who’s about and I believe my skills, knowledge and who’ designed to understanding with support from my fellow support our prospective Architectural Technology network of professionals will ensure success in students, teachers and those looking to pursue achieving this. a career within construction to get to know more about the different professional roles and how the What are your plans for aspirATion in the construction industry really works. Yorkshire Region this year? We also hope to support the STEM initiative not only regionally but nationally by creating a resource We have a big task ahead however the first is to that will help promote Architectural Technology set up the Yorkshire aspirATion Group that will be within education. STEM is an initiative designed to split across the Region. Our universities will sit at inspire young people to pursue a career in Science, the heart of each Group which include Sheffield Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), so Hallam University, University of Huddersfield hopefully together we can encourage and inspire a and Leeds Beckett University. We are going to few minds. encourage all CIAT student members, graduates and professionals to get involved. You may notice there is a lot of ‘hope’ in delivering all of these initiatives. That is because the Some of the initiatives aspirATion Group will rely on YOU, our members We need we are looking to run to help us support and drive all of these initiatives are to introduce our across the Region. If you are a student, graduate or to support new members into the professional member of the Institute or maybe you realm of architecture design and are just interested in getting involved and offering and, more specifically your expertise, please do, we need you! technology Architectural education Technology through skill building workshops What are your thoughts on the training within and architectural visits. event, and CIAT’s Design Futures Symposium? For those looking for schools work placements we The Design Futures Symposium encompassed are hoping to support everything I love about Architectural Technology.