Visit msa.ac.uk for more information Team Partners Agenda KIRAN KENNY (M Arch 01) Invisible (), are part of the wider Invisible Cities, a social enterprise that trains EMILY ZHANG (M Arch 01) COLOUR THE CITY people affected by homelessness to become IFWAT ZUNAIDI(M Arch 01) walking tour guides in their own city. They Colour the City’s project is to design a colour-in postcard booklet for all ages raise awareness about homelessness through FARAH ROSOL (M Arch 01) for Invisible (Manchester) to raise funds for their lost revenue over the past the tours, aim at changing perceptions and year due to COVID19. The colouring booklet will include hand drawings of NURHASSANAH KISSMI (M Arch 01) breaking down the stigma that exists around different places around Manchester in coordination with the tour guides and homelessness. Invisible Cities mission is to their routes. The idea is to see the city through 1,000 different eyes by having create a more positive and inclusive community colour-in illustrations. We also chose a colour-in element because it helps through local projects that engage the wider reduce anxiety and depression in adults and creates mindfulness which community and currently have walking tours in DAMLA TUNC (BA 01) helps your brain to rest, it’s also a fun activity for children. The postcard Edinburgh, York, Manchester and Glasgow. element is designed to reconnect people and to reduce loneliness, which has VIVIAN YANG (BA 01) been a huge concern recently. The students have provided a design solution AUDREY MAK (BA 01) to Invisible (Manchester)’s funding and loneliness concerns.

JENNIFER LAU (BA 01) Invisible (Manchester) offers local and friendly walking tours of the city that showcase some SARA IONETE (BA 02) of the city’s historical landmarks and explore Throughout the two week process of MSA Live, the students were HANNAH KNIGHT(BA 02) the social projects that make the city what it is. continuously in contact with the tour guides, keeping them involved in Their experienced tour guides, all of whom have DAVID AMIR SUHRE (BA 02) the process and development. Collaboration sessions between MSA and been affected by homelessness, simply live and Invisible (Manchester) were a big part of the brief, the students went on RONNIE MCTAGGART (BA 02) breathe the city, and offer their own personal the virtual tours and had conversations with the tour guides, we had a insight into the past, present, and future. collaborative quiz and informal development sessions so the tour guides The tours stray away from the typical tourist could give feedback to the students on the illustrations. We really wanted to attractions and offer an alternative way of keep them involved and part of the process as much as we could. viewing the city, a more personal side affected by homelessness.

Sensitivity was key in this project. The students needed to converse with the tour guides and be mindful of their situations and stories. The groups used The high quality training the tour guides their architectural skills to sensitively illustrate places around Manchester VIGIMZIJSGYWIWSRGSRƼHIRGIFYMPHMRKTYFPMG that mean so much to the tour guides. speaking and customer service, all of which are transferable skills. Through their tours, it gives them a platform to tell their story, by creating and crafting an experience that is personal to them and sharing it. Each of their tours are their own, highlighting monuments, people and TPEGIW[LMGLVIƽIGXXLIMVKVIEXTSXIRXMEP Virtual Tours a b “Off the Cobbles” with Danny and “Powerful Women of Manchester” with Laura

The Invisible (Manchester) initiative the streets and a thoughtful piece allows visitors of Manchester to of his poetry, which he recited at stroll the city’s streets in a unique each stop. Danny’s wit and wisdom way with individuals who genuinely personality made the tour uplifting, c call it . On the second day, we educational, and inspiring. had a great opportunity to bring the streets of Manchester to life 8LIWIGSRHXSYVƈ4S[IVJYP;SQIR in our own homes through virtual SJ1ERGLIWXIVƉ[MXL0EYVE*MVWX tours led by experienced Invisible stop of Laura’s tour was at one of

Image Top (Left) // a: (Manchester) tour guides, Danny 1ERGLIWXIVƅWƼRIWXPMWXIHFYMPHMRKW Photo Collage of the Virtual and Laura, both of whom have been the Manchester Central Library, Tour with Danny (MSA Live Blog post) affected by homelessness. in St Peter’s Square. Here, she

Image Top (Right)) // b: delved into stories about Emmeline The Hidden Gem (Danny’s Virtual Tour) During the event, BA and MA Pankhurst Statue. As a transgender students were divided into two woman, she truly respects the Image Middle-Top (Right) // c: groups and allocated to an Invisible radical feminine history’s rich past d e St. Ann’s Church (Danny’s Virtual Tour) (Manchester) tour guide, with that by connecting the history of women, each of the groups experiencing or a particularly notable woman, at Image Bottom (Left) // d: Photo Collage of the Virtual the virtual tour with the respective each stop. Her energetic character Tour with Laura (MSA Live Blog post) tour guides. The tours were really and cheerful attitude made the

Image Middle-Bottom insightful as we got to hear their tour of Manchester’s city centre (Right) // e: own personal insight into the past, interesting and exciting. Laura’s tour Barnabus (Laura’s Virtual Tour) present and future through the eyes ƼRMWLIHMRXLI2SVXLIVR5YEVXIV

Image Bottom (Right)// f: of someone who had experienced it where we virtually walked through Beacon of Hope in a very different light to ours. Manchester’s streets, both seen and (Laura’s Virtual Tour) unseen. Image Top (Left) // g: Old Trafford Stadium and 8LIƼVWXXSYVƈ3JJXLI'SFFPIWƉ National Football Museum f (Favourite Tour Stops) with Danny. Danny’s tour took We also experienced a tour of the students around Manchester other locations by other Invisible Image Top (Right) // h: Angel Meadows and Little through his eyes sharing lesser (Manchester) tour guides, Richard, Ireland (Favourite Tour Stops) known historical facts in which the Stephen, Nic and Andy. The journey began at the Cenotaph and locations include Old Trafford Image Bottom (Left) // i: and ended at the unique pieces of street Stadium, Angel Meadows, Alleyways (Favourite Tour Stops) art in the Northern Quarter. The one and many more. Each of the tours

Image Bottom (Right) // j: hour-plus of insightful journey was was really wonderful and we loved Sinclair’s Oyster Bar and punctutated with Danny’s personal every minute of it. The students left Alleyways (Favourite Tour Stops) stories of his time spent living on positive feedbacks after the tour. g h The Colouring Booklet Initial Ideas and Development of Drawings (colour-in postcards and maps of tour locations)

As part of the task for our booklet, Through virtual tours with their tour the BA/MLA students need to guides, BA/MLA students gained produce 2-3 drawings of the insight, personal experiences selected location from the virtual of the locations, and a deeper tour to put it inside the booklet as a understanding of each tour guide cover for the postcard. However, to and were able to draw creatively rationalize the selected locations, a through sensitivity. MA students series of discussions and exchanges went on the tour to enrich the of photographs, locations & text/ feedback and offer any help to the poems with the tour guide was held BA/MLA students by having the where all the Invisible (Manchester) same experience and sharing their tour guides told their group their skills and knowledge on producing favourite locations in their tour and the drawing. why. Photographs of these locations A few informal work-sharing were handed over to the BA/ sessions within the MA and BA/MLA i j MLA students to draw from them. students were held to encourage Tour guides were also discussed teamwork and communication with students what text/poem between groups and keep track would accompany each drawing Image Top (Right): of the progress. We have also Sketch Development as discussed and organised with presented our sketch developments Group 1 Invisible (Manchester). (MSA Live Blog post) to the Invisible Manchester team to Image Top (Left): After deciding within their small advance the projects forward and Group 1 work in progress on Miro group about selecting the location, get input on our booklet progress. (Drawn by Damla & Jennifer) each student has produced the These activities accurately describe drawing with different assigned our aim to encourage two-way Image Middle-Top (Left): Group 1 work in progress locations using their style and communication, allowing us to on Miro (Drawn by Amir & Ronnie) method of drawing. All the progress explore how the booklet progresses and works were added to the Miro and collect feedback to ensure the Image Middle-Bottom (Left): board, so everyone is kept in the outputs meet the collaborator and Group 2 work in progress on Miro loop and making the work progress our group vision. (Drawn by Audrey & Vivian) easily accessible. Image Bottom (Left): Group 2 work in progress on Miro (Drawn by Sara & Hannah)

Image Bottom (Right): Sketch Development Group 2 (MSA Live Blog post) Collaborative Sessions with External Partner: Invisible Manchester

Over the two-week period, the we are yet to experience their MSA Live Team have arranged a individually unique tours. series of collaborative sessions to further engage the students with A feedback session with Invisible our external partner in order to 1ERGLIWXIV[IVILIPHSRXLIƼVWX establish a mutual communication day of the second week where the between both parties and encourage students presented their work in knowledge sharing that will progress to the tour guides and the TSWMXMZIP]GSRXVMFYXIMRXLIƼREP external partner representatives outcome of this project. to keep them updated on the development of drawings and The collaboration scheme getting them involved in the includes a fun quiz evening with production process. We had a the Invisible Manchester team, a feedback session by the end of feedback session with our external the meeting in order to elevate partner preeceding the drawings the engagement of students development and progress with our external partner where presentation from the students, positive criticism was given to and students engagement in allow students to see what can be Invisible Manchester’s social media MQTVSZIHXSEGLMIZIXLIFIWXƼREP platform as a strategy to increase SYXGSQIXLEX[MPPQYXYEPP]FIRIƼX the audience awareness on social both parties. impact that this project brings. We had a brief talk with Lauren As part of our brief to reduce from Invisible Manchester team loneliness and involving the tour on the following day to discuss guides continually throughout this about our involvement in their project, a fun quiz evening was SƾGMEP-RWXEKVEQTEKIERHEPWSXLI SVKERM^IHEXXLIIRHSJXLIƼVWX marketing strategy for the colouring week to allow the students and booklet. Ideas were shared in an the Invisible Manchester team online platform via Google Docs to connect and further promote FIJSVIMXMWƼREPMWIHF]0EYVIRXS an amicable and fun alternative be organised in Trello application. to communicate informatively. From there, the collaborative board Through this collaborative quiz, created will tell us what post will we also had the opportunity to be be uploaded. The posts will give an acquainted with other tour guides exposure to Instagram users about such as Nic, Andy and Ric whom the importance of this project. Quiz Session Ideas sharing on Google Docs and Trello Application

Progress Presentation and Instagram Posts on Feedback Session Invisible Manchester’s SƾGMEPTEKIXSHEXI The Colouring Booklet Final Outcome Final Outcome (colour-in postcards and maps of tour locations) (colour-in postcards and maps of tour locations)

After two weeks of drawing and tours. discussing the colouring book, the 8LIƼVWXX[SGLETXIVWMRGPYHI ƼREPSYXGSQISJXLIGSPSYVMRKFSSO A tour chapter page. presents as a 34-pages A5 booklet. Four colour-in postcards of the There have been some minor chosen location in the tour. changes in the layout and format A collage map of the tour. of the colouring book regarding the The third chapter has almost the requirements of book publishers same except for the tour map as it that Invisible (Manchester) suggest. includes multiple tours. After a few informal work-sharing Apart from the three chapters, there sessions with the MA and BA/ are also four pages including: 10%WXYHIRXWXLIƼREPHVE[MRKW a front cover, an Acknowledgements SJXLIGSPSYVMRKFSSOEVIƼRMWLIH TEKIETYFPMGM^ITEKIXLEXWEMHƈ-J and put in an InDesign template; you want see more, come on the each illustration is accompanied XSYVƉERHEFEGOGSZIV by a bubble style title indicating its location a quote of choice. Also, on 8LIƼREPSYXGSQISJXLI the back of the drawing is a postcard FSSOPIXMWER-R(IWMKRƼPI layout page. which will be handover to the 8LIƼREPWXVYGXYVISJXLIGSPSYVMRK Invisible(Manchester) for future use. book is divided into three chapters, It could be printed out as an actual including the colour-in postcards of booklet or uploaded online as a Danny’s tour, Laura’s tour and other digital version. Final Outcome Final Outcome (colour-in postcards and maps of tour locations) (colour-in postcards and maps of tour locations)

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Image Area Image Area Insert here Insert here ABOUT STUDENT-LED BLOG Each year the MSA Live Our MSA masters students llive.msa.ac.uk/2021ive.msa.ac.uk/2021 (formerly Events) programme take the lead in the project unites M Arch. year 01 with conception, brief development, SOCIAL B Arch. year 01 and 02 and delivery and co-ordination of ##MSALive21MSALive21 M Land. Arch 01 in mixed- a small project. Other cohorts @@TheMSArchTheMSArch year teams to undertake live join for an eventful 2 weeks @@MLA_TheMSArchMLA_TheMSArch projects with external partners of activities at the end of the to create social impact. academic year. WEBSITE LIVE PROJECTS KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER wwww.msa.ac.ukww.msa.ac.uk All MSA Live projects are Working in teams within live. A live project is where an and across year groups educational organisation and and courses; MSA students an external partner develop a participate in peer to brief, timescale, and outcome peer learning. In addition, JSVXLIMVQYXYEPFIRIƼX collaborators, participants and students engage in SOCIAL IMPACT the transfer of tangible and intellectual property, expertise, All MSA Live projects have learning and skills. social impact. Social impact is the effect an organization’s actions have on the well-being LARGE SCALE of a community. Our agendas This year approximately 600 are set by our external students from 4 cohorts in collaborators. MSA will work on 42 projects with partners. EXTERNAL PARTNERS MSA LIVE projects work with QUESTIONS many organisations: charities, For questions about MSA Live community groups, social 21 contact MSA Live Lead: enterprises, community Becky Sobell: interest companies, [email protected]@mmu.ac.uk researchers, practitioners and educators.