Market Square
Known as the Old Market
Square, the square sits in the heart of Nottingham and has always been the centre of this ever-growing city. The square plays host to many events throughout
the year and also houses various businesses’ bringing life to this space. In
2004, a competition to the...
Hi there! My name is Shaun Bagnall and i am currently a undergraduate studying Architectural Technology at Nottingham Trent University. I have set up this blog so i can share my experiences of the course and what the university/student life is really like. Enjoy!
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Task 6. Critical Analysis 2

Up and down the
country, Maggie Centres have been making the difference to family (and friends),
helping people through troubling times in their lives. No one ever wishes for a
loved one to be given bad news on health, and it is something hard to accept
yourself, however this is where the Maggie Centres...
Friday, 11 April 2014
Task 5. Critical Analysis 1
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For this task we have been asked to look back at the RIBA Stirling award Prize
winners since the turn of the millennium, choosing our favourite and least
favourite buildings/concept.
Favourite
Building/Concept – Accordia, Winner of 2008 Stirling Prize
This
is a project which I have admired...
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Term 2 Review
As I did for the first
term, I would like to talk about how this second term has gone in terms of work
and also socially.
This term, the work
load has certainly increased compared to that of first term. First term it
seems that the work was just to ease us into the way of life of university and
the work demand. However this term the deadlines have seemed to flow thick and
fast, meaning I’ve had...
Saturday, 29 March 2014
House Extension Project

This project quickly
followed the LifeBox project (which if you have read my blog about that project
I was happily to see go). When we were given to project brief for this I was
very excited to say the least; working on a real project with a real client is
the way I want to work.
In the first week...
Saturday, 8 March 2014
Task 4. Re-Appropriating The Past
In this task, we have
been asked to walk around the Lace Market and uncover an Industrial Revolution
era factory or commercial building which has been redeveloped and converted
into new accommodation, retail, leisure or either a residential building. As I
live within the Lace Market, I walk through...