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!

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Term One

Sunday, December 08, 2013 Posted by Unknown No comments
So now we have broken up for the Christmas break, I want to share what this first term has been like, both ups and downs. First of all I have met some great people in the course. Even though in the introduction week was full of those awkward “ice-breaker exercises” you really don’t get to know people until you are all working together, having all the same problems and getting through them together....

Saturday, 7 December 2013

Make and Break Project

Saturday, December 07, 2013 Posted by Unknown No comments
Make and Break was the name of our final project for this term. The brief; to build a crane-like structure to support a 1kg bag of sugar, and the sugar must have a clearance of 500mm from the base and 400mm from the main structure. The structure itself could only be made from 3mm dowel, string and...