Redmak Architecture + Urban Design

As part of Design 09 Redmak are hosting 2 Architecture students from Nottingham and Nottingham Trent  for 3 months to develop up 2 tricky sites in Nottingham / this project is a joint initiative between 5 local practices, the Universities and Nottingham City Council – the students can be hosted under the RIBA HOST scheme www.architecture.com

We have just been appointed to work with Nottingham City Council and Carillion to remodel 2 primary schools – already we have had 6 design workshops with the schools -

Farida is now an independent Building 4 Life assessor for CABE  Building for Life is the National Standard for well designed homes and neighbourhoods. www.buildingforlife.org

We have just been appointed to assist First Enterprise – in remodelling their premises on Radford Road to create starter business units which will be supported and linked to the First Enterprise prestart and existing Business Advice Service - www.first-enterprise.co.uk

This year REDMAK partners are contributing to the fostering of young architects again – Farida and Mike are both tutoring part time at Nottingham and Nottingham Trent Universities. At Nottingham University we are co-tutoring 3rd year UNIT 3 with Nicola Gerber, unit leader. At Nottingham Trent University we are co-tutoring 2nd year with Alina Hughes and Guillermo Montiel.

http://www.exhibitnottingham.com/gallery

The Revive project www.revivehealthylivingcentre.co.uk designed by REDMAK has won a commendation in the Community Benefit category for the RICS East Midlands Awards 2009 www.rics.org -

This commendation is great since it recognises a project that brought a community of local neighbours, local schools, voluntary organisations and the Primary Care Trust together – The building and courtyard designs came about during a series of 18 workshops run by REDMAK.

The resulting 3M building is an example of how a very diverse partnership can deliver a good quality environmental and responsive building that remembers and responds fully to local needs. See the Revive category for more information.

Redmak has just finished a project with Garibaldi College www.garibaldi.org.uk. This dynamic college with great students is always up to something check out their website for updates.

Appointed by Learning Space www.learning-space.org.uk Redmak was commissioned to work with the Creative Learning Staff and 90 year 7’s and 90 year 8’s to explore the experience of working as a joint department.

Working with the BSF (Building Schools for a Future) team of students Redmak designed and orchestrated 2 full day workshops which gave 200 students the opportunity of working together in teams with a joint team of creative staff the BSF students and Redmak.

The workshops explored the themes of DRAMA, DANCE, ART, MEDIA and MUSIC and included making rooms for all the spaces using various materials, making costumes and musical props as well as a dance interval every time groups moved from one station to another.

It was all done at a fantastic frenetic enthusiastic pace and at the end of each day students had made 5 rooms which were then joined up into the CREATIVE ARTs HOUSE.

some student eavesdropping from the workshop days at GARIBALDI

‘look at our ART, ain’t we stylish’

‘What happens if we do this?’

‘Oh my god what happened to that’

‘Who would love a house like this?’

‘We need to cross the sticks together to support it and make it stronger’

‘We need to take it apart again’

some email feed back from the staff

‘Farida I hope you have recovered from your Garibaldi experience !! it was a great couple of days and I think the students and staff really enjoyed themselves. I felt that the year 8 experience in particular really went well and the students experienced a different way of working that will broaden their horizons. If you remember that we had 90 students in each workshop I think there were great successes throughout the day. The visualisation work that you did was brilliant and I will be nicking this idea to use in my teaching- thanks for that !!

Many thanks once again for your work with us and I do hope we can work together again in the future.

Best wishes

Jo and everyone in the mad ‘ARTSHOUSE’ !!’

Farida Makki has just been appointed as panel member for the East Midlands Design Review Panel which is managed by OPUN the East Midlands Architecture Centre, supported by EMDA East Midlands Development Agency and works in partnership with CABE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment www.cabe.org.uk

The Design Review Panel is independent and supports the delivery of excellence in terms of design and sustainability in the delivery of buildings and places in the region.

The review process supports the statutory planning system with the aim of benefiting projects. Advice is provided to local authorities, design teams and their clients. The panel members include urban designers architects, engineers, designers and planners.

The panel offers a free service, for more information see under DESIGN at www.regenerationem.co.uk and see www.architecturecentre.net for more information on other Design Review Panels.