Off the Drawing Board Podcast

The Book Discussions Episode 3: Deborah G. Martin and Joseph Pierce - How to Think About Cities

In the third episode of our Book Discussions series, we are joined by Dan Joseph, a Masters student of Landscape Architecture at SSoAL!
Cities are vast, multilayered, complex and constantly evolving. The oftentimes myopic view of architects that focus on the creation of buildings without considering the environment they are situated in can hinder our designs. Given the ever-growing demand for space in cities and the various issues that contemporary architecture needs to tackle, the need to cooperate with a plethora of fields and learn how to interpret our cities is urgent.
Have a listen to how this book could be your inspiration to rethink about the urban reality!

The Open House Co-Housing Project

The concept of Co-Housing is gradually becoming more popular in the UK, and its architectural concept, benefits and challenges encourage us to rethink the way we design housing projects in contemporary times. 
What is it that makes Co-Housing so special? How does it work, what are its features and how is a project like this set up?
Join us and our guest, Leo Care, in the podcast booth, where we will be taking about the Open House Project, an intriguing Co-Housing initiative in the outskirts of Sheffield!
Want to learn more about this project? You can find more about the Open House Project by following the link below!
https://openhouseproject.wordpress.com

The Book Discussions Episode 2: Rem Koolhaas - S,M,L,XL

On our second episode of "The Book Discussions", we have Dennis Karolev joining us in the studio to talk about S,M,L,XL.
As we follow three passages from the book, we will dive in an important representative of Deconstructionism, and attempt to decipher the cryptic nature of the book. 
How does Koolhaas interpret architecture? How is the new centrifugal city organised? What is the typical plan, and why is it dominating modern architecture?
Tune in to listen to an episode about one of the most emblematic architectural books!

The Book Discussions Episode 1: R.F. Kuang - Babel

How does a novel correlate to the SSoAL? What parallels can we draw between the mythical tower of Babel and our very own Arts Tower? What is the role of academics, and how do we, as architecture students, get so wrapped around our own projects, much alike the protagonist of the novel, Robin?
Welcome to "The Book Discussions"; our new series of "Off the Drawing Board" kicks off with the book "Babel", by R.F. Kuang. With MArch student Hannah Wolowacz joining us in the studio, we will be talking about the awarded novel, and try to understand how a speculative fictional story can be significantly correlated to the reality of being an architecture student. 

The Year of Liveness in SSoAL

2024 has been named the Year of Liveness in Sheffield School of Architecture and Landscape. In this episode, we welcome Sam Brown and Dr.Adriana Massidda from our University to the Podcast Studio. We will dive deeper into the meaning of liveness, and how the definition has been introduced in the SSoA.
We will also discuss what the importance of liveness is, and why we need to incorporate it in our education and architectural practice as a compass towards a more inclusive, multilateral and successful design process. 
You will additionally learn about the exciting Live Projects that take place in the University of Sheffield, and explore how they came to exist and what their purpose is. 
Join us and find out more about the Year of Liveness!