Elson Imeri

The project explores the Dichotomies which have been formed into the urban fabric of the Bristol city, causing inequalities of many kinds. Particularly in the areas of the Cabot Circus and St Paul's, the M32 motorway, apart from providing access and creating separation within the city, is also interpreted as a platform where many protests have sparked. The Bearpit roundabout is an outcome of these divisions. It is a void space of conflict and lost potential. Therefore, similarly to the act of protest, the site gains a purpose, and the proposal becomes itself a disruption, both in terms of its form and program. The Bearpit Ekphrasis Media Centre is a proposal that allows opinions to emerge, be heard, and communicated. It creates a neutral space of an indirect form of conversation, where expression and confrontation are pursued through the act of making and experiencing rather than talking.

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Urban Cuts: The Bearpit Ekphrasis Media Centre

 
 

Master Of Architecture

The Master of Architecture programme aims to educate critically engaged architectural professionals with an ethically responsible attitude towards society, clients, users, and the environment. This is realised through a community-based activist approach exemplified in the first year through an emphasis on live projects. The live project work this year established student work in connection with a wide variety of local and regional partners, including: The Creative Youth Network, Little mead Primary School, Shape Our City, Bristol Civic Society, Frome town council, Coleford Regeneration, Avon Wildlife Trust, The parks Forum, Brislington Green trail.