Jacinta Barham

In response to the fragmentation caused at both a social and environmental level by the loss of Stoke-on-Trent’s indigenous industries, The Chatterley Whitfield Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture which is situated within the wider masterplan of The Chatterley Whitfield Campus for Traditional Crafts, provides both an educational facility and exemplary sustainable, plant-based, agricultural system. The building is a microcosm of the wider cultivation system and hence acts as an educational tool, in both its program and spatial arrangement. By offering theoretical and practical teaching, users are provided with the ground- breaking skills needed to redefine the agricultural industry, following new commitments made by the UK government post COP26. This flagship building further seeks to reconnect the colliery site with the local disadvantaged communities, by providing opportunities to learn and up-skill.

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Reclaiming Chatterley Whitfield

 

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.