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Student projects, placements, research and study experiences in the Faculty of Engineering & Design. Sometimes featuring a graduate guest spot.
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Basil Spence design process: chat with team 21
For the 2017 Basil Spence competition our architecture and civil engineering students are designing an exhibition pavilion for Weymouth. Sebastian from team 21 talks us through their progress so far and their feedback from the interim crit: Watch the video...
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Design: detail and partnership
Author: Fiona Gleed - This weekend I went back to a project that I worked on, as a Graduate Structural Engineer, over 20 years ago. It is local and public so I’ve been to it and through it and talked...
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Learning to love learning
Author: Fiona Gleed - I've learnt so much in Bath - and not always what, where or when I expected it. The lunchtime research seminars are great for that - who knew plankton and bricks had so much in common?!...
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An everyday tale of country folk - and everyday heroes
Author: Fiona Gleed - I grew up on the edge of a village where the nearest neighbours were the junior school, the Scout hut and a herd of Friesan cows. It was the kind of village where small happenings were...
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BMW Next Mobility Youth Camp in Hangzhou, China
Author: Ozan Fitzgibbon - Summary The aim of the camp/competition was to develop a futuristic mobility concept within a Chinese team of three that would promote sustainability and high tech, while respecting the history of the city and its natural...
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Clay Scientists of the world, unite!
Author: Alastair Marsh - The 16th International Clays Conference (16ICC) began in the beautiful surroundings of the Carmen de los Martires, Granada, on a very balmy Sunday evening in July. This being my first major conference, I was unsure what...