EUSAS are excited to welcome Victoria Clare Bernie who will launch our photography and film competition with a seminar entitled ‘Un-natural Vision’. Victoria is a visual artist working with digital video, sound and image installation, graphic and photographic media. Her practice centres on the representation of landscape and most particularly the somewhat watery landscapes of Northern and Western Scotland. Victoria works independantly and in collaboration with architects, gardeners, marine and freshwater scientists, hill path menders and prawn fishermen. Her work was most recently exhibited at the Street Level Gallery in Glasgow in an exhibition called Slow Water, the culmination of a residency post at the Scottish Association for Marine Science Research Laboratory based near Oban. Vicky also tutors at ESALA and will be a familiar face to many of you.
Following the seminar, Victoria will be invited to judge the entries to the EUSAS photography competition, which will be exhibited in the gallery. The Subject of the competition – “after the rain” water and the city, is to be interpreted as you see fit.
Submission – 1 submission per person/group, single or series of related photographs please print out your photographs within the size of an A4. Films maximum run time 3 minutes (projectors will be arranged by EUSAS).Bring your submissions to the March 6 studio by 1.00pm Monday 13th Feb
Work will be exhibited in the Mathew Gallery from 5.00pm, with bargain EUSAS drinks offers and anyone exhibiting receiving a free drink. Vicky’s Lecture starting at 6.00.
1st Prize – £30 Gift Voucher from Analogue Books http://www.analoguebooks.co.uk
2nd & 3rd – An Extra Prized EUSAS drinks Voucher, to be redeemed when you see fit!
Happy new year one and all, we hope you’re all refreshed from your break.
The EUSAS team have been planning a number of social events over the christmas, as well as an exciting line up of lectures for the Spring Semester. We thought the best way to get the EUSAS social calendar rolling was to arrange a EUSAS get together this Friday 20th January. We’ll start in the Teviot Library Bar at around 8pm, and we’ve arranged free entry to Liquid Rooms for all EUSAS members until 1am.
We hope you can join us, it will be a good chance to catch up with you all!
ESALA is proud to welcome Professor Mike Cadwell, the George Simpson Visiting Critic, giving a lecture entitled “Four Lines”.
Wednesday 18th January
Main Lecture Hall,
University of Edinburgh
ECA, Lauriston Place
6.30pm
This event is free but we would recommend that you come early to ensure a place.
(Image – An interior view of OMA’s McCormick Center at IIT – One of the buildings that will form the subject of the lecture).
EUSAS are happy to welcome Project Context to Edinburgh, an exhibition and event series that has recently visited both London and Sheffield:
#06 Drawing / Architecture: Project Context in Edinburgh
“Drawing / Architecture” brings together a talented panel – Alan Dunlop, Chris Speed, Lisa Moffitt, Patricia Cain, Klas Hyllen – to speak about their experiences of drawing in relation to:
education / profession intent / process inquiry / representation
The Project Context Exhibition runs from Monday 31st October to Friday 4th November, 10am-5pm in the Matthew Gallery, Minto House.
Events
Project Context Exhibition Opening
Monday 31st October, 6pm
Matthew Gallery, Edinburgh School of Architecture
#06 Drawing / Architecture
how drawings are used by contemporary practitioners in architecture, art, education and research
Thursday 3rd November, 6pm (for 6:30 start)
Matthew Gallery, Edinburgh School of Architecture
About
Project Context is an alternative [re]view of architecture education in 2011. Directed by Seán McAlister and Max Gane, [part 2 architecture graduates, twice removed], Project Context challenges assumptions in architectural education, asking questions about the link between institutional training and the architectural profession. The exhibition displays work from the ‘Forum’; 21 students/graduates/ practitioners selected by Project Context’s Selection Jury.
7-9pm, Wednesday 19th October, Minto House Lecture Theatre
Discover how much more there is to sustainable design than carbon. Howard Liddell (Gaia Architects), author of Ecominimalism (2008), gives A Carbon Free Lecture and facilitates discussion at this event chaired by John Brennan, Director of MSc Advanced Sustainable Design, with contribution from Dimitris Theodossopoulos on conservation.
Contact Alice O’Rourke for more information
Register for free at: www.ed.ac.uk/sustainability/challenges
We’ll be kicking off the year with an action packed social – this is a great introduction to the social side of being an Architecture Student at Edinburgh!
Meet us in the Minto House lobby at 6.30pm where there will be a free glass of wine or beer for EUSAS members – you’ll meet other EUSAS members from throughout the school and there’ll be a welcome speech from our president. After, we’ll head to Malones where there’ll be more drinks and free food! We’ll finish the night at the Liquid Rooms with some awesome music and dancing. Not to be missed!
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