Farida is really pleased to announce her appointment as a board member to OPUN – see www.opun.org.uk for more information on how schools, community projects and students can benefit and take part.
July 20th, 2010
Examining at the Architects Registration Board
Farida has recently been appointed as an ARB Examiner and has just returned from her first session in London. See www.arb.org.uk for more information.
May 13th, 2010
50 I 50 I 50
Redmak have been invited by the RIBA go take part in An Architectural Adventure for the East Midlands
We have been selected to work with a primary school in Nottingham on a project to enable students of all ages to gain awareness of design and architecture in particular
The project will straddle many areas of the curriculum using architecture as a springboard to explore architecture in the East Midlands from 1960-2010 + to look 50 years into the future with the aim of producing works of art to contribute the 50 50 travelling exhibition
Sessions in school will start in September 2010
February 2nd, 2010
Building 4 Life
Farida is now an independent Building 4 Life assessor for CABE Building for Life is the National Standard for well designed homes and neighbourhoods. www.buildingforlife.org
June 3rd, 2009
Garibaldi College FUN FUELLED FANTASTIC
Redmak has just finished a project with Garibaldi College www.garibaldi.org.uk. This dynamic college with great students is always up to something check out their website for updates.
Appointed by Learning Space www.learning-space.org.uk Redmak was commissioned to work with the Creative Learning Staff and 90 year 7s and 90 year 8s to explore the experience of working as a joint department.
Working with the BSF (Building Schools for a Future) team of students Redmak designed and orchestrated 2 full day workshops which gave 200 students the opportunity of working together in teams with a joint team of creative staff the BSF students and Redmak.
The workshops explored the themes of DRAMA, DANCE, ART, MEDIA and MUSIC and included making rooms for all the spaces using various materials, making costumes and musical props as well as a dance interval every time groups moved from one station to another.
It was all done at a fantastic frenetic enthusiastic pace and at the end of each day students had made 5 rooms which were then joined up into the CREATIVE ARTs HOUSE.
some student eavesdropping from the workshop days at GARIBALDI
look at our ART, aren’t we stylish
What happens if we do this?
Oh my god what happened to that
Who would love a house like this?
We need to cross the sticks together to support it and make it stronger
We need to take it apart again
some feed back from the staff
Farida I hope you have recovered from your Garibaldi experience !! it was a great couple of days and I think the students and staff really enjoyed themselves. I felt that the year 8 experience in particular really went well and the students experienced a different way of working that will broaden their horizons. If you remember that we had 90 students in each workshop I think there were great successes throughout the day. The visualisation work that you did was brilliant and I will be nicking this idea to use in my teaching- thanks for that !!
Many thanks once again for your work with us and I do hope we can work together again in the future.
Jo and everyone in the mad ARTSHOUSE !!
May 20th, 2009
East Midlands Design Review Panel
Farida Makki has just been appointed as panel member for the East Midlands Design Review Panel which is managed by OPUN the East Midlands Architecture Centre, supported by EMDA East Midlands Development Agency and works in partnership with CABE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment www.cabe.org.uk
The Design Review Panel is independent and supports the delivery of excellence in terms of design and sustainability in the delivery of buildings and places in the region.
The review process supports the statutory planning system with the aim of benefiting projects. Advice is provided to local authorities, design teams and their clients. The panel members include urban designers architects, engineers, designers and planners.
The panel offers a free service, for more information see under DESIGN at www.regenerationem.co.uk and see www.architecturecentre.net for more information on other Design Review Panels.
May 20th, 2009
CABE Enablers
Farida Makki has just been appointed as a CABE Enabler.
CABE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. CABE is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and also funded by Communities and Local Government. CABE is a statutory body and was established in 1999.