tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36530448208295854372024-02-19T08:23:21.792+00:00Not Just Hard Hats @ BrookesThe School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University: the construction story involves a lot more than the traditional hard hat image implies...Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-54029269851871484022023-03-24T11:27:00.021+00:002023-03-24T13:00:32.582+00:00Field Trip to Belgium and The Netherlands January 2023<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_IQBaFJ9yHqDsRzXPT1B7oaf3rg_4Qt8aNyC0kMnEiRdUDEri7ysFUVSwvJCHrKl3yt_tuRoaHDX9dku5LeuIxxzWjW9hqZXhX4of8P2S9cDBXKCLspnApKWB9mLtxDGYOcdQP3lUl-iw-f6tN84a8Hg_a4sR5jZlzkDBd9EmvUMZHH4QTX21bqX/s1401/Group%20photo%20in%20Antwerp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1401" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_IQBaFJ9yHqDsRzXPT1B7oaf3rg_4Qt8aNyC0kMnEiRdUDEri7ysFUVSwvJCHrKl3yt_tuRoaHDX9dku5LeuIxxzWjW9hqZXhX4of8P2S9cDBXKCLspnApKWB9mLtxDGYOcdQP3lUl-iw-f6tN84a8Hg_a4sR5jZlzkDBd9EmvUMZHH4QTX21bqX/w640-h478/Group%20photo%20in%20Antwerp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group photo in Antwerp (Museum Aan de Stroom) at the start of the field trip</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A group of second year students from the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/Study/Subject-areas/Architecture-and-the-Built-Environment">undergraduate courses in Construction</a> went on a field trip to Belgium and The Netherlands at the end of January 2023. Words by Lindsey Harrison and photos by Collin Kalayil Roy...<p></p><p><b>Day 1:</b> After leaving Oxford Brookes at 4.30am the first stop was Antwerp in Belgium where we stopped at the old port area. The new port is the largest in Europe and is a few miles out of town and the old port area has been developed for leisure. The centrepiece is the <a href="https://mas.be/en">MAS Museum Aan de Stroom</a> which was amazing to see. We spent time walking through it and going to the rooftop viewing area. We were able to see close up the innovative construction methods which allow for the corrugated glass panels to withstand the forces exerted on them, and to see also the extent of the detailing on the building, for example the hand motif used throughout which refers back to the myth about the founding of Antwerp.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUDu1fEaxrakQHYzKTXs4reeyliIpSkdZLDrblwMAi-lK0D_8IWubAO2lnSUPeUBphzPPRtFTR7Urc3A8wPam-C4uWHZVt4cx_JMafrTO4Eod5wPVn_LhI_eVLe3pf5Ebee12cN5RhWLpletpjsyyJIWwnW3UngaTmTDRH23HjGhYqDqBgMEKkYja/s5472/_F6A9580.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUDu1fEaxrakQHYzKTXs4reeyliIpSkdZLDrblwMAi-lK0D_8IWubAO2lnSUPeUBphzPPRtFTR7Urc3A8wPam-C4uWHZVt4cx_JMafrTO4Eod5wPVn_LhI_eVLe3pf5Ebee12cN5RhWLpletpjsyyJIWwnW3UngaTmTDRH23HjGhYqDqBgMEKkYja/w640-h426/_F6A9580.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old port in Antwerp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQK8rDddIWSjQf2dA2GgAT7YIFXwEeMjVhlyBk8oQrJJ8iDvSMzE9puDhk3Q0V2yQJ7LFdVrtZD-XpzILujG7s7cQX9Zi-4yPPLOR-iaxSBf0TlGO9bHMMQcd5eKKjJPaHoRycIunJaa9bWfCShhX9hqt4aAAXg4J6bIAQIr06bk76fwPOtfPidKA/s5472/_F6A9867.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQK8rDddIWSjQf2dA2GgAT7YIFXwEeMjVhlyBk8oQrJJ8iDvSMzE9puDhk3Q0V2yQJ7LFdVrtZD-XpzILujG7s7cQX9Zi-4yPPLOR-iaxSBf0TlGO9bHMMQcd5eKKjJPaHoRycIunJaa9bWfCShhX9hqt4aAAXg4J6bIAQIr06bk76fwPOtfPidKA/w640-h426/_F6A9867.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floating homes at Ijburg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SVESY_1luttBgWRC-vzH_2oxN8DS_e3ESpXRtaFmQyNInjrIvGgZQRVzKcpmgdetJyHA0z9iWg_MAxZb6GGBM5HV9IcN_kDds2QIOPSGNq3SnjOmh291EA97lQBJowAJx075wD0vDKySMbc3WGFhrFu8lh_LIE9RKTOuGIVatw6b3M10TpymCp0F/s5472/_F6A9753.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SVESY_1luttBgWRC-vzH_2oxN8DS_e3ESpXRtaFmQyNInjrIvGgZQRVzKcpmgdetJyHA0z9iWg_MAxZb6GGBM5HV9IcN_kDds2QIOPSGNq3SnjOmh291EA97lQBJowAJx075wD0vDKySMbc3WGFhrFu8lh_LIE9RKTOuGIVatw6b3M10TpymCp0F/w640-h426/_F6A9753.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking through Ijburg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Day 2:</b> On our first full day in Amsterdam, we visited the <a href="https://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/ijburg-amsterdam-the-netherlands/" target="_blank">Ijburg area</a> where land has been created by making artificial islands from material dredged from the sea. Once the ground has stabilised the islands are built on. Apart from the incredible vision of this project and the very complex engineering challenges which are impressive enough in themselves, the other commendable aspect of the development is that it is not just creating residential housing but all the infrastructure has been planned out too so the area has excellent roads, public transport links, bike paths, schools, playparks and so on.</div><div>Alongside the islands there are also floating homes which are permanently tethered to the land but float on the water. Again this is an imaginative solution to Amsterdam’s problem of lack of space and abundance of water. It is also an interesting solution to the problems of flooding caused by water levels rising due to climate change. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9VAdgIlN5Q20-MNyMB4-H3Bm5J0gBsXHcqC_mFNSF3r-3DdF-jl8LG-su_CpfhojVV6DO7qAzvX4GmVeEZbbUiJWFbHwUgo_HUmXUS3bTwKc26KCMYjjeBbe5lwXICoPESDYXwyCgQKHeRuhzGoBi9oyldDw7Ky7nuFRofB-gBnzjq0t4HT4_rRj/s5165/_F6A9908.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3443" data-original-width="5165" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9VAdgIlN5Q20-MNyMB4-H3Bm5J0gBsXHcqC_mFNSF3r-3DdF-jl8LG-su_CpfhojVV6DO7qAzvX4GmVeEZbbUiJWFbHwUgo_HUmXUS3bTwKc26KCMYjjeBbe5lwXICoPESDYXwyCgQKHeRuhzGoBi9oyldDw7Ky7nuFRofB-gBnzjq0t4HT4_rRj/w640-h426/_F6A9908.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.siga.swiss/gb_en/projects/sluishuis-netherlands" target="_blank">Sluishuis</a> - the first floating structure in the Ijburg district. It is a residential building comprising <br />442 flats with 60% available to rent...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm8Iv2tsPe_dUeSSunUvay25NKBr_yk23fzriMAZUQF1QC7XZmZ5l0_mCJyv_-gq9-cLcUoir04iqu714e-ef8K9JgLif8YAqG8Mo3k2npIuDfHvHxlettFwFxQCaUlP5jjY74D3vlcW618me9augQSQzEhKXGEjx_22jNaxptqOIN2X84TpJ1iTO/s5472/_F6A9869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxm8Iv2tsPe_dUeSSunUvay25NKBr_yk23fzriMAZUQF1QC7XZmZ5l0_mCJyv_-gq9-cLcUoir04iqu714e-ef8K9JgLif8YAqG8Mo3k2npIuDfHvHxlettFwFxQCaUlP5jjY74D3vlcW618me9augQSQzEhKXGEjx_22jNaxptqOIN2X84TpJ1iTO/w640-h426/_F6A9869.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and up on the roof where there are 2200 m2 of solar panels with an EPC rating of -0.02</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div>In the afternoon we looked at some projects in central Amsterdam. This is an ambitious underground carpark at <a href="https://newcheesedevelopment.nl/en/project/pontsteiger/" target="_blank">Ponsteiger</a> which is being constructed underneath a canal. The engineering is complex and the canal has been emptied to allow construction to take place. All the materials are delivered by electric powered barge to cut down on construction traffic and reduce emissions. The crane is on runners so it can take the deliveries off the barge and put them down where they are needed on the site. The local residents had been opposed to this project and cutting construction traffic had been one way to address some of their concerns.</div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oOl9hCwFMLBxsPmYbPvVq-X6CbFaLaSU3b7VDKMtZphxttdHymy70wm2cjQT0KxW1UG4496DH9tkqwlr8-2HcFeaU0QWdIaS5WfMMRGltOQiXYU9CI6ES1GOHk0ja_MpTakFPrQki1DPlsmnqZEfJclGwwPIQkztfiJnjvx0v_kkdFyfLO3EwTgi/s5472/_F6A0066.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4oOl9hCwFMLBxsPmYbPvVq-X6CbFaLaSU3b7VDKMtZphxttdHymy70wm2cjQT0KxW1UG4496DH9tkqwlr8-2HcFeaU0QWdIaS5WfMMRGltOQiXYU9CI6ES1GOHk0ja_MpTakFPrQki1DPlsmnqZEfJclGwwPIQkztfiJnjvx0v_kkdFyfLO3EwTgi/w640-h426/_F6A0066.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carpark construction at Ponsteiger</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cr4f-Vkx-mrxEkYPFsXsmltdkAQUDdWWZNNDQfrFJwSpWPiWOXvCbRToLWjUzHarBJOMzgkpDXGw0PUcGCfoFTARJodC7nfehCk_A9fDDLKBRCu7-xLiRMaJzUIrUHv7BneSClowErhiCpiix5NCKa_YgAL-T3QnA6GLmwZ8zhrxtW8EIvYbz-wv/s5472/_F6A0543.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cr4f-Vkx-mrxEkYPFsXsmltdkAQUDdWWZNNDQfrFJwSpWPiWOXvCbRToLWjUzHarBJOMzgkpDXGw0PUcGCfoFTARJodC7nfehCk_A9fDDLKBRCu7-xLiRMaJzUIrUHv7BneSClowErhiCpiix5NCKa_YgAL-T3QnA6GLmwZ8zhrxtW8EIvYbz-wv/w640-h426/_F6A0543.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rotterdam where it was freezing cold...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Day 3: </b>Rotterdam. Where we explored some of its <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/tag/rotterdam/" target="_blank">distinctive architecture</a> - cube homes built in the 1960s and striking and individual skyscrapers. The planners in Rotterdam seem very willing to allow new and innovative architecture. It has fewer heritage buildings than Amsterdam as it was badly bombed during the war and so it is free to reinvent itself, which it does with imagination and flair.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TGIL7HLQJf1QSVFJ5N26tpZoXvmIA12jU24tzzMdgt0YsaWXxcNE9GJuo7s1sBtLHhD8oveeL5TO4ksusiSVCmcz7aw4DjJFyhSZO85utaoBSIxqwNlrpuEuICsNGgrdZsINTSg94aU9AQ56Vdaydj232mKR6MTtwgCeLaUOzQIn5g41iyXOr--i/s5120/cube.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3200" data-original-width="5120" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TGIL7HLQJf1QSVFJ5N26tpZoXvmIA12jU24tzzMdgt0YsaWXxcNE9GJuo7s1sBtLHhD8oveeL5TO4ksusiSVCmcz7aw4DjJFyhSZO85utaoBSIxqwNlrpuEuICsNGgrdZsINTSg94aU9AQ56Vdaydj232mKR6MTtwgCeLaUOzQIn5g41iyXOr--i/w640-h400/cube.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zBCCM5TBUblAfgx-GINgqG7RBiUuswweeZXYQ1Nqcii-rTZaO4xj9a2YhYxTWw4BxzrdIl51Mi_Ff6l4BRT5NbktXcNAGoxSwTGflERrmhvgUFQaJYB9toFHyHNXjV2QYtL1inU9F-AbCjsHkt6zbxMEYPx97kU3OZILFriAYqm0eglHw3OGGBvr/s5120/r2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="5120" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zBCCM5TBUblAfgx-GINgqG7RBiUuswweeZXYQ1Nqcii-rTZaO4xj9a2YhYxTWw4BxzrdIl51Mi_Ff6l4BRT5NbktXcNAGoxSwTGflERrmhvgUFQaJYB9toFHyHNXjV2QYtL1inU9F-AbCjsHkt6zbxMEYPx97kU3OZILFriAYqm0eglHw3OGGBvr/w640-h342/r2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div><br /></div><div>This is a <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2022/10/24/floating-office-rotterdam-powerhouse-company/" target="_blank">floating office</a> in Rotterdam Harbour, Rijnhaven, which is entirely off grid. One of the architects who works there gave us a tour and explained the main features of it. It uses the water in the harbour to regulate passive heating and cooling.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-LApuu9ttuF2VwQ5CJ1cvT70wOTe0U86vm0reCdYtpC1hj1HLCLKAlvklrcItVnHMerazolQCy5ZMvRpIX4gKmfPoeEFRexktdM4ohb8MjQOiru-qqkdZQgLvvZZxb4e95LOl7vYgKOVwuknvfCAmmfqc6MdVo5RQ4Mnev5BplnIyvNU6AIIaksG/s5472/_F6A0592.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-LApuu9ttuF2VwQ5CJ1cvT70wOTe0U86vm0reCdYtpC1hj1HLCLKAlvklrcItVnHMerazolQCy5ZMvRpIX4gKmfPoeEFRexktdM4ohb8MjQOiru-qqkdZQgLvvZZxb4e95LOl7vYgKOVwuknvfCAmmfqc6MdVo5RQ4Mnev5BplnIyvNU6AIIaksG/w640-h426/_F6A0592.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floating office...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfO7sd11v_mTg7eVNgqURcXFfMkeExbfcZMyhXeAC1Np_OMY0G0htDSfkRA7Y8HfepUgdv2EtPRN6mqJFWOQksc8jHlEwZ88q2_KA0nihsWE6hNYG47wJqqrA0Qhg2dPScODQTE0J9eoS5L47LLt1_hUumBg2PCJBZRVIytTwbdTNMKLtbU131BFP/s5472/_F6A0624.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfO7sd11v_mTg7eVNgqURcXFfMkeExbfcZMyhXeAC1Np_OMY0G0htDSfkRA7Y8HfepUgdv2EtPRN6mqJFWOQksc8jHlEwZ88q2_KA0nihsWE6hNYG47wJqqrA0Qhg2dPScODQTE0J9eoS5L47LLt1_hUumBg2PCJBZRVIytTwbdTNMKLtbU131BFP/w640-h426/_F6A0624.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and the tour</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWsWVlGD02VURtBagTZ663KK58IjY-5ndIKbIypgwA9z1UduHD067EV7iU8X0ihts6xdkyyCthdKc4br22Dad_-_VI7SXo8OdksPgwWNWej2FJLGTxH5J-oiNO7pKU-Zp6prT_905wf2_qWMjuQcqr0KC3ALW2MKO8N3qls-xhjTO3S8bbu1d8i_t/s5120/del.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2730" data-original-width="5120" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWsWVlGD02VURtBagTZ663KK58IjY-5ndIKbIypgwA9z1UduHD067EV7iU8X0ihts6xdkyyCthdKc4br22Dad_-_VI7SXo8OdksPgwWNWej2FJLGTxH5J-oiNO7pKU-Zp6prT_905wf2_qWMjuQcqr0KC3ALW2MKO8N3qls-xhjTO3S8bbu1d8i_t/w640-h342/del.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Deloitte Building</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>At the end of our Rotterdam visit we were given a very interesting tour of the <a href="https://edge.tech/developments/maastoren" target="_blank">Deloitte Building</a> by the facilities management team. We were very well looked after by them and by the end of the tour we had some real insights into what sort of problems an FM team faces every day in an effort to keep a building that size functioning.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Day 4:</b> And we visited the <a href="https://zuidas.nl/en/thema/zuidas-is-developing/" target="_blank">Zuid district of Amsterdam</a>. Zuid is an area to the south of the city which is undergoing a very lengthy and extensive redevelopment. The hope is to place many of the businesses there which will ease the pressure on central Amsterdam both in terms of office space and traffic flow. Excellent public transport links have been planned and a range of building styles used to create interest. Emphasis has been placed on setting up a mixed community so that it has a sense of place rather than becoming a faceless business district.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>The city planner, Paco Bunnik, gave us an interesting talk in the planners’ offices to explain the rationale behind this development and then a tour of some of the projects which have already been built.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewTqbH3zJFS86u3w573YFNQhPhMmW3jonnoxPq-LfVrVw3dqkG-TPHCVOMl3MLT1Hn2t7QZm50BBpcwaxIsf5RFlik1fiWrIZQzqqmLaUOLhLLpOszZBLfdldQOMjen9BkFi9l3f2I_Ce0ZxnAqfQOZAd3dsHisOV7GBBnSDENhbF9GEtYbFzzi9E/s5472/_F6A1387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewTqbH3zJFS86u3w573YFNQhPhMmW3jonnoxPq-LfVrVw3dqkG-TPHCVOMl3MLT1Hn2t7QZm50BBpcwaxIsf5RFlik1fiWrIZQzqqmLaUOLhLLpOszZBLfdldQOMjen9BkFi9l3f2I_Ce0ZxnAqfQOZAd3dsHisOV7GBBnSDENhbF9GEtYbFzzi9E/w640-h426/_F6A1387.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>Then we visited a Zuid project called <a href="https://www.valley.nl/" target="_blank">The Valley</a>, it is supposed to resemble a street but a vertical one. The architecture and construction quality were outstanding...</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeeVwyYBnoLNb9MoRQJnq6_Td7whcrW9gL9OB_jC_JVyeyHQgEXgYYXNNpcUzAgOdBb6EeCGv6DOko-mBiTx7Dn02wOUxa2iQVuI2pj7CUNQP9Wje6wD2EX7UAsOBanOB1hQy6Qjq5XsBO_kK2-_oyaouQjUZP8dIgUjrEq8SnlO9-CJcyfMsH0ub/s5472/_F6A1371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeeVwyYBnoLNb9MoRQJnq6_Td7whcrW9gL9OB_jC_JVyeyHQgEXgYYXNNpcUzAgOdBb6EeCGv6DOko-mBiTx7Dn02wOUxa2iQVuI2pj7CUNQP9Wje6wD2EX7UAsOBanOB1hQy6Qjq5XsBO_kK2-_oyaouQjUZP8dIgUjrEq8SnlO9-CJcyfMsH0ub/w640-h426/_F6A1371.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmFR0sNzzAxX_VO-ESbN8vxWeynvgZFSVwHQDTisDDyQDVSL8I0qoN_GS4wVwk4-gGS8Jcw-wHnurU1419-GFHN5QuNvdIvs0WMWLLf0lubA2Imo45zti8q4rnAYdaaoaqt2uu7uPTS8l0-revjYJl94ipgWEwrCMDRphAm1FmHz9MqplZ2CMubAK/s5472/_F6A1381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmFR0sNzzAxX_VO-ESbN8vxWeynvgZFSVwHQDTisDDyQDVSL8I0qoN_GS4wVwk4-gGS8Jcw-wHnurU1419-GFHN5QuNvdIvs0WMWLLf0lubA2Imo45zti8q4rnAYdaaoaqt2uu7uPTS8l0-revjYJl94ipgWEwrCMDRphAm1FmHz9MqplZ2CMubAK/w640-h426/_F6A1381.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>In the afternoon of our last day we were free to explore Amsterdam starting in the museum district with a visit to the <a href="https://www.stedelijk.nl/en" target="_blank">Stedljik Museum of Modern Art</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdqj2K1a6XUrQcjveMI0ymkJAPkOlEQeIUKbH0Xm0rPLFjx6SdxFepDlSdsZXq4_yWaLRYwhHJ6sM_XNuQQHgnbBDh3PaXID47AIPImHDg9G7oZxu461lUXTQEvzodnv3mpzIPlc8DPiDz_DeuPN3gBRSJ-ROq_YXC4qu1-HcOHydXsLHgs0Y-bbo/s5472/_F6A1540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdqj2K1a6XUrQcjveMI0ymkJAPkOlEQeIUKbH0Xm0rPLFjx6SdxFepDlSdsZXq4_yWaLRYwhHJ6sM_XNuQQHgnbBDh3PaXID47AIPImHDg9G7oZxu461lUXTQEvzodnv3mpzIPlc8DPiDz_DeuPN3gBRSJ-ROq_YXC4qu1-HcOHydXsLHgs0Y-bbo/w640-h426/_F6A1540.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Day 5: </b>Return to Oxford via the <a href="https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/to-do-port/futureland/visit" target="_blank">Rotterdam Port Visitor Centre</a> where the students had a go on a VR game to load up a container ship...</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg83s91uVP-hhEXrRqrQ4tEPD3MvKQRiJN3nP3vdeylzR9dHQf6l39oHzPOzSAYHb2e5DpoJQXKMzrj0qm71mnmjQIkb3TI4f-cb-TnbeLTwmoYshiJ1lqPHhOZ6PNyr9QT3SLRw6FH7ZFjyZfJbdJAa81dRePpXhTS6tY_MZVmIGSbWKXUMyudBt/s5472/_F6A1695.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg83s91uVP-hhEXrRqrQ4tEPD3MvKQRiJN3nP3vdeylzR9dHQf6l39oHzPOzSAYHb2e5DpoJQXKMzrj0qm71mnmjQIkb3TI4f-cb-TnbeLTwmoYshiJ1lqPHhOZ6PNyr9QT3SLRw6FH7ZFjyZfJbdJAa81dRePpXhTS6tY_MZVmIGSbWKXUMyudBt/w640-h426/_F6A1695.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>For more information about the courses at Oxford Brookes, take a look here:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/" target="_blank">The School of the Built Environment</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-46926746449542089632022-05-26T14:30:00.005+01:002022-05-26T14:30:53.035+01:00Graduation 2020 and 2021 - it finally happened!<p> After two years of missing, GRADUATION IS BACK! It was so good to see all the students, families, friends and staff who turned up to celebrate Graduation 2020 and 2021 in person on 18 May and 24 May 2022. Some photos and videos of the extra special day for undergraduate and postgraduate students who graduated from courses in Real Estate, Planning and Construction. Enjoy!</p><p>Graduation 2020 (held on 18 May 2022)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9oB_VQNCTnw" width="320" youtube-src-id="9oB_VQNCTnw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux8pEGFOA1ewd8AC9jE_FTqdlJSNSfTStg024mHfi7BfNzSQmf0QZ-k-C9_L38iCDnuvLKl4R1wPn2bydwHml5CDjF4-2K_Wh2WWmCQUc7c0nqEkZozwl46d3dFCT80qoLYHxtT2FhbxaP9m0ROYYe49Be51z7UOrUeF4T-dHA2S6Pzq9gd3m9SNGVg/s3939/20220518_101752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="3939" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiux8pEGFOA1ewd8AC9jE_FTqdlJSNSfTStg024mHfi7BfNzSQmf0QZ-k-C9_L38iCDnuvLKl4R1wPn2bydwHml5CDjF4-2K_Wh2WWmCQUc7c0nqEkZozwl46d3dFCT80qoLYHxtT2FhbxaP9m0ROYYe49Be51z7UOrUeF4T-dHA2S6Pzq9gd3m9SNGVg/w640-h480/20220518_101752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here's what they did - click on the green links for more information. And thanks to staff and students for all the photos...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0URthUpsPdp4vFI9A-6mS_ZdCdYmoC4LTt8wsz3Nx06E2h21kHe567b5L2Nij_T6F6FV5vE_wcnUHMjzq5X5uriYR3a-9MTacdALiklEwPK010-Pp3lSn3n-YQGon58ODUXN1AXSHYjIuAqfaLCMfMNSnvoRHZ2ktVfwdqD90AO5IPfXUiuMyvLO/s1600/cc61df07-845a-47ed-978b-d631003e7b15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0URthUpsPdp4vFI9A-6mS_ZdCdYmoC4LTt8wsz3Nx06E2h21kHe567b5L2Nij_T6F6FV5vE_wcnUHMjzq5X5uriYR3a-9MTacdALiklEwPK010-Pp3lSn3n-YQGon58ODUXN1AXSHYjIuAqfaLCMfMNSnvoRHZ2ktVfwdqD90AO5IPfXUiuMyvLO/w640-h480/cc61df07-845a-47ed-978b-d631003e7b15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Taking the train from Oxford they arrived at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Spa_railway_station">Bath Spa station</a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first stop was a meeting with Sustainability Engineers at <a href="https://www.burohappold.com/">Buro Happold</a> for a talk about 'Climate Emergency – What does it mean for Project Managers?' This included a talk about the impact of climate on design decisions made for structural and mechanical engineers involved in specifying the building which led to a discussion about how project managers can also encourage low carbon buildings. Next, students and staff walked through Bath city centre to <a href="https://www.bathabbey.org/">Bath Abbey</a> taking a look at the <a href="https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/">Roman Baths</a> on the way. The students were able to visit the technical plant room in Bath Abbey, where a series of heat exchangers have been used to take waste heat from the Roman Baths to heat the Abbey.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE-p-63owOHHfzZ6Vc1-jxgM26h3LCfs62uaJ8i6xI-xPZqV8F713Bgv7congdJ7IEqLhtzE_sIBmm8TJTKDfGqBC5vMM__9mePemU-bD1ytAFYOHUWB4rKSdkFAlncE9FDdgFwytNPDtRuoaxHbDlAODJqmU4q-Fibmd3gb8cAeu_FKV3VAwR3-K/s1600/56af41be-c50a-44ec-abe4-f42b5458d630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE-p-63owOHHfzZ6Vc1-jxgM26h3LCfs62uaJ8i6xI-xPZqV8F713Bgv7congdJ7IEqLhtzE_sIBmm8TJTKDfGqBC5vMM__9mePemU-bD1ytAFYOHUWB4rKSdkFAlncE9FDdgFwytNPDtRuoaxHbDlAODJqmU4q-Fibmd3gb8cAeu_FKV3VAwR3-K/w640-h480/56af41be-c50a-44ec-abe4-f42b5458d630.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3653044820829585437/8372039384404451805"><span style="color: blue;">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-18990475327786909592022-02-14T11:42:00.001+00:002022-02-14T11:42:03.607+00:00A first for a UK university - and it's happening at Oxford Brookes<p>Oxford Brookes is set to become the UK’s first university to retrofit pioneering new heating technology on campus - the first UK University to have an operational deep borehole system.</p><p>The technology reduces the environmental impact of the existing heating and cooling system, and Oxford Brookes will become the first UK university with an operational deep borehole system. The concept involves the capture of waste energy from cooling, storing it in the earth for later use as heat. The development will involve the drilling of fourteen boreholes to a depth of approximately 220m. Piping from the boreholes will connect to a flowline, trenched underground the Headington Campus’ Energy Centre. The system replaces the use of fossil fuels and reduces energy consumption across both cooling and heating processes. Requiring significantly less space than traditional ground source heating it can be retrofitted to existing sites, such as the Energy Centre in the University’s John Henry Brookes Building (words taken from the Oxford Brookes website - read <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/news/oxford-brookes-to-become-the-uk-s-first-university-to-retrofit-pioneering-new-heating-technology-on-campus/" target="_blank">the full article here</a>).</p><div style="text-align: left;">A group of 4th year students who are studying facilities management were invited to go and take a look at the developments (thanks to Max Muncaster for the photos):</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz6ix1wKMC1F9f8ncPY6LSQWwGLQlZwaUKrnPuky783HqcGueeAZ8NcwMSL7lfJ7Ip87vOk6ECivwPCXXunMG3BH2pSOsXnNMub0WGLRoQ_XM76kGRYnO7YV8QtF7k97qXQGHOMFN1pGvFBgGim9ozd4er4S9M7vXmPU_3nVLAT--KYrOv_izY1jw4=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz6ix1wKMC1F9f8ncPY6LSQWwGLQlZwaUKrnPuky783HqcGueeAZ8NcwMSL7lfJ7Ip87vOk6ECivwPCXXunMG3BH2pSOsXnNMub0WGLRoQ_XM76kGRYnO7YV8QtF7k97qXQGHOMFN1pGvFBgGim9ozd4er4S9M7vXmPU_3nVLAT--KYrOv_izY1jw4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E<span style="font-size: medium;">CS Carbon Reduction Lead, Gavin Hodgson explaining to the students where the ground source heat pumps will be installed</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgITfO-5Hpg4eEZoP97y1tio5NJZOddEDV5Syr68GzHu_7ik3cIwKrtv1H7wA1ShzT8GTXQENX6hW2kZmGpBqKqxuiVpv9E-a4ZnzVy6TFP3bUv-D0DAYhLKvZeTngFq-GpLDS6JSaYnsJBrxdZYfaALBTEY3eQhd5SciSfym5iAr9auA7zRLJgzBPH=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgITfO-5Hpg4eEZoP97y1tio5NJZOddEDV5Syr68GzHu_7ik3cIwKrtv1H7wA1ShzT8GTXQENX6hW2kZmGpBqKqxuiVpv9E-a4ZnzVy6TFP3bUv-D0DAYhLKvZeTngFq-GpLDS6JSaYnsJBrxdZYfaALBTEY3eQhd5SciSfym5iAr9auA7zRLJgzBPH=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ECS showing the students the site prepared for drilling geothermal bore holes on Headington Campus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdLrTdHyr3txgyzGhICHupqPVladePMc1gOMS7n34kKTW2fpHlCM_39sUopfxvNlo-yE9OgbUxgfrRRrh-_KLpPv6cLLtiNGYIdT_If1hG5uiuwCXT1tlDbpSPl90Q58G3icTWzdzzmD2PjFhf98mxCzEpUYu5U0aOqpjWdW-d9ARWoKGT6DsMot6=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdLrTdHyr3txgyzGhICHupqPVladePMc1gOMS7n34kKTW2fpHlCM_39sUopfxvNlo-yE9OgbUxgfrRRrh-_KLpPv6cLLtiNGYIdT_If1hG5uiuwCXT1tlDbpSPl90Q58G3icTWzdzzmD2PjFhf98mxCzEpUYu5U0aOqpjWdW-d9ARWoKGT6DsMot6=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ECS geothermal project - being shown the steel casings to be used for the 200m deep bore holes</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOdLrTdHyr3txgyzGhICHupqPVladePMc1gOMS7n34kKTW2fpHlCM_39sUopfxvNlo-yE9OgbUxgfrRRrh-_KLpPv6cLLtiNGYIdT_If1hG5uiuwCXT1tlDbpSPl90Q58G3icTWzdzzmD2PjFhf98mxCzEpUYu5U0aOqpjWdW-d9ARWoKGT6DsMot6=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div>For more information about our undergraduate courses in construction management, take a <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses/undergraduate/" target="_blank">look here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-3272678662141561212022-02-04T10:32:00.005+00:002022-02-08T13:07:29.432+00:00Field Trip to Manchester and Sheffield - January 2022<p>A group of postgraduate and undergraduate students from across the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses/postgraduate/">five MSc</a> and the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses/undergraduate/">three BSc</a> programmes in the School of the Built Environment went on a field trip from 17 - 20 January 2022. They visited Manchester and Sheffield looking at urban developments in the cities and they attended presentations from contractors involved in projects in Salford. If you want to find out more about development in Manchester and Sheffield, take a look here:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.urbinfomanc.com/manchester-development-map" target="_blank">Manchester Development Map</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="https://www.investinmanchester.com/why-manchester/key-developments" target="_blank">key developments</a> taking place in Manchester</div><div style="text-align: left;">Developments to look out for in <a href="https://www.manchestersfinest.com/articles/the-manchester-developments-to-look-out-for-in-2021/" target="_blank">Manchester</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/business/developments" target="_blank">Development in Sheffield</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/exciting-new-video-shows-ps480m-heart-of-the-city-development-in-sheffield-finished-3400016" target="_blank">heart of Sheffield</a> (includes a video of the new city centre development)</div><p>Thanks to Adrian Robinson, Max Muncaster and all the students for taking the photos. Let's start with Manchester and a map of the sites visited. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8HqCjMAiVc7wg89nSn_XCA2IPkh_y98-uyyYHw3eFzM9pFVUfzQt-IxB73AJeGCnSBY5Hwh74km-UNxzcYcE-GqtX1RVaBqVK7inXuokq-XRp-uYiSbayIm0ZExaxo6WfETId9xg59pLBo7eVOFJBOlyRUbPyRCr5OkIxwRI71tKpICjEJmzjl-4G=s3508" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="3508" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8HqCjMAiVc7wg89nSn_XCA2IPkh_y98-uyyYHw3eFzM9pFVUfzQt-IxB73AJeGCnSBY5Hwh74km-UNxzcYcE-GqtX1RVaBqVK7inXuokq-XRp-uYiSbayIm0ZExaxo6WfETId9xg59pLBo7eVOFJBOlyRUbPyRCr5OkIxwRI71tKpICjEJmzjl-4G=w640-h435" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And now the photos of Day 1 in Manchester:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfXaixV9XXwO0xqILYPh_BxIeAxGTcQWT1Yo24X3POwUal4v5GqVMg4AFbAe6po9gxGWK4apW1m89wHEYx5mTFHqGsrwoD_GtQQiZgrkEIoPnl_-iSD9FWlAjYk0NBguH5tiuIWDFohrBWUxfj614Y1lUsgUZWrC5s2YeZX4mEjP5Z4ownLLAcG74-=s5120" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="5120" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfXaixV9XXwO0xqILYPh_BxIeAxGTcQWT1Yo24X3POwUal4v5GqVMg4AFbAe6po9gxGWK4apW1m89wHEYx5mTFHqGsrwoD_GtQQiZgrkEIoPnl_-iSD9FWlAjYk0NBguH5tiuIWDFohrBWUxfj614Y1lUsgUZWrC5s2YeZX4mEjP5Z4ownLLAcG74-=w640-h266" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to Yusuf Surer for the fantastic architectural photos of <a href="https://deansgatesquare.com/" target="_blank">Deansgate Square</a><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO4Th_mFm_eV_BQIGfrqGybgXEgVRtmnGTTLGFIed74Up2oBDlTfslb22OWf-m1blsE0Lwr9h_UmqjyG6bESu3s3pYylS2jpwIi5QUEIgdIPoJ_mQjKHJcBKP4czaoHO627aruqPuu7Q2rQHswhvAAUf2CAQVTA4v7mrJbIFrDugxNngWCnMW-wakC=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO4Th_mFm_eV_BQIGfrqGybgXEgVRtmnGTTLGFIed74Up2oBDlTfslb22OWf-m1blsE0Lwr9h_UmqjyG6bESu3s3pYylS2jpwIi5QUEIgdIPoJ_mQjKHJcBKP4czaoHO627aruqPuu7Q2rQHswhvAAUf2CAQVTA4v7mrJbIFrDugxNngWCnMW-wakC=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://tfgm.com/future-travel/tram" target="_blank">Manchester Trams</a> - and the future</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpCRNh1YvkFUdvNAcmfVN5Am022yF6rvR2yEnhbKYU_GqsUE8mG9PdHLjUTozqQ-mBZSf3oXKdyI5t1WJCUEK0BrCqILOtbl_sOjfHOMijewUCpo300cIQOkSHNSmDfeHHKRAwhb2S4_dIpTjxAR9zyl6g7yZpdO-iqRdXXN0sN7GUZLBh6cDkAZow=s1600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpCRNh1YvkFUdvNAcmfVN5Am022yF6rvR2yEnhbKYU_GqsUE8mG9PdHLjUTozqQ-mBZSf3oXKdyI5t1WJCUEK0BrCqILOtbl_sOjfHOMijewUCpo300cIQOkSHNSmDfeHHKRAwhb2S4_dIpTjxAR9zyl6g7yZpdO-iqRdXXN0sN7GUZLBh6cDkAZow=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Find out more: <a href="https://www.vitalenergi.co.uk/our-work/manchester-civic-quarter-network/" target="_blank">Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network </a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNZm4u5ybsiplMQPJpzrL0NsDqCCXi4PrxpbMTmakIN_pbjJnprzhUVgNW91vKAkFJrDxr2iHXxY-XpZYhld85x6ih74JE1YRge0aVDRpVEZC8FdFPeId7wsngoFsAPRziEQlNWEi1T6VbIP8Hmchl0hntCYpmNJWfX1QOFgShBQvv-HeL2fgd6dwG=s1597" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Find out more about the award winning <a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/efm/news/concourse-redevelopment-wins-top-industry-award-lighting-design" target="_blank">Concourse at the University of Sheffield</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9PQr2hXJW-a7DGvi3e4Ym1uSZIlWoxbORJ3GHgHvcAmfYFKHnEDzhJX7T8kxV1Eff15GeyUFb3c1GwgXFTpOjaPmsoyNsgh7p5XzBmKtTlFRRvJUCLfKhk0LBnBvOtuRt4Jegsyh5b2wHYzmF1nIMzXZ7uIkMeNCQUiLt45qgACZcz4s9gfVDcb7x=s1278" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1278" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9PQr2hXJW-a7DGvi3e4Ym1uSZIlWoxbORJ3GHgHvcAmfYFKHnEDzhJX7T8kxV1Eff15GeyUFb3c1GwgXFTpOjaPmsoyNsgh7p5XzBmKtTlFRRvJUCLfKhk0LBnBvOtuRt4Jegsyh5b2wHYzmF1nIMzXZ7uIkMeNCQUiLt45qgACZcz4s9gfVDcb7x=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p>And then it was back to Manchester for day 3 and day 4 (which turned out to be mostly about football):</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Find out more about <a href="https://www.skysports.com/man-city-man-utd-premier-league-rivalry" target="_blank">the history</a> of these two iconic Manchester clubs</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgteW0o4FAJyNDumbKl-g4yzCeoe2zaQlNDozR1lkvqkjexIN88IbCmH3PCDnQFS4BR6pECoE8ZFzVCjwJ5IC56XHJ8KZfjxbmYBV92hobJqWub2LNphtxk5EC6ubiZTQwlnotueHc7FnzHBegysO98eZDSDC0CWm4B9aNNbjCAL9XJq-CDyuUxIVr9=s1524" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="1524" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgteW0o4FAJyNDumbKl-g4yzCeoe2zaQlNDozR1lkvqkjexIN88IbCmH3PCDnQFS4BR6pECoE8ZFzVCjwJ5IC56XHJ8KZfjxbmYBV92hobJqWub2LNphtxk5EC6ubiZTQwlnotueHc7FnzHBegysO98eZDSDC0CWm4B9aNNbjCAL9XJq-CDyuUxIVr9=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNxMvb1kgRXmR357FvAmECZ4iahPBDtPQYZCQ__iFlWRIokPlI-Qo55RFh52euUbrGxtC0MxHswpGTLPUEbyjTSFsdieCpSHsXUa-XtKQRELZGL9pbhkSYQAS-f7jrCo5NOQ09S8O13OP6-qv02f5504zK4ctOtGE39m4jxBFu1dXZT32sf5hzQTjb=s1597" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1597" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNxMvb1kgRXmR357FvAmECZ4iahPBDtPQYZCQ__iFlWRIokPlI-Qo55RFh52euUbrGxtC0MxHswpGTLPUEbyjTSFsdieCpSHsXUa-XtKQRELZGL9pbhkSYQAS-f7jrCo5NOQ09S8O13OP6-qv02f5504zK4ctOtGE39m4jxBFu1dXZT32sf5hzQTjb=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>If you're interested in finding out more about the degree courses we offer in Construction at Oxford Brookes, take a look here:</p><p><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses/postgraduate/" target="_blank">Postgraduate courses in Construction</a></p><p><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses/undergraduate/" target="_blank">Undergraduate courses in Construction</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-9869030132587613302022-01-11T12:36:00.000+00:002022-01-11T12:36:17.021+00:00Postgraduate Construction Field Trips December 2021<p>With field trips off the agenda for most of 2020 and 2021, the postgraduate students in construction were making up for lost time in December 2021. First, a field trip to the HQ of <a href="https://www.cabi.org/" target="_blank">CABI</a> in Wallingford to find out more about their work...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRUSiUeo9BLiOV5UzSG_lunyoScDUWESLnnAVFuAAh2OD1sefUlAs3_nPYWZg3FkGIh2gQsJi75gbfFmK42lpCbys5zfzZV5C9CaMQaqEp0N-N67UCdET8mnjPKGU1YolTSzuvnH4PqkJQdDLYANqXmz1O97rIsRbdZUzXUfAy8sEvxwrQTodMPZLx=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1600" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRUSiUeo9BLiOV5UzSG_lunyoScDUWESLnnAVFuAAh2OD1sefUlAs3_nPYWZg3FkGIh2gQsJi75gbfFmK42lpCbys5zfzZV5C9CaMQaqEp0N-N67UCdET8mnjPKGU1YolTSzuvnH4PqkJQdDLYANqXmz1O97rIsRbdZUzXUfAy8sEvxwrQTodMPZLx=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's <a href="https://www.cabi.org/news-article/new-corporate-office-builds-upon-cabis-commitment-towards-a-more-sustainable-world/" target="_blank">the new CABI HQ</a> in the background</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWGyCCvSbGZhS631xo75aoIsw5ImjOLklj2MGBvGpJjONWKlQv8wdlEp8-G64Ary2xZdAnKzfJgKiArtt5jgRL99RG1vrQZ3VuQ2GWVTpLM2Twi6d32ASv1pVbM5izLZXqC_DLWJm4Oq8XEXbhuEjiF3T5pD761BZg4DLtKQgu6qEWQ9aRN115fBWr=s1577" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1577" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWGyCCvSbGZhS631xo75aoIsw5ImjOLklj2MGBvGpJjONWKlQv8wdlEp8-G64Ary2xZdAnKzfJgKiArtt5jgRL99RG1vrQZ3VuQ2GWVTpLM2Twi6d32ASv1pVbM5izLZXqC_DLWJm4Oq8XEXbhuEjiF3T5pD761BZg4DLtKQgu6qEWQ9aRN115fBWr=w640-h422" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tour of the inside to find out more about the building and <a href="https://www.cabi.org/what-we-do/areas-of-expertise/" target="_blank">the work of CABI</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEwSyKi_lcP_Pw-k6-42pconj7lzh1J4mnLp3_naLFRynIECzakrs0o5bXecZnt-aiZisnTJ5d1muZc-HQLw7fFE7nWyJQCCAqI63GYT7bfNAdyY7LnWqWUfMMUH2RBjvAMPw1XSTSUpN78NApITGLwEm2vvVKMabgHFqdZopvWKUHsneUJNylvXTa=s1600" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1600" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEwSyKi_lcP_Pw-k6-42pconj7lzh1J4mnLp3_naLFRynIECzakrs0o5bXecZnt-aiZisnTJ5d1muZc-HQLw7fFE7nWyJQCCAqI63GYT7bfNAdyY7LnWqWUfMMUH2RBjvAMPw1XSTSUpN78NApITGLwEm2vvVKMabgHFqdZopvWKUHsneUJNylvXTa=w640-h436" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUwqrEmIiN84y0ys-Q1-QPTDrCl9ss1_ISkpBgUun1agKwoB0FcWM50idbqGvChOu4jLAga8_I4_boz16gCJP72iWGY0GmXd8vW_Wd7QWQ7JKerCjN9ikoIJDKXN65dHydwn7BUuV-wHZxHo4yKD3e2-PPmnlCYvjVXm-ftXHPxsfMkGSRQbJPTOFU=s1597" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1597" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUwqrEmIiN84y0ys-Q1-QPTDrCl9ss1_ISkpBgUun1agKwoB0FcWM50idbqGvChOu4jLAga8_I4_boz16gCJP72iWGY0GmXd8vW_Wd7QWQ7JKerCjN9ikoIJDKXN65dHydwn7BUuV-wHZxHo4yKD3e2-PPmnlCYvjVXm-ftXHPxsfMkGSRQbJPTOFU=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The second field trip in December 2021 was largely self-directed with a series of meeting points and pre-reading about all the developments prior to visiting is the best way to get full benefit from the trip. The trip focused on 4 major development areas in London:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.thisispaddington.com/" target="_blank">Paddington Basin</a><br /><a href="https://www.kingscross.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kings Cross</a><br /><a href="https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/millennium-bridge/" target="_blank">The Millennium Bridge</a>, <a href="https://banksidelondon.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bankside</a> and <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/projects/constructing-tate-modern" target="_blank">the Tate Modern</a><br /><a href="https://canarywharf.com/" target="_blank">Canary Wharf</a> and <a href="https://www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/" target="_blank">North Greenwich</a></div><p>And now for the photos. See what you can spot...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYIfWx63O_2StOATkVYm1Sby9CjnwaZYR9NawcCJTBnd8q2CbyYkoJTffHYOG69NTAbuqh8ftYcd2mcAmDaQ013wabE9rwzXdlWfcrPBkSlt-rYL8RpsYWHsSS2kPTfLMg489hHrmwUK9_t3xlMpwYOkF4N20Xf3kON2kzFKDq4Kux_c7JAH9dtm6B=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYIfWx63O_2StOATkVYm1Sby9CjnwaZYR9NawcCJTBnd8q2CbyYkoJTffHYOG69NTAbuqh8ftYcd2mcAmDaQ013wabE9rwzXdlWfcrPBkSlt-rYL8RpsYWHsSS2kPTfLMg489hHrmwUK9_t3xlMpwYOkF4N20Xf3kON2kzFKDq4Kux_c7JAH9dtm6B=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looks like <a href="https://grimshaw.global/projects/paddington-station-phase-i-redevelopment/" target="_blank">Paddington Station</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibJVubaLEIA7-tvPZzq1r0T5vQ8uy8IMIByVQqc2QhxI8xEiNAnNsUyudRvJ9nQ_tdGt8e00tuPo3C8u8VGcz5-D8_lzpBB4HxyHY7jG0eXh0jb22mp12Tdqi3KQ-WsGJr_rM4Q0RUjKqEZHo0BYHhR-fNUelI7De5RIWI3iodNgTW4mxdQP2J7snB=s5120" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="5120" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibJVubaLEIA7-tvPZzq1r0T5vQ8uy8IMIByVQqc2QhxI8xEiNAnNsUyudRvJ9nQ_tdGt8e00tuPo3C8u8VGcz5-D8_lzpBB4HxyHY7jG0eXh0jb22mp12Tdqi3KQ-WsGJr_rM4Q0RUjKqEZHo0BYHhR-fNUelI7De5RIWI3iodNgTW4mxdQP2J7snB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the <a href="https://www.thisispaddington.com/article/see-the-fan-bridge-in-action" target="_blank">folding bridges</a> in <a href="https://www.thisispaddington.com/" target="_blank">Paddington Basin</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL3g9KjnUciGq6iOaQciFZariiXRqlFGHRSbJLQFJgvHlmr_Xl-YWQfbJm8cbzCnUOdbeCrsFUn3KaDafvLN6MhwrlwZjr9hQEpwR8qaj36wtffyWnvHOmkleHDDMtWRDybWhQavid6uOdP7isS1XRrFrAhLZWsnfibKtjlA9PyIN26gTHuxEfgF3q=s1937" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1937" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL3g9KjnUciGq6iOaQciFZariiXRqlFGHRSbJLQFJgvHlmr_Xl-YWQfbJm8cbzCnUOdbeCrsFUn3KaDafvLN6MhwrlwZjr9hQEpwR8qaj36wtffyWnvHOmkleHDDMtWRDybWhQavid6uOdP7isS1XRrFrAhLZWsnfibKtjlA9PyIN26gTHuxEfgF3q=w640-h368" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here it is fully open. Find out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2hLOT_8mS0" target="_blank">more here</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibousLuEuYFavTlEkccRVb-5KAJcvzEIr9-hwYHxojnHeY6NnuRP3zHHv8kwlHPJ7_lrnKVkWgy4j0rGCmWefR_Svk7WaUWsoALfJpTiJ1GygScXKgztzOniOhuNs3lVyrr717phGisiuThB4rKrpuyXoHb-5Oi2AkagdKPGCBpGBjxnP68FiAFW2e=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibousLuEuYFavTlEkccRVb-5KAJcvzEIr9-hwYHxojnHeY6NnuRP3zHHv8kwlHPJ7_lrnKVkWgy4j0rGCmWefR_Svk7WaUWsoALfJpTiJ1GygScXKgztzOniOhuNs3lVyrr717phGisiuThB4rKrpuyXoHb-5Oi2AkagdKPGCBpGBjxnP68FiAFW2e=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/millennium-bridge/" target="_blank">Millenium Bridge</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgriC5H9Z3eca0N-4REeqIQAC-HzrpmiWn7nkatjoAeDsEvmisq3vWIu7luZ5672k7WPj0RBDVHxn9wIuwW9t_hqvbeXbEWjdHNW4gnZnXNX5DDgMcuulHwufnVndl1SAHyNE1uKO9N9h6y9oCnjg9RilDdWrPgmtaa4jup9Vz919PUhpJO9wvcyIGp=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgriC5H9Z3eca0N-4REeqIQAC-HzrpmiWn7nkatjoAeDsEvmisq3vWIu7luZ5672k7WPj0RBDVHxn9wIuwW9t_hqvbeXbEWjdHNW4gnZnXNX5DDgMcuulHwufnVndl1SAHyNE1uKO9N9h6y9oCnjg9RilDdWrPgmtaa4jup9Vz919PUhpJO9wvcyIGp=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern">The Tate Modern</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWcMqP0DVNuWmlnM1w-bIHBC7W-Gzux-uWbinBKsWapZ-Q1X9P5ngj34WPeURrSiuddUEH8LIbqNsHtDaXrSD-VBWB6a1NGEcru_cousAjV_A1-7EUPz1E2u1n02HI0OUjk8h7HOiD0PRHmdshz7OJbVJkTct0CFPf0yQZtDQ_2EX5n_3pQ9d2VBnP=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWcMqP0DVNuWmlnM1w-bIHBC7W-Gzux-uWbinBKsWapZ-Q1X9P5ngj34WPeURrSiuddUEH8LIbqNsHtDaXrSD-VBWB6a1NGEcru_cousAjV_A1-7EUPz1E2u1n02HI0OUjk8h7HOiD0PRHmdshz7OJbVJkTct0CFPf0yQZtDQ_2EX5n_3pQ9d2VBnP=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.kingscross.co.uk/about-the-development" target="_blank">King's Cross</a>. The <a href="https://www.ribaj.com/products/coal-drops-yard-kings-cross-london" target="_blank">kissing roof</a> and you can just see one of the <a href="https://www.kingscross.co.uk/gasholder-park" target="_blank">gas towers</a> (top right)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRNslqTsn7cC3XWQzTL9H_y8xKhsMLbpAIiKcENT8sjhoP-IzyHn-t3Ptyid2W80yr4SIhwtnbgqSNke1kBXqMPoUHOJVWchHwl8zipbIA0mnuIviA2glCvZDlhSUNZw1ABtauO8Edv7NYZrYlaE8nelNYLkOLhyhS1iVdCpe2a7NFxLNFLUrbIVWF=s1078" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1078" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRNslqTsn7cC3XWQzTL9H_y8xKhsMLbpAIiKcENT8sjhoP-IzyHn-t3Ptyid2W80yr4SIhwtnbgqSNke1kBXqMPoUHOJVWchHwl8zipbIA0mnuIviA2glCvZDlhSUNZw1ABtauO8Edv7NYZrYlaE8nelNYLkOLhyhS1iVdCpe2a7NFxLNFLUrbIVWF=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.visitthames.co.uk/about-the-river" target="_blank">The River Thames</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWOZrEaHKy69_D3Hb3Sp5QRGv_SbY-MJH2dWJU2YaoXiyJBoqIvn3-l-8IlbiKkuK2Q7MHWfsN5i4c5ypOJCme_Lw7nGmoUlUddZtRGxSBCOUnTUvJfip39beBcyDMKqr11P77lFj6Y5ov7Cv63bag7y2OH159gFiC_4JM6420k25tFcVl8OKRXchA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWOZrEaHKy69_D3Hb3Sp5QRGv_SbY-MJH2dWJU2YaoXiyJBoqIvn3-l-8IlbiKkuK2Q7MHWfsN5i4c5ypOJCme_Lw7nGmoUlUddZtRGxSBCOUnTUvJfip39beBcyDMKqr11P77lFj6Y5ov7Cv63bag7y2OH159gFiC_4JM6420k25tFcVl8OKRXchA=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.towerbridge.org.uk/" target="_blank">Tower Bridge</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1cvXeilNaPCCMt4ndoublm6cOMY_TxPnv0FyJ-l2Qe6ucuUkqYUE4ygkIl1ndGABwLZOgPDVwAjVjM95jcXr-PSvmz7yAes4vP5CYyEQRlPNku-KAWuggNaKxZOTh3pAFeme3QTUG-YNB7r7dWtjc2HVdnDxAlJZo0UJPRtaJFKCRO8zbZWccc3K1=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1cvXeilNaPCCMt4ndoublm6cOMY_TxPnv0FyJ-l2Qe6ucuUkqYUE4ygkIl1ndGABwLZOgPDVwAjVjM95jcXr-PSvmz7yAes4vP5CYyEQRlPNku-KAWuggNaKxZOTh3pAFeme3QTUG-YNB7r7dWtjc2HVdnDxAlJZo0UJPRtaJFKCRO8zbZWccc3K1=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Emirates Air Line - <a href="https://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk/information/product-catch-all/emirates-air-line-p1373091">cable car to Greenwich</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1XxQChdCxvizRTiunPCni4CfZyl0fu9ffMmmPhbhB-l8dft0Jvol70ayOxUhxE3cuU9DMDELZkwqPy29HoogUu7jhBLrwwHW4yApJc5mDE-gQpAHm_hfoNvFeiE-DmOz90L4HI-fGTZ-DiVzgmxaH92QXcCrJ_c4XVXe_ZnEINU5ofqkPSRhhMNVl=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1XxQChdCxvizRTiunPCni4CfZyl0fu9ffMmmPhbhB-l8dft0Jvol70ayOxUhxE3cuU9DMDELZkwqPy29HoogUu7jhBLrwwHW4yApJc5mDE-gQpAHm_hfoNvFeiE-DmOz90L4HI-fGTZ-DiVzgmxaH92QXcCrJ_c4XVXe_ZnEINU5ofqkPSRhhMNVl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of development happening in <a href="https://www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/whats-on/the-peninsulist/the-masterplan/" target="_blank">Greenwich</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcyG74WCpkorN702uDYPc4HrvYFMN8lG1BmEk0vACLb_I4rIbWa0prOkY6Gq2GkCm1rtK64HHR5jvhih1WoRL9DZ7fuxsbzrlb9UejyB3bpxnfkddh3yJQbNPlSyvqbEfJ_ajGHZUtx7bVUDyrt-r3rKtXPt9284rv8WsJ5YRzqGgmh-afhKW9CNWD=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcyG74WCpkorN702uDYPc4HrvYFMN8lG1BmEk0vACLb_I4rIbWa0prOkY6Gq2GkCm1rtK64HHR5jvhih1WoRL9DZ7fuxsbzrlb9UejyB3bpxnfkddh3yJQbNPlSyvqbEfJ_ajGHZUtx7bVUDyrt-r3rKtXPt9284rv8WsJ5YRzqGgmh-afhKW9CNWD=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And the final destination: <a href="https://canarywharf.com/">Canary Wharf</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKT33mIj5u1kxzObsHfKj3FdXXqNH-yIAtrKaYcISv0Qxwf6VYuMHMmI-Ck_TDcaGQNT1T74zBRkgNWkcB7-sR7fGY-9aQ8a5ccdbi6QXNXZavzb7AhLpIV9_O5-iT9G6dF5yIY2S7QaIemGmFWFz1XQk8W469M4IHrWElcVePFmWf2BwoSM3YHFKA=s5120" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="5120" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKT33mIj5u1kxzObsHfKj3FdXXqNH-yIAtrKaYcISv0Qxwf6VYuMHMmI-Ck_TDcaGQNT1T74zBRkgNWkcB7-sR7fGY-9aQ8a5ccdbi6QXNXZavzb7AhLpIV9_O5-iT9G6dF5yIY2S7QaIemGmFWFz1XQk8W469M4IHrWElcVePFmWf2BwoSM3YHFKA=w640-h256" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Never forget to look UP. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/london-architecture-the-most-beautiful-ceilings-in-the-capital-a3835856.html" target="_blank">Interesting ceilings of London...</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Thanks to Adrian Robinson and the construction students for all the photos! To find out more about the postgraduate courses in construction at Oxford Brookes, click on the following links:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/building-information-modelling-and-management/">MSc BIM and Management</a></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/infrastructure-and-sustainable-development/">MSc Infrastructure Planning and Sustainable Development</a></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-59325653317708930652022-01-06T14:23:00.000+00:002022-01-06T14:23:06.152+00:00Interesting visits with George Blumberg...<p>George Blumberg is a Senior Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in construction. George is often seen out with his camera and sent in some photos from a number of his recent visits involving our students. Click on the blue links for more information on each project. And thanks for sharing these George!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTS9YQglKN-wyEzXa-GtmChf36afQUGRx7Zh7nbNFr_tz58czRFkMrKzOLjsf03l8QbCnAGTr9wgL_vmdx0ZRtnUxyrO9R3bqOWAYBAy2nTsW3dQDlva0Q5vvmqWdEW7-FNhoTCOazguUdGi6xbuW9lGfqFzDD97Zyt4YBTn0CJW9WofQaYNDYjD63=s5568" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTS9YQglKN-wyEzXa-GtmChf36afQUGRx7Zh7nbNFr_tz58czRFkMrKzOLjsf03l8QbCnAGTr9wgL_vmdx0ZRtnUxyrO9R3bqOWAYBAy2nTsW3dQDlva0Q5vvmqWdEW7-FNhoTCOazguUdGi6xbuW9lGfqFzDD97Zyt4YBTn0CJW9WofQaYNDYjD63=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.atthebus.org.uk/" target="_blank">AT The Bus</a> offers a school-based programme of art as therapy to support the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 7-18 in Oxfordshire.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY8ZvPy4GuseR6_h-amxO3kkEyqw3QKIE5_7m6yszlitKHmhmXPh0aF2Fxv5h43bXHF2DfvmC4z3EJJtKo-LqDMKUon-Er0lUIjd5Bay1fnGfsANrY3kQll66KOA6BWN8uRXle-arbE8BbNbrXeN9eKkocAlgl58c2fyliw_u1zQrq3Fa8XZvIKr4V=s5568" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY8ZvPy4GuseR6_h-amxO3kkEyqw3QKIE5_7m6yszlitKHmhmXPh0aF2Fxv5h43bXHF2DfvmC4z3EJJtKo-LqDMKUon-Er0lUIjd5Bay1fnGfsANrY3kQll66KOA6BWN8uRXle-arbE8BbNbrXeN9eKkocAlgl58c2fyliw_u1zQrq3Fa8XZvIKr4V=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AT The Bus - inside</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGAJjJ6zxaWTAmSyMlN50BgLTI4_6lrrpjI_kwsEvYuVvVw9z_CIuH40OhrEqUnbR3Y1UrY0eao47IsGVLDT5tkmPbUEbY7NgTxJ0a5qGK0A7B1eTHraa9yQUhON_f8IrC1Y2xIq46qIlvBggf2OAoBn80ooWiRq35L4n9K0hvKwh_icIX-o1iltRj=s5568" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGAJjJ6zxaWTAmSyMlN50BgLTI4_6lrrpjI_kwsEvYuVvVw9z_CIuH40OhrEqUnbR3Y1UrY0eao47IsGVLDT5tkmPbUEbY7NgTxJ0a5qGK0A7B1eTHraa9yQUhON_f8IrC1Y2xIq46qIlvBggf2OAoBn80ooWiRq35L4n9K0hvKwh_icIX-o1iltRj=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Site visit to the <a href="https://lifeandmind.web.ox.ac.uk/" target="_blank">Life and Mind Building (LaMB)</a> - the largest building project undertaken by the University of Oxford </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGFpO41Y45mgVqKpDPXnKxNtVna5OhseaKbejWHmLHwQTCLUJLLaa9ZaxuEllblJqBtQtzco2LMB8BSnTE27x-I9XUxB0vuupAEeb0jceT3Xv9Sp0WzKRYvikq7qA3GiP55XqIyIFLLF_UHc99teSMyEcN1S5VbzSuRoLKN6AUEhuNTbDIyk4nagSf=s5568" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5568" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGFpO41Y45mgVqKpDPXnKxNtVna5OhseaKbejWHmLHwQTCLUJLLaa9ZaxuEllblJqBtQtzco2LMB8BSnTE27x-I9XUxB0vuupAEeb0jceT3Xv9Sp0WzKRYvikq7qA3GiP55XqIyIFLLF_UHc99teSMyEcN1S5VbzSuRoLKN6AUEhuNTbDIyk4nagSf=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2021/01/20/wates-to-start-on-oxford-universitys-biggest-building-job/" target="_blank">Wates - the contractor</a> has kindly allowed access to the project for construction students from Oxford Brookes - CM student Toby Archard (above) recently visited the site...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRFYiTrTpKMZPRiCNwBjnwHk7JaFQcfzA4ckpTifqznwMs87qXiqEJi4Upug62xoFk_VKIkvsLEIpZ14lrxs6XebdjZjHfME0J4QgTzVB_h9lnls2S5YAe5ewzTuRt6bZIUGlum0XzWE3Ld2y2ARdZwC4y82ykZP-09v2s0HBCXz4cHhH5CgxoOv7r=s2809" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1825" data-original-width="2809" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRFYiTrTpKMZPRiCNwBjnwHk7JaFQcfzA4ckpTifqznwMs87qXiqEJi4Upug62xoFk_VKIkvsLEIpZ14lrxs6XebdjZjHfME0J4QgTzVB_h9lnls2S5YAe5ewzTuRt6bZIUGlum0XzWE3Ld2y2ARdZwC4y82ykZP-09v2s0HBCXz4cHhH5CgxoOv7r=w640-h416" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/northgate-redevelopment/" target="_blank">The Jesus Northgate College project</a> on The Cornmarket, Oxford </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOO7fXOr_jBh9psShOS21LhvSGsNF1opsuZ3DSryuorp5jiLvZGvvEMLY1FgYtmboLyMtjWTrpcRhYo8n8AwY70gPO7lJDEjUn7c-dV_jKtpWUwz85BFeNq26SArlg22h4xSFVoG_I2qIX2E_zUoOuMjuIcN5EJMYkBWUFwDGWazoTBKQJ8Onq0ACB=s2774" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="2774" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOO7fXOr_jBh9psShOS21LhvSGsNF1opsuZ3DSryuorp5jiLvZGvvEMLY1FgYtmboLyMtjWTrpcRhYo8n8AwY70gPO7lJDEjUn7c-dV_jKtpWUwz85BFeNq26SArlg22h4xSFVoG_I2qIX2E_zUoOuMjuIcN5EJMYkBWUFwDGWazoTBKQJ8Onq0ACB=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OBU student Hugo Loxton-Barnard talking with senior site manager and Oxford Polytechnic graduate Alec Carr during construction of a concrete frame building with a CLT internal structure.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1jMvFoj1SvTzUpb4wBv1Cc9dfYaTFV3Gk1ozTZN3cquDmUs5AVLDSy7FeLPvLT8hKf-uFXUYbzIQjgZnOpYdEODCojivNiy83F62amgMBtriUwGSvVd0eH-5QaVP5bg6VYoHnArm6uQc721AAlE8_LzQDazG7REp1lJ6E9dFa1bpngbrzqXWDsP3I=s2736" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="2736" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1jMvFoj1SvTzUpb4wBv1Cc9dfYaTFV3Gk1ozTZN3cquDmUs5AVLDSy7FeLPvLT8hKf-uFXUYbzIQjgZnOpYdEODCojivNiy83F62amgMBtriUwGSvVd0eH-5QaVP5bg6VYoHnArm6uQc721AAlE8_LzQDazG7REp1lJ6E9dFa1bpngbrzqXWDsP3I=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The recently completed <a href="https://cherwell.org/2020/05/02/balliol-construction-gets-underway/">student accommodation at Balliol College</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>That's all for now - thanks George.</p>Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-40186315666796082482021-07-01T10:27:00.000+01:002021-07-01T10:27:25.560+01:00MSc Project Management in the Built Environment: Hanna Osundina<div style="text-align: left;">The <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a> at Oxford Brookes attracts students from across the world and is available as an on campus, full-time course or as a part-time course by distance (online) learning. I caught up with Hanna Osundina who completed the MSc PMBE in 2017 and recently won the <a href="https://risingstars.wearethecity.com/rising-stars-in-infrastructure-transport-logistics-2021/">2021 WeAreTheCity Rising Star Award in Infrastructure, Transport & Logistics</a>. Hanna kindly agreed to answer my questions...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNkrg9IZH375aqK5Apeo5ig-JX2tcVvKYMkHObGORVBxGt06q45ngnnEDnFgutL89nEPgAEnErNfxzgTwbookZysVvXkGCY8htsLiTNEyc4tSROlDoGm4XIZSd8OprJtqUF3GTLMi4B0/s885/Professional+Picture.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="885" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNkrg9IZH375aqK5Apeo5ig-JX2tcVvKYMkHObGORVBxGt06q45ngnnEDnFgutL89nEPgAEnErNfxzgTwbookZysVvXkGCY8htsLiTNEyc4tSROlDoGm4XIZSd8OprJtqUF3GTLMi4B0/s320/Professional+Picture.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What is your background and why did you choose to go into Project Management?</b><br />I studied architecture at the University of Sheffield and then went onto work as an architectural assistant in Lagos, Nigeria. It was after this work experience that I decided not to progress with architecture but moved into project management. This was because I preferred going on site visits, managing consultant teams and helping bring the process together much more that I enjoyed drawing. When I returned to London, I worked at Peabody Housing Association as a Development Officer, working on both front end and back end delivering residential led projects. It was in this role I decided to pursue further learning and a professional qualification.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Why did you choose the MSc PMBE at Brookes?</b><br />When I decided to do a master’s degree in project management, I looked at a number of courses but picked Oxford Brookes because of the course structure and curriculum. The PMBE course stood out for me because it covered a great range of relevant topics while seeming to be detailed in its delivery. Additionally, Brookes has a great reputation for being a leading teaching institution within the property and construction industry, so the combination of the course structure and reputation is why I decided to study there.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>What was it like when you arrived and started the course?</b><br />It was great meeting the cohort of people on my course. The combination of part time and full-time students meant there was a great mix of interesting people to engage with who came from different perspectives. The teaching staff were welcoming and set out the content of the course but also encouraged networking – which was appreciated as many on the distant learning students were also working full time across the sector, meaning I was also able to learn from people in my cohort.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Looking back over the course, what were the highlights? And the most challenging bit?</b><br />My most memorable experience was the trip to the Netherlands! It was great to have the opportunity to see such interesting and inspiration international projects. I learned a lot during this time, which I was able to apply to work. It was also a great opportunity to get to know my fellow students and the teaching staff and build on the relationships that were beginning to be established. I am struggling to think about a specific challenge that I faced while on the course. The most difficult challenge for me was managing being a student and my professional workload. However, this is something that requires good time management and structuring evenings and weekends around coursework. After my first term, I was much better a structuring my time around my assignments.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>What advice would you give to someone starting the course?</b><br />I would advise that anyone starting the PMBE course should be open to the breadth of the learning experience and the opportunity to meet new people and make long term connections. There is a lot to learn from the course but also from students who are working full time in various industries. Staying open to all conversations (in person and online) is helpful to have a full experience of the course.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>Which subject area did you focus on for your dissertation and why?</b><br />My dissertation was about joint ventures (JV) between the public and private sector and the success factors. I picked this topic as I was working on a JV at Peabody at the time and the company had decided to do more JV’s with the private sector. This was an opportunity to combine my learning with my professional life and apply my theoretical learning to practice in work.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><b>What have you got planned for the next 5 years career-wise?</b><br />The last five years of my career have been very positive. I have had the opportunity to work on really interesting projects with dynamic groups of people, while progressing to Senior Development Manager. My plan for the next 5 years is to continue to grow in my career and develop as a leader in the industry through working on interesting, high profile projects but also by continuing to champion diversity in the industry through my extra-curricular activities. This includes sitting on the board of E16 CLT - a community land trust in Newham, I am also vice chair of the University of Greenwich’s Construction, Property and Surveying Practices – Industry Advisory Board and a member of Estates Gazette's Diversity & Inclusion Content Advisory Panel. Most significantly, as the founder of <a href="https://innesco.co.uk/black-women-in-real-estate/">Black Women in Real Estate (BWRE)</a>, championing the connection, empowerment, and growth of black women in the industry, I want to continue to see the collective thrive and see our members succeed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks Hanna. For more information about the MSc PMBE, take a look at our website or blog:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc PMBE on the website</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/search/label/MSc%20PMBE">MSc PMBE on the blog</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-80392805517101697902020-03-11T11:06:00.002+00:002020-03-11T11:06:54.073+00:00Field Trip to Belgium and the Netherlands: Day 4 and Day 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 4 of the field trip focused on Utrecht and Day 5 on Breda (previous blog posts: <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/03/belgium-and-netherlands-field-trip.html">Day 1</a>, <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/03/field-trip-to-belgium-and-netherlands.html">Day 2</a> and <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/03/field-trip-to-belgium-and-netherlands_11.html">Day 3</a>).<br />
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<b>In Utrecht...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/locations/638110258/utrecht-city-hall">City Hall</a> for a presentation on <a href="https://cu2030.nl/page/english">Stationsgebied CU2030</a><br />
A guided walking tour of <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/utrecht">recently completed projects</a> in the city<br />
<a href="https://www.jhk.nl/NL/index.html">JHK Architecten Office</a> for a presentation on BIM in the Netherlands<br />
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<b>And in <a href="http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/breda/">Breda</a>...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.crossmarkbreda.nl/">Crossmark Breda</a> for a presentation followed by a guided tour by Breda Promotions<br />
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The student report on Day 4 - the morning in Utrecht by Sisilia Hermawati, Elian Pony, Rithika Ramachandran, Evangelia Vasilaki and Christopher White...<br />
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<b>Utrecht City Centre Tour</b><br />
The postgraduate group was treated to a presentation at The Utrecht City Office, followed by a tour of the said office, Utrecht Centraal Station and Hoog Catharijne Mall.<br />
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The presentation on Utrecht highlighted the evolution and nature of the city, and how the authorities plan to marry these factors with the continuous development of the city. Utrecht was described as a growing city with a population increase of approximately 74% (190,000 to 330,000) between the 1950s and present. It is also expected to grow towards 400,000 inhabitants in the next 10 years. Additionally, Utrecht being located almost at the center of the Netherlands, serves over 285,000 commuters daily, connecting the majority of the cities of the country. Another important fact about Utrecht is it being the second largest bicycle user city in the world. That is, 50% of the population. Twice the average of 25% of the Netherlands.<br />
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The city is defined by two main areas, the City Centre and Old Town. These areas combined form the character of the city. The City Centre houses the Utrecht Centraal Station, City Office, Hoog Catharijne Mall and several other contemporary/modern commercial buildings. The Old Town with its older buildings and canals, in contrast, maintains traditional architecture with little allowance for vehicular traffic. Given these factors, the city focuses on the commercial development and the centralization of government in the City Centre, maintaining the historical architecture/nature of the Old Town, and residential development along the outskirts of the city.<br />
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A two phased project named the Development Program Station Area was detailed during the presentation. The first phase is called ‘Connect-Restore-Give Meaning’, and the second, ‘Healthy Urban Living’. It includes more than thirty developments planned for the city over the next 10 years. Also, projects such as Wonderwoods, a proposed residential apartment development with an integrated vertical forest, will help to give an environmental friendly character in the city.<br />
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Three projects were highlighted including the Utrecht Centraal Station, the City Office, and the restoration 2km of a canal within the city. All three projects were integrated. The canal was previously covered by the construction of a motorway in the heart of the city to serve transportation needs. This was later decided against during the motorway’s construction. It was mentioned that a partnership was formed with the developers, the city hall and the mall owner. The process was not easy, but all parties worked together and compromised to see the projects through.<br />
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The City Office which hosted our presentation is open to the public. It provides access for everyone to use the facilities, such as the library. The City Office was built and linked to the Centraal Station in line with ambitions to have a more centralized government.<br />
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The Utrecht Centraal serves as a transportation hub. It houses bus stations, tram stops, the central railway as well as two bicycle parks. The main train station has been renovated to accommodate more passengers and make it more attractive given the high throughput of commuters. The station building itself is surrounded by a glass wall that provides a more open space feel, while maintaining the necessary division of spaces. The wave-shaped roof is designed as a way-finder. The waves flowing across the entrance and exit are brightening by LED lights at night and by the natural light during the day.<br />
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The multi-storey bicycle park is the largest in the world. It accommodates an impressive 12,500 bicycles. This was done in an effort to effectively store the large volume of bicycles used throughout the city. The project showed innovation, harmonizing space and function. During the tour at the park, the easy flow and accessibility for bicycle users was highlighted, as there are several access points from the station plaza to the bicycle park.<br />
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The canal restoration is in progress with a section slated to pass under the Hoog Catharijne Mall. This impressive engineering feat was among several observed throughout the developing City Centre. The canal restoration will return a greener character to the dense City Centre. Generally, buildings in the City Centre were modern, open and bright, due to the utilization of glass walls, which maximizes natural light, and by extension, improves the experience commuters. In comparison, it was interesting to see the City Centre developing, while Old Town remained traditional as per the City’s effort to maintain its heritage. All the above seeks to create a vibrant city with modern infrastructure and facilities, with an appreciation of its architectural heritage and sufficient housing solutions for residents.<br />
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Lessons Learnt: it takes a lot of effort and compromise to develop/redevelop and renovate a city and places in general. Several disagreements among parties will occur during the process but compromise is necessary to produce a “win win” outcome. A balance must be struck between modernization, sustainability and preservation of heritage.<br />
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On Day 5 (the final day) the students visited Breda for a presentation about the city and a guided tour, before returning to Oxford.<br />
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To find out more about any of our postgraduate courses in construction, click on the following links:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/building-information-modelling-and-management/">MSc Building Information Modelling and Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/infrastructure-and-sustainable-development/">MSc Infrastructure and Sustainable Development</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-46883891254721973672020-03-11T10:24:00.000+00:002020-03-11T10:24:13.766+00:00Field Trip to Belgium and the Netherlands: Day 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 3 of the field trip focused on Rotterdam (previous blog posts: <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/03/belgium-and-netherlands-field-trip.html">Day 1</a> and <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/03/field-trip-to-belgium-and-netherlands.html">Day 2</a>).<br />
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<li><a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/locations/van-nelle-fabriek/">Van Nelle Factory</a> (a UNESCO world heritage site)</li>
<li>The tram stop at Willemsplein - for a guided walk around the city of <a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/">Rotterdam</a></li>
<li>The <a href="https://kaanarchitecten.com/project/zalmhaven/">Zalmhaven Toren</a> - to meet the BAM Logistics Manager (and find out <a href="http://www.zalmhaven2030.nl/">more about the project</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/museumpark-rotterdam/">Museumpark area</a> to look at building projects: <a href="https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/10/depot-boijmans-van-beuningen">Boijmants Museum Archive Depot</a>, <a href="https://www.kunsthal.nl/en/about-kunsthal/building/">Kunsthal</a> and <a href="https://www.architektur-ausstellungen.de/institution/rotterdam/het-nieuwe-instituut">Nieuwe Institute</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/115/markthal">Markthal</a> - for a walking tour which included the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/482339/ad-classics-kubuswoningen-piet-blom">Cube Houses</a></li>
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The student report on the morning of Day 3:<br />
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<b>9h30 - Van Nelle Factory – guided by Jorien Cousijn</b><br />
The buildings were designed by Leendert van der Vlugt and built between 1925 and 1931. In the 20th century it was a factory, processing coffee, tea and tobacco and later on additional chewing gum, cigarettes, instant pudding and rice. The operation stopped in 1996. The factory closed because they moved to another place. In 2014 in became a UNESCO building.<br />
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After the renovation, in 2015, it was known as the Van Nelle Design Factory, and nowadays it is used by a wide variety of companies and a co-working space. There are also areas that can be rented as meeting, conventions and events rooms. It was nice to see that what we saw in the Heijmans presentation, about reinventing the building was applied here in a successful way.<br />
The building shows a typical Bauhaus architecture style, which is from Germany during the same period of this building construction, and consists in geometric forms, flat roofs, modern material for the time (steel, glass and concrete), and simplified colours. This style was kept, and it still works for the new uses.<br />
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<b>Centraal Station – guided by Jorien Cousijn</b></div>
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The current building started in 2007 and was concluded in 2014, nicknamed as aluminium foil lunch box, the central station is the centre of the city. It was designed to receive the high-speed trains, metro and trams. The station has an unique format made of glass, stainless steel and wood ceiling, it doesn’t look big from the outside, because of the high building on the surroundings, but from the inside it is massive, and wide open to receive all the public.</div>
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<b>10h30 – Stadswandelingen – walking tour guided by Jorien Cousija</b></div>
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The second largest city in the Netherlands, it´s considered an industrial city, as it is the major logistic and economic centre and is the largest seaport in Europe. The city centre was completely destroyed in the World War III, a bomb had been destroyed it in 15 minutes, named as the Rotterdam Blitz . But as a result, the Dutch people wanted to demonstrate that everything was gone, but a better life was coming. Therefore, the city today counts with a varied architectural landscape, including nominated architects skyscrapers (not common on other Dutch cities), as Rem Koolhaas, Ben van Berkel, Foster + Partner and Renzo Piano. This area is called the “Manhattan at the Meuse”. This is such a really interesting view from the story of the city and the people that live there, unfortunately it was not possible to see this view on the day we were there, but for sure I want to see that one day.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erasmus Bridge (Ben van Berkel), Toren op Zuid (Renzo Piano), De Rotterdam ( OMA – Rem Koolhaas), Montevideo (Mecanoo), World Port Center (Foster + Partners). This picture was taken from Google Street View.</td></tr>
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<b>10h45 – Zalmanhaventoren project – BAM meeting with Wouter Van der Zwan and Nadia</b></div>
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Future 3 towers building, one with 215 meters high residential building with 242 apartments and restaurants, and 2 others 70 meters high with 196 apartments and car parking. BAM is the responsible company for the construction, and there no wet concrete on the site, everything is prefabricated and then brought to the site according to the schedule. Every element is tagged with a QR code, that is scanned when gets to the site, this QR code inform where it should be discharged and where this element should be placed, it was possible to check from the outside of the site that it looks very organized and clean on the inside. It would be better if we could get to the site office to check the surroundings at least.</div>
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In order to increase the construction cycle, it was necessary to construct a lifting shed around the level under construction, with a crane to locate the prefabricated elements. In our point of view, this environment increases the quality, working conditions for the people involved, speed and safety, because it is a closed area which avoid any falling object.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zalmanhaventoren project - Ana Elisa Linardi, Utkarsh Parshionikar, Dhouha Touibi, Nadia, Wouter Van der Zwan, Nafees Mohammad and Aditi Jain</td></tr>
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<b>11:00 – Museumpark and Boijmans Museum Archive Depot</b><br />
This is the Museum Archive building, this explain a bit why the façade was designed without any window, but visiting this site a lot of questions started popping up, as why the façade is made of mirrors? Why so high? Why in this shape? So, as architects we felt like non-architects for a bit with a lot of questions in our mind, but in the end of the day all these questions got an answer with the presentation of the project by MRVDV.<br />
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And the afternoon of Day 3 by: Dallamy Laith, Gray Alessandra, Ramashadran Rithika, Oliver Thomas and Vasilaki Evangelia...<br />
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<b>The History:</b><br />
The city of Rotterdam had been an established and prosperous seaport of the Netherlands since the medieval era. However, Nazi Germany invaded the country on 10th May 1940 but were met with unexpected fierce resistance from Dutch forces. As a result, Adolf Hitler ordered the bombing of Rotterdam on 14th May. Over one night the heart of Rotterdam was almost completely destroyed by the Luftwaffe. Some 80,000 civilians were made homeless and 900 were killed. One of the few buildings to survive the bombing was the City Hall. </div>
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Rotterdam was gradually rebuilt from the 1950s through to the 1970s. It remained quite windy and open until the city councils from the 1980s on began developing an active architectural policy. Daring and new styles of apartments, office buildings and recreation facilities resulted in a more 'livable' city centre with a new skyline. In the 1990s, the Kop van Zuid was built on the south bank of the river as a new business centre. Rotterdam was voted 2015 European City of the Year by the Academy of Urbanism.<br />
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Rotterdam has become world famous because of its modern and ground-breaking architecture. Throughout the years the city has been nicknamed Manhattan at the Meuse and The architectural capital of the Netherlands both for its skyline and because it is home to internationally leading architectural firms involved in the design of famous buildings and bridges in other big cities. Examples include OMA (Rem Koolhaas), Neutelings & Riedijk and Erick van Egeraat. The city has 38 skyscrapers and 352 high-rises and has many skyscrapers planned or under construction. The top 5 of highest buildings in the Netherlands consists entirely of buildings in Rotterdam. It is home to the tallest building in the Netherlands, the Maastoren with a height of 165 meters. In 2021, the Zalmhaven Tower will be completed with a height of 215 meters, which will become the new tallest building in the Netherlands.<br />
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<b>Markthal </b><br />
Walking around on a foggy afternoon in Rotterdam, it was a welcome change to step into the warmth Markthal had to offer, amidst different aromas of food and fresh produce. Set in the vicinity of Binnenrotte, Blaak Station, Markthal had been envisioned by MVRDV and Provast to break away from dingy traditional European market places, and also stay in line with European rule of The product was a quirky building, conforming to a semi-open plan which attempted to intergrated its surrounding, and be an anchor in the urban planning fabric of Rotterdam. The design includes an interesting take on visual and physical accessibility, all the while maintaining an interoperability of all its users. The architects touted Markthal as ‘a building without a backside’, having made accessible doors, windows for the entire supply of hall, shops and restaurants. The spaces are as such: a large indoor market square complete with an inviting mural on the inner facade, depicting fresh produce; apartments with 6 different elevator entrances for inhabitants; underground tunnel for the supply of goods to the stores; basement parking and an outer facade resembling that of a tennis racket, the largest of its kind, to showcase the inner dynamics of the market hall into its exterior surroundings. The shape of the building in terms of design was fitted to a very construction friendly outlook; it could easily accommodate the traditional elevator cores, and by adding the more spaces to the foot of the structure, the entire volume could have been raised to 120 m tall, 70 m wide, and 40 m high.<br />
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The building is anointed with a BREEAM very good certificate, having a regulated interior climate with natural ventilation. The space program of housing, shopping centres, and market hall make the installation technology of ventilation, heating and central exchanges very efficient. The central monitoring system of the building exchanges hear and cool exchange to reduce the number of installation monitoring. A panel stationed within the market garners awareness on the energy use and CO2 savings of the building. It also provides a gateway to keep its surrounding buildings cool, and consists of a sanitation system designed to save water. Additionally, all the tenants of the residential units subscribe to the Green Lease Agreement so that there is sustainable ambitions of the building is well regulated by all users.</div>
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The cube houses located centrally in Rotterdam are just a stone’s throw away from the famous Markthal and centrally located library and are an eye-catching architectural development. The bright yellow exterior of the 45 degree angle houses was without doubt one of the most unique and puzzling architectural developments we saw not only in Rotterdam but in the entirety of the Netherlands. </div>
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Initially all puzzled at the feasibility and usability of such houses, by the experimental Dutch architect Piet Bloom, the 70’s built cubes slowly indicated their abstract representations the more we looked up at the urban canopy. The cube houses are known to represent a forest, with each house resembling a singular tree, although in this case an urban one. Containing 38 small cube houses and 2 ‘super’ cubes, the houses were created through the use of a tilted timber cube where one point is anchored in a hexagonal concrete core. Such structures have allowed for the representation of this core as a tree trunk, where the entrances and stairs to the houses are placed. Consisting of three floors, firstly containing a ‘street house’ floor, where a living room and kitchen are present. Above this, the second floor known as a ‘sky house’ where the two bedrooms and bathroom reside, and the ‘tree-top house’ at the apex. Having only just vertical walls in the core, every other wall in the houses are angular, with the most prominent being at the apex, where the cubic nature is most apparent. </div>
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When walking amongst the ‘urban forest’ it was apparent the houses bring with them a sense of serenity and calm, although placed upon one of the busiest road routes in Rotterdam. Not only however, do the houses act as a natural walkway and bridge over this road, but they also connect the modernist Markethal architecture to the old harbour of Rotterdam, with many of the cubes overlooking this. Therefore, evoking in myself and other students, a sense of connection between old and new. Visiting the cube houses I believe was a big highlight in the trip to Rotterdam, seeing the conceptual visualisations of an architect put into practice. Which create, not only connections between different time periods, but also attempt to re-connect nature into urban spaces. To see the new uses of some the houses as museums and hostels, I found to be interesting, as it highlights the curiosity by the general public in these unique architectural buildings. Further promoting how architecture has the ability to attract varieties of people and influence modern lifestyles. </div>
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<b>MVRDV Visit </b></div>
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Founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries, MVRDV is an architectural firm based in Rotterdam and are highly distinguishable all across the globe due to their urban structures. The work carried out by MVRDV is not only exhibited across the world but is also held in high regard receiving numerous international awards along with being very published. With around 250 architects and designers serving as the brainchild for MVRDV, projects are carried out in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative design process that involves rigorous technical and creative investigation. MVRDV works with BIM and has official in-house BREEAM and LEED assessors. The firm values the collaborative workspace that has been built up over the years and pride themselves on having the ‘uniquely creative’ workspace. The undertaking of their design method involves clients, stakeholders, and experts from a wide range of fields from early on in the creative process. The results are exemplary, outspoken projects that enable our cities and landscapes to develop towards a better future.</div>
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<b>Het Depot Boijmans</b></div>
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One of the currently most famous MVRDV projects is the Het Depot Bojimans located in Rotterdam. Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen is the first art storage facility in the world that offers access to a museum’s complete collection. The Depot has a different dynamic to that of the museum: there are no exhibitions, but people will be able to browse amongst 151,000 artworks, alone or with a guide, and get behind-the-scenes glimpses of - among other things - conservation and restoration. </div>
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A sight visit combined with a presentation at the company’s offices gave the students a clear understanding of the idea, purpose and the special features of this project. While the new building is located a previously park area, the main idea of its sustainable design was to reduce its volume and vision by minimizing the footprint and maximizing the roof. This result succeeds according to the rounded shape of the structure and the mirror effect that is given to it aiming the reflection of the surrounding park. The special reflecting effect of the park and city this building offer is given from 6,609 square meter mirror panels which originate from China. </div>
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The building is made of concrete and it’s floor area is 15,000 m2. It has six floors and is 39.5 meters high,iIts footprint is 40 meters in diameter, which cantilevers out to a diameter of 60 meters. The ground floor consists of a welcoming entrance area with 6 meters height doors, with a coffee corner available to visitors. On this floor there are also areas for art handling: packaging, atmosphere conditioning, quarantine, loading and unloading. The upper storeys contain all repositories, exhibition spaces, the expertise centre and a cinema, located around the central atrium. The atrium gallery, with glass roof, is filled with works from Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen’s collection. The storeys are connected by suspended staircases, which have something of the feel of the breathtaking sketches by the eighteenth-century Italian architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi.</div>
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A panoramic roof terrace is going to be formed that will be accessible freely by every visitor who wants to enjoy the wonderful view of Rotterdam from above. 75 birch trees will be placed on the roof. The full of green designed terrace will reinforce the sustainable character of this building, and give the idea of a continuous park lifted off the ground. All the above are forming a very unique structure, which will lead to a new cultural monument at Rotterdam. </div>
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-2217938142214027282020-03-10T13:56:00.001+00:002020-03-10T13:56:38.414+00:00Field Trip to Belgium and the Netherlands: Day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Day 2 of the field trip focused on Amsterdam (for the blog post about Day 1 click <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.com/2020/03/belgium-and-netherlands-field-trip.html">here</a>).<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/ijburg-amsterdam-the-netherlands/"></a><a href="https://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/ijburg-amsterdam-the-netherlands/">Ijburg</a> - for a series of presentations about Ijburg and <a href="https://www.ozarchitect.nl/projects/hotel-breeze-ijburg/">the design</a> of the <a href="https://www.breezeamsterdam.com/">Breeze Hotel</a> and also a tour of Ijburg and the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/120238/floating-houses-in-ijburg-architectenbureau-marlies-rohmer">floating homes</a></li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.fluor.com/netherlands">Fluor Office</a> for a workshop and lunch</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.fluor.com/projects/p3-design-build-a9-highway-amsterdam">IXAS project</a> for a presentation and visit to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AAPbG-63CQ">Gaasperdammertunnel</a></li>
<li>The city of <a href="https://www.iamsterdam.com/en">Amsterdam</a> - for a walking tour and a group meal</li>
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And now, the write-up (from the students) of the presentation on approach and principles from Fluor Netherlands:</div>
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Overview of Flour - Fluor B.V. (Fluor Netherlands) has been operating in the Netherlands for more than 55 years, providing engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management services for Clients throughout Europe and around the world. </div>
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Fluor operates a comprehensive project execution plan incorporating; Engineering, procurement, fabrication and Maintenance. They operate on the ethos of transforming the world by building prosperity and empowering progress, with key emphasis on safety, value creation, collaborative working through advanced work package planning (AWP).</div>
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<b>Productivity Challenge</b> - Fluor acknowledges the challenge of productivity within the industry and achieves this by minimising project risks and gaining competitive edge by improved cost and schedule. Productivity on site was also incorporated into the collaborative planning process to minimise waste. The analysis on the percentage split of foreman’s time was excellent example of how a specific activity can be improved. e.g 30% travel, 20% planning and only 15% supervision. The AWP process gives them a 10% reduction in waste. </div>
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Fluor Provides Project and Program Management Services incorporates collaborative working structures both from a system, processes planning and delivery perspective. On agreement of the project scope, the team sets out a plot plan and layout drawings including construction and work areas. The planning team through the pre-commissioning process put together the AWP packages, these include the CWA and CWP. This process incorporates a 12 weeks lag and then feeds in to primavera then to procurement. The systems use GPS tagging of materials in the warehouse for all the specific work packages. This provides full visibility and integrated planning. These is usually a temporary facility location where materials can be retrieved and delivered on to site. At critical times there is level 5 monitoring which is done by the hour. This process helps Fluor to improve productivity by 10%. </div>
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Key highlight for me was the safety moment where the supervisor was helping to perform the job and he was not supervising. This was picked up as a safety moment. Lessons learned are: Know your role; Perform your job; Don’t fulfil someone else’s role. So, the ethos was not just to get the job done, but get the job done safely and go home to your families.</div>
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<b>Gaining insight in to the AWP ethos of FLUOR - puzzle and lesson learnt</b></div>
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AWP is a method of designing and planning a construction project to improve performance. It is about making sure that the project is design and planned to be easier to build, commission and start up. We were put into groups to assemble a puzzle. On our first attempt, using the unmarked puzzle, the process was inefficient although we followed the same brief and we took longer to put it together. We also decided to communicate more trying to put the puzzle together and we noticed that we were working faster. We also could not understand why other people finished first, but eventually is transpired that they had defined work packages with marked puzzles.</div>
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We can infer that projects go wrong when people do not have defined tasks or do not know what to do and fall into argument. the first puzzle failed to take off due to not identifying performance based on team task and coordination. Which happens in real life project when there's lack of organization creates problems and delays.</div>
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On the second attempt we had a box with puzzle pieces in envelop numbered. The stages were broken down for us which means we knew where to start and we worked in a collaborative way we were communicating well, and everyone knew what they had to do. It took us less time to put it together and we were all happy of our achievement. I was impressed on how fast it went when we knew what we had to do and in what direction to go. I think this model should be more developed and used in construction projects.</div>
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Fluor Project also taught us how team performance can work well and effectively when projects are structured in stages. One thing the team gathered from visiting Fluor is how health and safety is important to them. We were shown a video before the presentation started. It is impressive as health and safety is really important in the work- place.</div>
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<b>Site Visit - Gaasperdammertunnel</b></div>
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After our visit to Fluor office, we were taken to the Gaasperdammertunnel site which is one of the key projects in the Amsterdam currently. We were given a brief presentation on the past, present and future of one of the biggest tunnels in the Amsterdam that is GAASPERDAMMERTUNNEL.</div>
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The project is the collaboration between Ballast Nedam, Flour, Heijmans, and 3i. Gaasperdammerweg tunnel is the expansion of the A9 between the Holendrecht and Diemen junctions.</div>
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The presentation was organised by the Project Director Mr. Pieter Teeuw and Assistant Manager Mr. Ron Van Hooije. And the presentation started with the Safety Measures and introduction towards the Site Safety. The objective of this project is to Improve traffic flow and to reduce traffic congestion. The client for the project is Rijkswaterstaat and the project contract type is DBFM which is Design – Build – Finance – Maintain, with a value of USD 880 million, which will be awarded in Lump sum. The maintenance period will end after 25th June 2038. Some of the facts about the tunnel are: 2 x 5 lanes and 1 Tidal Lane; 3 km Land tunnel with a trace of 9 km; New Bridge over river Gaasp and Modification at Junction Holendrecht.</div>
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When it comes to the DBFM part, it is a joint venture of 4 Big companies such as FLUOR, 3I, Ballast Nedam & Heijmans and which will be financed by SPC (IXAS Zuid-Oost).</div>
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<b>Project Goals</b></div>
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<li>To improve the traffic congestion as the tunnel will have 5 lanes per driving direction and an exchange lane. It will make northern Randstad more accessible.</li>
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The Tunnel has 130 emergency doors, 117 Ventilator fans, 366 emergency post cabinets, 1800 Speakers, 80km cable lines, 1.125 km cables, 2800 lighting fittings in the corridors, 4300 light fittings and 6-meter fire extinguishing pipe. The idea of incorporating reflecting white asphalt will provide efficiency in electricity consumption and it is indeed one of the smart ideas incorporated in the project, notwithstanding the impact on the climate.</div>
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After the presentation, we had an opportunity to visit the tunnel site in a coach and we were able to see the tunnel exclusively before it was opened to public, months in advance. It was an excellent experience overall, seeing some new technologies adopted and the health and safety concerns in the Netherlands. The project also impetus to the environment and neighbours. In the Netherlands they built everything in a safe manner for the environment and energy efficiency. They also plan for future expansion which is very important these days.</div>
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Our special thanks to Oxford Brookes University and FLUOR for providing us with this opportunity to visit Netherlands.</div>
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-26823150907516215682020-03-10T12:50:00.000+00:002020-03-10T12:51:31.642+00:00Field Trip to Belgium and the Netherlands: Day 1 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A group of postgraduate students from across the four <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/courses/postgraduate/">MSc programmes</a> in the School of the Built Environment went on a field trip to Belgium and the Netherlands at the end of January 2020. The aim of the field trip was to integrate knowledge gained in the early part of the students' programmes, to develop team skills and to build relationships. Site visits and walking tours are backed up with a series of presentations from local experts focusing on: planning strategy, sustainability and urban design considerations, the mix of dwelling types, retail and community buildings, infrastructure plans, planning for flooding/rising sea levels, and sustainable and innovative building technologies.<br />
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This year, the students have written the blog and also taken many of the photos. Thanks to Max Muncaster and the students for organising this and for your contributions! Click on the blue links for more information about the place visited.<br />
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The students (and staff) set off on 19 January and returned on 23 January. In between, they visited the following places:<br />
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<b>In Antwerp...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.mas.be/en">The MAS Museum</a> - for a visit<br />
<a href="https://www.archdaily.com/795832/antwerp-port-house-zaha-hadid-architects">Antwerp Port House</a> designed by Zaha Hadid - for a photo opportunity<br />
<a href="https://www.visitantwerpen.be/en/sightseeing/central-station">Antwerp Station</a> - for a guided tour<br />
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<b>In Amsterdam...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/ijburg-amsterdam-the-netherlands/">Ijburg</a> - for a series of presentations about Ijburg and <a href="https://www.ozarchitect.nl/projects/hotel-breeze-ijburg/">the design</a> of the <a href="https://www.breezeamsterdam.com/">Breeze Hotel</a> and also a tour of Ijburg and the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/120238/floating-houses-in-ijburg-architectenbureau-marlies-rohmer">floating homes</a><br />
<a href="https://www.fluor.com/netherlands">Fluor Office</a> for a workshop and lunch<br />
<a href="https://www.fluor.com/projects/p3-design-build-a9-highway-amsterdam">IXAS project</a> for a presentation and visit to the tunnel<br />
Walking tour of the city and a group meal<br />
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<b>In Rotterdam...</b><br />
<a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/locations/van-nelle-fabriek/">Van Nelle Factory</a> (a UNESCO world heritage site)<br />
The tram stop at Willemsplein - for a guided walk of the city<br />
<a href="https://kaanarchitecten.com/project/zalmhaven/">The Zalmhaven Toren</a> - to meet the BAM Logistics Manager (and find out <a href="http://www.zalmhaven2030.nl/">more</a> about the project)<br />
<a href="http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/museumpark-rotterdam/">Museumpark</a> area to look at building projects: <a href="https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/10/depot-boijmans-van-beuningen">Boijmants Museum Archive Depot</a>, <a href="https://www.kunsthal.nl/en/about-kunsthal/building/">Kunsthal</a> and <a href="https://www.architektur-ausstellungen.de/institution/rotterdam/het-nieuwe-instituut">Nieuwe Institute</a><br />
<a href="https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/115/markthal">Markthal</a> - for a walking tour which included the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/482339/ad-classics-kubuswoningen-piet-blom">Cube Houses</a><br />
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<b>In Utrecht...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/locations/638110258/utrecht-city-hall">City Hall</a> for a presentation on <a href="https://cu2030.nl/page/english">Stationsgebied CU2030</a><br />
A guided walking tour of <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/utrecht">recently completed projects</a> in the city<br />
<a href="https://www.jhk.nl/NL/index.html">JHK Architecten Office</a> for a presentation on BIM in the Netherlands<br />
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<b>And in Breda...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.crossmarkbreda.nl/">Crossmark Breda</a> for a presentation followed by a guided tour by Breda Promotions<br />
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And now for the student contributions...<br />
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<b>Day 1: Antwerp by Pavan Rajashekar Murthy and Goculnath Vaithyam</b><br />
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The Museum aan de Stroom (MAS; Dutch for: Museum by the River) is a museum located along the river Scheldt in the Eilandje district of Antwerp, Belgium. It opened in May 2011 and is the largest museum in Antwerp. On our first day of our industrial visit we were taken to this museum and got to see this fantastic building which is a state-of-art building in the city of Antwerp. We were guided by Ms. Jorien Cousijn who is a Dutch local & a staff of TU Delft and over the next 5 days she helped us in guiding through the places of Netherlands.<br />
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In 1998 the Antwerp city council decided to build the museum at the Hanzestedenplaats. On 14 September 2006 the first brick of the building was laid. In 2010 museum objects arrived from various other museums like the Ethnographic Museum and the Maritime Museum, which both ceased to exist. The museum opened for the public on 17 May 2011. The 60-metre-high (200 ft) MAS was designed by Neutelings Riedijk Architects. The façade is made of Indian red sandstone and curved glass panel construction. It is an example of postmodern Art Deco architecture. The MAS houses 470,000 objects, most of which are kept in storage. The first visitor's gallery is the "visible store", which contains 180,000 items. The building is located on the spot where the Hanzehuis used to stand. International merchants worked and resided at the Hanzehuis. In the nineteenth century a fire destroyed the building.<br />
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The central focus of the MAS is Antwerp and its connection to the world. The MAS collection ranges from maritime objects which document international trade and shipping, to the history, art and culture of the port city of Antwerp and to art and culture from Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Oceania.<br />
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The MAS develops thematic exhibitions which connect local and global culture, art and history. The museum is committed to informing the public using new media and immersive presentations. The museum was internationally awarded for its MAS IN YOUNG HANDS initiative, which involves youngsters from very diverse backgrounds as event organizers and curators. I would like to thank Oxford Brookes University for organising the trip and I would like to thank Mr. Max Muncaster for guiding us on all the 5 days in Netherland and Ms. Jorien Cousijn for guiding us in the MAS.<br />
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Days 2 and 3 will follow shortly...<br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-32589187025263881052019-10-18T14:03:00.001+01:002019-10-18T21:59:42.720+01:00Oxford City Tour 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As part of the module - Introduction to Design and Construction the first year students in construction went on the Oxford City Tour on 25 September 2019. The purpose of the tour was to familiarise the students with major buildings in the city of Oxford - many of which are studied during the first year of the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a> and the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc QS and Commercial Management</a>. I followed the students around on the tour and took some photos (click on the blue links for more information on buildings)...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the High Street where the task was to compare styles of buildings - this is <a href="https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/history">The Queen's College</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the High Street to <a href="https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/about/history/">University College</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and <a href="https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/architecture-college">All Souls College</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back on <a href="http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/high/quotes/index.html">the High Street</a> heading towards...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.universitychurch.ox.ac.uk/content/history-and-heritage">St Mary's Church</a> (and its <a href="http://www.top5oxford.com/towers.php">tower</a>) - Gothic or Classical?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching <a href="https://campusoxford.com/insider-info-the-story-of-the-radcliffe-camera/">Radcliffe Camera</a> where the students were asked to work out the cost and logistics of repairing stone work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found a few <a href="https://www.experienceoxfordshire.org/oxford-harry-potter/">Harry Potter fans</a> at the entrance to the <a href="https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/history">Bodleian Library</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about-us/history">Bodleian</a> Library</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...<a href="https://discoveroxfordshire.com/things-to-do/the-divinity-school/">Divinity School</a> where the students learnt about stone fan vaulting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/broad/buildings/south/clarendon.html">Clarendon Building</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-48647400">The 'Emperor Heads'</a> outside the Sheldonian Theatre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Museum of Natural History - find out more about <a href="https://www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/about">this building</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And you can stroke the animals :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As well as being full of amazing stuff - the <a href="https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/museums-architecture">building has an amazing roof</a>. The students were there to <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">learn about geology, use of stone, cast iron and steel and the glass roof</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's also home to the <a href="https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/history-museum">Pitt Rivers Museum</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.hawkinsbrown.com/projects/the-beecroft-building">The Beecroft Building</a> - which has <a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2018-09-17-new-%C2%A350m-physics-building-opened-sir-tim-berners-lee">the deepest basement</a> in Oxford</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking across to the <a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/building-our-future/vision/master-plan-areas/roq?wssl=1">Radcliffe Observatory Quarter</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/our-building">The Blavatnik School of Government</a> where the students found out about thermal performance of the building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not normally open to the public, but we had special permission to <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2016/02/25/herzog-de-meuron-oxford-university-blavatnik-school-governance-based-parliamentary-buildings/">go inside...</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking down through Walton Street in <a href="https://www.jerichocentre.org.uk/about_jericho/history">Jericho</a> an area north of the City</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ashmolean.org/history-ashmolean">The Ashmolean Museum</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And onto <a href="http://oxfordhistory.org.uk/cornmarket/index.html">Cornmarket</a>. This is the <a href="http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/cornmarket/east/26_27.html">oldest building</a> which is a Tudor timber frame building...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...there is a <a href="https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/17473024.work-starts-36m-redevelopment-cornmarket-street/">major redevelopment</a> taking place further up Cornmarket</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking down Queen Street towards <a href="https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/bdp-completes-278m-westgate-oxford-retail-development/10024702.article">Westgate</a> where there was lots to find out about <a href="https://www.steelconstruction.info/Westgate_shopping_centre,_Oxford">how it was constructed</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://westgateoxford.co.uk/">Westgate Shopping Centre</a> - a major <a href="https://landsec.com/properties/westgate-oxford">new development</a> for Oxford</td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/templates/pages/staff.aspx?uid=p0075437">Dr Henry Abanda</a> (Senior Lecturer in Construction IT at Oxford Brookes) mentored a group of students from the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/">School of the Built Environment</a> at Oxford Brookes for the first ever WorldSkills UK Building Information Management (BIM) - Regional Competition. The competition took place on the 18 June 2019 at the <a href="https://gems.autodesk.com/events/au-london-2019/event-summary-9d39b233a0fe42d385650e63507680c9.aspx">Autodesk University Conference</a> (which took place in London from 17-19 June) where the team from Oxford Brookes competed with students from South Bank and Middlesex universities. There were 10 competitors, and Oxford Brookes came second (David Blahak) and first (Barbara Adamska) both are students on the MSc Building Information Modelling and Management (BIMM).<br />
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Oxford Brookes will now go forward to the national finals which will be held at the WorldSkills UK Live event at the NEC in Birmingham in November 2019...with the hope of winning spots to compete at the WorldSkills Shanghai 2021 (in September 2021).<br />
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Also, three students from the MSc BIMM at Oxford Brookes (Barbara Adamska, David Blahak and David Amaya-Gonzalez) have also been successful in their <a href="https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Certifications/Autodesk/Certifications/Overview">Revit Certification Exam</a> taken at the <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/?">Autodesk University</a> conference. This certification exam is quite prestigious and expensive - but our students took it free. Revit is being taught in the Advanced Technology and BIM module (as part of the MSc BIMM at Oxford Brookes).<br />
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Henry would like to thank all the students who participated in the Worldskills BIM Regional Competition and attended the Autodesk University Conference. He said: 'Your achievement in the BIM Regional Event and Revit Certification Exams is evidence of your hard work, a true reflection<br />
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Graduation 2019 took place on a cool Monday 17 June. The ceremonies and reception took place back on the main campus in the newly refurbished Kenneth Wheare Hall and the JHB Building. The photos (and video) show the story of the day - photos and videos by the Ed and Daniel Vicars (Real Estate and Construction) and Uzma Khan (Planning and Urban Design)...<br />
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The field trip to The Netherlands is an annual event which brings together postgraduate and undergraduate students from across four MSc and two BSc programmes in the School of the Built Environment. The two groups of students have their own itineraries for the field trip, both of which aim to integrate knowledge gained in the early part of the students' programmes, to develop team skills and to build relationships. Site visits and walking tours are backed up with a series of presentations from local experts focusing on: planning strategy, sustainability and urban design considerations, the mix of dwelling types, retail and community buildings, infrastructure plans, planning for flooding/rising sea levels, and sustainable and innovative building technologies.<br />
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This year, the blog focuses on the undergraduate field trip - thanks to George Blumberg for all the photos. Click on the blue links for more information about the place visited.<br />
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The students (and staff) set off on 20 January and returned on 24 January. In between, they visited the following places:<br />
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The <a href="https://www.antwerpenmorgen.be/projecten/paviljoen-antwerpen-morgen/over">Antwerpen Morgen Pavilion</a> and the <a href="https://www.mas.be/en">MAS Museum</a> in Belgium (on the way to The Netherlands). The trip included a drive-by of the <a href="https://www.portofantwerp.com/en/port-house">Antwerp Port House</a> designed by Zaha Hadid.<br />
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<b>In Amsterdam...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.amsterdammuseum.nl/en">Amsterdam Museum</a> - for a lecture and visit.<br />
<a href="https://www.arup.com/projects/amsterdam-public-library">Amsterdam Central Library</a> - for lunch<br />
Tours of: <a href="https://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/ijburg-amsterdam-the-netherlands/">Ijberg</a>, <a href="https://www.nieuwbouw-houthaven.nl/">Houthaven</a> and the <a href="https://zuidas.nl/english/">Zuidas</a> area<br />
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<b>Rotterdam...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.boijmans.nl/en">Boijmans Museum</a> - for a look around and a presentation<br />
<a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/">Rotterdam Information Centre</a> - for a lecture<br />
<a href="https://www.mvrdv.nl/projects/115/markthal">Rotterdam Markthal</a> - for lunch<br />
<a href="https://futureland.nl/en/you-simply-cant-get-closer-port">FutureLand</a> - for a visit and talk<br />
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<b>Utrecht...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/plan-your-trip/tourist-information-centre">The Infocentre</a> for a presentation and tour<br />
<a href="https://www.nmm.nl/en/">National Military Museum</a><br />
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<b>And Breda...</b><br />
<a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2016/09/14/breda-public-transport-terminal-koen-van-velsen-architects-netherlands-bus-train-station/">Central Station Breda</a> for a presentation and tour<br />
<a href="http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/breda/">Breda</a> - for a look round and a coffee in the historic town centre before returning to Oxford<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Antwerp and the MAS Museum © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Anne Frank mural on the side of the new <a href="http://streetart.today/2017/06/07/worlds-biggest-street-art-museum-opens-at-the-ndsm-wharf-in-amsterdam/">Street Art Museum</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">More street art at the <a href="http://www.ndsm.nl/en/">NDSM Wharf</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://pontsteiger.nl/#home-pontsteiger">Pointsteiger</a> a unique residential development in Houthaven © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arriving in a snowy Rotterdam © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Presentation on Rotterdam (with snow) © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...and snowball fight © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://markthal.klepierre.nl/">De Markthal</a> for lunch © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Getting off the ferry to visit <a href="https://www.futureland.nl/dichter-bij-de-haven-kun-je-niet-komen">FutureLand</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">George's great photos of <a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/locations/futureland-3/">FutureLand</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Presentation in <a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/">Utrecht</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finding out more about Utrecht © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bike park in <a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/explore-utrecht/cycling">Utrecht</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The tour of Utrecht... © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...which was pretty cold © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.uu.nl/en/news/photos-the-whale-has-arrived-in-utrecht">The Skyscraper Whale</a> - drawing attention to the problem of plastic waste in seas and rivers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Utrecht © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">At the <a href="https://www.nmm.nl/en/">National Military Museum</a> © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Presentation in Breda © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hi George :) © George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-12764344907314992542018-10-18T10:27:00.000+01:002018-10-18T10:27:02.297+01:00Building Towers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The new undergraduate students on the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a> and the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a> have been building a lot of towers recently, first with shoes and then with paper and tape. The activities made for great ice-breakers and also some pretty good photos...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, so why is this guy asking us to take our shoes off?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to build the biggest tower...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and the winning tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just paper and tape...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsqmG9OgaFF-vXrUaFj3U7MkwHUAarbk0cmS2yrv-SkrIiQfRWOfA-aj-ehD1ddFJok_8jolPRvwzhPM2KB14IQ032WRJTE1Bseuh66ws0ZKyMAuaaCWWylHCgLyj-Jnzbp0Hw8mDpVA/s1600/towers2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsqmG9OgaFF-vXrUaFj3U7MkwHUAarbk0cmS2yrv-SkrIiQfRWOfA-aj-ehD1ddFJok_8jolPRvwzhPM2KB14IQ032WRJTE1Bseuh66ws0ZKyMAuaaCWWylHCgLyj-Jnzbp0Hw8mDpVA/s640/towers2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and a lot of imagination.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the tallest tower is (on the left).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally, the best tower detail :)</td></tr>
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Like what you see? Find out more about our undergraduate courses in construction here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-14358649586116048382018-06-26T12:35:00.001+01:002018-07-02T13:49:01.257+01:00School of the Built Environment Graduation 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Graduation 2018 took place on a sunny (but not too hot) Monday 18 June. This year the ceremony and reception moved back across the bridge from Headington Hill Hall to the newly refurbished Kenneth Wheare Hall and the JHB Building. So things were a bit different this year...the photos show the story of the day and showcase our new buildings very nicely.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Outside the Clerici Building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Before the ceremony...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">...and the staff are getting ready.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">And being given their instructions for the stage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Lining up for the...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">...procession into the Kenneth Wheare Hall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">...and finally inside the ceremony itself.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The staff line up to applaud the new graduates...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">...as they leave the hall.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Now that you've graduated, don't forget to keep in touch. Join one of our alumni groups on LinkedIn...a great way of keeping in touch with your mates and the </span><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/">School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. We use our groups to post job opportunities, source mentors (for the Real Estate Mentoring Scheme), share news and to use your experiences to inform our course development, so make sure you join!</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2021952">Real Estate Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4486512">Construction, QS and Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8658222">Urban Design, Planning and Development</a><br />
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8303569">Real Estate Investment Finance (REIF)</a><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Finally, for yet more photos, take a look at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/BuiltEnvironment/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155826603632476">SBE </a></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/BuiltEnvironment/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10155826603632476">Graduation 2018 album</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> on the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BuiltEnvironment/">School of the Built Environment Facebook page<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span></a></div>
Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-57728765126208237492018-04-19T13:57:00.002+01:002018-04-19T13:57:28.798+01:00The Netherlands Field Trip 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The field trip to The Netherlands is an annual event which brings together postgraduate and undergraduate students from across four MSc and two BSc programmes in the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/be/">School of the Built Environment</a>. The two groups of students postgraduate (PG) and undergraduate (UG)) have their own itineraries for the field trip, both of which aim to integrate knowledge gained in the early part of the students' programmes, to develop team skills and to build relationships. Site visits and walking tours are backed up with a series of presentations from local experts focusing on: planning strategy, sustainability and urban design considerations, the mix of dwelling types, retail and community buildings, infrastructure plans, planning for flooding/rising sea levels, and sustainable and innovative building technologies. Click on the blue links for more information about the place visited.<br />
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<b>Day 1</b><br />
The students traveled to Amsterdam (by coach), calling at Antwerp on the way to take a look at <a href="https://www.visitantwerpen.be/en/sightseeing/central-station">Antwerp Central Station</a>, the <a href="https://www.architonic.com/en/project/neutelings-riedijk-architecten-museum-aan-de-stroom/5100665">Museum aan de Stroom</a> and the <a href="http://www.portofantwerp.com/en/port-house-new-home-international-port">Port House</a> (designed by Zaha Hadid).<br />
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<b>Day 2</b><br />
<b>UG students:</b> <a href="https://www.iamsterdam.com/en/see-and-do/things-to-do/attractions-and-sights/de-hallen-amsterdam">De Hallen</a> for a presentation and guided tour, followed by a guided walking tour of the <a href="https://www.humanityinaction.org/knowledgebase/153-the-bijlmer-a-dutch-approach-to-multiculturalism">Bijlmer</a> area and finally, a visit to <a href="http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/organization/quality-innovation-sustainability.htm">Amsterdam ArenA</a> (home to Ajax and one of the most sustainable stadiums in the world) for a presentation on the <a href="http://www.amsterdamarena.nl/default-showon-page/amsterdam-arena-presents-new-development-plans-for-2020.htm">development</a> and a look around.<br />
<b>PG students:</b> <a href="https://www.amsterdam.nl/zuidas/english/about-zuidas/">Zuidas</a> and the <a href="https://www.wtca.org/world-trade-center-amsterdam">World Trade Centre</a> for a presentation and discussion session with <a href="http://tonschaap.nl/">Ton Schaap</a>, followed by a visits to various museums at the <a href="https://www.amsterdam.info/museumquarter/">Museumplein</a> before finishing the day with a visit to the Amsterdam ArenA for a tour and a presentation about the impact of the development on <a href="https://repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/object/uuid:f65657f2-be11-46fb-9310-e240ec526bc6/datastream/OBJ">the local area of Bijlmer</a>.<br />
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<b>Day 3</b><br />
<b>UG students:</b> <a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/">Rotterdam</a> for a walking tour and presentation at the Information Centre with lunch at the famous <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/553933/markthal-rotterdam-mvrdv">Markthal</a>, followed by a visit to <a href="https://www.maasvlakte2.com/en/index/">FutureLand</a> and the <a href="https://www.portofrotterdam.com/en">Port of Rotterdam</a>.<br />
<b>PG students:</b> <a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/">Utrecht</a> for a presentation at <a href="http://www.jhk.nl/EN/index.html">JHK Architects</a> on 'Re-use and Transformation' and a walk around the regeneration projects at <a href="https://werkspoorkathedraal.nl/">Werkspoorkathedraal</a> and <a href="http://www.zecc.nl/index.php?page=_&projectId=2024&Language=en">Werkspoorfabriek</a>, followed by a trip to Rotterdam for a series of presentations about the city and guided tours of the <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/588218/rotterdam-central-station-benthem-crouwel-architects-mvsa-meyer-en-van-schooten-architecten-and-west-8">Central Station</a> and <a href="https://en.rotterdam.info/locations/de-markthal/">Markthal</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...the presentation at the Information Centre</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rotterdam Markthal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FutureLand and the Port of Rotterdam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finding new uses for old factory buildings in Utrecht</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch (sadly not for the students) at Zecc Architecten in Utrecht</td></tr>
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<b>Day 4</b><br />
<b>UG students:</b> <a href="https://www.visit-utrecht.com/experience-utrecht">Utrecht</a> for a presentation about the city followed by a walking tour and a visit to the <a href="https://waterliniemuseum.nl/en/">Waterline Museum</a> designed by <a href="http://www.uncubemagazine.com/blog/16448300">Anne Holtrop</a>.<br />
<b>PG students:</b> <a href="https://www.holland.com/global/tourism/destinations/provinces/flevoland/urk-en.htm">Urk</a> for a visit to an <a href="http://www.floatinghomes.ltd.uk/netherlands.html">arkenbouw factory</a> followed by a trip to <a href="https://english.almere.nl/">Almere</a> and <a href="http://www.urbangreenbluegrids.com/projects/ijburg-amsterdam-the-netherlands/">Ijburg</a> for a series of presentations about the developments and a walking tour of each area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and guided tour of Utrecht</td></tr>
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<b>Day 5</b><br />
<b>UG students:</b> <a href="http://www.vvvbreda.nl/en/3">Breda</a> for a presentation from the Lead Councillor for Regeneration and a guided tour of the city before returning to Oxford.<br />
<b>PG students:</b> <a href="https://awesomeamsterdam.com/5-traditional-dutch-breakfast-foods/">Breakfast</a> at <a href="https://www.schiphol.nl/en/projects/">Schipol Airport</a> followed by a presentation from Bernado Gogna from the Schipol Airport & Royal Schipol Group and finally back to Oxford.<br />
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For more information on our courses take a look here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/building-information-modelling-and-management/">MSc Building Information Modelling and Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-infrastructure-and-sustainable-development/">MSc Infrastructure and Sustainable Development</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Giacomo Pini, a graduate from the MSc Construction Project Management returned to Oxford Brookes in November 2017, to give a presentation to the current postgraduate students in construction about his recent career experiences in Ohio (USA).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giacomo Pini (photo by George Blumberg)</td></tr>
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A few days later, I caught up with Giacomo and he agreed to answer a few questions about his background and experiences at Oxford Brookes...<br />
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<b>What is your background and why did you choose to go into Project Management?</b><br />
I’ve always been passionate about numbers, so I studied Civil Engineering and obtained a bachelor and master degree. At the end of my education, I did an exchange in Denmark with a focus on construction management. From that time, I started to become passionate about management, scheduling and supervision. Project Management is wide, complete, fulfilling. It includes most of the knowledge of the construction industry and that makes it, to my eyes, one of the best paths to follow.<br />
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<b>Why did you choose the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a> at Oxford Brookes?</b><br />
At the time I took the decision to enrol, I was working for a consultancy in Venice. I felt like my knowledge of project management wasn`t broad enough and I wanted to take the chance to improve all the basics I learned before. I did some research online, talked to alumni on LinkedIn, looked at university ranking and the MSc CPM at Brookes was the one choice leading the race. So, I left my work at that time and started this path.<br />
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<b>What was it like when you arrived and started the course?</b><br />
I was curious most of all and a bit thoughtful, as I was wondering if that was the right path. The first weeks were enough to convince me that I did take the right decision. The subjects included the exact knowledge I was looking for, well explained and in a good atmosphere. The other students, following the MSc with me, were all great people, with a so diverse background.<br />
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<b>Looking back over your MSc, what were the highlights? And the most challenging bits?</b><br />
If I look back, I can say that what were the main challenges I had to face, soon became the highlights of my experience. The background of every student was so diverse that everyone initially tackled problems in a different manner. It was a challenge itself to look at a common solution together.<br />
Soon we all learned how to cooperate and match our background knowledge, making this way, all the teamwork exercises, a pleasure to complete.<br />
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<b>What advice would you give to someone starting the MSc?</b><br />
Be open, be flexible. The knowledge comes, and the concepts can be learned. But it`s the relationship with your professors and classmates that counts the most. If that is enjoyable, you learn more, appreciate more and live the experience fully.<br />
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<b>Which subject area did you focus on for your dissertation and why?</b><br />
As my engineering background was still strong in my thoughts, I looked for a topic where engineering and management were meeting. I researched underground constructions and methods, the way top-down structures are built, the match between feasibility, schedule, budget and technical details. I collected data from professionals in the industry, from engineers, to project managers, to schedulers, to tackle the knowledge in its completeness.<br />
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<b>What have you got planned for the next 5 years career-wise?</b><br />
I`m currently working as a Tunnel Engineer after a 2 years’ experience as a Field Engineer. I`m looking at progressing forward in my career moving into roles as Site Manager or Section Engineer.<br />
I`m trying always to match engineering with management. I do like the technical aspects of the constructions as I do like the organization of activities and management, so I work hard to be able to understand and handle both.<br />
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Thank you Giacomo. For more information on the MSc CPM and the other postgraduate courses in construction, click on the links below:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/building-information-modelling-and-management/">MSc Building Information Modelling and Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-11799535349610519662017-11-09T09:44:00.000+00:002017-11-09T09:44:00.398+00:00October 2017: the first MSc Study Period<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Welcome Week activities in Oxford - photos by Dianne Castuciano</td></tr>
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This year (September 2017 entry) we welcomed more than 100 students across our 4 MSc courses in construction:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/building-information-modelling-and-management/">MSc Building Information Modelling and Management</a><br />
<a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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About half of our students study full-time on campus at Oxford Brookes and the other half study via distance-learning using a combination of online learning and campus-based study weeks. Both methods of study make use of an applied approach to learning known as 'problem based learning'.<br />
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The October 2017 Study Period brought the full-time and distance-learning students from across the 4 MSc courses together on campus to attend lectures, seminars and workshops and to share experiences. There are two study periods each year which bring together students and staff on campus to share experiences and knowledge as well as renew friendships and make connections within the industry. As part of the MSc programmes students also take part in a <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Netherlands">field trip to Belgium and The Netherlands</a>. The full-time students feel that they benefit greatly from being able to interact with the distance-learning students who are already working in industry (UK and overseas). For the distance-learners, there is the opportunity to meet the teaching staff and other students face-to-face which contributes greatly to the feeling of belonging.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The distance-learners are welcomed to the first day of the October 2017 MSc Study Period in the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">They were joined soon after by the full-time students to start the first module: People, Leadership and Organisations.<br />
The module, which is led by Esra Kurul is celebrating its <a href="http://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/msc-project-management-in-built.html">10th anniversary</a>.</td></tr>
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Back to the most recent study period. As well as the official welcome, groups sessions, guest lectures, careers talk and CIOB event, there was a special welcome meal and a series of local field trips for all the students. The staff even had time to take some photos (click on the blue links for more information)...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">More discussion with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/donniemacnicol/">Donnie MacNicol</a>, part of the team who presented the workshop at the first session.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The field trip to the <a href="http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/campaign/the-h-b-allen-centre/construction-updates">HB Allen Centre</a> development at Keble College - photos by George Blumberg</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The project will bring together the Keble College graduate students <br />on one site with <a href="http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/campaign/the-h-b-allen-centre/hbac-facilities">top quality facilities</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more information on the development, take a look at the architect's website: <a href="http://micaarchitects.com/projects/hb-allen-centre-keble-college">MICA</a> </span></td></tr>
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If you're interested in taking one of our MSc courses, find out more on the <a href="https://hardhatsatbrookes.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/PG%20Students%20at%20Work">blog</a> (using the labels on the right-hand side of the page) or visit the <a href="http://be.brookes.ac.uk/postgraduate/">School of the Built Environment</a> website.</div>
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-16861825682582361652017-10-12T11:23:00.000+01:002017-10-12T11:23:26.105+01:00MSc Project Management in the Built Environment: 10 years<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a> is now 10 years old! Esra Kurul introduced the 10th run of her module, People, Leadership and Organisations, at the first of the MSc Study Weeks for 2017-18 yesterday. The MSc Study Weeks bring together the distance-learning and full-time postgraduate construction students for two weeks each academic year and this year, the introductory sessions took place in Oxford Town Hall. I went along to take some photos and was interested to hear the students introduce themselves...so many different backgrounds and from so many different areas of the world. To mark the 10th anniversary of the MSc PMBE, here are two profiles showing the diverse background of our students...<br />
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Mirona Tomala (MSc PMBE as a full-time student) and Arran Peters (MSc PMBE as a distance-learning student) both entered the <a href="https://corporate.jctltd.co.uk/initiatives/education-students/jct-student-competition/">JCT Student Competition</a> this year. <a href="http://corporate.jctltd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Mirona-Tomala_JCTStudentCompetition_2017winner.pdf">Mirona's essay</a> entitled 'Confessions of a female conversion MSc student: an essay addressing the factors contributing to skills shortage in the UK construction industry, focusing on the poor industry awareness and draconian expectations' was chosen by the panel of construction industry judges as the overall winner and <a href="http://corporate.jctltd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Arran-Christopher-Peters_JCTStudentCompetition_2017runner-up.pdf">Arran's essay</a> 'Brick Laying in Brogues: how Project Managers can increase their on-site construction knowledge to better manage skilled labour shortages' was selected as a runner-up. And now for their profiles:<br />
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<b>What is your background and why did you choose to go into Project Management?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona:</b> You could say my background is quite varied. My undergraduate degree was in Modern Languages, followed by a graduate job in an electrical wholesaler as an inventory controller. A career in construction never crossed my mind before my graduate job, due to a limited access to information about the roles. It was during that graduate job, that I became more aware of the industry, the roles available and the skills shortage, all which led me to applying for this Project Management course.<br />
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<b>Arran:</b> I read Design and Management at the University of Leeds for my undergraduate knowing that I really enjoyed managing a programme concluding in a well designed final product. I spent a year after graduation as a graduate for Whitbread Plc in the Property Team where spending time with project managers who were monitoring the expansion of the Whitbread estate exposed to me to what seemed a really challenging but rewarding career path, managing the completion of new buildings. As a RICS discipline allowing me to build upon my undergraduate study, I knew from then that I wanted to go into Project Management. After my year with Whitbread, I joined a Project Management consultancy, consulting back to Whitbread as EPMs, EAs and QSs.<br />
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<b>Why did you choose the MSc PMBE at Brookes?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona:</b> Oxford Brookes University seemed like an obvious choice, given Oxford's incredible architecture and the university's commendable reputation. The School of the Built Environment is also highly regarded within the industry, as a result of great quality of teaching and a track record of high calibre graduates. I wanted to make the best possible start to my career, and I believed a degree from Oxford Brookes would be able to offer that.<br />
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<b>Arran:</b> My undergraduate studies were not RICS accredited, so naturally I had to secure an accredited MSc to progress through the RICS APC in Project Management which I decided to do when I finished my year with Whitbread . I wanted to apply to a university ranked highly for RICS accredited postgraduate study which offered flexible part-time study around a busy full-time work schedule consulting back to Whitbread. The PMBE course itself covered things I was already working on and knew I'd continue to work on. It also covered things I wasn't being exposed to but wanted and needed to learn about in order to take them on further into my career.<br />
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<b>What was it like when you arrived and started the course?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona:</b> When I first arrived and started the course,I felt both excited and apprehensive. I was aware that the course was going to be a steep learning curve, but I soon learnt that many of my peers were in the same position and everyone was friendly and helpful.<br />
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<b>Arran: </b>It was good to sit down in the first instance with other students in very similar but also completely different positions to mine from the start. You can really appreciate how management technics and styles which are at the core of Project Management are best learnt through sharing the different approaches of others. There's a certain type of analytical thinking and concise presenting needed when putting together postgraduate level work, which I enjoyed getting back into; it's more applicable to think and communicate in academic ways to the working world, than you would ever think.<br />
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<b>What have been the highlights? And the most challenging bits?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona: </b>I believe the highlights were definitely the social and networking opportunities, such as presentations, site visits, intensive weeks and the trip to the Netherlands. All of these allowed me to make invaluable connections with both the industry professionals and my peers. The most challenging part was definitely the work load in the spring semester. It takes a lot of time management and organisational skills, and I would recommend starting all coursework as soon as its set, otherwise it can soon pile up.<br />
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<b>Arran: </b>Two things stand out as highlights for me; one was the school wide trip to Amsterdam and the other was study on the Project Planning, Control and Risk module. The trip was highly enjoyable, with a real diverse mix of other students, some of whom became really good friends during the trip. The mentioned module was my favourite because it allowed me to build on my strengths but also take on things I'd not worked on previously. I put together development appraisals and upgraded my floor plan drawing skills which I've since been able to put into my work elsewhere. There's no doubt that the main challenge for me was the final Managing Technologies for Sustainable Environments module where there was quite a large work load required over several weeks which at times clashed with my employment commitments.<br />
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<b>Bearing in mind your experience, what advice would you give to someone starting the course?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona: </b>I would definitely recommend arranging work experience as soon as possible, since many graduate schemes close in December/ January. If you can do any during the summer before you start university, that's great. If you're a distance learner, feel free to do it over your summer holidays after your first year. The key to this is forward planning and lots of networking!<br />
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<b>Arran: </b>Only take on studying Project Management and choosing it as your career path if you can project manage your own life and its activities. That may sound cliché, but I had to project manage and gantt chart my own work obligations and timetable, in partnership with my MSc requirements and critical path dates for submissions, alongside the other areas of my life. One will struggle to balance study requirements with other areas of their life if they don't plan and manage things properly.<br />
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<b>Which subject area did you focus on for your dissertation and why?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona:</b> Quite early on in the year I realised that BIM and technology are pivotal topics in the industry, and have the potential to significantly improve it. For that particular reason I decided to focus my research on the adoption of emerging technology, such as augmented and virtual reality, in construction.<br />
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<b>Arran:</b> 'Can the use of project management consultancy support the UK requirement to build new homes quickly?' - I wanted to focus on how of all the areas being continually explored to provide new homes quickly in the UK, there doesn't seem to be any emphasis on management quality overlooking new homes developments. Effective project management consulting/leading on all manner of projects is essential to successful delivery; now seems a more important time than ever to have effective project management supporting the building of new homes.<br />
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<b>What have you got planned for the next 5 years career-wise?</b><br />
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<b>Mirona:</b> I am planning to enrol on the Project Management pathway with RICS and complete it within the next 24-30 months. Subsequently I'd like to start taking more responsibility leading my own projects and help bring more talent to the industry through mentoring. Ultimately I would love the chance to work on some of the landmark projects, as they tend to be extremely challenging, innovative and rewarding.<br />
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<b>Arran:</b> By the time I reach 29/30, I want to have concluded my RICS APC, risen to a PAM or Associate Director level of employment, increased my portfolio of projects to cover a vast variety of types (hospitality, public services, education, resi) and if possible exposed myself to working in different locations outside of my current base in London; either elsewhere in the UK or potentially overseas.<br />
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In addition to the <a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/project-management-in-the-built-environment/">MSc Project Management in the Built Environment</a>, we offer the following (click on the course name for more information):<br />
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<a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/construction-project-management/">MSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/building-information-modelling-and-management/">MSc Building Information Modelling and Management</a><br />
<a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">MSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-8772437376118050712017-07-06T13:38:00.000+01:002018-03-28T09:29:41.128+01:00School of the Built Environment Graduation 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">...the paparazzi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Prizes being handed out by (a very hot) Professor Joe Tah (Head of School)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Where's everybody gone? Retreating into the shade as the day got hotter...</td></tr>
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Now that you've graduated, don't forget to keep in touch. Join one of our alumni groups on LinkedIn/Facebook...a great way of keeping in touch with your mates and the <a href="http://be.brookes.ac.uk/">School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes</a>. We use our groups to post job opportunities, source mentors (for the Real Estate Mentoring Scheme), share news and to use your experiences to inform our course development, so make sure you join!<br />
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LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2021952">Real Estate Management</a><br />
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4486512">Construction, QS and Project Management</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/brookesplanners/">Planning and Urban Design</a><br />
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Finally, for a full set of photos, take a look at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/BuiltEnvironment/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154854505692476">Graduation and Prizes 2017 album</a> on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BuiltEnvironment/">School of the Built Environment Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-14565455800998333052017-04-27T11:57:00.000+01:002017-04-27T11:57:37.943+01:00At Warwick Bar...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The second year undergraduate students in the School of the Built Environment (Real Estate, Construction and Planning/Urban Design) joined together for the February 2017 field trip to Birmingham. The trip is part of the second year integrative project module, a module which gives students the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and experience that they have already gained during the first two years by completing and presenting a group project. For the Birmingham field trip project, students will be working together in small groups to produce a workable proposal that will be presented to a panel of judges (much like in real life). Each group consists of a mix of students (and skills) from across Real Estate, Construction and Planning/Urban Design. Click on the links for more information...especially the Warwick Bar link which has loads of information about this very interesting area.<br />
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The location of the development site for the project is <a href="http://www.warwickbar.co.uk/">Warwick Bar</a>, situated in the Digbeth area of Birmingham. Warwick Bar is situated in a conservation area and lies ten minutes walk to the east of Birmingham city centre. Surrounded on three sides by the historic Grand Union Canal, Digbeth Branch Canal and the River Rea, the area was home to a complex of factories and workshops and is now <a href="http://www.k4architects.com/warwick-bar-birmingham/4578724285">being redeveloped</a> to provide accommodation for a rich mix of heavy industry to arts and service sector agencies. The overall aim of the student project is to identify a new long term use for the site taking into consideration potential changes to the area brought about by the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/09/13/birmingham-to-invest-900m-in-hs2-regeneration/">HS2 development</a> and taking into account the <a href="https://bigcityplan.birmingham.gov.uk/">Birmingham Big City Plan</a>.<br />
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The day started with a series of presentations about the developments taking place in Birmingham and continued with the walk through Warwick Bar. Photos by George Blumberg (thanks George)...<br />
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Then back to Oxford Brookes to start work on the development projects. Students from the following courses attended the field trip - to find out more about any of the courses, click on the course:<br />
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<a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a><br />
<a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a><br />
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Rachel Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08218709517365197350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653044820829585437.post-19632490129286395622017-03-15T12:14:00.002+00:002017-03-15T12:14:45.570+00:00The London Field Trip 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
...the first year students on the <a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/construction-project-management/">BSc Construction Project Management</a> and the <a href="http://www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management/">BSc Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management</a> went on a field trip to London on Tuesday 28 February 2017.<br />
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The trip forms the core of the first year integrative project module and is an active learning experience based around visits to a number of active development sites and a self-guided walking tour around specific areas of London, including commercial, cultural and architectural attractions. The field trip and associated investigations feed into the group assignment for the module. This year the students visited three major development sites: <a href="http://www.thisispaddington.com/">Paddington Basin</a>, <a href="https://www.kingscross.co.uk/about-the-development">King's Cross</a> and <a href="https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Pages/default.aspx">The City of London</a>. Join us on the site visits and click on the blue links for more information. Photos by Michael Hill.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="http://www.thisispaddington.com/article/fan-bridge-revealed">Fan Bridge</a> at Paddington Basin</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From St Pancras to the <a href="https://www.kingscross.co.uk/about-the-development">developments taking place around King's Cross</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://gasholderslondon.co.uk/">The Gasholders</a> and the King's Cross plan <br />(the students visited the <a href="https://www.kingscross.co.uk/visitor-centre">King's Cross Visitor Centre</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...And over to the City of London. The <a href="http://www.multiplex.global/projects/100-bishopsgate-london-uk-england-europe/">development site</a> at <a href="http://www.100bishopsgate.com/">100 Bishopsgate</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.breeam.com/index.jsp?id=759">Development</a> at 52 Limestreet (<a href="http://thescalpelec3.co.uk/">The Scalpel</a>) and <a href="http://www.ericparryarchitects.co.uk/projects/office/fenchurch-avenue.html">10 Fenchurch Avenue</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Up to <a href="https://skygarden.london/">Sky Garden</a> at 20 Fenchurch Street - voted the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2015/sep/02/walkie-talkie-london-wins-carbuncle-cup-worst-building-of-year">worst building of 2015</a> <br />and known as the <a href="http://www.insider-london.co.uk/10-facts-about-london-walkie-talkie-tower/">Walkie Talkie</a>)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit to the offices of <a href="http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/">Turner & Townsend</a> at <a href="http://newlondondevelopment.com/nld/project/one_new_change_ec4">One New Change</a> for networking and food.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The day finished with a walk across the <a href="http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/millennium-bridge/">Millennium Bridge</a> for a look at the <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern">Tate Modern</a> and the <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/tate-modern-project">new extension</a> which was completed in 2016.</span></td></tr>
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