RIBA PART 1 ARCHITECTURAL ASSISSTANT
HALIMA HAQ
UTOPIA
"….in search of architectures of transformation and delight"
In a world of crisis and instability, how do we create inclusive, diverse and joyful urban neighbourhoods for the 21st century? Can we forensically dissect what architectural sustainability really means, unlocking opportunities to expose the creative cracks in the urban context?
This project will be exploring and experimenting with the architectural potential to rejuvenate, adapt and transform the urban context to propose communities that are proactive, inclusive and resilient. New futures will be imagined for a challenging area of Southwark, one of the oldest parts of the city, where the ancient and the hyper-modern collide.
UNCOMMON GROUND
“The continuity of history is perpetual change”
William Morris
A museum of archaeological and ethnographic discoveries.
The site, like the city itself, is a palimpsest. The fragments of building and scars in the ground are a record of the processes and events that have taken place. My proposal aims to reactivate the site as a public space; restoring its original function but finding form in playful investigations of material and human agency. It seeks to re-assess the ways in which we engage with sites and objects that may be deemed archaeology.
