Calendar 2011 'February'

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Another TERM is OVER

Another term is finally over. I hope it must be an fruitful one for all the international students especially. For me personally it was an ultimate learning experience. My Environmental Design module finally came to an end yesterday with an exhibition at Highfields School at Matlock. All our proposals from 11 groups were displayed there for visitors, and it was a real joy for all of us being a part of it.

At Highfields School...


And I wish all the Groups of STB (Sustainable Tall Building) module 'All the Best' for the 'isover' competition. They really worked well and hard. Sorry for not being aware of other modules, I hope people will come out and post something in the FORUM page to put some light.

See you in the 'Spring Term' lectures.

Invitation

For us, by us...



Join the FORUM, be a part of it...

Happy new year

Hello everyone,

Finally the decade came to an end along with the vacation time. Wish you all a GRAND year ahead and all the best for your submissions and exams.

History of 'Paton House'

This 1884 structure was built for Samuel Herrick Sands by Evans and Jolly. Samuel was a lace and hosiery manufacturer as well as a director of National Telephone Company and Nottingham Patent Brick Company and  also chairman of Nottingham  Joint Stock Bank and Nottingham Suburban Railway Company.

This brick building 'West Hill House' has a large canopy over the main entrance and Baroque style interior.

Herbert D Snook acquired the house in 1904 and named it 'The Cedars'. He was a director of his family clothing firm, J Snook and Company. During his 40 years of resident, the cottage style lodge house at Derby road was occupied by his chauffeurs. His widow later sold it to 'Paton Congregational College'.

It was named 'Paton House' in honor of J B Paton, founder of the theological college, 'Paton Congregational College'. The college was moved to Manchester in 1968 and the building was taken over by University's Department of Architecture which is now 'Department of Architecture and Built Environment'.

Source: The Historic Houses of University Park, The University of Nottingham Compiled by Janet Jones, 1998

Uploading photographs in the 'Forum'

'Insert Image' tab at the message box title bar is the easiest way to add photographs in your post direct from the computer. But if you want to upload photographs of a particular size then you need to use a third party website like 'photobucket' or 'tinypic' to upload the photograph first and then to put the imge link or html code of the perticular image to your post...



Very easy it is!

How to use the FORUM!

The discussion Forum in this blog can be found HERE.

I'm sure, many of you must be active in many forums. But still just a brief on how to use the forum here.


Simple FIVE steps to put your word.
Discussion FORUM ---- Register ---- Login ---- Sub Forums & Topics ---- New Topic/Reply

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STEP 5

Student 'FORUM'

There is a new addition to this blog, an online architectural discussion forum...
http://exhibitnottinghamblog.blogspot.com/p/discussion-forum.html

The aim is to bring all the students in our school and even future aspirants together to discuss any topic related to our school, Architecture or the topics from a day to day life.

Just CLICK on the forum to get started....

Places around University: Wollaton Hall

The spectacular Elizabethan mansion, 'Wollaton Hall', was built on a natural hill in Nottingham during the 16th century. This residential building is famous for it's historic 'Hall' and is surrounded by 500 acres of parkland. Except this it also houses the Natural History Museum and Nottingham Industrial museum.

There also is a massive collection of VINTAGE machinery in the Industrial Museum including working steam engines, ploughing machines, telephone exchange and even bicycles and motor-cycles. So that is the target now. I also came to know that, Nottingham has a very rich industrial heritage. Once upon a time it was famous for LACE making and having an importance in textile industry.

The lovely path through the 'Park-Land'...

Different Buildings/Blocks in our School

High resolution image HERE.

There is a combination of traditional and contemporary architecture in our campus. Traditional British style architecture can be seen in buildings like 'Lenton Firs' and 'Paton House'. There also modern environment friendly structures like SRB (Sustainable Research Building) and EEC (The Studios). And also a some research dwellings as 'Eco House'.

History of our school

The Nottingham Government School of Design was opened in 1843. Its earliest pupils included “architects’ clerks”, and subjects taught included “draughtsmanship” and “architectural ornament”. A separate department of architecture was formed in 1865 together with departments of painting, sculpture and design. The department grew steadily and in 1928 became the School of Architecture within the then Nottingham College of Art. Meanwhile, The University College of Nottingham had opened in 1881. In 1948, the college received a Royal Charter to become The University of Nottingham. The University’s fiftieth anniversary was celebrated during the session 1998-99. The Institute of Architecture, one of four institutes forming the School of the Built Environment, is the modern descendent of the original Nottingham School of Design. Today the School of the Built Environment runs undergraduate and postgraduate courses and conducts research into architectural history, theory, structures, environmental engineering, building technology and urban design.

The campus of The University of Nottingham lies within a mature park of 330 acres within the City of Nottingham and is one of the most beautiful in Britain. Nottingham contains many leisure facilities, including the Royal Concert Hall and the Nottingham Playhouse, theatres, cinemas and a wide range of sporting venues: Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham Forest football club. The National Watersports Centre and Ice Arena are within easy reach of the University. There are twelve halls of residence on the campus and a complex of self-catering flats, a short distance away, accommodating approximately 6000 students. Students in their second and later years may continue to live on campus, although many prefer to make their own arrangements in either private or University related accommodation nearby. As a result of this policy, student activities on campus are thriving. The School of the Built Environment, is comprised of four institutes, Architecture, Building Technology, Urban Planning and the recently established Institute of Sustainable Energy and Technology (ISET). These are housed in a group of buildings, set within a mature garden; two large houses, Lenton Firs and Paton House contain staff offices and seminar rooms, with studios, laboratories, lecture rooms and workshops all accommodated in adjacent buildings. In 2003, the School opened the new Sustainable Research Building that is the Centre for Sustainable Research Technology and accommodates laboratories, offices and exhibition areas. In 2004, the Environmental Education Centre was opened providing new studios for Architectural Design.

Aerial View of School

The School is situated within a few minutes walk of the halls of residence, the students’ union, and other teaching buildings. All students in architecture and other project-based courses utilise studio workspace. The Marmont Centre has an attractive coffee-bar run by the University central catering. Workshops are available to students for model making, joinery, metalwork and electronics and are supervised by experienced technicians. Photographic studios and darkrooms provide professional equipment for the use of students with advice and instruction in digital and traditional imaging techniques. The workshop and laboratories of the Institute of Building Technology include a small wind tunnel and an extensive range of acoustics, lighting and thermal measuring instruments, used both in research and in project design work. Computing suites providing a range of workstations, printers and plotters for computer-aided design, word processing and data analysis are available to students. The School is linked to the Internet and the University’s Intranet and students are provided with their own e-mail address. The University Library is close to the School and contains a specialist architectural collection of books, periodicals and theses.

Source: School of The Built Environment, University of Nottingham COURSEBOOK 2007-2008