WHAT WE DO HERE - Exploring Learning Through Making

What place is there for physical hand-crafted models in the increasingly digital realm of modern architecture? How does challenging students to look beyond the screen and ‘get their hands dirty’ inform their understanding of the structures and environments they are creating? WHAT WE DO HERE explores how aspiring architects at Manchester School of Architecture approach various stages of modelmaking as they grapple with materials, methods and machines to ultimately reveal the ways in which the models inform their individual growth and understanding. Observing the workshop as a student and academic resource, we also see how staff integrate practical making into their requirements for student assignments and within their own research projects. The film originally premiered as part of the Venice Biennale 2018 and resident at the European Cultural Centre's Time Space Existence exhibition. Official Section at the 2018 Architecture, Art and Design Film Festival Palm Springs and winner of two Independent Shorts Film Awards, Los Angeles. Find out more about the University of Manchester B.15 Modelmaking workshop here: www.manchester.ac.uk/b15workshop and about Manchester School of Architecture here: www.msa.ac.uk Directed by Kieran Hanson and Howard Walmsley. Find out more about Kierans work here: www.kenawafilms.co.uk