August 2009
3 posts
A new home
easa010 is less than 12 months away, and to mark this milestone we have a brand new website packed with all new content, information and functionality.
Have a look around but most importantly bookmark us or add us to your rss feed as new updates in all fields will be coming think and fast right up to, and beyond, the assembly next year.
easaUK2010 would like to extend a huge thank you to...
July 2009
4 posts
easa 2009 Italy
easaUK2010 are set to pass through a couple of major milestones, with Saturday bringing the the opening of easa009 Italy and 6 days later moving within, the psychologically significant, 12 month’s to easa010.
I (Chris Maloney) am in Italy all ready, acting as a helper, soaking in as much advice and experience as possible, whilst pitching with some of the less glamorous things that simply...
June 2009
11 posts
Postponement announcement
Unfortunately, due to logistical complications, [Re-Map]:590 have requested their book launch this Friday be postponed.
The good news is it has been rescheduled for Friday the 9th of October, with more details to follow.
With easa009 due to start on the 25th July all attention has shifted to that. While there will be no more events at easaHQ until after easa009, the coming weeks will see...
Cutting Room Ancotes →
This Saturday is the day of The Cutting Room Experiment.
The Northwest Development Agency in association and New East Manchester have been working with Ear to the Ground to produce an event to celebrate the opening of a brand new public space in Manchester.
The day will see a myriad of events taking place, from a space hopper race to (hopefully) the worlds longest conga line, and if not the...
WatchA taste of things to come on June 20th
easa010 at the cuttingroom experiment →
The Cuttingroom is a new public space being opened in Ancotes, and to mark its official launch the North West Regional Development Agency and New East Manchester have teamed up with Ear To The Ground to stage a pretty unique event - 12 simultaneous flashmobs.
Anyone can apply with an idea, or at least they could before the deadline, which is put on the site and then people vote for which they...
easa 2009 Italy
Before Manchester 2010 easa will be held in Valcamonica Italy.
The UK team, as organisers of the next easa, enjoys a larger than usual quota of participants for the event. On top of this the team will once again be represented by workshop tutors.
For those interested in such things, there is, of course, am official website for the event, recent updates include photos of the site for this...
May 2009
15 posts
easaHQ painting competition
Congratulations to Nicos Yiatros, who was announced as winner of the competition to give easaUK’s new home a face lift.
The Judges were blown away by the quality and diversity of the entries they received.
Entries varied from the elegantly simple to the mind blowingly complex to the outrageously ambitious, and we loved them all in their unique way.
In the end it was a cruel task to pick...
MSA event Month →
On Friday the 22nd of May, 6pm, easaHQ plays host to the Manchester School of Architecture Event Month final exhibition. It will form the backdrop for the MADF closing event and should prove to be an excellent one at that.
This link is to the blog of one of the events, Look Up, a group of students determined to get architecture on the popular agenda.
Their blog covers the news coming out of the...
easaHQ shortlist announced
Last month easaUK2010 launched an open competition to freshen up the appearance of easaHQ.
Over the course of the month that the competition was open the info pack was downloaded over 1500 times, with enquiries from 5 continents.
The building is somewhat of a land mark in Manchester and there are many with a great affection for it, so any work would be judged by a great many with strong...
easaHQ →
easa newsreel has moved. the url your browser is displaying is now www.easauk.net
This represents the first of a series of mutations that will see the easaUK2010 web presence grow in proportion to the development of the event.
In addition to this small change to this site, easa is pleased to announce the launch of a sister blog to this one over at www.easahq.tumblr.com
This new site will deal...
Deadlines and events round up
The response to the easaHQ competition has been very pleasing.
With the closing date the 8th of May, there are still a few days to get any entries in.
May 15th sees the announcement of the winner of the easaHQ competition and exhibition of all work at easaHQ. The event will be the official launch of easaHQ as our new base so come along if you are in the area. There promises to be a good turn...
April 2009
2 posts
March 2009
5 posts
Manchester Architecture and Design Festival →
This year sees the first ever Manchester Architecture and Design Festival. It has been organised by a collaboration of groups including the Manchester Society of Architects and its a great pleasure to be able to say that easaUK2010 is involved in the festival.
Last night was the taster night for this years inaugural Manchester Architecture and Design Festival. The night included an Architecture...
February 2009
3 posts
MSSA lecture
There will be an easa lecture by Chris Maloney as part of the MSSA lecture series held in room 303 of the Chatham building. Come along to hear about the easa network, what easa010 is about and how you can get involved.
Facebookers see the mssa group and the easa lecture event.
Facebook
There is now a facebook group for easa010 use it to make friends and see what people are saying. News will still be updated here first.
easa010 Manchester
The 30th easa assembly is happening in Manchester UK in July / August 2010. This blog will cover all things easa010; announcing events and updating news.
easa010 will be a major event in Manchester and the field of architecture, we’re looking forward to the journey, we hope you are too.