Wooden structure made for the Lunchtime Encounters sessions. The structure has a rounded roof

Per(form) and Urban Room

Architectural drawing of the Urban Room in white, black and green

PER(form) and Urban Room are temporary wooden structures, designed and built by second-year students as part of their coursework with the University’s School of Architecture. The students work alongside professional architects, engineers and a specialist contractor to build a small temporary structure on campus.

For each project their was a ‘client’ that had specific requirements for the space being developed. PER(form) was created in 2018 and the Urban Room was built in 2019.

The main image was created by Invisible Studio

Wooden structure with two extended arms and a curved central section with a roof

Per(form)

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Exterior view of the Urban Room, a wooden structure which is open at the bottom and has plastic sheeting wrapped around the top half. There are large triangular openings at the bottom to access the inside of the structure

Urban Room

Read more about the Urban Room, the 2019 Project

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Several figures all wearing high-visibility jackets constructing the Urban Room. The central figure is using a tool to lift the structure

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