{"id":6476,"date":"2025-09-21T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?p=6476"},"modified":"2025-09-21T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T17:51:09","slug":"welcome-to-b-15-25-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?p=6476","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to B.15 25\/26 !"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome to 25\/26 at B.15!<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few weeks we&#8217;ll be inducting new starters which will mean some irregular opening times. If you have any projects to discuss please get in touch and we&#8217;ll advise when is best to drop in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Inductions<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Tuesday 23rd September \u2013 Full Day<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">BA Architecture Year 1<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Friday 26th September \u2013 Full Day<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">MA Architecture + Urbanism<br \/>\nMA Architecture + Adaptive Reuse<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Monday 29th September \u2013 Full Day<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">MArch Year 5<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Wednesday 1st October &#8211; Afternoon<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">MA Landscape<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Thursday 2nd October &#8211; Afternoon<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Foundation Architecture<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Additional Catch-Up Sessions TBC<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>There will be some catch-up sessions scheduled which will be confirmed in the coming weeks. <\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>B.15 General User Guide 25\/26<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>An important reference guide for all new an returning B.15 users, please familiarise yourself with the various rules and regulations for safe workshop use.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/B15-General-Users-Guide-August-2025.pdf\">The updated user guide can be found here for reference.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please welcome our newest team members, Jasmine Theobald and Zane Zeivate! Jasmine started with us in the last week before the summer degree show opening so some of you will have already met her. Zane has just started and will be working with us this year to cover Paulina who will be going on maternity leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?page_id=4998\">You can read more about their work here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspiring things to look at!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COMPLETE-AIM-SESSION-SLIDES-3-scaled-e1758476531981.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6488\" src=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/COMPLETE-AIM-SESSION-SLIDES-3-scaled-e1758476531981-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The AiM project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year we launched the Architects Index of Modelmaking. The AiM is an online source of practice inspiration for modelmaking and provides a growing list of practices who use models in the design work. Find out more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-aim.co.uk\">www.the-aim.co.uk\u00a0<\/a>and follow the AiM on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aimodelmaking\/reels\/\"> Instagram @aimodelmaking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In support of the project we have an ongoing exhibition at the European Cultural Centre as part of this years Venice Biennale which runs until November 23rd. Back in June a panel of speakers discussed some of the themes around the project which provided insight and inspiration. <a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/?p=6463\">You can watch the full event here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_7148-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6489\" src=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_7148-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"328\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>NWSPF Scale Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nspf.uk\/\">North West Small Practice Forum<\/a> is a new initiative to bring together and celebrate the work of small architecture practices from the North west. The first event, SCALE, is an exhibition of works which include a great range of models and is well worth a visit. You can see the exhibition at SEESAW, 86 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6NG until October 15th.<\/p>\n<p><b>New Aprons and Tote Bags<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finally, no new year would be complete without a fresh tote bag for our new starters. This time taking inspiration from the Nolli map style covering the oxford road corridor between B.15 and MTC. Free while stocks last!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6484\" src=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6485\" src=\"https:\/\/b15.humanities.manchester.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_image0-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"374\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And in a change to our extremely fashionable workshop aprons we have gone full red this year.<\/p>\n<p>See you all soon!<\/p>\n<p>B.15 Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello and welcome to 25\/26 at B.15! 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