CREATIVE SPACES CHALLENGE The Space at Dundee College

4 May 2011

Programme for the Day We will endeavour to adhere to the programme, but this year’s event has attracted the maximum number of entrants…..so it is a little untested… please bear with us!! 9.15am Creative Spaces Challenge by Doug Binnie 9.35am Design Brief and Instructions issued – group

work begins in College Workshops 10.15am End of teachers’ involvement with groups 10.15 – 12.30pm Separate events for teachers 12.00pm Break for lunch, College Refectory (food cannot

be taken to working area)

12.30pm Resume group work 2.00pm Judges “Walkabout” 3.00pm Group presentations (2 minutes per group) 4.00pm Judges decision and presentation of award in the

main Auditorium 4.30pm End of event (All times are approximate)

The Challenge

What is today all about?

• Compete against a number of other schools

• Be creative and imaginative

• Use all of your time productively

• Work as a TEAM

The Main Objectives

Visitor Centre and Design Workshop for the Research and Development of Green Transport Technology

(Sustainable, Energy Efficient and Healthy)

Enjoy yourself!

The Main Objectives

• Construct a model of your design

• Work out the costs of your design work

• Make a 2 minute presentation to the judges

Challenge Details

• ‘Design Brief’ issued to teams in workshops

• Take time to read it thoroughly!!

• School teachers can be consulted for the first 45

minutes ONLY!

• Be careful and selective with the model materials

• Decide quickly which team member will be doing

which task

• Experts on hand throughout the day to assist

SITE LOCATION PLAN

VIEW A

VIEW B

VIEW C

VIEW D

VIEW E

KEY

ANCIENT MONUMENT WELL

ROAD/PATHS

GATE

FENCE

BUILDING

HISTORIC LISTED BUILDING

TREE

BUSH

GRASS

RIVER/ CANAL

DEMOLISHED BUILDING

HEDGE

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC CABLES

THE SITE

KENNEDY PARK

STEEL AVENUE

RIVER GALL

0 10 20 30 40 50

SCALE BAR 1:1000

H

NORTH

PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION

MORNING SUN

AFTERNOON SUN

SUN PATH

A PHOTO REFERENCE

FLOW

C CREATIVE SPACES 2011

SAILING CLUB & WATER TAXI

DE LORME RAILWAY & TRAM STATION

BOATING POND

ROSE GARDEN

H

BOAT RAMP

WAR MEMORIAL

SITE PLAN

C CREATIVE SPACES 2011

Teachers

10.15 – 10.45am Presentations - Mel Shepherd Construction Skills - Chris Ashe, Dundee College 10.45 – 12.00 pm Best Practice Workshop/Feedback Session 12.00 – 12.30pm Tour of Construction/Engineering Workshops

Those Taking Part Today!

Arbroath Academy Grove Academy Baldragon Academy Harris Academy Braeview Academy Monifieth High School Breadalbane Academy Perth Grammar School Brechin High School Perth High School Carnoustie High School St Andrews RC High School Dunfermline High School St John’s RC High School Forfar Academy St Paul’s Academy Glenrothes High School Webster’s High School

Breadalbane Academy: Winners 2010

Perth High School

Grove Academy

CLEAN DESK PRIZE Bonus Prize for the School Team • Keep their Desk Clean and Tidy during the day and • Do the Best Job of tidying up at the end of the Competition

• This is not evaluated as part of the Design Competition

The Judges

The judges will be looking for the presentation that provides the most imaginative and appropriate and ‘creative’ design solution

The marking by each of the four judges will be scored as follows Design Idea….. 20 Quality of the Model …… 15 Quality of the 2 minute presentation…… 10 Accuracy of the Costings…… 5 This will give a total of 50 marks per judge

Prizes

Winning team to receive trophy for their school Winning team to receive £500 for school Winning team members receive £50 each

Runner up cash prizes for the 2nd and 3rd placed schools and for each of the team members Everyone will be given a gift bag and cinema tickets

Feedback Teachers - PLEASE ensure that these are returned to a member of the Steering Group before you leave today This will help us plan such an event in the future….. so we need your response

Everyone ready?

Let’s go…..and be creative!