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Dear all,

The crits will last all day on Friday the 3rd of December.

On Saturday, I propose to meet the students in the afternoon (probably about 1 pm) to show them a few  buildings in the City (the new shopping centre by Jean Nouvel, the Lloyd's bank by Richard Rogers, the Barbican estate by Chamberlain, Powel and Moya, and the Swiss Re by Norman Foster. But for those students who cannot stay on Saturday, they can explore on their own at another time. The key information is as follows:

The students must pick a site for their Witches and Wizards House project anywhere within the City of London, the famous "Square Mile" in the centre of London. I have already given a map of the area in the project brief. They can check on the Internet to find out the exact boundaries and more details. The area is also known as "the ring of steel" because there is heavy security surveillance around it and within it. It is a very diverse area, with old buildings as well as new, and it includes a long stretch along the river Thames.

The students are free to choose any site and they should photograph it carefully.

The schemes can be of 3 types:

a) A site that is empty or under construction.

b) A site that is already occupied but where they can assume that they can remove the existing building(s).

c) A site that is already occupied but where their proposal can be a parasite: either on top of an existing structure, or hanging on the sides or squeezed between two buildings, etc...

I will give further suggestions at the end of the crits.

Best,

Colin