Thank you to everyone who submitted entries to our railway call for idea’s competition!
We have now put out our feedback for the three commended entries. We hope that you found it an exciting opportunity to think creatively in a way that you do usually. We got an incredible variety of results – from mind maps, to written pieces to detailed drawings. It was very clear that a lot of effort had gone into the work, and we are very grateful. Not only was it, hopefully, a fun process for all of those who submitted work, it was also extremely beneficial to us. Seeing inspiring, imaginative ideas from the younger generation led us to understand a bit more about what is important to you. Many of your ideas have been included in the final design which has been submitted to the Re-Imagining Railway Stations, Riba competition- although we wish we could have been able to include more.
We have tried to show a more of our design process via Instagram, to help those interested understand how we work and develop projects.
We hope to introduce more competitions or other forms of interactive work where we can create together. We believe this is hugely important as it allows us to learn from each other and bridge generations to start conversations.
After the completion of our competition we sent a feedback form to those who were involved in the project:
Suggestions for future competitions / general feedback:
‘Maybe less of building new buildings and more adapting/changing buildings that already exist – to utilise the materials already in place and adapt them to new values of environmentally friendly architecture.’ (Ayesha)
‘Any topic (but perhaps a book cover would be nice)’ (Manahal)
‘I loved the competition, and found the whole thing very interesting and well organized. I loved reading the website with the commended piece, it was easy to access and easy to navigate around. One thing that I think could have been done better is to be slightly more specific as to what kind of entry it should be- a drawing, or a paragraph, etc.’
‘I would like to see come topics involving how we could improve and redesign council blocks, make larger buildings greener, and about bridges.’ (Francesca)
Where they got inspiration from:
‘I think subconsciously I was slightly influenced by architecture present in Kew Gardens, a place I visit often. Influences from my direct surroundings, such as my school, also played a part. Along with this, talking to the people around me gave me a lot of inspiration.’ (Ayesha)
‘I often do minor, fun oil pastel drawings on the theme of night. I thought a change from night to day, working with previous ideas, would be nice.’ (Manahal)
‘The art installation at Gloucester Road Station’ (Francesca)
‘thinking about breaking down the elements of design’ (Lola)
Why they entered:
‘Interest in architecture’ (Ayesha)
‘I enjoy art and thought the idea for the competition would challenge me’ (Manahal)
‘This competition had a far more philosophical and deeper meaning, which made it more interesting and gave space for creativity’ (Francesca)
