Ivan Chtcheglov from 1953: The Hacienda must be built! ERiS 1 brought together architectural theorists and experimental curators to examine the experimental studio space as the prefiguration of new social worlds and futures. http:\/\/www.bopsecrets.org\/SI\/Chtcheglov.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Professor John Bowers<\/strong> introduced his practice by discussing his text Laboratory One<\/em>, a description of an abandoned nuclear weapons establishment at Orford Ness “There are barn owls in its eaves, a noisy place as the wind rattles the loosened corrugations. A place for poltergeists, hopeful poltergeists, their parliament, their science\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. A sound recording of the space conjured imaginations and drew recollections of empty eerie spaces. John concluded with a discussion of his practice here in the North East by expanding upon the notion of a parliament of alternative ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nick Malyan<\/strong> https:\/\/medium.com\/@emptyshop\/testt-trial-error-63ab0bbd3d7c<\/a> TESTT space 4,500sqft Empty Shops CIC HUGE NM and Carlo Viglianisi<\/strong>. Tendancy of pathologising the emergent. A fondness for the middle of the cycle. ‘its hard to see your success if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re constantly changing what you do<\/em>‘. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Julia Heslop<\/strong> works with architecture, space and the production of space around the idea of participation. Using architectural interventions, ‘the right to the city’ and the concept of de-growth are reoccurring themes in Julia’s work. During this ERiS session, Julia describes the building up of a politics of land using techniques associated with the shieling. https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/events\/the-shieling-project\/reclaiming-the-shieling-with-lesley-riddoch-and-julia-heslop\/348685349335999\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sebastian Messer<\/strong> draws on his time teaching architecture at Northumbria University and from his wider practice and interests to lead a survey of architecture that is informed, in part, by Henri Lefebvre, Michel de Certeau, and Walter Benjamin. https:\/\/researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk\/en\/researchers\/sebastian-messer(93ea7e35-74e6-4a9c-89b4-6cd6317b36b3).html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n James Perry<\/strong> describes his practice: Harper Perry, formed with partner Claire Harper, and details his many collaborations with local projects including Gresham Horse which involved working with artist Isabel Lima (see ERiS 2 https:\/\/research.northumbria.ac.uk\/experimentalstudio\/?p=319<\/a>). During the session James questions the role of the architect and the notion of the ‘lone genius’. Instead, Harper Perry’s aim is to ‘extend the traditional role of the architect and planner by working with, and learning from, our clients<\/em>‘. https:\/\/www.harperperry.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n