Now

“The Long Now is the recognition that the precise moment you’re in grows out of the past and is a seed for the future“
Brian Eno 

Designing can be a contradictory process. At once making for the present, with the inherent optimism of forming something for the future, whilst also considering and referencing our shared histories. Our understanding of what is ‘now’, and how that affects future ‘nows’ is critical if we are to address the challenges ahead.  

This year, Studio NOW has been investigating the well publicised decline of high streets and what role ‘culture’ has in their reinvigoration.  Projects looked to create future visions for Williamson Square addressing temporary uses, public space and new uses for old buildings- working with past nows, quick nows, and long future nows. We ask, can culture reinvigorate and help diversify our town centres to provide new, accessible spaces and experiences for urban life to thrive?  

Tutors

Alexander Turner
Graham Burn
JamesCrawford
Mat Barnes

Special Thanks

Daniel Wiltshire
Sophie Percival
Ione Braddick
Emma Colthurst
Fran Williams
Yinka Danmole
Alicia Pivaro
Anna Parker
Leonara Aigbokhae
Ernst ter Horst
Geoff Shearcroft
Maria Herrera
Amy Connelly
Percy Weston
Shumi Bose
Mairi Johnson

Doaa Ahmed
Ibrahim Al-Busaidi
Amreet Bahia
Kieran Bartlett
Shuoting Bian
Hope Bolton
Alicja Boroniec
Silan Bozkurt
William Brooks
Katherine Bryson
Jasmine Bungay
Emilia Carter
Ruochen Chen
Jingyu Cheng

Ziye Cheng
William Coburn
Sarah Dinsmore
Gift Eke-Awulonu
Melanie Ho
Nathaniel Iglesias
Edward Kamal
Yaxuan Ke
Honor Knight
Marco Lam
Kong Ling
Jiangwen Lu
Yimen Lu
Xinyi Meng

Jacob Nuttall
Timmy Pong
Zhangze Shao
Louis Swift
Yirong Wang
Xitao Wang
Yibo Wang
Charles White
Abigail Whitmore
Beth Williams
Bosco Wong
Mai Xiong
Ziheng Xu
Yuting Zhao