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Student Showcase Archive

Yining Zhu

MA work

MA work

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

London's Denmark Street is known as 'Tin Pan Alley' and is renowned as the heart of the British popular music industry. During its heyday in the 1950s through to the 1970s it was the home of an array of music industry businesses including recording studios, music publishing houses, instrument shops and associated cafes and nightclubs. Many renowned musicians and bands worked, recorded and lived on the street including the Rolling Stones, The Beatles and the Sex Pistols.

In the past decade the area has been subject to redevelopment and there is a danger that the spirit of the street will be lost for ever. Recent proposals have attempted to retain aspects of the site's popular musical heritage and it is within this context that this project is framed. 'Absolute Beginners' proposes a startup workspace for musicians offering rehearsal space, recording studios, and meeting spaces all combined with a cafe, bar and performance venue that is open to the public.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Architecture

    Programme

    MA Interior Design, 2018

  • Degrees

  • BA Environmental Design, Tongji University Shanghai, 2016
  • Experience

  • 07.2017-09.2017 Design Assistant, Andrea Caputo, Milan; 04.2015-08.2016 Design Assistant, NOTA Architects, Shanghai; 07.2014-08.2014 Project Assistant, Tongji Institute of Art and Design Innovation, Shanghai
  • Exhibitions

  • Awards

  • Conferences

  • Publications