Production Studies: Work in Progress 1.Concrete Experiments Wednesday 12 October 2022 6:30 - 8pm LVMH E002 Theatre Central Saint Martins Kings Cross N1C 4AA In person and online Register for in person tickets or online access at link in bio The TF/TK Project [www.tf-tk.com]and Central Saint Martin’s Spatial Practices are delighted to launch the first talk in the Production Studies: Work in Progress series – ‘Concrete Experiments’. This talk will showcase contemporary examples from Brazil of what Sérgio Ferro described as ‘concrete experiments with the possibilities of emancipatory practice’, and introduces the work of technical advisory Usina CTAH who, since 1990, have enabled social movements and land occupiers to build more than 5000 homes. Join us as we revisit the history of architects’ engagement with technical aid in the UK, and hear from prominent international practitioners and academics as they discuss the challenges and potentials for the provision of technical aid today. Speakers: João Marcos de Almeida Lopes (Brazil, USP-SC) – founder of Usina CTAH Martin Hugues (UK) ‘Support Community Design Building Service’ Sol Perez Martinez @sol_perezmartinez (ETH, UCL) – Spatial Engagement Network Alex Warnock Smith @awarnocksmith - Central Saint Martins – chair. #productionstudies #sergioferro #architecture #centralsaintmartins #spatialpractices #csmspatialpractices #csm