Mudchute Making and Construction Workshops
2017–24

Every year undergraduate students take part in multi-day making workshops at Mudchute City Farm on the Isle of Dogs.

These practical workshops give them the chance to have hands-on experience in construction through material experimentation. Led by a technical staff member, each team explores themes of reuse of materials and the circular economy, often employing natural materials and innovative structural systems.

Students sketch and document the design and construction of each project, learning on-site skills such as planning, use of simple tools and construction techniques, tolerance and working as a team.

At the end of the workshops reviews are held in which students are encouraged to describe the process in their own words and gain valuable feedback on structure, construction and material qualities. Structures are then de-mounted and materials stored ready for reuse the next year.