Working with British Land, architects, industry experts and award-winning Yes Make, this Winter School challenged students to innovate hands-on by designing community-fit timber processing methods that will be considered in Canada Water’s development as London’s first new town centre in 50 years.
The 3 week experience saw students exploring London, ideating and creating in our makerspaces and Yes Make’s workshops, and collaborating with experts in urban development and timber in cities. The programme wrapped up with a showcase day, where each team pitched their timber processing solutions solutions to their peers, industry experts, and local community members.
Winter school student from UNSW Sydney
“Working with the ASU London Winter School was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. The students that came to us were lively and engaged with great ideas and energy. Being part of giving them practical and hands-on experience in our field was a brilliant opportunity to start training up a new generation and give them a real-world working reference for a circular economy business model.
It was fantastic to see that in just three weeks the students came up with not one but two solutions which we plan to build and implement in our business right away, as these will help Yes Make provide even greater impact on the community and environment.”