Date: 10 January 06
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The recipe for the MPSix workshops was quite simple: take a carload of architects, writers, musicians and photographers. Put them in six Scottish cities (at various temperatures) for five days, blend with a room full of eager teenagers and stir in some groovy new technology. Introduce a healthy dose of fun. Simmer gently . . .
The aims of these workshops were to give young Scots the skills to interpret the built environment by creating a platform for discussion and design through the use of new technology. The participants were trained on techniques to create their own downloadable audio guides and introduced to their city’s architecture through a variety of tours, talks and brainstorming sessions. These guides – podcasts – offer a more intimate, more relevant idea of each city from a teenager’s point of view.
In doing this, the workshop participants learned about digital recording, writing for audio, interview techniques, sound editing, architecture and the environment, as well as conducting their own research into key places to visit around the city.
These podcasts are free to download and available from 10 December 2006
www.mpsix.co.uk
