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Michael Riley
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page has been produced to give a sense of completeness to the site.
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Employment |
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2005 - present |
Arca |
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Arca is a progressive
architectural practice of Architects and Industrial Designers. I joined
Arca as a student and have since successfully passed my Advanced Diploma
in Professional Practice with distinction and am now registered as
a Chartered Architect with Royal Institute of British Architects and
the Architects Registration Board. A selection of projects have been
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2007-2008 |
Cornerhouse Extension Manchester - Project Leader | |||
Arca have been comissioned as Lead Consultant to design an extension of the Manchester's international centre for contemporary visual arts and film. The main building on Oxford Road will be linked with a new building using a conceptual wasps nest. | ||||
2007-2008 |
Consessions Building Morecambe - Architect | |||
Arca are commissioned as Lead Consultant for a Consessions Buiding on Morecembe sea front, The building concept revolves around the principle of a rubber band and been described as 'unashamedly modern' by Lancaster City Council. | ||||
2007-2008 |
Euston Road Morecambe - Project Leader | |||
Arca are commissioned as Lead Consultant on the external refurbishment of fifteen properties in Morecambe town centre. | ||||
2006-2007 |
Tate Liverpool - Project Leader | |||
Arca are commissioned as Lead Designer for the internal and external refurbishment of Tate in Liverpool. The refurbishment includes internal re-arrangement of the foyer and hospitality suites and inserts vessel items of furniture into the public spaces. | ||||
2006-2008 |
West End Road Flats Morecambe - Project Leader | |||
Arca are commissioned as Lead Designer for the refurbishment of a row of terraced victorian properties in Morecambe's West End. The properties are lateral conversions from Hotels, bedsits and Single Occupant Dwellings into lateral flat conversions. | ||||
2005-2006 |
Gun Street Ancoats Manchester - Architectural Assistant | |||
Arca were commissioned as Lead Designer for a residential apartment development on Great Ancoats Street in Manchester. This project was set up as a Management Contract and we were producing work packages for the Client. We currently have no involvement with the construction phase of the project. | ||||
2003 - 2005 |
Michael Riley |
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I successfully ran my
own architectural support business in parallel with my studies at university. |
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2004 - 2004 |
Pozzoni Management Services |
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Pozzoni Management Services provides building
surveying, project management and Eco Homes services. This company is
a sister organisation to Pozzoni Design Group. |
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2002 - 2003 |
Pozzoni Design Group |
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Pozzoni Design Group are
a firm of Architects in Altrincham. The company provided me with my
part 1 professional experience required prior to
the B(Arch) qualification. They provided a wide range of experiences
in Commercial, Leisure and Conservation sectors. |
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1997 - 1998 |
Anthony Grimshaw Associates |
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Anthony Grimshaw kindly provided some work
experience in an Architectural practice prior to starting university
education. |
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Education |
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2005 - 2006 |
Royal
Institute of British Architects |
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Advanced Diploma in Professional
Practice - Distinction |
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2003 - 2005 |
Manchester School of Architecture |
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Continuity
College - B(Arch) |
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Pass - Distinction for
Dissertation - Final year work in excess of 70% |
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1999 - 2002 |
Manchester
School of Architecture |
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BA (Hons) in Architecture |
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Degree Classification
2-1 |
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1997 - 1999 |
Wigan
and Leigh College - Wigan Campus |
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A-Levels in Art, Mathematics
and Physics |
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All grade B |
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Awarded for exceptional
effort. |
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1992 - 1997 |
Bedford
High School |
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GCSE's in Art and Design (B), Biology (B), Chemistry (B), Design and Communication (B) |
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Double Award Science (B,
B - awarded 1996), English (A), English Literature (B), |
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Geography (A), German (B). Mathematics (A),
Physics (A). |
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1985 - 1992 |
Tyldesley
County Primary School |
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