MSA Event Calendar
MSAxAiM: Making Matters
2 March 2026 @ 10:00 am - 2 April 2026 @ 6:00 pm
Material Source Studio, Manchester | 2nd March – 2nd April
2nd March – 2nd April 2026
We are pleased to announce AiMxMSA: Making Matters, an upcoming exhibition at Material Source Studio, Manchester.
The intrigue and insight generated through physical model-making remain a powerful and enduring source of inspiration for those seeking to better understand the built environment. In an age defined by speed and convenience, the value of slowing down to engage with this tactile process can easily be overlooked. Yet for those immersed in making, the distinction between those who build ideas by hand and those who do not is clearly visible in the work produced.
Opening on 2nd March, the exhibition brings together a diverse range of international architectural models and voices from practice, each responding to the question: why does making matter to their process?
Save the Dates!
Across the five-week run, the Manchester Society of Architects will host a programme of public events exploring themes of making in contemporary practice. These events are open to all, with further details to be announced in the coming weeks via the link below.
Events Programme:
02nd March – Exhibition Opens
03rd March – Exhibition Tours
04th March – Exhibition Tours
05th March – Official Exhibition Launch
12th March – Practice Lecture: Design Beyond the Drawing
19th March – Making Workshop
26th March – Festival Day: In the Making
27th March – Career Day: The Big Make
01st April – Closing Party
We look forward to welcoming you to the exhibition and continuing the conversation around the value of making in architecture.
Presented by:
AiM: The Architects Index of Modelmaking & The Manchester Society of Architects
Exhibition Sponsor:
Material Source Studio
Product Partner:
Sixteen3
Partners:
B.15 Workshop, Manchester School of Architecture
The University of Manchester
Manchester Metropolitan University
European Cultural Centre, Italy