seán
michael
mcalister


intro
blog
projects


further reading
chris pendrich
alice chambers
esme fieldhouse
ian pollard
stephen mackie
rowan mackinnon-pryde
material
ryan mcloughlin
holly wales





  1. seán trained at dundee school of architecture. there, he was nominated for the r.i.a.s. student drawing award and the bd class 2o1o award


  2. seán and stephen like collaborating on projects. they do exploratory, critical projects. said projects fall under the studio name of s.m.a.c.


  3. seán likes zines. he is a co-creator and continuing contributor of the now worldwide famous matzine [at time of writing, it is 15 months and 7 issues old]


  4. seán is fascinated by etching. he likes to make prints


  5. seán is based in london. prior to this he has lived and worked in belfast, dundee, edinburgh and melbourne


  6. seán's day practice is grimshaw architects


  7. seán likes exhibitions. and lectures. and many formats for continued public exposure and learning


  8. seán continues to have a close relationship with the material studio of dundee school of architecture




contact me
smmcalister@gmail.com




photograph by rick roxburgh, from s.m.a.c.'s meta architecture exhibition. i'm in the middle.


publications and other things of note
2o11
Guest speaker at 'The Modern Language Experiment' on the practice of s.m.a.c.

Exhibition of film and drawings - ‘meta architecture’ held in Lo&Behold Gallery, london

Blueprint Magazine features ‘meta architecture’ exhibition in article ‘proactive architecture’ - published 1st feb 2o11

Talk given to Grimshaw Architects, sponsors of the Meta Architecture exhibition, entitled 'the representation of Meta Architecture' - 28th Jan 2o11

2o1o
Guest Speaker at Belfast Exposed’s ‘Shadow Play’ exhibition 1oth nov 2o1o

BD Student Class 2o1o - nominated

R.I.A.S. Student Award Best Scottish Student - commendation

R.I.A.S. Student Drawing Award - nominated

Dean’s Merit - Highest Marks for Masters Thesis Award [MArch]

Thesis design project selected for annual school publication:
‘Level 6 Portfolio 2010,’ p12

2oo9
Highest Design Marks Award [BArch hons]

Best Representation of an Architectural Space Award [BArch hons]

Contemporary Dance School project selected for annual school yearbook: ‘08-09,’ p28