Hyper-Parliament Part 1 Project 2019 Cameron Stebbing University of Lincoln Lincoln | UK This Project proposes a redesign for the Palace of Westminster in Birmingham, drawing on disjunctions between façade and function, and the ritual and ceremony inherent within the Opening of Parliament. Initial contextual explorations of Birmingham analysed how architecture and our preconceptions of an urban environment are influenced and distorted by digital technologies, particularly evident in a group of buildings where façade and function are disjointed. Modified Deconstructivist methodologies were employed to investigate how ‘Iconic’ buildings with repetitive facades, such as the 2003 Selfridges, are prevalent on digital media, becoming synonymous with Birmingham itself. On the other hand, the interior space of these buildings is hyper-controlled to perform its function.Societies pride themselves on their traditions, hence the ritualistic and symbolic factors associated with parliament were the central driver of the brief. The interior space evokes the ceremonial routes and characteristics within the Lords and Commons Houses, with the environment tempered to this function in a similar way to the Selfridges Building. The regular panelled façade, disjointed from the interior, proposes a way for these events to manifest themselves in a new context. The future HS2 Station provides a direct link with the capital, becoming intertwined within the new processional landscape. Cameron Stebbing Tutor(s) Peter Baldwin