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Who: Catherine Ramsden, Useful Studio
When: Thursday, 25th of October, 18:00
Where: Room M416, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
When: Friday, 26th of October 2018, 9:30 – 18:00
Where: AA Lecture Hall, Architectural Association, 36 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES
8,000 meters above sea level exists what climbers call the ‘death zone’. This altitude marks the limit for human habitation, above which our species cannot survive. We thrive in the ‘life zone’ – the earth’s land surfaces and oceans, its geological layers beneath, the dynamic atmosphere above – all affected by gravitational and magnetic forces beyond. This living world is constantly being transformed by our social, economic and political interactions revealing our intricate dependencies on the the earth and its systems.Terms such as ‘Anthropocene’ and ‘Capitalocene’ have drawn attention to the role of political economy in transforming these earth systems and positioned design as a major geological force shaping the planet.
The ‘Design Agency within Earth Systems’ symposium invites participants to look through these planetary lenses to reflect upon the complicity of design in the destruction of the planet; to question the two dimensional, land based political technologies, by which we order our lives and our relations to the earth; to explore the material dimensions of air, ground and ocean as inter-twinings of socio-political and earth systems; and to imagine relations between socio-political and earth systems differently through design.
The RIBA Student Support Fund is now open for the Autumn application cycle.
The purpose of the RIBA Student Support Fund is to alleviate financial hardship for students of architecture enrolled in RIBA Part 1 and 2 courses in the UK.
Applications are welcomed from students who have encountered recent financial barriers during their studies, and would benefit from assistance in order to successfully complete their course.
The fund runs in the Autumn and Spring term, and applicants can apply for up to £3,000 in each application cycle.
The deadline for receipt of applications in this Autumn application cycle is 12pm Friday 9 November 2018.
More information about the fund and details of how to apply are available here.
When: 27 October 2018, 9am to 6pm
Where: Roca London Gallery, Station Court, Townmead Rd, London SW6 2PY
The annual AIA UK Student Charrette offers UK students the opportunity to take part in a juried day-long event hosted by the Roca Gallery.
CALLING ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS!
£10 per student (includes lunch and refreshments, and reprographic services throughout the day)
The Charette is a CAD-free event, and students are asked to present drawn, modelled and collage proposals only. Students may bring their favourite drawing medium and tools with them. AIA UK will also be providing additional materials to support students, including drawing materials and reprographic services.
Students can self-assemble in teams of 8 or sign up individually and be assigned to a team on the day.
Deadline for Registration Extended: Wednesday, 24 October 2018 at 6pm
One team per university per course.
Registration is strictly limited to 80 students in total.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aia-uk-2018-student-charrette-tickets-49951133184?utm_source=Universities&utm_campaign=47e997bc9d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_06_03_45_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e23dbaf630-47e997bc9d-425607793
Generously hosted by Laufen and Roca London Gallery.
Carsten Hanssen, Atelier 27 Architects, Paris.
Dr. Patrick Lynch, Lynch Architects, London.
Dr. Stephen Gage, University of Reading.
Who: Stephen and Annabelle Harty, Harty + Harty
When: Thursday, 18th of October, 18:00
Where: Room M416, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
Who: Christina Seilern from Studio Seilern Architects
When: Thursday, 11th of October, 18:00
Where: Room M416, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
When: 13:00-14:00, Thursday 4th Of October
Where: Erskine Room (M523), 5th Floor, Marylebone Campus
At the 2018 EAHN conference in Tallinn I gave a paper under the session theme of Architecture’s Return to Surrealism. The session asked how the reanimation of surrealism in the work of architects active in the 1970s and ‘80s – at the ‘tangled, asynchronous juncture of the modern and the postmodern,’ – allowed architecture to ‘formulate a critical project in reaction to the neoliberal economy that was producing its own dreams, needs and desires.’ Based on my conference paper, this presentation looks at Aldo Rossi and the connection to surrealism in his work through the influence of the writer Raymond Roussel. I argue that Rossi used Roussel to make memory an active ingredient in the architectural imagination, hence the reference to surrealism within the formulation of architectural projects after modernism.
Victoria Watson teaches in the School of Architecture + Cities and practices as Doctor Watson Architects.
Technical Studies Lecture Series is back!
During the first semester the School of Architecture and Cities hosts the Thursday evening ‘Technical Studies’ lecture series to highlight new developments in the fields of architecture, engineering and environmental design. The series attempts to capture a contemporary philosophy of architecture and technology and introduce students to current and future trends in the development and understanding of architecture. This years talks include, a glass skyscraper in Southwark, a new ‘rusty’ steel footbridge in Chiswick, self-build housing in South London and a brand new type of ‘deployable’ structure.
The series starts with Jason Flanagan (Flanagan Lawrence Architects) talking about the importance of sound and acoustics in the design of new performative architecture.
When: Thursday, 4th of October 2018, 18:00
Where: M416, Marylebone Campus, 35 Marylebone Rd., London NW1 5LS
When: Saturday 23rd June 2018, 19:00
Where: Auditorium de L’Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France
If in Paris on the 23rd of June, don’t miss DS22’s tutor Yara Sharif‘s presentation at “Décoloniser les esprits via le design et l’architecture” event at L’Institut du monde arabe , and as part of the Palest’In&Out Festival.
More info on the event (in French): https://www.imarabe.org/en/rencontres-debats/decoloniser-les-esprits-via-l-architecture-et-le-design
“Decolonizing minds and spirits through architecture and design” will be one of many fantastic events including film screenings, workshops and installations to take place during the festival.
Palest’In & Out 2018: Discover what Palestinian contemporary art has to offer, and reimagine Palestine from a new perspective.
The Festival programme (in French) : http://www.institut-icfp.org/category.php?id=9498y38040Y9498
We are calling on urban visionaries, whether individuals, groups or companies, to submit ideas – strategies, projects, experiments and solutions – to reinstate Grosvenor Square as one of London’s leading squares. The best ideas will form the detailed brief for a design competition next year in preparation for delivery.
We would love to hear from you.
An independent panel of experts convened by Grosvenor and chaired by Yana Peel, CEO, Serpentine Galleries, will oversee the call. The panel will offer challenge and insight to help us shape our thinking and select the ideas we wish to develop further.
Grosvenor Square should be a defining public space for London. However, from our research we know it has a low profile and that as a more welcoming and engaging space it would better reflect the capital’s character and appeal to a broader range of locals, visitors and Londoners.
Following our public polling last year, and with the return to Grosvenor of management responsibilities for the square, we see a chance to gather the best ideas from around the world.
The call’s simple brief can be found here and a short overview of our call here. To find out more, visit cornertocorner.london or watch the short film here.
The results of last year’s crowdsourcing for ideas and poll of Londoners can be viewed here.
This professional call for ideas closes on 26 October 2018.