MILLENNIFEST London by Common Vision: Saturday, 7th of September, 10:30-17:00 at Vinegar Yard, London SE1 9RA

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

Celebrating the talent of today and tomorrow.

Millennials are taking over the world! This event is all about moving beyond the stereotypes, and celebrating the young leaders and influencers of today and tomorrow.

The theme of MILLENNIFEST 2019 is Talent: our programme of inspirational talks, skills masterclasses and policy workshops will explore what the future workforce will look like, and what this means for skills, education, and public leadership. We’ll hear from people with real experience of what it takes to be a talented activist, entrepreneur or social leader.

For a full programme and to book tickets, please go here.

MORE2019 – Preview: Friday 13th of September, 18:00 – 21:00, Marylebone Studios, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

Where: University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS

When: Friday 13th of September, 18:00-21:00

THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE + CITIES INVITES YOU TO MORE 2019

An exhibition of thesis projects from Masters courses across the School of Architecture + Cities, including: MA Architecture, MSc Architecture & Environmental Design, MA Interior Design, MA International Planning & Sustainable Development, MA Tourism & Events, MA Urban Design.

Evening to be opened by Professor Harry Charrington, Head of School of Architecture + Cities, University of Westminster

Exhibition continues until SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER

SA+C MArch students’ work at Blueprint for the Future _ 9-11 July, Senator Showroom in Clerkenwell

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

Where: 25 Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6AE

When: 9 – 11 July 2019

Blueprint for the Future is a free, three-day showcase of the work of the brightest, most interesting and challenging architecture students graduating Part II across London and the UK, as selected by Blueprint Magazine.

Blueprint Magazine has paired 13 leading architecture schools with 13 international design brands, resulting in a ‘trail’ of exhibitions held over three days (9, 10, 11 July), in showrooms across Clerkenwell, London’s beating heart of design.

Works of MArch students from the School of Architecture and Cities are showcased at Senator Showroom in Clerkenwell.

This event is free.

To find out more about the exhibition and the series of events taking place over the three days, please visit here.

LFA Walking Tour: “Impact of urban form on microclimate, air quality and human health” with Mehrdad Borna_ Saturday, June 22nd, 10:30-12:00, Canary Wharf

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

Led by doctoral researcher in architecture at the School of Architecture + Cities, Mehrdad Borna, this walk will focus on air quality in our cities. If you care about creating a better future for our cities, then this tour is for you!

Join us for a hands-on experience and an insightful walking tour of Canary Wharf. On this walking tour, you will be working with Environmental Monitoring Instruments to monitor and capture data related to Air Quality, Temperature, Air flow velocity, and Relative Humidity. We will then interpret these data to understand if there is an association between urban form and urban air quality. By the end of this tour, you will have a better understanding of the urban form and its significant influence on the formation of undesirable microclimate which increases the concentration of air pollution in outdoor spaces and respectively triggers adverse impact on human health.

This walking tour will highlight some of the above issues and is a very enjoyable way to learn about Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Urban Microclimate, Urban Heat Island, air pollution and its impact on human health. We will also explore potential mitigation strategies to reduce our impact on the environment and discuss our present state of effort and achievement in order to secure production of a satisfactory quality of life for our future generations.

Itinerary

We will meet you at Canary Wharf which is the newly developed area of retailing and restaurants of London’s latest financial centre operating as Europe’s hub. From here we will have few stops before arriving at the Crossrail Place Roof Garden designed by Foster + Partners.

Meet at Canary Wharf Underground station
Guided visit to Canary Wharf district
Guided visit to Crossrail Place Roof Garden

The event is free!

To book tickets and for more information please visit here.

London Festival of Architecture Symposium: “Thresholds or barriers? Perspectives on boundaries and architecture” _ June 14, 13:00-19:30, Royal Academy

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

When: Friday, 14th of June, 13:00 – 19:30

Where: The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly

This year’s LFA symposium organised in collaboration with the Royal Academy offers a rich exploration of the role and application of boundaries in architecture and placemaking. This day long symposium brings together a rich mix of speakers to explore the architecture of both tangible and intangible boundaries. The symposium will conclude with a keynote in-conversation-with between Farshid Moussavi RA (Director of Farshid Moussavi Architecture and Professor in Practice of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design) and Eyal Weizman (Director of Forensic Architecture and Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London) discussing the boundaries that both have faced in their work, both past and present, drawing upon their experiences in practice. The conversation will also touch upon questions around the agency of architecture in bridging spatial and social boundaries, as the discussion dives into the notion of boundaries as something to explore and challenge.

For more information and full list of speakers please visit the RA website via the following link:
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/thresholds-barriers-perspectives-boundaries-london-festival-architecture-symposium

LFA has kindly reserved 5 free tickets for the School of Architecture + Cities students and members of staff. The tickets will be distributed on “first come-first served” basis. Those who are interested should email Rosa Rogina rosa@londonfestivalofarchitecture.org

Otherwise, to book tickets please visit here.

Conference: “Spiritual, Sacred, Secular: the architecture of faith in modern Britain” _ Thursday, June 20, 9:00 – Friday, June 21, 19:00,

Posted on June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

When: From Thursday 20th of June, 9:00 to Friday, 21st of June, 19:00

Where: School of Architecture + Cities, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

The University of Westminster in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects is hosting a groundbreaking two-day conference to explore the boundaries between the sacred, spiritual and secular in modern British architecture. By bringing together some of the most significant and interesting design practices in the country today, the event will explore contemporary approaches to the design, use, stewardship and conservation of buildings across diverse faiths, and will feature presentations from leading architects, academics, heritage professionals, commissioners and clients.

The conference will include panel discussions and presentations, with contributions from key figures including Niall McLaughlin; John McAslan and Partners; Peter Clegg; Julia Barfield; Roz Barr, Patrick Lynch, Biba Dow, Andy Groarke and Waugh Thistleton.

The conference will conclude with two days of architectural tours in collaboration with the Twentieth Century Society which will look at contemporary approaches to faith buildings. You can book the 22nd and 23rd June tours here. The first day, led by the architectural writer Kenneth Powell, will explore recent examples of repurposing, restoration and renewal of churches in London. The second day will look at new faith architecture in and around the capital.

For full programme and to book tickets please visit here.

The Architect Pitch: Crossing Boundaries _ Deadline for applications: 5th of June

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

When: Thursday 27th of June, 5pm-8pm

Where: HOK, 90 Whitfield Street, London W1T 4EZ

Archiboo and HOK’s London Studio are looking for seven architects to pitch problem-solving and entrepreneurial ideas to a panel comprising Usman Haque, David Weatherhead, Savannah de Savray, Nick Searl and Safia Qureshi.

The winner will receive a significant marketing and development support package with a value of almost £5,000 to help take their idea to market. It includes media support and a half-day messaging workshop by global business advisory firm FTI , a half -day digital marketing 101 session led by Digital Storey, a 2-day PR workshop supported by Big Fish Training and a thought leadership masterclass by HOK London Studio.

The panel is looking for self-generated projects with the potential to have a genuine impact. It is especially keen to hear of projects that are socially engaged and have the potential to develop into feasible solutions, from low-cost housing and ideas on how retail property can be recycled to one-off projects that have community or healthy living benefits.

There should be a minimum of five slides that explain the challenge that’s being addressed, its social purpose and proposed outcome.

Projects need not have been professionally costed but the panel would be interested to know about any attempt to access finance such as grants and other forms of funding, including crowd-funding.

As with previous pitches, architects have just three minutes to present, after which the panel will give their feedback and a winner will be announced.

Current examples of architects’ self-generated projects include Studio Octopi’s Thames Pool, AL_A’s Pitch/Pitch and the architect-funded Project Compass, which provides free access to OJEU.

Archiboo founder Amanda Baillieu said:

There’s an abundance of practices generating their own projects. Some of them have a social purpose while others are more entrepreneurial but all of them show architects moving outside their traditional role.

Archiboo is grateful to HOK London for supporting this initiative.

The Architect Pitch is part of the London Festival of Architecture.

If you would like to be considered for the pitch, please fill in the form by June 5th

If you would like to watch, please book here

OPEN2019 – Preview: Thursday 13th of June, 18:00 – 21:00, Marylebone Studios, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND CITIES INVITES YOU TO OPEN 2019

An exhibition of the work of Architecture BA, Interior Architecture BA, Architecture and Environmental Design BSc, Architectural Technology BSc, Designing Cities BA and MArch

PREVIEW

THURSDAY 13 JUNE, 6 – 9pm
To be opened by Angela Brady OBE PRIBA
Click here to register

STUDENTS AWARDS EVENING AND ALUMNI RECEPTION

FRIDAY 14 JUNE, 6.30 – 8.30pm (Registration from 5.30pm)
RSVP to DCDI-Events@westminster.ac.uk

EXHIBITION CONTINUES DAILY
FRIDAY 14 – SUNDAY 30 JUNE, 10am – 6pm (Weekends 10am – 2pm)

GOOD FENCES, BAD FENCES

3 JUNE 7PM
An interdisciplinary approach to the theme of boundaries, as understood by architects, planners, tourism and property students and experts.
For more information click here.

BLURRING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INHABITING, DESIGNING, AND MAKING

6 JUNE 6:30 – 9.15PM
Five practices in the fields of architecture, landscape, and art, discuss co-design and co-making processes through the presentations of five case studies.
For more information click here.

AIR GRID: ARISTIPPIAN STRUCTURES

3 – 30 JUNE
A family of four, new AIR Grid structures. The work process will be open for public viewing and participation across the duration of the festival.
For more information click here.

WOVEN PAVILION

13 JUNE – 13 JULY
The Woven Pavilion has been developed on the Rear Podium and built by DS 3(2) using advanced parametric software and CNC cutting at the FabLab. Funded by the Quentin Hogg Trust.
For more information click here.

SPIRITUAL, SACRED, SECULAR: THE ARCHITECTURE OF FAITH IN MODERN BRITAIN

20 – 21 JUNE
This ground-breaking conference, organised in partnership with the RIBA, examines the boundaries between the sacred, spiritual and secular in modern British architecture.
For more information click here.

All exhibitions take place at:

University of Westminster,
35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS

T: 020 3506 7003
westminster.ac.uk/events

Image: Adam Todhunter

Architecture Research Forum: “On the Estrangement of the Real from its Representations” Sean Griffiths, Thursday, May 2, 13:00-14:00, Erskine Room, 5th Floor

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

When: 13:00-14:00, Thursday, 2nd of May

Where: Erskine Room (M523), 5th Floor, Marylebone Campus

Sean Griffiths is Professor of Architecture at Westminster and currently practices as Modern Architect. He is a former director of FAT (Fashion Architecture Taste).

The Architecture Research Forum is a seminar series hosted by the Architecture + Cities Research Group where staff present work-in-progress for discussion.

Expanded Territories Reading Group: “The Companion Species Manifesto” by Donna Haraway, Tuesday, May 7, 18:00, M330

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Mirna Pedalo

The Expanded Territories Reading Group in the School of Architecture + Cities invites all college staff and students who might be interested, to join us in reading some of the foundational texts of new materialism and post humanism over the coming months. We meet once a month in M330 on the Marylebone Campus.

The next reading will be Donna Haraway’s “The Companion Species Manifesto” introduced by Harshavardhan Bhat. This will take place at 18.00 in M330 on 07 May.

The text is available for download here:

http://xenopraxis.net/readings/haraway_companion.pdf

If anyone would like to be added to the Expanded Territories Reading Group mailing list, please let Lindsay Bremner know at l.bremner@westminster.ac.uk.