On May 22, 2023 a group of staff and students from four courses within the School of Architecture + Cities, University of Westminster attended a Fire Experience Training Day hosted by the Fire Service Training College. The day was sponsored by Axa Insurance, Fire Protection […]
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Congratulations to Rūta Perminaitė from MArch DS22 on being selected as one of 12 finalists for the EU Mies Van der Rohe Young Architecture Talent Award 2023
The School of Architecture + Cities is dighted to announce that the shortlisted project of Rūta Perminaitė, MArch student from last year’s DS22 cohort, has gone to the next stage and has been selected as one of the 12 finalist projects for the prestigious EU […]

Dr Paolo Zaide gives keynote speech on Architectural Education at United Architects of the Philippines convention
Dr Paolo Zaide, a Filipino-British architect and Course Leader of the School of Architecture + Cities’ Architecture BA Honours course, has presented his ideas on Rethinking Architectural Education at the 48th UAP National Convention on 19-22 April 2023 in Manila. His talk explored how schools of Architecture […]

Bursaries available for Vernacular Architecture Group conference, April 11-15, 2023 | Deadline for application: March 3, 2023
Three bursaries are offered to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend the Vernacular Architecture Group’s spring conference in the Greater Manchester area on 11-15 April 2023. During three full days, delegates will tour the locality, visiting and […]

University of Westminster SA+C: Architecture + Cities Research Studentships | Deadline: 5pm on Friday, May 19, 2023
The School of Architecture + Cities at the University of Westminster is pleased to offer three full time studentships and three full time fee waivers only, for three and a half years, for prospective PhD students starting in October 2023 or February 2024. Amongst others, […]

UCL PRESS Journal Special Issue “Education for Sustainability”
The UCL Press Journal ArchitectureMPS ISSN 2050-9006 is looking to develop special issues on several themes through 2023-24. One theme under consideration is Education for Sustainability. These themes are picked up in the 2023 conferences below. Papers submitted here will be considered for these publications. […]

UoW School of Architecture + Cities with Zaha Hadid Foundation (ZHF): Fully funded interdisciplinary PhD studentship | Application deadline: Friday, January 20, 2023
The University of Westminster School of Architecture and Cities (UoW), in collaboration with the Zaha Hadid Foundation (ZHF) welcome applications for an interdisciplinary PhD studentship funded by Technē under its Doctoral Training Partnership Scheme, to begin in September 2023. Applicants will be shortlisted via the […]

Mayor of London’s Green and Resilient Spaces Fund Round Two | Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2023
The second round of the Mayor’s Green and Resilient Spaces Fund is now open for applications from councils and other organisations, with £3m available for projects to create or improve green spaces and an additional £800,000 for large scale tree planting to boost London’s climate […]

Archisource Drawing of the Year 2022 Competition | Deadline, January 31, 2023 (23.59 GMT)
Archisource invites students, graduates and alumni to submit their drawings into our free to enter, Drawing of the Year 2022 competition. The competition has £30,000 worth of prizes to be won, significant international publication and all entries will receive Affinity V2 Universal Licence for free […]

Congratulations to Prof Kester Rattenbury on receiving the 2022 RIBA Annie Spink Award
On Monday, December 6, Professor Kester Rattenbury received the biannual 2022 RIBA Annie Spink Award at the RIBA President’s Medals Awards ceremony. “The prestigious biennial prize is awarded to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of architectural education, in a […]