The eligibility criteria: RIBA Part 1 Bursary To be eligible to apply for a RIBA Part 1 Bursary, students must currently be enrolled in the first year of a RIBA Part 1 course in the UK. Recipients of these bursaries will receive a maximum of £6,000 distributed in £1,000 termly instalments throughout the second and […]
When: Thursday, 25th of March at 6.30pm GMT Link: Click Here to Join ALL WELCOME! This talk is about a spatial and experiential world of paper records, files, textual cultures, bureaucracies, officers and clerks. I look at ordinary buildings of British colonial everyday governance in interior areas of India in the nineteenth century. Colonial governance […]
When: Tuesday, 16th of March at 2.00pm GMT Blackboard link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/a1f67e76494344a3ba9b0a002be29c38 The seminar is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Hanaa Dahy is a registered architect, engineer and material developer who established in the frame of her professorship the research department BioMat […]
When: Monday, 15th of March at 2.00pm GMT Blackboard link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/0c1eb0958d304a78a4b51396245b91fd The seminar is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Dr. Alessandro Melis RIBA ARB AOU, is a full professor of architecture innovation at the University of Portsmouth and the Director of […]
When: Tuesday, 9th of March at 2.30pm GMT Blackboard link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/a1f67e76494344a3ba9b0a002be29c38 The seminar is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Stephanie Chaltiel is a French architect and interior designer working with innovative techniques and natural materials offering unique designs for each project. […]
When: Monday, 8th of March at 2pm GMT Blackboard link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/0c1eb0958d304a78a4b51396245b91fd The seminar is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Farzana Gandhi is Registered Architect in New York and a LEED Accredited Professional. Her architecture and planning practice, Farzana Gandhi Design Studio, […]
When: Thursday, 4th of March at 6pm GMT Join via Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmI1MzhkYTAtYTA3Zi00MDdkLTg0M2ItNDRmYzdiMWE4ODdi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22bb3c97ff-11b5-4b37-92cf-1897b2d8766b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220ca04870-4816-4cbc-81f3-221d818f2d11%22%7d T R A J E C T O R I E S TALK SERIES | THURSDAYS from 6PM GMT A new series of talks inviting architecture graduates to reflect on their time as students and their exciting next steps. Each week two speakers will explore personal […]
When: Thursday, 25th of February at 3pm GMT Blackboard link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/0c1eb0958d304a78a4b51396245b91fd The seminar is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Giancarlo Mazzanti is the founder of El Equipo Mazzanti, social values are at the center of Mazzanti’s architecture. He seeks to realize projects […]
When: Thursday, 23rd of February at 6pm GMT Join via Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmI1MzhkYTAtYTA3Zi00MDdkLTg0M2ItNDRmYzdiMWE4ODdi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22bb3c97ff-11b5-4b37-92cf-1897b2d8766b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220ca04870-4816-4cbc-81f3-221d818f2d11%22%7d T R A J E C T O R I E S TALK SERIES | THURSDAYS from 6PM GMT A new series of talks inviting architecture graduates to reflect on their time as students and their exciting next steps. Each week two speakers will explore personal creative […]
When: Tuesday, 23rd of February at 2pm GMT Blackboard link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/a1f67e76494344a3ba9b0a002be29c38 The seminar is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Mollie Claypool is an architecture theorist working on issues of social justice including the future of housing, labour and work. She is concerned […]
When: Thursday, 18th of February at 6pm GMT Join via Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmI1MzhkYTAtYTA3Zi00MDdkLTg0M2ItNDRmYzdiMWE4ODdi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22bb3c97ff-11b5-4b37-92cf-1897b2d8766b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220ca04870-4816-4cbc-81f3-221d818f2d11%22%7d T R A J E C T O R I E S TALK SERIES | THURSDAYS from 6PM GMT A new series of talks inviting architecture graduates to reflect on their time as students and their exciting next steps. Each week two speakers will […]
Tumpa Fellows, Senior Lecturer of Architecture at the University of Westminster and a Southwark Council Design Review panel member, organised a collaboration between Southwark Council’s Regeneration team and students on the Architectural Technology BSc Honours course, where they are exploring the area of Peckham through various methods of community engagement, a process which ensures that […]
When: Tuesday, 16th of February at 3.30pm GMT Blackboard link: http://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/a1f67e76494344a3ba9b0a002be29c38 The lecture is organised by Paolo Cascone, Yota Adilenidou and Maddalena Laddaga in the frame of Architecture and Environmental Design DS3A “Decolonising Performative Architecture” seminar series. Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows is a Senior Lecturer and a Course Leader for BSc Architectural Technology (Year 2) […]
When: Friday 22 January 17:00 GMT Where: More2020.net The School of Architecture and Cities cordially invites you to attend the opening of our graduating students’ online degree show, MORE 2020, an online exhibition of the University of Westminster’s Master’s students thesis projects featuring work from Architecture MA, Interior Architecture MA, Architecture and Environmental Design MSc, Urban Design MA, International Planning and […]
The aim of the competition is to celebrate the amazing talent of architecture and design students around the world through the drawings that they create. For 2020 Archisource is collaborating with an exciting number of partners to provide a collection of prizes worth total £4,750 to be won across four categories including: Drawing of the […]
The School of Architecture + Cities is delighted to announce that Robert Beeny, MArch student from Design Studio 16 won this year’s RIBA President’s Silver Medal for his project Devil’s Valley Geothermal Co-operative. This project is situated in an area of Tuscany, Italy known as the Devil’s Valley, which had become known for its production […]
When: Thursday, 3rd of December at 6pm Event Link (no need to register): https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/3ea897faf8b14916a16d1b200581b1e9 Ehab Sayed has over six years of experience as a sustainable designer, engineer, circular economy strategist and built environment innovator with a passion for creating a biomimetic (nature- inspired) circular future. Through extensive research on the global construction industry, he founded […]
At the LFA, our competitions are an important part of our mission to democratise the discussion around architecture. Now, we’re pleased that our Collaboration team will be also running competitions as New London Architecture to build upon this, expanding with a joint competitions programme and a wider range of opportunities for our friends and supporters to get involved in. […]
The applications for 35 student interns to support the Mayor’s Entrepreneur competition are now open! You can see full details of the roles and how to apply here but key elements are: Contract Type: 6 Months Fixed Term part time (3.5 hours per week, flexible around lectures) starting January 2021 Salary: £10.85 per hour Closing Date: Midnight 6 December 2020 […]
As we get close to the Christmas Break, we have some updates from the Fabrication Lab, as well as the launch of a short Christmas Competition for our staff and our students. Twelve Days of Christmas Window and Competition Fabrication Laboratory is doing what they can to spread some seasonal good will at the end […]
When: Thursday, 26th of November at 6pm Event Link (no need to register): https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/df0e3de2a217453cb18c4d6f76fa0d9a Nick Newman is a Director of Studio Bark and the U-Build construction system. His experience spans environmental architecture, climate activism, circular economy construction and deep energy retrofits. Nick is a Passivhaus Designer and has contributed to a number of journals and publications, […]
The School of Architecture and Cities is pleased to announce the publication of two new books in the Studio as Book Series: No. 4 A Tale of Two Cities, JID Studio, 2015-2020, edited by John Zhang, 2020 No. 5 Dialogues + Dreams, DS(2)01, 2015-2018, edited by Elantha Evans, 2020 The Studio as Book series was launched in 2016 to highlight […]
When: Friday, 4th of December, 6pm-7.30pm Eventbrite link FAME will be hosting their first event to expose the barriers female architects of minority ethnic face in the architecture industry today About this Event FAME: Female Architects of Minority Ethnic: founded by Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows and Tahin Khan. FAME Collective is a research-based network founded to support women of […]
When: Thursday, 19th of November at 6pm Event Link (no need to register): https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/ef03d69ea2934064a205c2159e77e760 It is always a pleasure to welcome back former students and we are delighted to host a talk by Kristofer Adelaide (School of Architecture alumnus, 2009). Kristofer Adelaide Architecture (KA–A) was established in 2016 and is formed of a diverse range of architects, an […]
When: Thursday, 12th of November at 6pm Event Link (there is no need to register): https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/8cfdaba2b81a485d803c0a3181bc6da7 Weston Williamson and Partners have gained a reputation for the elegant design and craft of complex design challenges. Their work includes significant infrastructure projects such as the new station at Barking Riverside, the centrepiece of a massive regeneration scheme. […]
The RIBA Student Support Fund – Autumn 2020 Application Cycle is now open. The full details including guidance notes and application form can be found on the RIBA website here. 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 […]
When: Wednesday, 4th of November at 5pm Event Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/f9e3ae5001874d12b6a507f5d1160bd6 Sophie Hicks established Sophie Hicks Architects in 1990 whilst still a student at the Architectural Association and she became a chartered architect in 1994. Prior to her career as an architect she worked in fashion: as a stylist for Vogue Magazine; and for the designer, […]
This new international ideas competition launched by the Landscape Institute will be of interest to students and/or professionals. The aim of the competition is to respond to the current debates on the design and use of our urban landscape in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Deadline 4th December. https://competitions.landscapeinstitute.org/transforming-the-urban-landscape/
About this Event For the 2020 iteration of the annual Robin Evans Lecture, we are delighted to be joined by Eyal Weizman, founding director of Forensic Architecture and Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. In light of the current pandemic this year’s lecture will be delivered online via the University of […]
When: Thursday, 22nd of October at 6pm Event Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/6a1c461ca47949b5b6fbe718f5b076a5 ‘Sartfell Retreat is one of those rare projects which appears to emerge out of the earth, providing a sense of permanence and protection for the clients to live with, and amongst the elements of the weather, wildlife and local ecology’ Will Foster (Foster Lomas) […]
When: Thursday, 15th of October 6pm Event Link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/guest/9aee3d5c1e2e42998b4074a8b1245dd0 … the green steel of the 21st Century Vo Trong Nghia Bamboo is not a new building material, but given changing environmental design imperatives, this aggressive fast-growing plant species provides a strong and durable construction material. Bamboo is the largest member of the grass family and is one […]
Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows, an architect, researcher, and the BSc Architectural Technology Year 2 leader has published an article in The RIBA Journal on how the architects can use their skills to help improve conditions for the disadvantaged and marginalised communities and members of our society. The Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the Black, Asian […]
When: Thursday, 8th of October at 6pm Event link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/8d7c6b34eb16433cb169a07f519d9712 A mass timber building will weigh about 30% of a regular building, and so much reduced foundations … these buildings can be re-purposed, they are easy to adapt. Andrew Waugh Andrew Waugh of Waugh Thistleton Architects is a great advocate for the use of Cross Laminated […]
Thursday, 1st of October at 6.00pm Event link: https://eu.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/guest/2415664a77cb470bb266d845cf4bcb76 Michael Pearce is a graduate of the AA and was a student of the socio-technology gurus Reyner Banham and Cedric Price. Pearce was responsible for the design and supervision of the award-winning Eastgate Centre in Harare and the CH2 (Council House 2) Municipal offices in Melbourne […]
The Architecture Drawing Prize is an international competition that celebrates the art and skill of architectural drawing. The prize is curated by Make Architects, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the World Architecture Festival. In the spirit of many great architects of the past, from Palladio and John Soane to Le Corbusier and Cedric Price, it’s […]
University of Westminster architecture students share “varied design approaches” across 9 projects A dementia clinic that celebrates the joy of eggs and a dance school for the over 60s feature in this VDF school show of work from the University of Westminster‘s architecture students. Of the more than 750 graduates and undergraduates that make up the university’s School of Architecture and […]
The OPEN2020 has been revised to more accurately reflect its nature as a rolling programme of events and an evolving platform being created by the School’s staff and students. As a result, the schedule of events is planned to take place as follows: 6.30pm, Thursday 2 July Introduction to the VirtualOPEN2020 programme and the collaborative […]
Hamza Shaikh is an MArch student at the School of Architecture and Cities, who has just completed his RIBA Part 2 Diploma in DS23, and is well-known for his popular podcast series on architecture and design Two World Design. His MArch final project “The Sleep Institute” was recently featured on Design Boom. To read more […]
The University of Westminster represented by MA Architecture student Iman Keaik, is excited to host an online webinar about the four conflicting powers in London. Who owns London? Are people becoming intangible and invisible in the city of conflicting power? How can we imagine a city of consumption ripped from its money power and transformed […]
Two cash architecture prizes awarded by the Traditional Architecture Group are available to students of UK Schools of Architecture. There is a prize of £1000 for the best student project for a new traditional or classical design. And there is a £500 prize for the best measured drawing of a traditional or classical building (or part of […]
The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects is offering drawing prizes to students from the London Schools of Architecture. The aim is to encourage excellence in traditional drawing, but computer generated images will also be considered. Both RIBA Part 1 and RIBA Part 2 Students are invited to submit drawings on behalf of their School. The […]
Exhibition continues online from Friday, July 3 to Wednesday, September 30, 2020 OPEN 2020 is a virtual exhibition of projects that reflect the varied design approaches of the School’s diverse students and staff, and our place at the heart of London. Projects explore architecture at all scales, from door-handles to territories, with generosity, wit and […]
Architect and MArch DS10 tutor Arthur Mamou-Mani has teamed up with Dezeen to give a virtual-reality tour of his Burning Man projects, which will take place today, Monday, June 8, as part of the Dezeen‘s Virtual Design Festival (VDF) at 4:00pm UK time. Following the great success of his Galaxia temple built in 2018 that ritually went […]
When: Saturday, June 6, 2pm Where: Instagram Live @twoworlds.design This Saturday, 6th of June at 2pm Hamza Shaikh, DS23 MArch student and the creator of a popular podcast series Two Worlds Design will be joined by three inspiring professionals in the field of architecture to discuss the difficult questions around employment in post-COVID-19 world. Hamza […]
Alphabet for the Future What now? Matteo Cainer is launching a new curatorial initiative, an international OPEN CALL to all Architecture Graduates of 2020, to imagine and sketch a new extraordinary world capable of transforming the pandemic crisis into an opportunity to foster new lines of thinking, innovation and research. Envisioning radical strategies and alternative […]
This event is organised by Dr Davide Deriu (School of Architecture + Cities) and Dr Michael Mazière (CREAM), under Ambika P3 as a London Festival of Architecture partner institution. This online event is the prelude to an exhibition of Catherine Yass’s films at Ambika P3. The exhibition, titled Falling Away, showcases a selection of Yass’s […]
Due to exceptional circumstances caused by COVID-19 and the impossibility of holding our annual OPEN exhibition in our Marylebone Studios, we will conclude this academic year by launching VirtualOPEN. This will be the first online annual Exhibition celebrating the work of the School of Architecture + Cities. It has been envisaged as a navigable online […]
From 1st to 12th June, the Careers and Employability Service is organising a series of informative and up-to-date online talks and workshops to help you to maintain your employability during the current time. Topics will include: how to make the most of free online development opportunities how to use LinkedIn effectively job search virtual assessment […]
3-hour classes every Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 (BST) 4 weeks in total Independent pop-in participations are also welcomed. Run by StudioSyn, VIPA and RIPS Apply NOW FREE WEBINAR with Q&A Sat 23/05 at 10:00am – 10:45am (BST) Register Now! for a small taster of the course Discover the interconnections of architecture Performance Architecture Online Summer School is an exciting learning […]
HomeTown is a new stay-home international drawing challenge! A free, open-to-all, collective drawing challenge that aims to create a giant tessellated isometric drawing from creatives around the world! Draw your insight into staying at home during lockdown and join this international collaboration! The challenge aims to show how we can remain connected in these unprecedented […]