Hackney Wick is changing fast. Is it ‘the new Shoreditch’? What does that mean and why should we care? Who controls the story as the post-Olympic new-builds radically change the face of what was once the biggest artist colony in Europe? Where does its industrial […]
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Two new publications in Studio as Book Series edited by John Zhang and Elantha Evans.
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 […]
School of Architecture + Cities featured in Dezeen’s Virtual Design Festival School Show
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 […]
VirtualOPEN 2020, launch on July 2, 6pm!
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 […]
Congratulations to George Hintzen, DS10 alumnus, on receiving funding through Dragon’s Den for further development of his company TOAD.ai
This episode of Dragon’s Den can be viewed on the BBC iPlayer, and will be available for the next 28 days. TOAD.ai is a “data-driven outdoor advertising agency powered by technology.” It was founded by George Hintzen in 2017, and their focus is on consolidating […]
Panel Discussion: “Dressing / Undressing the Landscape” with DS22 tutors Yara Sharif and Nasser Golzari, Rich Mix, Saturday, March 9, 14:00-16:00
How can communities outside the Middle East, including diaspora, engage in influencing the decolonization of public space and architecture? Alongside the exhibition, a panel discussion on the Arab cities of Mosul, Baghdad, Riyadh, Ramallah, Beirut, Damascus and Gaza will take place to unpack their vanishing […]
Symposium: “Heritage and Identity”, 29th June 12:00-19:00, M416, Marylebone Campus
When: Friday 29th June 2018, 12:00-19:00 Where: Room M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS A half-day symposium bringing together diverse research currently being undertaken at the University of Westminster School of Architecture and Cities exploring the intersections between heritage, identity, politics and […]