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When: Monday, 12th of June 2023 at 13:00 (BST)
Where: Online (link below)
The final Architecture + Cities Reserch Seminar for this academic year will take place on Monday, 12th of June, 13.00 – 14.000, online.
Corinna Dean will present her work on the River Lee in a presentation titled: Let’s Talk about Contamination: Green, Blue and Grey Corridors.
The link to the seminar is here.
All are welcome!
When: Saturday, 3rd of June 2023 from 11am to 1pm
Where: Cody Dock, 11c South Cres, London E16 4TL
Staff and students from the University of Westminster have designed and built a QHT funded Therapeutic Horticulture Centre in collaboration with Cody Dock, OfCA and WebbYates Engineers. The pavilion is designed as a lightweight timber structure with a butterfly roof and demonstrates that plants growing and humans can happily co-exist in one space. There will also be an exhibition about the making process.
Cody Dock is a fantastic charity and social enterprise transforming the dock into a creative industries quarter with community gardens and footpaths – opening up the Lower Lea River whilst promoting regeneration for conservation, environmental and cultural benefit.
Students took part in stakeholder engagement to better understand needs and aspirations. We then developed designs for a visionary community space based on the initial research, suitable for the local context and site. We introduce new ways of working collaboratively across sectors and take our multidisciplinary skills within academia and use these in live projects to serve communities and have a positive impact on society whilst introducing students and staff to alternative practice, providing a deeper understanding of the multiplex relationships.
This Live Project was initiated by Maria Kramer and supported by Corinna Dean.
The event is FREE.
For more information about the project please go here.
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 Association (FPA) and School of Architecture + Cities, UoW. The experience and information gathered was particularly useful with regard to the new Building Safety Bill and the developing RIBA/ARB criteria on Design for Fire and Life Safety.
Staff attending:
Students from, BA Architecture: Umi Sakai-Stoute, Rowan Isles, Oscar Chainey, Eric Turner
Students from, MA Architecture: Galina Dimova, Ramzi Ramzi, Simon McLanaghan
Students from BSc Architecture + Environmental Design: Anastasia Suzdaltseva Kazakova, Elspeth Prowse, Michelle Lai, Sara Stabiglieri
Students from Architectural Technology: Pascal Golda, Amjad Butt, Velina Drakalieva, T’Sean Blake
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 Mies Van der Rohe Young Architecture Talent Award, an EU prize for Contemporary Architecture.
You can view Rūta’s project here.
The announcement has taken place in Venice and the project is currently being exhibited as part of the Laboratory of Education in Venice Biennial.
The finalists will go to the third stage where 4 finalists and a winner are to be announced.
The Awards Ceremony will take place on 29th of June in Venice, in Palazzo Michiel.
The Young Talent Architecture Award (YTAA) aims to support the talent of recently graduated Architects, Urban Planners and Landscape Architects who will be responsible for transforming our environment in the future. YTAA has emerged from curiosity about and interest in the initial stages in these students’ development and a desire to support their talent as they enter into the professional world.
The winning projects will be distinguished for their excellence, authenticity and innovative nature, as well as their sustainable approach.
The winners will receive a financial reward and will become part of the network of awarded architects of the Prize. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to travel, visit and experience the best examples of architecture.
Featured image: “Paradise on the Edge” by Ruta Perminaite
When: Thursday, 15th of June 2023 at 6pm (BST)
Where: Marylebone Campus, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Rd, NW1 5LS
THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER’S SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND CITIES INVITES YOU TO OPEN 2023
Head of School Harry Charrington cordially invites you to attend the opening of the graduating students’ degree show, OPEN 2023, featuring work from:
Preview
Thursday 15 June, 6 – 9pm
Show opened by Philomine Wales
Exhibition continues
Friday 16 June – Sunday 2 July
You can also RSVP to DCDI-Events@westminster.ac.uk
Featured image: Diana Fox, MArch
When: Thursday, June 8, 6.45pm-7.45pm
Where: MG14, Marylebone Campus, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Rd, NW1 5LS
The School of Architecture + Cities is excited to host its alumnus Hamza Shaikh, who will be speaking about his recently published and timely book on architecture and social media.
Drawing Attention – Architecture in the Age of Social Media by Hamza Shaikh is a new book published by RIBA which provides practical drawing guidance from leading figures around the world.
In the context of huge changes occurring in the profession of architecture as well as the education system, Shaikh’s book sets the tone for a new era of architectural dissemination. “New tools, media, interfaces and ideas are emerging through social media; our new digital common for inspiration and communication. Students now go to Instagram for drawing guidance as universities tend not to explicitly teach artistic expression – arguably the most useful skill for visionaries and creative professionals. However this book provides step-by-step insights into a huge variety of drawing styles and methods to help people gain confidence in their creative potential”.
Join Hamza Shaikh at the University of Westminster for an in-depth dive into the journey of writing his book and understanding the exciting but unknown future of architects in the age of social media.
LFA Website
For more information and to book your free ticket please go here.
When: Monday, 15th of May at 13:00 (BST)
Where: Online (link below)
The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar is taking place on Monday, 15 May, 13:00 – 14:00 online.
Alessandro Ayuso of the Making and Practice Research Group in the School of Architecture + Cities will present his work in a seminar titled BUILDING THE LEAP’S WORLD: DRAWINGS FOR THE EASTWAY STUDIOLO.
To attend, please use the link here.
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 in the Philippines could step up to the extreme immediate and long-term challenges of the region and the impact of future trends on the design of the 21st Century City. Through examples from his own teaching and curating practice he spoke about communities, circularity and craft and the importance of architects’ cultural and ecological imagination. […]
University of Westminster News
Read the full article here.
When: Wednesday, 3rd of May at 13:00 (BST)
Where: Online (link below)
The next Architecture + Cities Research Seminar is taking place on Wednesday, 3 May, 13:00 – 14:00 online.
PhD student, Didem Ertem will be presenting her research on ‘Small-scale Events and Everyday Multiculture in Finsbury Park.’
The link to this seminar is here.
When: Workshops on Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd, and Monday 24th of April 2023 | Conference on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th 2023
Where: University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Rd, NW1 5LS
The School of Architecture + Cities is hosting Shape To Fabrication 2023. This is the first time that the industry leading event has been hosted by a university. The conference sessions are co-moderated by Arthur Mamou Mani (MArch DS10 tutor).
Shape to Fabrication is an Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) and Design focused conference, presenting innovative real world projects going beyond the theoretical. Focus is on proven application and evidence based project delivery.
Presenters at the conference represent an international field of Architects, Engineers, Designers, Fabricators and Software Developers, all working at the cutting-edge of their industries within AEC and Design.
The 8th iteration of Shape to Fabrication is presented in partnership with the School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster, and the 2-day conference takes place at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus, London, on the 26th & 27th April 2023.
For more information and to book tickets please go here.
University of Westminster staff and students, to book please use the links below:
Featured Image: Shape to Fabrication, Brian Gillespie, Robert McNeel and Associates, 2018
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