When: Thursday, 8th of December, 6pm (GMT) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link) Michael Jones is a deputy head of studio at Foster + Partners. Alongside Senior Executive Partner Stefan Behling, he oversees almost 100 […]
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Technical Studies Lecture Series: Gnanli Landrou, ETH / OXARA “Cleancrete” | Thursday, December 1 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online
When: Thursday, 2nd of December, 6pm (GMT) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link) “A derivative of the Northern Togolese language, Lamb-Kabyè, Oxara means, ‘Gathering and Community’, bringing the actors of the construction ecosystem together to […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Jan Balbaligo + Samsul Aripin, Zewa Architects “The Future of Building with Bamboo” | Tuesday, November 22 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online
When: Tuesday, 22nd of November, 6pm (GMT) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link) “bamboo … the green steel of the 21st Century” Vo Trong Nghia Bamboo is not a new building material, but given changing environmental […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Nikolay Shahpazov, Bennetts Associates “Regenerative Architecture” | Thursday, November 17 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online
When: Thursday, 17th of November, 6pm (GMT) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online (see tumblr page below for link) “Earth blocks have one tenth of the embodied carbon of other commonly specified materials such as blockwork, which is a cement-based […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Dr Pooja Basnett, University of Westminster “Bacterial Polymers” | Thursday, November 10 at 18:00 (GMT), Online
When: Thursday, 10th of November, 6pm (GMT) Where: ONLINE (Due to the London Underground strike action) Dr. Pooja Basnett is a lecturer in Biological Sciences. She received a Cavendish scholarship from the University of Westminster to complete a PhD in Applied Biotechnology titled ‘Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Steve Webb, Webb Yates Engineers “Low Carbon Structures” | Thursday, November 3 at 18:00 (GMT), M416 + Online
When: Thursday, 3rd of November, 6pm (GMT) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Livestream (see Tumblr Site below) Steve Webb founded Webb Yates Engineers with Andy Yates in 2005. Steve started his career as a site engineer for the Jubilee Line Extension, […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Emma Hilton Grange, Helen Hough, and Nicola Moriarty from Bryden Wood “Design for Manufacture and Assembly – DfMA” | Thursday, October 27 at 18:00 (BST), M416 + Online
When: Thursday, 27th of October, 6pm (BST) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online Emma Hilton Grange is an Associate Architect at Bryden Wood who has worked at the practice since 2019. Emma has been involved in several projects at the practice including […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Dr László Tálas, University of Bristol “The Science of Camouflage” | Thursday, October 20 at 18:00 (BST), M416 + Online
When: Thursday, 20th of October, 6pm (BST) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online Dr László Tálas is a Lecturer in Animal Sensing and Biometrics at the Bristol Veterinary School, whose research interests concern computational approaches to applied vision and questions lying […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Steven Johnson, The Architecture Ensemble “Flimwell Park” | Thursday, October 13 at 18:00 (BST), M416 + Live Stream
When: Thursday, 13th of October, 6pm (BST) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online Steven Johnson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Kansas State University to study architecture and followed this with a short period of working in Kansas City. In […]

Technical Studies Lecture Series: Deborah Saunt, DSDHA “Recent Projects” | Thursday, October 6 at 18:00 (BST), M416 + Live Stream
When: Thursday, 6th of October, 6pm (BST) Where: M416, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, NW1 5LS + Online Deborah is one of the founding directors of DSDHA. Her recent and ongoing projects include the refurbishment of London’s iconic Economist Plaza in St James and […]