future of architectural eduaction

from a meeting at  ie university, Madrid.
What are the future challenges for architectural education?

• Digital media
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Globalisation
• New platforms for education
• and????

AUCB students at Roche Court, New Art Centre, Wiltshire.

Architecture Seminar - Thursday 7 July, 10.30am - 4pm
Roche Court  hosted a day devoted to art and architecture. Guest speakers included award winning architect Stephen Marshall, who designed all three contemporary buildings at Roche Court; Practice Architecture, whose partners are Lettice Drake, Paloma Gormley and Henry Stringer, and whose 'Bench 1' is used as part of our education programme; and Catherine Croft from the Twentieth Century Society. Participants had the the opportunity to see Michael Craig-Martin's exhibition of new works in the Park and Gallery.

Photos of Bench 1 by Practice Architecture.
Photos from Mark Allner, one of our small delegation of participants from AUCB.

New Graduates at Work

Recent graduates Nicole Dobbie, Ali Jafari and Luke Ward join sculptor Rebecca Newnham on new commissions, including a giant crab.

This Weekend only (8,9.10,11 July Truman Brewery, Aldgate East Tube)

 

Pictures from Thursday evenings opening. Well done folks!

London Show - Freerange

After last weeks excitement of graduation we are getting our London show finished. This year we are building a hotel corridor to show you a unique perspective on our schemes.  The Bourmemouth show was just a dry run!

The projects are based on the redevelopment of the controversial IMAX Theatre and surrounding seafront location. On a site which currently highlights many negative aspects of the Bournemouth experience, the students consider the site’s important relationships to public spaces such as the beach, the lower gardens, the BIC, and the Russell Coates Museum, as well as local car parks.

Thursday 7th July 2011 @ 18:00

EVERYONE welcome
drinks form 6pm

Graduation 2011.

SURF's UP For Steven Holl: Cite de l’Ocean et du Surf, Biarritz, France.

 

© Iwan Baan

The Cité de l'Océan et du Surf Museum intends to raise awareness of oceanic issues and explore educational and scientific aspects of the surf and sea and their role upon our leisure, science, and ecology. The project, designed in collaboration with Solange Fabião, is comprised of a museum building, exhibition areas, and a plaza, within a larger master plan. The building form derives from the spatial concept "under the sky"/"under the sea". A concave "under the sky" shape creates a central gathering plaza, open to sky and sea, with the horizon in the distance. The convex structural ceiling forms the "under the sea" exhibition spaces. This concept generates a unique profile and form for the building, and through its insertion and efficient site utilization, the project integrates seamlessly into the surrounding landscape. Text and image from (and read more at):

http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type&id=63