London Design Festival 17-25 September

alison brooks architects' curving 'smile' at london design festival

The London Design Festival is an annual event, held to celebrate and promote London as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. The next Festival will be held 17-25 September 2016.

more information here.

Mapping Memories Exhibition 15 September Koppel Project Gallery

"Mapping Memories is a researching tool and visualisation platform that stands for the recognition of Latin Americans in the UK. The project is carried out by Verónica Posada (critic for BAIA) and Lorena Raigoso. In London, Mapping Memories aims to make visible the cultural practices of the Latin American community whilst strengthening community cohesion and a reinforcing a sense of belonging in the areas in which Latin Americans live, work and meet. We advocate for the protection of Latin American spaces that are at risk of demolition due to the dynamics of regeneration and gentrification in the city of London."

next Thursday 15 of September at 6:30 pm at The Koppel Project - 93 Baker Street, W1U 6RL.

BAIA Graduate Laura Metcalfe wins National Interior Educators Award for Best Student Project

Opening the Black Box by Laura Metcalfe, viewing lines for open air theatre

Laura Metcalfe has won the National Interior Educators Award for Best Student Project for her project entitled Opening the Black Box.  

Congratulations, Laura!

More about her and other BAIA student's recent awards here.

BAIA at Free Range 2016

OPEN 2016 Opening 16 June

The BAIA contribution to the show on the 4th floor of the Marylebone building.

Sadie Morgan joins BAIA as Professor

Co-Founder of drMM Architects, and winner of the 2015 CBI First Woman Award, Professor Sadie Morgan will be joining the University of Westminster as a Professor in Interior Architecture.

 

Clapham Manor Primary School by drMM Architects

more information here.

BAIA students shortlisted for the New Blood Awards

Congratulations to a team of BAIA 3rd year students including Kitty Heston, Linda Tentori, Salwah Joonus, Roxanne Magnusdottir Bjarnason and Radima Gudieva, who have been shortlisted for John Lewis's New Blood Award.

More information on the competition and the team's entry here.

RIBA Eye Line Competition entries due Monday 13 June

drawing by Emma Gibb, 2nd Prize winner 2013

Hugh Pearman, editor of RIBA Journal writes:

"It's that pleasurable time of year when we invite entries for our annual architectural drawing competion, Eye Line. All 2D media and combinations of media are allowed (not film). Entries are now coming in from all over the world - we have a month to go before deadline on June 13.

This is an award which distinguishes the drawing skills from the project itself, and which is now in its fourth year. Students, teachers and practitioners alike may all enter, in individuals or groups. It is free of charge and easy to enter electronically.

In previous years we have had strong entries from the likes of Yale, Harvard, RMIT, TU Delft and of course many British schools such as the Westminster, RCA and AA and Greenwich, as well as from practising architects. It would be great to see a strong entry from Westminster and its friends again this year. Winners and commendations are published in August's RIBA Journal.

So if this appeals, do spread the word. All details plus link to downloadable entry form here: https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/eye-line-the-time-to-enter-is-now "

 

University of Westminster BAIA students at Parsons The New School for Parallel Cities 1

Parallel Cities 1 explored the process of craft techniques combining digital and analogue media with film and physical models to uncover relationships between bodies, networks, and spaces in New York City.

The workshop brought together 8 graduate and undergraduate students from Parsons’ Temporary Environments course and 8 second year students from the University of Westminster’s BA (Hons) Interior Architecture Course. The students received training in Rhino and Grasshopper, in addition to digital fabrication processes focused on networked workflows. Individually, they developed their own site study of a portion of Long Island City, while contributing to the overall workshop goals of the design and fabrication of a larger group installation.

more information here.

Architectural Details: Elissa and Alvar Aalto’s Patchwork Wall of Bricks

"Aalto’s idiosyncratic courtyard walls are this building’s defining feature, and form a beautiful example of how a unique architectural language can be produced by deviating from conventional construction techniques. The walls are composed of a patchwork of different brick patterns, forming a collage of texture and color that evokes the patina of the surrounding forest."

more at architizer.

'Furnitecture' by Anna Yudina

"Furnitecture is a sourcebook exploring the furnishings, interior environments, and solutions for small spaces at the meeting point between design and architecture. The book features the work of a rising generation of designers across the globe who are starting to think about furniture in an architectural way, resulting in pieces that brilliantly transform interior spaces."

seen at artwords bookshop.

Fab Fest 2016 Registration Open

Fab Fest is a new International Fabrication Festival hosted this summer by the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment and the Fabrication Laboratory at the University of Westminster. It will feature 50 or more innovative cardboard pavilions designed and built by students from Westminster as well as by guest teams from across the UK and around the world.

Feb Fest will run from June 28th - July 2nd.

You can find more information about the brief and how to register here.