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Location London SE1 | ARB/RIBA courses BA (Hons) Architecture, MArch Architecture, Architectural Assistant Apprenticeship Level 6, Architect Degree Apprenticeship Level 7 | Head of school Igea Troiani | Full-time tutors 14 | Part-time tutors 16 | Students 575 | Staff to student ratio 1:18 | Bursaries available No
Undergraduate
Emily Kajdi
Course BA (Hons) Architecture
Studio/unit brief Infrastructure (Studio 04)
Project title The Loop Collective
Project description The Loop Collective aims to address the high amounts of fly-tipping in Hackney Wick, east London, by collecting and upcycling fly-tipped items to be sold on to the community. The collective will run daily workshops teaching methods of furniture making and provide spaces for an annual exposition. The expo will be a chance to bring visitors from all over London to Hackney Wick, allowing furniture-makers to showcase new products and give seminars and presentations. Other spaces include events halls, lecture theatres and breakout spaces. The facility is designed using locally sourced materials where possible to reduce carbon emissions and support the community.
Tutor citation Emily’s intervention is a bold and well-crafted work that thinks well beyond its footprint. The narrative is grounded and provoking and the proposal is beautifully presented with a graphic befitting the brief. Adrian Hill, Milena Patru, Monika Jocuite
Postgraduate
Natalia Ciemińska
Course MArch Architecture
Studio/unit brief N/A
Project title Marshland BioWeave: Masterplanning with Bio-Composite Innovation in a Living Landscape
Project description This project explores a manufacturing process for bio-composite materials aimed at providing a sustainable alternative to conventional building materials. The manufacturing process produces versatile building materials by combining locally harvested reeds with recycled coffee, hessian and mycelium, all assembled in a traditional Oast House, to be later combined in a bio-composite manufacturing facility with external conveyor weaving through the site. The proposal also aims to revive and repopularise the craft of thatching.
Tutor citation Natalia has responded positively to the brief while embracing the multitude of evolutionary layers that such a scheme requires. The modest and grounded approach to manifesting architecture exhibited in the work highlights the importance of changing attitudes of what architecture is truly about. Jon Bush, Margarita Germanos
