Architecture Student Shows Reviewed
Each year, BD reviews a selection of the end of year shows at the UK's universities.
These are great events for prospective students to attend as they give a real flavour of the school's current ethos and output.
You can either browse the show reviews by year, or click on the school tag to see that particular school's reviews over the years.
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
Judging from the work on display this year, the school encourages self-generated as well as directed assignments, allowing the students the opportunity to think twice: what is expected from me? What do I expect?
Within the categories of interior design, interior architecture, and architecture, students respond well to their briefs according ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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By Barbara Ann Campbell-Lange
The Bartlett Show is impressive. The level and quantity of dexterity on display is extraordinary and presumably this is but a small proportion of the year’s work.
The daily hoards of visitors blatantly photographing the ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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By Jonathan Woolf
It’s too early to tell how head of school Daniel Rosbottom’s new regime is bedding ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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By Sam Webb
Canterbury students’ innovative and far-reaching approach to regeneration is impressive
The attention to detail in this year’s diploma projects eschews the “look at me” approach of shiny glass boxes, particularly in two ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
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By Richard Cottrell
Architecture students at London Met have struck a good balance between creativity and practicality
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="468" caption="Lucy Pritchard's design model for a building on Venice's Rio de Noale re-examines ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
Undergraduates rose to the challenge in the absence of more mature diploma-level work
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
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BD concludes the round-up of student work from the architecture schools’ end-of-year exhibitions. Ed Frith, Gerrard O’Carroll, James Payne and Peter Wilson report
Royal College of Art
Pros Thoughtful, playful, with big ideas and narrative.
Cons Detailing and material ingenuity overshadowed in architecture show, but there ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Wild and practical imaginations fused with inspiring teaching have produced another excellent vintage.
Student show
Bartlett School of Architecture, London
Pros Acres of vivid fantasy.
Cons Clone syndrome.
Standout students Michael Aling, Yaojen Alan Chuang
5/5
Like an ageing rocker, the Bartlett end of year show seems to get gracefully tamer every year — posher pad, higher ...
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Friday, July 20th, 2007
The greatest reward of this strong but sometimes reiterative show is its revolutionary study of cities and regeneration.
Architectural association
Pros Fresh, exciting design research on cities and urban planning
Cons Too many grids, mats, meshes and nets
Standout students Max von Werz, Martin Jameson, Alejandra Bosch
4/5
The AA remains the UK’s most dynamic and ...
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Friday, July 13th, 2007
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London Metropolitan University reviewed by Ellie Duffy
Pros A good show for prospective students to check out the facets of studios and units that contribute to the school’s personality
Cons Not especially geared towards talent-spotting, and a surprising ...
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