Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London

For the second year running, The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment has been ranked the #1 place in the world to study architecture and the built environment in the QS World Rankings 2024. The Bartlett is also #1 in the UK for the 10th year in a row. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eW69iEBG Image: 'Impruneta Birth Centre' by Esme Dowle, Architecture BSc, UG3

Situated Practice MA student Jiaqi (Jessie) Li’ has been chosen as a finalist in the 19th Arte Laguna Prize. The Arte Laguna Prize is an international art competition dedicated to the visual arts. Jessie's installation, 'When We Look Into Each Other's Eyes', explores a delicate narrative of family, memory and identity through a series of carefully crafted videos, blending family footage and personal memories to capture the complex intimacy between mother and child. The finalists will show their shortlisted works at an exhibition at Arsenale Nord, Venice, from 16 November to 08 December, with the winner of this year's prize announced on the opening night. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eYpV-UXP

Join us for tonight's CRUNCH as curators Fernando Portal and Shumi Bose discuss the power of platforms to change discourse and thought. Chaired by Thomas Aquilina, who recently joined The Bartlett as Co-Director of Spatial Justice. 🗓️ 18:30-20:00, 22 Gordon St Free to attend, no tickets required, but arrive early to avoid disappointment. https://lnkd.in/eThr33ej

Save The Date for FIFTEEN: the Bartlett's winter postgraduate exhibition! FIFTEEN launches on Thursday 05 December, and is open to the public until Wednesday 11 December. This year's show, titled Proximities, will span two Bartlett campuses in Bloomsbury and Stratford for the first time, with a parallel show online. Find out more about this year's show: https://lnkd.in/eBXHttXe

In next week's CRUNCH, two curators discuss the power of platforms to change discourse and thought. Platformers 2: Architecture Through the Fields Artist, researcher and curator Fernando Portal and teacher, curator and editor Shumi Bose will discuss the platforms they set up to enable and cultivate new practices that help them thrive. The Latin American cultural and educational initiative Núcleo Lenguaje y Creación was set up by Fernando to promote interdisciplinary practice throughout architecture, graphic design, civil engineering and the arts. It does so through mentorship programmes that platform researchers interested in Latin American topics. Likewise, Shumi has platformed BIPOC and other colleagues through her teaching, mentorship, curatorial and activist work. Amongst other initiatives, Shumi is the founder of HoldSpace, a digital platform for reading, thinking and talking about architecture beyond the academic sphere. The event will be chaired by Thomas Aquilina, who recently joined The Bartlett as Co-Director of Spatial Justice. 🗓️ 18:30 – 20:00, Monday 28 Oct 📍 Room G.12, 22 Gordon Street No booking required, but please arrive early as entry is first come first served. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eThr33ej

The Bartlett is recruiting paid Student and Outreach Ambassadors to support the Marketing and Communications team and help widen higher education access for underrepresented groups. Applications are open to all Bartlett students, and close on 03 November. Find out more about the roles and apply: https://lnkd.in/eJbykM_Y

There are four fundamental forces in the known universe; gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Could consciousness be the fifth force that combines them? This is the question posed by a new installation at the Barcelona Pavilion, open from 25 October until 03 November. Through a series of experiments, artists, musicians, scientists, architects and engineers will explore what stands in the way of a global transition to sustainable energy, and seek a greater awareness of the power in design to regenerate. In(Visible) Energy is an omni-disciplinary experimental installation, fabricated at The Bartlett's B-made workshop at HERE EAST. It was created by Prof. Josep Mias, Luke Olsen, Graeme Williamson, Melis van den Berg, Hamish Vietch, Dr. Chris Leung, Martha Stevens, Izzy Watson and Orlando George-Ibyote, working under the umbrella of The Bartlett's and UCL Dept of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering's Engineering & Architecture Design MEng programme, and in collaboration with visual artist Leon Chew and sound artist Sandy Davis. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e9ANZytd

Congratulations to architectural practice AL-JAWAD PIKE, founded by Bartlett alumni Jessam Al-Jawad and Dean Pike (Architecture MArch, 2006), who won the Neave Brown affordable housing award at the RIBA Awards this week. The practice was also shortlisted for the Stirling Prize for Chowdhury Walk, a modern social housing project for Hackney Council. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/enZBAH_C Read about their award this week: https://lnkd.in/e-y5vFdr

A new exhibition, opening at the end of the month, invites the public to experience diversity through a fresh, intersectional perspective. 100 UCL Employees: How You See Us presents 100 portraits of African and Caribbean employees at UCL, celebrating heritage and contributions to the university. The travelling exhibition has been led by The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment. Curation and Project Management team Teresa Dawkins and Sara Shafiei said, "100 UCL Employees: How You See Us provides a unique opportunity to recognise and celebrate the individuals who shape daily life at UCL, uniting different parts of the university in a shared celebration of our diverse community." Visit the show at The Bartlett's Ground Floor Exhibition Space at 22 Gordon Street from 01 November – 14 December. https://lnkd.in/epGrcHnv #BlackHistoryMonth #WeAreTheBartlett

On 23 October, Professor Klaske Havik will join us to discuss the merits of literary writing for architects as a method of spatial investigation. Chaired by Prof Yeoryia Manolopoulou with responses from Prof Jane Rendell and an audience discussion. https://lnkd.in/eCSBbiQs