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

In less than two weeks, The Bartlett Autumn Show 2024 opens its doors to the public. Until last year, The Autumn Show and the B-Pro Show ran as two concurrent Master's shows; this year, the two shows will come together to form one combined exhibition, filling six floors of our Bloomsbury campus and accessible online. Discover postgraduate architectural projects from across seven of our programmes, spanning a wide range of disciplines across the built environment. Visit the link below to find out more about the Autumn Show. Images: 'Micro Energy Hub: The Urban Cell' by Xiaotian Kong, Chuyin Qi, Bo Wang and Qianying Wang Urban Design MArch, RC18, Y1 From The Bartlett B-Pro Show 2023 The Urban Cell explores the urban implications of a redistributed energy production system. The design departs from the premise that citizens can produce and trade energy, leading to the possibility of exploring new architectural typologies. The project reflects on new urban icons and how environmental awareness can bring new public spaces into the city. https://lnkd.in/eACt_NAa

It is with great sadness that The Bartlett School of Architecture announces the death of Emeritus Professor Colin Fournier. Colin inspired countless students and colleagues throughout his life, and his absence will be felt profoundly by all who were fortunate enough to know him. https://lnkd.in/eggh-xEg

The Bartlett School of Architecture’s new research-driven and practice-led seminar series, CRUNCH, returns for 2024–25, taking place on Monday evenings at our Bloomsbury campus. This year, a global line-up of industry-leading speakers will explore ‘dating’ through an architectural lens. Here, ‘dating’ transcends the usual understanding of romantic relationships, and instead becomes a metaphorical and literal framework for exploring temporal, spatial, social and technological dimensions of architectural practice. The series is curated by Co-Directors of Public Programming, Albert Brenchat Aguilar and Déborah López Lobato. Find out more about this season's seminars: https://lnkd.in/eD-y-9fB

The Bartlett School of Architecture has been ranked #1 in the UK according to The Guardian University Guide 2025's Architecture league table. More than 400 staff from around the world teach at The Bartlett School of Architecture, with a community of over 1,700 students across all programmes. https://lnkd.in/eR3uK6Df

Prof Jacqui Glass has been appointed as Dean of The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, having held the interim Dean position since April 2024. She was previously Vice-Dean Research for The Bartlett. https://lnkd.in/eTtEEmnR

'The Side Effects of World Heritage Status: A Critical Re-Exploration of the Medina of Fez' by Nassima Chahboun Architecture & Historic Urban Environments MA, Y1 From The Bartlett Autumn Show 2023 This research project critically examines the prevailing paradigm of world heritage preservation by exploring its potential adverse effects on inhabited urban environments, using the historic Moroccan city of Fez, officially named 'Medina of Fez', as a case study. The ‘Medina of Fez’ is a compelling example of a problematic heritage site, as it embodies a dual identity as a UNESCO World Heritage Site of exceptional cultural significance and an urban space wrestling with profound spatial and socio-economic challenges. By scrutinising the correlation between the heritagisation of the Medina of Fez and its liveability problems, the aim is to explore the possibility of an alternative approach that balances historic preservation with urban development. The final outcome is a digital platform, serving as a space for reflection and conversation, not only about Fez but also similar sites worldwide. The Bartlett Autumn Show 2024 launches in three weeks! Discover projects by more than 370 students across seven of our postgraduate programmes, on. display at 22 Gordon Street and online, from 24 September to 06 October. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eACt_NAa

'Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?' by Zuzanna Maria Rostocka Architecture MArch, PG25, Y4 From The Bartlett Summer Show 2024 Catford City Farm is a negotiation with unavoidable gentrification. The project aims to inject alternative lifestyle based on provision, protection and persuasion into Lewisham through incorporating co-habitation with animals. Vertical City Farm‘s seductive building shape is inspired by car design and manufactured by local mechanics – protected by the scheme from eviction. The Biscuits (new built high-rise residential towers) look at their brick-slip covered faces mirrored in the curvaceous body of the coquettish project. Biscuit Dwellers spy on and witness from up close a lifestyle promoted by the neighbouring oddity – urban yet bucolic, symbiotic yet disruptive, amid Catford Regeneration’s landscape. The Bartlett showcases its students' work throughout the year, with a busy calendar of exhibitions drawing from fifteen of its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Don't miss our next show - The Bartlett Autumn Show 2024 launches on 24 September, gathering projects from seven diverse, multidisciplinary postgraduate programmes. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eACt_NAa

Less than a month to go until we launch The Bartlett Autumn Show 2024 in its new format, hosting seven of our postgraduate programmes under one banner! The work in this year's show is diverse and forward-thinking, covering a wide range of disciplines that intersect with the built environment, including landscape architecture, videogame design and bioengineering. The Bartlett Autumn Show launches on 24 September and runs until 06 October, filling our central London campus with dynamic and exciting projects for you to explore. Find out more about this year's show and the exhibiting programmes here: https://lnkd.in/eACt_NAa

The Bartlett Autumn Show 2024 launches on 24 September, celebrating the last academic year of work and creativity across seven of our postgraduate programmes. This year's show will combine our previously concurrent Autumn and B-Pro strands into one major student architecture show. Find out more about this year's show at the link below. Image: 'Last of The Barbican' by Weichen Sun Urban Design MArch, RC12, Year 1 From The Bartlett B-Pro Show 2023 This project is a video game that imagines a dystopian future for London where the only nature left in the city is preserved in the conservatory of the Barbican. By embodying different natural forces such as clouds, rain, and wind, the player uses weather systems to reverse London’s environmental disaster, by greening the city and cleaning the air. Players collect plant spores and seeds with the intention of repopulating the Barbican with nature. They can balance nature with the introduction of new buildings, working towards a new and harmonious future for the post-disaster site. https://lnkd.in/eACt_NAa