JOINT ARCHITECTURE

&URBAN DESIGN

SUMMERSCHOOL

2018

CENTRAL LONDON2 JULY – 26 JULY, 2018

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he University of Buckingham School of Architecture and the University of Notre Dame announce a joint Architecture and

to their urban setting. In addition to that, the course will offer tours of London streets and buildings ex-ploring the urban fabric and its history and social make-up. It will emphasise the importance of both practice and theory in traditional architecture and ur-ban design. There will be visits to historic buildings, such as the John Soane Museum, Leighton and Chis-wick House as well as private houses not usually open to the public. An accompanying series of lectures by prominent theorists, academics and historians such as Leon Krier, David Watkin, Samir Younes, Mark Wil-son Jones, and Clive Aslet among others.

In short, the Programme will offer participants vary-ing design approaches and techniques in a uniquely intensive environment using the city’s surroundings to explore how architecture contributes to the develop-ment of our cities and the well being of the society that inhabits it. The month will conclude with a public exhibition of the students’ work.

Urban Design Summer Programme to be held in Cen-tral London in July this year. This four-week, full time studio introduces a series of seminars, lectures, and field studies that focus on the Euston area between King’s Cross Station and Regent’s Park that will be impacted by the proposed HS2 railway development. The Programme will explore how a modern transport interchange can be accommodated within an historic city such as London and do so in a manner that will enhance urban connectivity within the city and serve the local community properly.

The Programme will commence with a study tour of exemplary, planned towns including Bath and Pound-bury to see original and contemporary examples of traditional architecture and urban planning. The students will explore techniques of urban design and methods designing buildings that respond effectively

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Work by students on the Euston Station Masterplan, Prof. Richard Economakis, Spring Studio, January 2018 (critics: Prof. Samir Younes and Prof. Lucien Steil)

Cover and Following page: Students at work, Bath Studio 2009 and Spring Studio 2018, Prof. Richard Economakis

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ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Robert AdamClive Aslet

Nicholas Boys-SmithStephen Bull

Richard EconomakisCraig Hamilton

Tim KnoxLeon KrierLucy Inglis

Ben PentreathHugh Petter

Demetri PorphyriosAlireza Sagharchi

John SimpsonGeorge Saumarez Smith

Lucien SteilDavid Stillman

Alexander StoddartDavid TaylorFrancis TerryJeff Travers

Joanna WachowiakMark Wilson Jones

Samir Younes

Students at work, Bath Studio 2009, Prof. Richard Economakis

VISITING LECTURERS & CRITICS

he programme is four weeks, full-time. We welcome students and young practitioners working in a diverse range of design ap-

COURSE DIRECTION

The studio will have two designated Studio Directors who will work closely with you and your peers:

Professor Samir Younes . University of Notre Dame

Professor Lucien Steil . University of Notre Dame

Tproaches. Students work closely with each other, with an emphasis on constructive critique and peer learn-ing. You will work within a shared studio space and have access to technical support.

A full programme of lectures, group critiques and vis-iting practitioners forms the structure of the working week and exposes you to new voices and methodolo-gies.

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EXHIBITIONS & GROUP CRITIQUES

Monday, 2nd July, 2018Prof. Richard Economakis and students from the Uni-versity of Notre Dame will present work undertaken during his ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II SPRING 2018 course on the Euston Station area. This will in-clude presentations of the overall masterplan, designs for adaptable terrace houses, as well as public/civic buildings in and around Euston Station.

This will align with the London book launch and signing of In the Mood for Architecture by Lucien Steil.

Thursday, 26th July, 2018A major exhibition of final work will be held in Fischer Hall, Trafalger Square, marking the end point of the programme. You will work as a group to install the show that will attract visitors and professionals from around the country.

TUTORIALS

In addition to the core Directors, you will meet an ar-ray of visiting practitioners and critics representing a range of perspectives for one-to-one tutorials.

www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/architectural-summer-school

AFFILIATED STUDENT AWARDSSupported by TAG, a linked society of the Royal Institute of British

Architects, and their sponsors

The Traditional Architecture Group (TAG) will be awarding a prize at the end of year to encourage clas-sical and traditional architecture in student projects. The Student Award will be given for the best classi-cal or traditional scheme designed by a student study-ing architecture at a university in the UK. A prize of £1,000 will be awarded to the winner and students will be encouraged to submit drawings produced dur-ing the architectural summer school. A winner will be selected by members of the TAG committee. Dis-cretionary commended schemes will also be chosen by the committee. The prize will be awarded in No-vember 2018 at a TAG awards evening or as part of the Georgian Group Awards. A Measured Drawing Award will also be presented, which students are eli-gible for. For more information, please visit:

http://traditionalarchitecturegroup.org/awards/

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TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

FACILITIES

ncluded within the programme fee, you will have the opportunity to travel to Bath, Pound-bury, The Grange Festival Opera, Winchester,

WEEKLY PROGRAMME

Week 1: Introductions Spring 2018 Studio Presentation History of London & Euston Lecture Walking Tour of King’s Cross Walking Tour of London Streets/ Squares Lecture on Housing in Bloomsbury/ Euston Area Walking Tour of Regent’s Park/ Marylebone Trip to Georgian Group HQ Weekend Trip Week 2: Studio Presentation by Camden Soane Museum Tour Queen’s Gallery Visit Visit to historic London house Week 3: Studio Presentation to Camden Civic Society and Local Stakeholders Various Evening Lectures

Week 4: Studio Final Review & Exhibition

IEton, Richmond, and Chiswick House.

Please note: All programme details are subject to change.

WHAT TO CONSIDER

Candidates have usually gained a B.Arch or M.Arch or have equivalent experience. The course is aimed at those who are interested in traditional architecture and urbanism. Undergraduate architectural students who would like to experience the UB/ND environ-ment, students who are considering a change of school, recent school leavers and those considering a career change are all welcome to explore and inno-vate at the UB/ND Summer School.

WHO SHOULD APPLY

he programme is full-time and intensive. You will need to be in the studio and participate in group crits, attend lectures

KEY DATES

Tand talks, and produce work for the final review and exhibition.

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HOW TO APPLY & INTERVIEWS

Your application will be submitted online through the University of Buckingham at www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/architectural-summer-school and will consist of the following sections:

1. Personal Details2. Education3. Application Statement4. Reference5. Portfolio6. Application Fee Payment

For further details on specific requirements, enquires relating to eligibility and application content, please email Maria Floyd at:humanitiespg-admissions@buckingham.ac.uk or phone us on ++44 1280 827514.

INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES/ FOR STUDENTS FROM NON-EUROPEAN UN-ION COUNTRIES

All participants travelling from abroad are responsi-ble for securing any visa required, and are advised to contact their home embassy early. After payment of fees, the University of Buckingham can provide a let-ter confirming participation in the programme.

If you are here for less than six months, please note you are not covered for National Health Service treat-ment in the UK. You are therefore required to obtain travel/health insurance from your own coutry.

Application Submission Period19 February - 1 June 2018

Applicants Notified15 June 2018

Programme Period 2 July - 26 July 2018

INSURANCE

All participants are responsible for their own insur-ance including travel and health insurance. All par-ticipants also need to ensure that any equipment and valuable items such as laptops are covered by their own insurance as UB/ND takes no responsibility for items lost or stolen.

FOR STUDENTS FROM THE EUROPEAN UNIONIf you are a student from another country in the Eu-ropean Union, here for less than six months, you will require a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC, previously called EIII) which must be obtained from your home country. The card is not an alternative to travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs, such as being flown back to your home country, or lost or stolen property. Therefore it is important to have both an EHIC and a valid private travel insurance policy. Some insurers now insist that you hold an EHIC, and many will waive the excess if you have one.

DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION BY POST

It will not be accepted and we are unable to return it to you. We guarantee that all correctly submitted ap-plications are given careful consideration.

Studio at Fischer Hall, 1-4 Suffolk Street

Fischer Hall’s History

The first building on this site was built in 1823 to pro-vide accommodation for the new United University Club (UUC), a private gentlemen’s club for members of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Due to the increasing size of the club, the entire property was rebuilt on a larger scale in 1906, and expanded in 1924, under Edwardian architect Reginald Blomfield. Another smaller extension was added to the east side around 1939–1940.

After the World War II, the UUC membership began to decrease, and in 1971 it merged with the Oxford and Cambridge Club in Pall Mall. 1-4 Suffolk Street was taken over by Coutts & Co. private bank un-til 1980. The next occupant, the British School of Osteopathy, remained onsite for 17 years until Notre Dame acquired the building in 1997.

Academic Facilities Studio will be held in one of Fischer Hall’s 10 class-rooms, which can accommodate various numbers, usually ranging from 15-80 people. Wireless Internet is accessible throughout the building and students will have limited access to recreational facilities and the inner courtyard, subject to availability.

COURSE EXPLORATION

The Summer School will consider how local traditions in architecture and building evolve to give every city its own unique character. This is especially significant in relation to urban design and town planning where the architecture of ordinary buildings needs to be place centric so that local diversity is not lost. The design ele-ment of the course will explore this notion in relation to making new places and will consider the factors that have historically determined this variation. This will be done through urban design and will be explored in detail through case studies.

The Summer School will develop several smaller urban plans from a larger masterplan of the Euston Station area in London. In addition, students will be involved in designing buildings and exploring how they contrib-ute to the arrangement of streets, lanes and squares,

and their architectural character.

The Summer School will provide design challenges and tasks for both small teams and individuals, and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for vari-ous skill and experience levels. The overall purpose of the Summer School is to develop a consistent, sus-tainable and coherent urban vision for an important area around Euston Station.

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If accommodation is required, this can be arranged at extra cost through the University of Buckingham in association with the University of Notre Dame. Students will be housed at Conway Hall.*

The fee for the UB/ND London Summer School is £2195 per participant, which includes tuition, studio facilities, select dinners and lunches with visiting crit-ics and speakers, and the weekend study trip at the end of Week 1.

A deposit of £350 which is deducted from the total fee. The deposit will reserve your place, but the full fee is required to participate. Full fees need to be paid by 21st June 2018.

FEES

Conway Hall, 51-55 Waterloo RoadThe original building at 51-55 Waterloo Road was constructed in 1823 as the Royal Waterloo Hospital, a dispensary for children in the City of London. In 1852 it became the Royal Infirmary for Children and Women, an inpatient care facility. At the turn of the century, the hospital was rebuilt in a renaissance style. As a listed building, many of the features still stand today: a locally sourced Doulton-ware porch, a tur-ret bearing the Royal Arms, and the hospital’s name above the 3-tiered terracotta loggia. After joining the National Health Service (NHS), the hospital eventually closed in 1976. In 1981 it became the central London campus of Schiller International University, a private American university based in Florida. The University of Notre Dame acquired and restored the building in 2011-12. A blessing and dedica-tion ceremony took place in early 2012, naming the residence Conway Hall after Robert Conway, a Notre Dame alumnus, member of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees, and former chair of the Board’s academ-ic affairs committee.

Housing FacilitiesAccommodation is self-catering. Kitchens are equipped with essential cooking and serving equip-

ment so that students can choose to make their own meals. Each resident is also provided with a set of linen and towels.

Laundry Facilities Laundry facilities are available in Conway Hall. The laundry room has 5 washing machines (£2 per wash) and 5 tumble dryers (£1 per dry). Irons and ironing boards are available free of charge. Students must purchase their own detergents and softeners, and these should be stored in the flats.

Common Study RoomsThere is a Common Study Room on each of the 6 floors of the Waterloo wing in Conway Hall, with multiple workstations and power outlets.

Other Facilities Wireless Internet is available throughout the building. Wireless printers are available throughout the build-ing, free of charge to Notre Dame affiliates. Conway Hall has its own chapel that can be used for private prayer, as well as services.

*Subject to availability

Above and Previous Pages: Sketch proposals of the Euston Station Masterplan project, Prof. Richard Economakis, Spring Studio, January 2018

SPONSORS

The Joint Summer School thanks the following spon-sors for their generocity:

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

NANOVIC INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES

CRAIG HAMILTON ARCHITECTS

STANHOPE GATE ARCHITECTURE

JOHN SIMPSON ARCHITECTS

UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM HUMANITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM, HUMANITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE51 GOWER STREET, LONDON, WC1E 6HJ

Tel: +4420 7405 1285 Email: amanda.potts@buckingham.ac.uk

Students and Prof. Lucien Steil working on the Euston Station Masterplan project, Prof. Richard Economakis, Spring Studio, January 2018

www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/architectural-summer-school