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Welcome to Kingston School of Art Department of Architecture and Landscape

Knights Park Campus

WHO WE ARE

In 2017, Kingston University's Faculty

• f Art, Design and Architecture was

renamed as Kingston School of Art. In doing this, the School was reclaiming a 140 year-old heritage and identity. Kingston is one of the oldest validated Schools of Architecture in the UK.

‘Flow 1944’ by Simon Dean 2014, ‘Chicago Music House’ by Daniel Bailey 2016

Our position among the top art and design schools is confirmed in the subject rankings:

• Top 100 in the world QS rankings

for Art and Design*

• Top 50 in Europe for Architecture**
• RIBA Bronze Medal winner 2014

and SOM prize 2016

*QS World University Rankings 2017 **DOMUS Europe’s top Schools of Architecture 2017

ONE OF THE BEST ART & DESIGN SCHOOLS IN EUROPE

WHY KINGSTON?

Kingston School of Art is a self- contained campus, with all you need on

• ne site: studios; workshops; library;

lecture theatres; refectory; bar/café and

• ur foyer gallery space.

The Department of Architecture & Landscape has a distinctive position among the best architecture schools in Europe.

Knights Park Campus

WHY KINGSTON?

Kingston itself is a historic town with all

• f the facilities you need such as art

shops, restaurants and good accommodation. It is also only 20minutes by train to central London, a resource of incredible architectural richness which we use intensely.

CAMPUS REFURBISHMENT

In 2019 Architecture and Landscape will move into new purpose-designed studios as part of a £30 million campus refurbishment designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Haworth Tompkins. Situated on the top two floors the Department will have a double height atrium for collective events such as lectures, symposia and exhibitions.

Henley Halebrown studio

CRITICAL PRACTITIONERS

Kingston School of Art has practice at its heart. All of our design tutors and many other staff are practicing architects and consultants from some

• f the best established and emerging

practices in the UK:

• AOC
• Clancy Moore Architects
• Henley Halebrown
• Hugh Strange Architects
• 6a / Hayatsu Architects
• Reed Watts Architects
• Smith & Taylor Architects
• Matheson Whiteley
• Price & Myers
• Max Fordham
• Michael Barclay

Partnership

'Structure and Light’, ‘Greek Revival’ and ‘Allotments, Festivals, Factory of Futures’

DIVERSE APPROACHES

Enjoined by a common purpose and collegiate atmosphere, our design units

• ffer a wide diversity of approaches.

2017-18 Units are titled:

• 1977 and all that…the suburban archive of

domestic treasures

• Structure and Light
• Building Art
• Allotments, Festivals, Factory of Futures
• Greek Revival
• Fabrik

Workshops at Kingston School of Art cover blacksmithing to laser cutting

THINKING THROUGH MAKING

We believe that students learn most about ideas, materials and techniques by being experimental practitioners. Our workshops are equipped to facilitate work in a full range of analogue and digital media from timber to bronze.

“Excellent display of high quality models using a range of media and techniques from stone carving to plaster-casting and woodworking”

• RIBA validation panel, 2017

“I was blown away by the quality of the facilities...the best workshop in a UK University.”

• Ian Hunter, Director. The Materials Council

Architectural moving drawing, bronze casting and printmaking

THINKING THROUGH MAKING

At KSA all our facilities are open to all our students, regardless of their chosen field of study. Year 4 includes a designate module, enabling students to explore practices such as:

• Architectural moving drawings
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Bronze casting
• Mapping and Rethinking the City

Installing artwork at Kunstmuseum Bonn 2017, Teahouse at ‘Japanese House’ at Barbican

THINKING THROUGH MAKING

We support staff and students in undertaking ‘live projects’ at every

• pportunity:
• Construction of a tea house for Prof. Terunobo

Fujimori and exhibited at the Barbican’s ‘Japanese House’

• Working with Dartington Hall on their future estate

planning

• Making and installing artwork for Michael Beutler at

Kunstmuseum Bonn

• Contributing to a funding bid for Gainsborough’s

House to expand

A DISTINCTIVE CULTURE

Our department nurtures a culture of architectural enquiry and engagement with one-another and with practice:

• ‘Register’ evening lectures and podcasts
• Alumni events and development activities
• Summer Show and Employer’s Day
• Active student society
• Inter-course projects and cross-crits
• Summer Schools

Employer’s Day presentation

REGISTER

Our Register podcast is one of the top ten podcasts worldwide. We are interested in what it takes to make thoughtful work in architecture today. In this podcast we speak with practitioners, planners, developers and

• thers who visit our school about their

motivations and methodologies

Year 4 - MArch Architecture AR6101

Reading Architecture

AR6102

Designing Architecture

AR6103

Representing Architecture

AR6104

Making Architecture

Module Element 1 Coursework for Supporting Studies (50% of module*) Module Element 2 Design Portfolio (50% of module*)

DESIGN UNIT Subject & Context DESIGN UNIT Tectonic resolution DESIGN UNIT Design development DESIGN UNIT Proposal History & Theory Professional Practice Designate option Tectonics

COURSE STRUCTURE

YEAR 4 The entry year of the course is divided into four thematic modules, each of which is 50% design project work.

Year 5 - MArch Architecture

Professional Practice Dissertation Tectonic resolution Research & Project

AR7101

Dissertation

AR7102

Thesis

COURSE STRUCTURE

YEAR 5 The award year is the culmination of five years of design-orientated architectural education and is divided into two modules; the Dissertation and the Thesis, a completely integrated project reflecting an independent design research agenda.

CANVAS

A completely integrated ‘virtual learning environment’ with remote desktop and device access to timetabling, support, learning materials and resources.

SUCCESSFUL CAREERS

Students from Kingston School of Art succeed in architectural careers; in practice, architecture teaching and associated construction and creative industries.

“I had first taken note of a change in the Architecture school at Kingston through the quality of CVs arriving in my practice. It was clear something was afoot. Work of real quality, thought and skill was apparent.” Jamie Fobert, architect and external examiner Watch the video

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Websites

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WHY NOT JOIN US?

www.kingstonarchitecture.london www.kingston.ac.uk/ksa www.kingston.ac.uk