Architecture and the Built Environment - University of Westminster

07/08/2018

20/07/2018

The ‘Here East’ project, designed by the architectural practice Hawkins\Brown and led by Architecture alumna Nicola Rutt, has won the AJ100 Building of the Year award.

The sought-after annual award, delivered by the Architects Journal, is given in recognition of the finest building completed by an AJ100-listed practice in the last 12 months.

The judging panel included renowned figures in Architecture firms, editors, critics and academics, including Professor Katharine Heron, Professor of Architecture at the University of Westminster.

The ‘Here East’ project also recently won the British Council for Offices' (BCO) London Refurbished/Recycled Workplace Award in May 2018. The BCO judges described it as a ‘non-traditional starting point and a model for future projects’. They also highlighted the importance of a space that combines business, education and research.

The ‘Here East’ project, designed by the architectural practice Hawkins\Brown and led by Architecture alumna Nicola Rutt, has won the AJ100 Building of the Year award.

09/07/2018

Good luck to all our students graduating today! You make us extremely proud, and I hope to see some of you there!

27/06/2018

Nineteen students from the combined MSc Real Estate Development, MSc Property Finance and MSc Facilities and Property Management courses at Westminster University recently completed a field trip to Hong Kong (21-29 April 2018). The study visit was organised by Dr Gheorghe Multescu (Senior Lecturer in Property) and Jane Wright (Head of Department of Property and Construction) with funding from the Quintin Hogg Trust.

The visit enabled students to compare Hong Kong and London core property market features. Participants took part in visits and presentations by top Hong Kong Property development and investment consultancies including Savills, FTI Consulting, Jones Land LaSalle (JLL) and Swire Properties. Architects from leading Hong Kong practices (Aedas, Lead 8 and Studio QUAD) talked to the students about their major projects in Hong Kong and mainland China (e.g. West Kowloon railway station). In addition, local tours of some of the top residential and commercial landmarks gave the students a real insight into Hong Kong’s vibrant property markets. These included visits to the Gold Coast (largest residential development in Hong Kong by Sino Group), Swire’s Taikoo One place, Emperor Group’s headquarters and a double-decker (Ding-Ding) tram tour of the Hong Kong Island retail market led by K K Wong (retail consultant).

The experience was enhanced by the opportunity to meet and talk with Westminster University Alumni who are currently running top managerial roles in Hong Kong, including David Buffonge (Lead 8), Mike Allen (FTI Consulting) and Wai Tang (Studio QUAD).

20/06/2018

Professor Kester Rattenbury launchi her book ‘The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy Architect’ at the Architecture Association Bookshop last night!

18/06/2018

Photos from the opening night of OPEN 2018

(c) Nina Hollington

13/06/2018

We are excited to announce our participation in the London Festival of Architecture;
Syria Visions of Hope: Blossoming Identities

A visual and audiovisual collection of investigations aiming to give some insight into the transforming Syrian identity and its vast future implications.
The exhibition is presented in four entities:

- The Human Library (Maya Ghannoum)

- Their Lost Homes (Sammy Zarka)

- Where Am I? - Who Am I? (Yara Al Heswani)

- In-between (Areej Al Chalabi)

Exhibition date : June 14 - July 8
Panel discussion: 18h30 Monday June 18th
Address: 35 Marylebone Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 5LS, UK

13/06/2018

Just over an hour til the launch of the amazing ! Please do join us for opening speeches from 18:15. The pavilion is situated through the doors, just past the old bookshop.

06/06/2018

Congratulations to Designing Cities student Elina Mieme, who has been awarded an RTPI Grant as part of its undergraduate bursary programme.

Eline submitted a video on the topic of urban health and wellbeing, one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals which was selected for this year’s competition. In her video, Elina explained how she would like to see the planning profession address this goal in the future.

Giulio Verdini, Course Leader of the Designing Cities BA Honours course, said about this success: “This is fantastic news for Designing Cities. After only two years since the course started, one of our best students has just received a competitive grant from RTPI.

Elina Mieme, studying the Designing Cities BA Honours course at the University of Westminster, has just received a £2,000 grant from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) undergraduate bursary programme.

23/05/2018

Our degree shows are opening this week. Be sure to come along and view our students' final piece and show them some support!

22/05/2018

The iconic , starting to take shape ahead of full assembly! Don't forget to book tickets for the launch on 13 June here: oculuspavilion.eventbrite.co.uk