St Paul’s School Architecture Weekend 2023

St Paul’s School Art Department invites A Level pupils interested in studying architecture to attend a WEEKEND Architecture Study Day + Site Visit that will stimulate thinking and discussion about the process of design and making the built environment. Discover architecture and explore key issues challenging design and practice today. Moving between talks and discussion, pupils will have the opportunity to develop their thinking in response to the ideas, approaches and projects.

View the programme here.

ARCHITECTURE STUDY DAY

Saturday 16 September 2023 – 09:00-16:00, St Paul’s School

ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEXT
Architecture Everywhere
Sam Jacob [Principal at Sam Jacob Studio/ Professor of Architecture at UIC and Visiting Professor at Yale School of Architecture]

ADDRESSING AGENDAS AND MAKING OPPORTUNITIES
Housing’s Hidden Stories: from the Radical to the Everyday
Claire Bennie [Principal at Municipal]

BEYOND BUILDINGS AND SPACES BETWEEN
Beyond Buildings: Living Better with Each Other and with Nature
Matt Wilkinson [Associate Director AL_A]

DATA, TECHNOLOGIES AND PEOPLE CENTRED DESIGN
People Matter: Participatory Architecture On-line and On-land
Shajay Bhooshan [Associate Director at Zaha Hadid Architects/Studio Master AA School of Architecture]

ARCHITECTURE SITE VISIT

Sunday 17 September 2023 – 10.00-12:00, V&A

AL_A Talk and Tour of Architectural Secrets of the V&A
Tour of AL_A V&A Extension and Curated Highlights of the V&A Architecture Collection

Meeting point: Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2RL

Participating Schools:
St Paul’s School, Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, Christ’s School, Fulham Boys School, Hammersmith Academy, Latymer Upper School, Putney High School, St Paul’s Girls’ School, West London Free School, Wimbledon High School JAGS, Dulwich College, University College School, Westminster School Bryanston School, Dulwich College, London Eton College, Highgate School, King’s College School, Marlborough College, Sherborne School, The King’s School, Tonbridge School and Art History Link-Up

Find out more about St Paul’s Arts events here.