Department of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University
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| School of Architecture Oxford Brookes University |
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| Established | 1927 | |
| Director | Prof. Matt Gaskin | |
| Location | Oxford Oxford The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Homepage | http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/be/about/architecture/ | |
Founded in 1927, the School of Architecture in the Faculty of Technology, Design & the Environment at Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
is one of the largest architecture schools in the UK, with around 600 students and 70 staff.
The school
According to the RIBARiba
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, the department is 'a thriving school, attracting high-quality students and offering innovative and diverse programmes which benefit directly from its associated research institutes/centres'.
Specialist study
Centre for Development and Emergency Practice.CENDEP was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize
Queen's Anniversary Prize
The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education is a biennially awarded series of prizes awarded to Universities and Colleges in the further and higher education sectors within the United Kingdom...
and is well known for its programme for humanitarian practitioners. CENDEP provides an academic setting for the study of cities, humanitarianism and refugees. Singer and activist Annie Lennox is patron of the Master's Course in Development and Emergency Practice.
The studios
The School operates mostly open plan studio spaces, with students from all years sharing working space. The digital studio was designed by Niall McLaughlin ArchitectsNiall McLaughlin Architects
Niall McLaughlin Architects is a London, England company that designs modern architecture. They put a strong emphasis on the inventive use of building materials, the qualities of light and the relationship between the building and its surroundings.-History:...
and new studio space provided follows a similar design.
Notable staff
- Prof. David Greene (ArchigramArchigramArchigram was an avant-garde architectural group formed in the 1960s - based at the Architectural Association, London - that was futurist, anti-heroic and pro-consumerist, drawing inspiration from technology in order to create a new reality that was solely expressed through hypothetical projects...
) - Prof. Paul OliverPaul Oliver-Biography:Oliver was a researcher at the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development , and from 1978-88 was Associate Head of the School of Architecture. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Gloucestershire...
— Vernacular encyclopedia - Prof. Nabeel Hamdi — Author, humanitarian and winner of UN Habitat’s Scroll of Honour
- David Grindley
- Andrew Holmes — Artist
- Prof. Mark Swenarton — Founder of Architecture Today and Ecotech
- Stephen Gardiner OBE
- Niall McLaughlin — UK Young Architect of the Year 1998
- Oliver Heath — Broadcaster/architect
- John Stevenson
Notable alumni
- Prof. Nabeel Hamdi — Author, humanitarian and winner of UN Habitat’s Scroll of Honour
- Charlie Luxton — Broadcaster/architect
- Dr Hugo Slim — Author and chief scholar at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Switzerland and former trustee of OxfamOxfamOxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...
- Jason Bruges
- Kevin Rhowbotham — Author and teacher, former head Dip. Arch at Architectural Association, London
- Bryan Lawson — Author of several books regarding design theory (How Designers Think and The Language of Space) and Dean of the Faculty of Architectural Studies at Sheffield University
Honorary
- Louis Hellman
- Kevin McCloudKevin McCloudKevin McCloud is a British designer, writer and television presenter best known for his work on the Channel 4 series Grand Designs. He lives in a 15th-century farmhouse in Frome, Somerset, with his wife Suzanna "Zani" who runs an online interior decoration business, and their two children, Milo ...
- Chris WilkinsonChris WilkinsonChris Wilkinson may refer to:* Chris Wilkinson, British tennis player* Chris Wilkinson , British architect...
- Peter Clegg
- Bill DunsterBill DunsterWilliam Robert Dunster OBE is a British architect.-Early Life:Prior to forming Zedfactory, Dunster worked for Hopkins Architects for over 14 years specialising in low energy and sustainable development....
- Stuart ParkerStuart ParkerStuart Parker was leader of the Green Party in British Columbia, Canada, from 1993 to 2000. In 2009, during the Ontario by-election to replace MPP Michael Byrant, he unsuccessfully sought the Ontario New Democratic Party nomination for the St...
- Richard RogersRichard RogersRichard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside CH Kt FRIBA FCSD is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs....