Archinect - Features2024-11-08T14:01:59-05:00https://archinect.com/features/article/150023626/as-the-first-set-of-students-graduate-from-the-london-school-of-architecture-we-catch-up-with-founder-will-hunter
As the first set of students graduate from the London School of Architecture, we catch up with founder Will Hunter Laura Mark2017-08-30T04:28:00-04:00>2017-08-30T13:57:08-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eh/ehxom51q1u5ddz3z.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In 2015, 30 students set out on a new part two course at the UK’s first full-fledged <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/83160716/new-london-school-of-architecture-to-open-in-2015" target="_blank">independent architecture school</a> for more than a century. Run by former <em>Architectural Review</em> editor <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/143360600/teaching-to-the-city-archinect-sessions-one-to-one-6-with-will-hunter-founder-of-the-brand-new-london-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">Will Hunter</a> with architects including <a href="http://www.the-lsa.org/people/nigel-coates/" target="_blank">Nigel Coates</a>, <a href="http://www.the-lsa.org/people/clive-sall/" target="_blank">Clive Sall</a> and <a href="http://www.the-lsa.org/people/deborah-saunt-2/" target="_blank">Deborah Saunt</a>, the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/83161524/the-london-school-of-architecture" target="_blank">London School of Architecture</a> launched with high expectations. </p>
<p>As fees headed towards <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11677862" target="_blank">£9,000 per year at other London institutions</a>, this one was aiming to keep the cost of architectural education down at a more affordable level and one which wouldn’t mean students comes out of university with almost £100,000 of debt and ill-equipped for life in practice. </p>
<p>Now two years in, its first set of students have completed their studies. The work on the walls of its home in Somerset House display competency, inventiveness and a clear understanding of the issues which London is facing. Projects tackled issues including climate change, population growth, income inequality, and education and health disparities focusing on a Lond...</p>
https://archinect.com/features/article/149962603/ethical-dwellings-for-generation-y-explores-new-forms-of-living-and-owning-in-a-changing-london
'Ethical Dwellings for Generation Y' explores new forms of living and owning in a changing London Nicholas Korody2016-08-13T06:08:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/zi/zi50hbv6yn0v71se.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>While an average of 100,000 people move to London each year, only about 25,000 new homes are built annually: a <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/13/can-sadiq-khan-solve-londons-housing-crisis/" target="_blank">formula</a> that has produced a critical lack in affordable housing. The median rent in the capital city is £1,400 and the average house price has passed £600,000. In other words, only the very rich can afford to live in London.</p>
https://archinect.com/features/article/148909269/new-kids-chipping-on-the-old-blocks-the-london-school-of-architecture-s-first-phase
New kids chipping on the old blocks – the London School of Architecture's first phase Robert Urquhart2016-02-25T03:56:00-05:00>2016-03-10T01:01:06-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ut/utlc2c0t6itgecg6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Is contemporary architecture practice forging a new identity for itself through collaboration? What part does education play in this mix?</p>