2024-12-31T00:21:53-05:00 https://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 Laura Mark 2017-08-30T04:28:00-04:00 >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&rsquo;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. &nbsp;</p> <p>As fees headed towards <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-11677862" target="_blank">&pound;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&rsquo;t mean students comes out of university with almost &pound;100,000 of debt and ill-equipped for life in practice.&nbsp;</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/148909269/new-kids-chipping-on-the-old-blocks-the-london-school-of-architecture-s-first-phase Robert Urquhart 2016-02-25T03:56:00-05:00 >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>