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The Cass news archive: June 2016

All news from The Cass during June 2016

From Backdoored.io exhibition by Nye Thompson

Cass alumna presents Backdoored exhibition

5- 20 August 2016

Exhibition by artist and Cass alumna Nye Thompson exploring our vulnerability in cyberspace.

Modern and Traditional Upholstery Awards 2016

London Met celebrates upholstery awards

Upholstery students honoured at June awards presentation at London Met's Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design.

Illustration by CAss MA Alumna Sally Finning shortlisted for WIA 2016

World Illustration Awards 2016

Cass Illustration alumna shortlisted for prestigious international award.

Sounding the Great Hall

Cass Music Technology lecturer Alexander Wendt performs as part of a two-day festival at Goldsmiths.

Brentwood School Learning Resource Centre Anthony Coleman

AJ Retrofit Awards 2016

Cass tutors make shortlist of prestigious annual prize.

NWLSA Student Awards 2016

Cass Architecture students win annual NWLSA Student Awards 2016.

Cass students building Calais Kids Space

A fundraising campaign to build a useful, safe and valued building for the unaccompanied children living in the Calais migrant camp.

The Cass hosts agrictecture collaborative design workshop

24-25 June 2016

The Cass hosts an Association of Vertical Farming workshop focusing on the integration of agriculture into urban neighbourhoods to create sustainable food systems.

Keepers of Culture

Cass alumni-led collective Uncertain States present a day considering photographic collections at Derby Quad – and you can travel there in style.

Join the Hothouse

Free workshops with leading creative practitioners and experts during the Cass Summer Show Part 1.

It is probably better to start from zero #3.2 Inês Marques

2 June - 3 July 2016

'It Is Probably Better To Start From Zero' is a long term curatorial and artistic project taking place in the Window Space at the Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design.

Cass Vis Comms lecturer and Grafik Magazine editor releases new book

A step by step guide for anyone who loves magazines or dreams of starting their own.

Animation set design. Recreated from the 1935 living room at Geffrye Museum of the Home
by John Taber

Free set design workshop at the Geffrye Museum

Free set design workshop at the Geffrye Museum of the Home for year 12/13 students.

Latest news from School of Art, Architecture and Design

London Met welcomes community to celebrate reopening of the refurbished Shoreditch campus

The refurbished campus will host Fashion, Textiles and Fine Art, creating a new creative community in the heart of Shoreditch.

First Exhibition at Refreshed Shoreditch Space Celebrates Alumni Talent

Part of the Shoreditch Design Triangle, the exhibition offers a first glimpse inside London Met’s new creative hub and celebrates the work of emerging talent.

Architectural practice led by London Met academic wins prestigious national award

Niwa House in Southwark has been named a 2025 RIBA National Award winner, placing it among the UK’s most acclaimed new buildings.

London Met Public art students funded to monitor exhibition

Audio-visual art exhibition generates funding from City of London Corporation

Double win for London Met in design-research funding

Two new projects will explore sustainable urban living through rewilding and regenerative textiles.

London Met Community Celebrates Inauguration of Vice-Chancellor Professor Julie Hall

Professor Hall outlined her vision for a university that is unapologetically inclusive, fearlessly forward-thinking and committed to delivering education that truly makes a difference.

Development of vibrant new teaching spaces nears completion

A new video highlights the transformation of the university's School of Art, Architecture and Design, which will relocate to three purpose-designed sites later this year.

How to bring people with us as we rewild our cities

Siân Moxon says rewilding cities starts in our own back gardens. Her research explores how design and behaviour change can help people make space for nature.

New Exhibition Explores the Thames Estuary Through Art

'Into the Zone - Journeys in the Thames Estuary' has been curated by London Met researcher Michael Upton and brings together artists with different visions of the area.

London Metropolitan University Achieves Prestigious PPA Accreditation

Two London Met Journalism programmes have received accreditation from the Professional Publishers Association (PPA).

Professor Don MacRaild Steps Down as Research Leader at London Met

At the end of 2024, Professor Don MacRaild stepped down as Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) for Research and Knowledge Exchange (RKE) at London Metropolitan University.

RIBA Awards for London Met Architecture Students

London Met architecture students are celebrating a string of successes in the RIBA’s prestigious awards in 2024

London Met hosts Wild Ways Research Day

Local residents took part in a research day to influence ‘rewilding’ in London’s gardens

London Met's award-winning architecture students

London Met architecture students celebrate success, with Ryan Speer receiving a nomination for the prestigious RIBA award and Olusola Adebakin winning apprentice of the year

EVENT: London Met's postgraduate and research exhibition 2024

London Metropolitan University’s School of Art, Architecture, and Design is set to present its annual Postgraduate and Research Exhibition, running from 11 to 14 September 2024.

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