December - London Metropolitan University

The School of Art, Architecture and Design news archive: December 2018

All news from The School of Art, Architecture and Design during December 2018

Cass architecture student receives RIBA president’s commendation for dissertation

Marie Henriette's dissertation ‘The Whole-body Seer: Blindness as Narrative, Subject and a Way of Seeing’ challenges the industry to think about things from a new perspective.

two ceramic containers illustrated with prints of children

David Skingle Prize 2018

Recipient of annual Cass printmaking prize is announced

In Limbo

11-16 December 2018

Cass lecturer Jacek Ludwig Scarso leads participatory experience at Tate Modern reflecting on the meaning of waiting.

rera of a house with patio doors open fully so it becomes part of outdoor space

World Architecture Festival Success

Studio leads David Leech Architects win prestigious international prize.

Musarc Christmas Konsert

12th December 2018

Annual performance by architectural choir/ research group based at The Cass will form part of the London Contemporary Music Festival

Simone Ten Hompel wins Glenmorangie Commission

Cass Reader in Metal to create major new piece of contemporary silverwork for National Museum of Scotland

chhristmas card type Image of Sir John Cass statue in Snow wearing a santa hat, to promote the cass christmas cracker open studios event

The Cass Cracker 2018

13th December, 5pm-8pm

Festive fine art open studio at Aldgate Bauhaus promises a feast of student creativity

EXHIBITION: 'The Waiting Room', a collaboration between The Cass and Tate Modern

The exhibition, made up of live art and multimedia installations, takes place at the Atrium Gallery in Goulston Street

Cass workshop sponsored by sustainable timber organisations

Architecture students at The Cass get the opportunity to build and learn more about working with natural construction materials.

Private viewing of acclaimed play at London Metropolitan University

Theatre Arts students were treated to a private viewing of 'Games', the latest play by Henry Naylor

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New mural unveiled as part of London Met's collaboration with Arsenal FC and Lavazza

Dream team of London Met, Italian coffee brand, Lavazza, and Arsenal FC launched a new mural created to inspire young people in North London to dream big.

EVENT: Should size matter? Why we should work toward inclusivity in fashion

Tuesday 14 March at 5pm on our Holloway Campus

London Met grad commended by RIBA

Oliver Reynolds recognised for his innovative 'campus for flour'

Dr Torange Khonsari features on Design Council's podcast

Dr Khonsari one of the first guests on the Design for Planet Fellowship podcast.

London Met lecturer delivers keynote at Nobel Peace Center

Dr Anna Marazuela Kim addresses the theme of Culture as a Human Right to open Oslo World 2022, an international festival dedicated to showcasing global artistic and cultural expressions

Anti-Apartheid Legacy: Material Culture, Heritage and Now

London Met alumna Dr Ekua McMorris will develop a project focusing on material culture derived from the Anti-Apartheid Movement, in collaboration with CREATURE and the Liliesleaf Trust.

London Met Professor takes over the Tate Modern shop for winter

Associate Professor Patrick Brill, who goes by the pseudonym Bob and Roberta Smith, has curated the Tate Edit shop space until 2023.

London Met graduate awarded Royal Photographic Society Women in Photography Bursary

Mina Boromond was awarded the £3,500 prize to support her work which explores her experience of aphastasia, memory and displacement.

Remembering Chris Jennings

The former Senior Lecturer at London Met Chris Jennings is remembered for his teaching, friendship, humour and inspirational ways.

London Met lecturer featured in Venice Design Week

Dr Jacek Ludwig Scarso delivered a speech on his recent work and collaborations in the famous City of Bridges.

London Met students to plant over 400 trees

Each tree planted by students from the School of Art, Architecture and Design could offset one tonne of carbon over its lifetime.

Nourishing disruptions: new mural on London Met's Aldgate campus

The artwork on Pomell Way is part of the upcoming Petticoat Lane Art Trail.

Africa Fashion: shifting the geography of global fashion

London Met's Professor Wessie Ling will take part in a conference at the Victoria & Albert Museum, in conjunction with their Africa Fashion exhibition.

Major grant for London Met rewilding research

The research project, which seeks to increase urban biodiversity through transformative design for streets, has been granted over £58,000 by the Kusuma Trust.

London Met team hosts workshop at the acclaimed Design Museum

Thomas Aquilina and Beatrice De Carli led a workshop, ‘Silent and Speaking: A Workshop on Environmental Justice’ at the Design Museum last month.

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