Year 3
This year’s spatial narratives highlight the urgent need for action within the construction and design sectors to combat the impact of the built environment on the environment: a major contributor of CO2 emissions, resource depletion and waste generation. It underscores the relevance of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urges a shift towards sustainable and circular design practices. Designers are urged to recognise their responsibility as their decisions profoundly affect human and natural resources. The CLI-FORUM encourages reflection on how design can mitigate climate change, emphasising circular design principles. Introducing the concept of the Climate Forum, the brief proposes a platform for collective action and dialogue on climate resilience and circularity. The designed space aims to bring together diverse stakeholders – including citizens, activists, policymakers and community members – to address climate challenges collaboratively. Design considerations include community engagement, sustainability, climate-responsive aesthetics, accessibility, and integration with local environmental conditions. The historic London Canal Museum is chosen as the site, symbolising the integration of heritage with future- focused climate solutions.
The Thesis Project is the main pursuit for Year 3 students. In Semester One, each student identifies a site and devises a programme based on analysis and design interests. Ideas are then explored, researched and tested through an array of techniques and at a variety of scales. Some of the projects this year include: ‘Green market groove’, a vision to transform London’s multi-storey car parks; ‘Cheza youth centre’, an afro-futuristic gaming station; and ‘Fluent Futures’, a hybrid tech college and drive-in cinema.
Tutors
Diony Kypraiou is Senior Lecturer, an architect and researcher. Her work explores practices of polyvocalism and performance staged across theatre, psychoanalysis, interiors, and architecture. She is a member of the Interior Educators network.
Sam Aitkenhead is a designer, researcher and maker whose work across architecture, interiors, graphics and product design explores ways to reduce environmental impact through design and material innovation.
Conor Clarke is a lecturer, designer and maker who researches spatial transgression and queer worlding through metalwork and textile installations. Zoe Diakaki is an architect and interaction designer whose work sits at the intersection of architecture, scenography and immersive technologies.
Elantha Evans is an architect and educator whose ongoing research makes connections between design processes, pedagogical practices and learning environments.
Ro Spankie is Assistant Head of School and Subject Lead for Interior Architecture. Fascinated by the role of the drawing in the design process, she has exhibited and published work related to the interior in the UK and abroad.
Allan Sylvester is Visiting Lecturer, a practising architect, and founding partner of Ullmayer Sylvester Architects, a design-led multidisciplinary collaborative practice.
Guest Critics
Abdi Ai (Ruimte Design), Julie Beech, Ella Blue Wragg (Edgley Design), Kevin Chellakudam (Zurich), Olivia J O’Callaghan (Patriarche.), Victoria Collins, Polaris Galvez Dennis, Mimi Dietrich, Seda Eldek (Perkins+Will), Derin Fadina (Barr Gazetas), Katie Fischer (Grounded Practice), Arthur Harmsworth, Annie Hart, Jack Hoe (Resident Architects), Medhi Jelokhani (I/o atelier), Daria Konopko (TP Bennett), Olivia O’Callaghan (Wilkinson Eyre), Anoushka Pacquette (WILL+Partners), Aaron Perry (Kennedy Woods), Matthew Poon, Kanaka Dhirendra Thakker, San Tu (DLA Architecture) Adam West (Heatherwick), Patrick West
Special Thanks
Catherine Carpenter (Bespoke Careers), Sergio Cavadas (TP Bennetts), Inan Gokcek (Studio Anares), Paul Gulati, Rick Hudson (Hudson Rock), Verity Jane Keefe, Ullmayer Sylvester Architects, Rose Latter (Gensler), Charlotte McCarthy (Heatherwick Studio), Athina Metridou (Gensler), Professor Sadie Morgan (dRMM), Jennine Noble (Heatherwick Studio), Roman Pardon (Pardon Chamber Architects), Adam Phillips (Gensler), David Rosenberg (Softroom), Lotty Sheedy (Universal Design Studio), StudioMash, WeNetwork, Sai Wentum (Bespoke Careers)
Year 3
This year’s spatial narratives highlight the urgent need for action within the construction and design sectors to combat the impact of the built environment on the environment: a major contributor of CO2 emissions, resource depletion and waste generation. It underscores the relevance of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urges a shift towards sustainable and circular design practices. Designers are urged to recognise their responsibility as their decisions profoundly affect human and natural resources. The CLI-FORUM encourages reflection on how design can mitigate climate change, emphasising circular design principles. Introducing the concept of the Climate Forum, the brief proposes a platform for collective action and dialogue on climate resilience and circularity. The designed space aims to bring together diverse stakeholders – including citizens, activists, policymakers and community members – to address climate challenges collaboratively. Design considerations include community engagement, sustainability, climate-responsive aesthetics, accessibility, and integration with local environmental conditions. The historic London Canal Museum is chosen as the site, symbolising the integration of heritage with future- focused climate solutions.
The Thesis Project is the main pursuit for Year 3 students. In Semester One, each student identifies a site and devises a programme based on analysis and design interests. Ideas are then explored, researched and tested through an array of techniques and at a variety of scales. Some of the projects this year include: ‘Green market groove’, a vision to transform London’s multi-storey car parks; ‘Cheza youth centre’, an afro-futuristic gaming station; and ‘Fluent Futures’, a hybrid tech college and drive-in cinema.
Tutors
Diony Kypraiou is Senior Lecturer, an architect and researcher. Her work explores practices of polyvocalism and performance staged across theatre, psychoanalysis, interiors, and architecture. She is a member of the Interior Educators network.
Sam Aitkenhead is a designer, researcher and maker whose work across architecture, interiors, graphics and product design explores ways to reduce environmental impact through design and material innovation.
Conor Clarke is a lecturer, designer and maker who researches spatial transgression and queer worlding through metalwork and textile installations. Zoe Diakaki is an architect and interaction designer whose work sits at the intersection of architecture, scenography and immersive technologies.
Elantha Evans is an architect and educator whose ongoing research makes connections between design processes, pedagogical practices and learning environments.
Ro Spankie is Assistant Head of School and Subject Lead for Interior Architecture. Fascinated by the role of the drawing in the design process, she has exhibited and published work related to the interior in the UK and abroad.
Allan Sylvester is Visiting Lecturer, a practising architect, and founding partner of Ullmayer Sylvester Architects, a design-led multidisciplinary collaborative practice.
Guest Critics
Abdi Ai (Ruimte Design), Julie Beech, Ella Blue Wragg (Edgley Design), Kevin Chellakudam (Zurich), Olivia J O’Callaghan (Patriarche.), Victoria Collins, Polaris Galvez Dennis, Mimi Dietrich, Seda Eldek (Perkins+Will), Derin Fadina (Barr Gazetas), Katie Fischer (Grounded Practice), Arthur Harmsworth, Annie Hart, Jack Hoe (Resident Architects), Medhi Jelokhani (I/o atelier), Daria Konopko (TP Bennett), Olivia O’Callaghan (Wilkinson Eyre), Anoushka Pacquette (WILL+Partners), Aaron Perry (Kennedy Woods), Matthew Poon, Kanaka Dhirendra Thakker, San Tu (DLA Architecture) Adam West (Heatherwick), Patrick West
Special Thanks
Catherine Carpenter (Bespoke Careers), Sergio Cavadas (TP Bennetts), Inan Gokcek (Studio Anares), Paul Gulati, Rick Hudson (Hudson Rock), Verity Jane Keefe, Ullmayer Sylvester Architects, Rose Latter (Gensler), Charlotte McCarthy (Heatherwick Studio), Athina Metridou (Gensler), Professor Sadie Morgan (dRMM), Jennine Noble (Heatherwick Studio), Roman Pardon (Pardon Chamber Architects), Adam Phillips (Gensler), David Rosenberg (Softroom), Lotty Sheedy (Universal Design Studio), StudioMash, WeNetwork, Sai Wentum (Bespoke Careers)
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