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Celebrating 100 Years of RIBA Accreditation & LSA Alumni

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LSA Alumni Reunion

This March, we’re celebrating 100 years since RIBA validated its first architecture course at the University of Liverpool in 1924.

Wednesday 24th April 2024, Celebrating Ten Years of XJTLU Alumni

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👉 We had a great celebration yesterday where we

👉 We had a great celebration yesterday where we got to hear from alumni, previous heads of school, XJLTU and LSA staff involved in the 2+2 programme and current students on the course to mark the 10 year milestone of the first graduates of the 2+2 architecture programme.

➡️Thankyou to the speakers:
Professor Ola Uduku
Jack Dunne
Professor Andre Brown
Austin Williams
Professor Robert Kronenburg
John Latto
Dr Junjie Xi
Emma Curtin
Sandy Britton
Xinyi Wen
Xinyi Wei
Lingbo Li
Zhaoxi Tian
Iasmina Salop
Anan Tian
Wenjing Xiao
Xinyi Wen & Jack Dunne for introducing the speakers.

➡️For IT support:
Martin Winchester
Jamie Hall

➡️For organising:
Emma Curtin
Sandy Britton
Dr Junjie Xi
Alice Holmes

➡️And Thankyou to all those who came!

The recording will be available online for those who missed it in the coming weeks.

#lsa #xjltu #10years

👉Join us today at 1pm as we commemorate the 10-

👉Join us today at 1pm as we commemorate the 10-year milestone since the first students graduated from our 2+2 architecture program: starting their studies at XJTLU in Suzhou, China then coming to the LSA for 2 years to complete their degrees. This was a significant moment in the LSA’s long history as an international school. And, one which created exciting opportunities for staff and students, brought new staff, expanded facilities, and different ways of working and added to the rich diversity of the LSA.

The celebration is hybrid (there’s a link in our bio to join online) and will kick off at 1 pm on April 24th in the Reilly Room, featuring insightful talks from program alumni, current students, past and present heads of the school, and faculty members, with some guests attending online from around the world. We aim to honor the remarkable talent within the nearly 900 graduates of this program, as they reminisce about their time at the Liverpool School of Architecture and spotlight their subsequent accomplishments and career trajectories.

The link to watch online is here and in our bio: https:// liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/ tJAvcOiupz8iG9xw2-0x9UL3XL62H-EpMLwx#/
registration

To find out more see the website link in our bio!

#xjltu #liverpoolschoolofarchitecture

👉 Yesterday’s guest lecture! Stephen Lawren

👉 Yesterday’s guest lecture!

Stephen Lawrence dreamt of becoming an architect, but his tragic murder on April 22, 1993 meant that this dream would never become a reality.
This year would have been his 50th birthday, and in honour of this, this lecture will seek to celebrate as well as educate.
Whilst Stephen’s dream was unfortunately stolen from him, countless Black people have contributed and are contributing incredible things to the architectural profession. https://stephenlawrenceday.org/stephens-story/
The guest lecture explored the challenges, understood the obstacles, and celebrated the achievements of Black architects and designers past and present. This lecture also encouraged us to look to the future by pushing us to aspire to a better, fairer, and more equitable profession.

The lecture was introduced by Anuoluwa Ibinayo . president (BLAC) @blaccollectiveuol and presented by Kudzai Matsvai @kudzaimatsvai who is an Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) Expert, Architectural Designer, Educator, and Activist with a genuine passion for progressive change for under-represented communities. Having obtained both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the Liverpool school of Architecture, she has since developed a passion for issues of equity and inclusion in architectural education and practice. She has a strong track record of authentically engaging with diverse communities through workshops, seminars, roundtables, and other facilitated activities. This work has enabled her to advocate for a wide range of marginalised groups adversely affected by inequities not only in the profession, but as they manifest in the built environment.

👉 Save the date Join us on April 24th as we co

👉 Save the date

Join us on April 24th as we commemorate the 10-year milestone since the first students graduated from our 2+2 architecture program: starting their studies at XJTLU in Suzhou, China then coming to the LSA for 2 years to complete their degrees. This was a significant moment in the LSA’s long history as an international school. And, one which created exciting opportunities for staff and students, brought new staff, expanded facilities, and different ways of working and added to the rich diversity of the LSA.

The celebration is hybrid (there’s a link in our bio to join online) and will kick off at 1 pm on April 24th in the Reilly Room, featuring insightful talks from program alumni, current students, past and present heads of the school, and faculty members, with some guests attending online from around the world. We aim to honor the remarkable talent within the nearly 900 graduates of this program, as they reminisce about their time at the Liverpool School of Architecture and spotlight their subsequent accomplishments and career trajectories.

The link to watch online is here and in our bio: https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvcOiupz8iG9xw2-0x9UL3XL62H-EpMLwx#/registration

To find out more see the website link in our bio!

#xjltu #liverpoolschoolofarchitecture

👉 @architecture_xjtlu & @livuniarch Last week

👉 @architecture_xjtlu & @livuniarch

Last week a group of our first year students had an amazing time visiting our sister university XJTLU.

Our first year students did LSA very proud by dancing away in the oldest jazz club in Shanghai’s Peace Hotel, which was originally designed by Palmer and Turner in the 1930s. We also enjoyed walking around at Cheng Huang temple, viewing Huang Pu river from the 632 metre tall Shanghai Tower.

👉 @architecture_xjtlu & @livuniarch Last week

👉 @architecture_xjtlu & @livuniarch

Last week a group of our first year students had an amazing time visiting our sister university XJTLU.

They had an amazing time visiting Suzhou museum, different gardens, and most importantly - singing karaoke at Xie Tang Street.

👉 @architecture_xjtlu & @livuniarch Last week

👉 @architecture_xjtlu & @livuniarch

Last week some of our @livuniarch first year students had an amazing time visiting our sister university XJTLU and attended the XJTLU alumni celebration in Shanghai.

👉 LSA Centenary Events These events would not

👉 LSA Centenary Events

These events would not have been possible without the dedicated work and generous help of a number of people.

We would like to thank:
🔹 Project team:
Sandy Britton
Dr Julianna Kei
Professor Luca Csepely Knorr
Dr Marco Iuliano
Dr Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi
Jack Dunne
Martin Winchester
Ben Devereau
Alex Dusterloh
Professor Ola Oduku

🔹 Professional services:
Ross Monaghan
Fred Rylands

🔹 School of Arts events team
🔹 Sponsor Paul Berg of Griffiths and Armour .

🔹 Photography:
Jazamin Sinclair
Rob Battersby
Alice Holmes
Andre Andrawes

🔹 Video:
CineTecture

🔹 Av support:
Michael Hopkinson
Jamie Hall
Alan McManus

🔹 Student Representatives:
Sam Beckwith Flint ASOC
Iasmina Salop ASOC
Tom Dutton
Xhesika Bicaku
Jack Piercy
Diya Calleechurn
Harshitha Kommi
Verity Millar
Jamie Holland

🔹 Building Tours:
Alex Dusterloh
Jack Dunne

🔹 Alumni team:
Caroline Mitchell
Michaela Riches

🔹 Palette:
Maya Daryono
Nithila Sampath
& team

🔹 All our alumni who came and took part and all our guests!

Photo credit: Rob Battersby

#LSA100 #RIBA100 #LSAAlumni

👉 From competition to building site: LSA’s ne

👉 From competition to building site: LSA’s new challenges_ LSA Centenary Events

During the second day of the celebration of Liverpool School of Architecture’s 100 years of RIBA Accreditation, Dr Marco Iuliano, LSA competition director gave us an insight into the contest to rethink and extend the new Liverpool School of Architecture, won by O’Donnell + Tuomey (ODT) @odonnell_tuomey in 2019. This was followed by a site visit where now, five years after the competition, the building site is in full swing and new challenges for the School of the future are on the horizon.

#LSA100 #RIBA100 #LSAAlumni

👉 Palette launch _ LSA Centenary Events The LS

👉 Palette launch _ LSA Centenary Events

The LSA’s student magazine @uolpalette launched their first issue, aWay from Home on the 20th March in the student social space. As part of the event they also invited students and alumni, who were part of the #LSA100 #RIBA100 celebration, to contribute to their upcoming issue. We are also very happy to meet the new editorial team! Please get in touch if you want to find out more! @uolpalette

Image1 - Extract from the magazine
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👉 Paradigm Shift(s) RIBA’s 100 Years of Valid

👉 Paradigm Shift(s) RIBA’s 100 Years of Validation Lecture _ LSA Centenary Events

Last week we celebrated 100 years since the RIBA validated its first architecture course at the University of Liverpool in 1924. To celebrate this milestone, Lesley Lokko @lesleylokko, author, educator and recipient of the @riba 2024 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, gave an inspiring lecture ‘Paradigm Shift(s)’ at the University of Liverpool, reflecting on the history of architectural education and what the future might hold. This lecture was introduced by RIBA President Muyiwa Oki @muyiwa.oki and the current head of the Liverpool School of Architecture Professor Nwola Uduku @nisidominus_20.

Thank you to Lesley Lokko for presenting.
Thank you to the University of Liverpool School of Architecture and the RIBA for co-hosting .
The AV team including: Michael Hopkinson , Alan McManus , Jamie Hall
RIBA hosts : Jenny Russell RIBA Director of Education and Learning . Sophie Bailey Head of Validation
LSA hosts : Sandy Britton, Professor Luca Csepely Knorr , Dr Julianna Kei supported by SOTA events and Martin Winchester
Live Stream hosted by : Dr Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi, Sam Beckwith Flint(ASOC) Iasmina Salop (ASOC)

Further details at : https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture/events/lsacommunityevents/centenarycelebrationsalumnireunion/

Photo Credit: Jazamin
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👉 Liverpool: what I learned, and what I did not

👉 Liverpool: what I learned, and what I did not learn _ LSA Centenary Events

As part of the celebrations to mark 100 years of Liverpool School of Architecture’s RIBA Accreditation, Professor Robert Nicholls @livuniarch alumnus gave the Wednesday guest lecture, discussing his experience in Liverpool in the early postwar years, the School of Architecture at the time, its faculty and programme, as well as what he accomplished and learned in architecture afterwards. We also heard presentations from last year’s recipients of the Professor Robert P Nicholls Travel Award, Toby Barlow @barlow_architecture and Samantha Woods who talked us through how the award benefitted them. This lecture was introduced by Professor Iain Jackson @iaindjackson.
Thank you to our guests and speakers.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture/events/lsacommunityevents/centenarycelebrationsalumnireunion/

Photo Credit: @alicehholmes
#LSA100 #RIBA100 #LSAAlumni

👉 LSA and the World _ LSA Centenary Events We

👉 LSA and the World _ LSA Centenary Events

We started the celebrations of the centenary of Liverpool School of Architecture’s RIBA Accreditation by looking back at the school’s history.

The first event, ‘LSA and the World’ looked at the works of alumni across the world. Talks were given by Dr Neal Shasore @nshasore, Head of School and CEO of @lsofarch and Professor Iain Jackson @iaindjackson from @livuniarch followed by BA2 student presentations (presented by Darshan Bijuvignesh, Benjamin Govindasamy, Orla McGarry, Otham Ibrahim, Jingyi Feng) who had researched specific alumni and their impact on the world. The event was chaired by Professor Luça Csepely-Knorr @lucaknorr and Dr Juliana Kei @julikei

Thank you to our guests and speakers.

Photo Credit: @alicehholmes
#LSA100 #RIBA100 #LSAAlumni

To celebrate the Liverpool School of Architecture’s 100th year of RIBA validation there will be a number of events this week at the school including a lecture from Professor Lesley Lokko, acclaimed author, educator and curator and recipient of the 2024 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, will deliver a lecture reflecting on the history of architectural education and requirements for the future at Liverpool University.

To see the programme for the week in more detail and book events take a look at the Liverpool School of Architecture website which is linked in our bio!

We look forward to celebrating with you!

👉 This weeks guest lecture is part of the cente

👉 This weeks guest lecture is part of the centenary events and will be presented by Professor Robert Nichols discussing Liverpool, what I learned, and didn't learn. Introduced by Iain Jackson.

Robert Nicholls will talk about his time in Liverpool in early post war years, the School of Architecture at that time, its faculty and program.

"what they taught me, and after graduating what I learned in my professional life that they hadn't taught me!"

Includes the Professor Robert P Nicholls Travel Award at 14.00. The Winners of the first award in 2023 present their travels, with Toby Barlow and Samantha Woods.

To find out more or to book for external visitors click the link in our bio or visit here: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/architecture/events/lectures/robertnicholls/

More information on the centenary events lecture series is available on our website. Please see the link in our bio!

👉 Published Today! It has been a long journey -

👉 Published Today!
It has been a long journey - from London to Sperlonga, from Verona to New York - but the first book of the Architectural Photographers Series on Hélène Binet is officially out, published by Lund Humphries and printed by EBS! Written by the series editor Marco Iuliano (University of Liverpool/British School at Rome) and Martino Stierli (Museum of Modern Art, New York) is the first complete monograph of Binet’s work featuring Zaha Hadid, John Hejduk, Peter Zumthor, and many others. Visit Lund Humphries and get 20% off throughout March with the code WHM24: https://www.lundhumphries.com/collections/architectural-photographers/products/helene-binet (link in the linktree in our bio)

#womenhistorymonth #whm24 #womeninart #womeninarchitecture #womenphotography #architecturalphotography #helenebinet

👉 This weeks guest lecture is with Yasmeen Lari

👉 This weeks guest lecture is with Yasmeen Lari winner of the 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal Given in recognition of a lifetime’s work. Yasmeen, introduced by Dr Barnabas Calder will speak for us live from Pakistan on her barefoot, zero-donor model for ultra-low-carbon development, and her flood mitigation and urban heat mitigation work in cities.

“Yasmeen Lari was the first female architect in Pakistan and winner of the Jane Drew Prize 2020. She trained as an architect in the UK and opened her practice in Pakistan at the age of 23, over the next 40 years firmly establishing herself as one the regions leading design architects with a series of startling brutalist buildings. Retiring from mainstream practice she has spent the last twenty years focused on humanitarian architecture, focusing on low-cost solutions to regional problems and the role of women in leading change.”

The link for external visitors to book is here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-the-arts-university-of-liverpool/yasmeen-lari-wednesday-6th-march-2024/2024-03-06/13:00/t-jzmqayx

👉 This weeks guest lecture is with speakers Mus

👉 This weeks guest lecture is with speakers Mushtaq Saleri and Jade Meeks from Ellis Williams Architects who will be talking about the design of the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre.

Designed by Liverpool School of Architecture graduates Jade Meeks (MArch 2015) and Mushtaq Saleri (BArch 1998 & former LSA lecturer/tutor), The University of Liverpool’s new Yoko Ono Lennon Centre houses the 400-seat Tung Auditorium with space for a 70-piece orchestra, as well as two state-of-the-art Lecture Theatres, offering students a world-class teaching experience. The building forms a key gateway to the University campus with a ‘pocket park’ and new public realm.

The YOLC was completed in 2022 and in a short space of time the Tung Auditorium has already received the highest acclaim from performers and audiences for it’s visual and acoustic design. Jade and Mushtaq will explain the design and delivery process behind the award-winning building, including the challenges and innovations along the way.

Booking for external visitors can be found in our bio or at this link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-the-arts-university-of-liverpool/ellis-william-architects-mushtaq-saleri-and-jade-meeks-the-yoko-ono-lennon-centre/2024-02-28/13:00/t-earxeyn

Photo credit: Mark McNulty

👉 Yesterdays Urban Form and Space Seminar organ

👉 Yesterdays Urban Form and Space Seminar organised by Fei Chen

What a wonderful gathering of UFSS members and guests yesterday! They discussed current projects, concerns, future plans. A thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking event that should happen more often!

👉 We would like to thank Dr. Alistair Fair fo

👉 We would like to thank Dr. Alistair Fair for his insightful guest lecture today on Scotland’s New Towns. The talk explored the development of various towns in post-war Scotland following the New Towns Act of 1946.

Dr. Alistair Fair outlined the development of several Scottish new towns, starting with East Kilbride, which set the model for subsequent towns with its central civic area surrounded by designated neighbourhood areas which feature diverse housing units. These towns provided relief from Glasgow’s overcrowded conditions, prompting many to relocate. Glenrothes and Cumbernauld followed similar principles but with Cumbernauld taking a more progressive approach, departing from mainstream modernism and opting for a compact layout with a mix of housing types. Irvine and Stonehouse were also discussed, with Stonehouse being notable for its private sector involvement, contrasting with the public sector focus of previous towns. However only 96 of the houses for the new Stonehouse masterplan were built due to the development being halted in 1976 by the local government. Overall, Scotland’s new towns reflected a reformed approach to architecture and urban planning, offering residents new choices in work and living environments.

We would like to also thank Barnabas Calder for the introduction , @sandy.britton for organising the lecture, the AV team including Jamie Hall and Michael Hopkinson and Martin Winchester for media.
Photo credit: Alice Holmes
Presentation image credit: Alistair Fair

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