Kent School of Architecture and Planning

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The MSc in Architectural Conservation tutors are delighted to invite prospective applicants to an online presentation of the programme.

https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/60995/an-introduction-to-the-msc-in-architectural-conservation

Alan Davidson Scholarship

The Alan Davidson Scholarship is now open for all MA Arch Vis applicants

The scholarship is a £10,000 tuition fee discount.

Full details: kent.ac.uk/scholarships/s…

Congratulations to our second year student, Joshua Akinwale, who has produced the design assets for the upcoming 📐👨🏾‍💻✏️

It is fantastic to see such high quality student work translated so effectively for live application 👏

Last month our Stage One Architecture students visited Paris for the first field trip following the COVID pandemic 🇫🇷🧑‍🎨🥐🏙

They had the chance to visit many of the architectural gems of the city, including:

✨The Pompidou Centre
✨Musee d'Orsay
✨Bibliothèque nationale de France
✨The Arab Institute
✨Pavilion de l'Arsenal
✨Villa la Roche
✨Jardin du Luxembourg & Jardin du Palais Royal
✨Sacre-Coeur
✨L'eglise Saint-Jean de Montmartre
✨Saint Etienne-du-Mont & the tiny orthodox Saint-Julien-le Pauvre
✨The reconstruction of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral

Café stops were frequent in the sunny but cold weather and a highlight of all was the classic Bouillon Chartier - a huge 1900 eatery with an army of bustling waiters.

A big thank you to Gerry Adler, our first year coordinator, who led this fantastic trip! 👏

📅 Tue 21 Feb
🕐 11:00 - 14:00
📍 Templeman Library

Postgrad Library Drop-in Sessions (Arts & Architecture)

Are you considering postgraduate study? We are here for you; visit us at our weekly library drop-in sessions to find out more

https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/59011/postgrad-library-drop-in-sessions-arts-architecture-1

Our next Applicant Day is on Saturday 18 Febuary 📅

We can't wait to meet you all!

Make sure to check out the subject-specific timetables by following the link below ⬇️🔗

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/secl-news-events/2023/01/18/applicant-day-timetables-saturday-18-febuary/

At Kent we understand your passion to progress. Let's help you achieve your future career.

Browse our Master’s courses, there may be more to come on your Kent journey.

Find out more: https://www.kent.ac.uk/campaigns/stayon-standout

Join us for the first event in our new series of conversations with eminent and inspirational designers, live streamed to partner Higher Education Institutes across the UK.

Event details: https://www.kent.ac.uk/events/event/59132/design-luminaries-yinka-ilori

Professor Henrik Schoenefeldt's influential book: Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament, has been released in paperback. 📖👏

The book provides an exploration of the history and politics behind the rebuilding of the UK Houses of Parliament from an environmental perspective and uncovers how environmental concerns have fundamentally shaped the history and architecture of the Houses of Parliament. Professor Schoenefeldt celebrates and critically examines the evolution of the environmental principles underlying the architectural features of the Houses of Parliament to prioritise air quality, energy efficiency and thermal comfort.

It is also the first book to retrace the role that the renowned Scottish physician Dr David Boswell Reid played in developing the environmental design of the Houses of Parliament, engaging with issues of energy efficiency, atmospheric pollution comfort and public health.

Read more here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/culture/27720/environmental-lessons-for-modern-architecture-from-houses-of-parliament-rebuild

Happy New Year!

Do you want to learn a new language?

Language Express will be offering a 10-week Ukrainian course from 16 January 2023.

The course is available to staff, students, and the general public at a special discounted price of £100.

Book on to the course here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/about/arts-and-humanities/14944/ukrainian-language-course-for-january-2023

Congratulations to Professor Samer Bagaeen, who has been working on a major report on surface water flooding, 'Surface Tensions - Working together against flash flooding' which is launching today.

The report looks to examine how the increasing issue of surface water flooding is being managed in England and where extreme pressure is being placed on existing houses and increasing their surface water flooding risk.

Professor Bagaeen, said: “To tackle surface flooding, the next revision of the National Planning Policy Framework must require local plans to demonstrate how lead local flood authorities have assessed aggregate risk across the whole area, as well as how flood impacts will be avoided, controlled, mitigated, and managed.

“And at the level of place, for infrastructure and procurements concerning flooding, Lead Local Flood Authorities should move away from human-engineered barriers and toward natural drainage systems that work to slow the flow of surface water and relieve pressure on sewers.”

Read the full article here: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ksa/?p=4383&preview=true

Some fantastic early concept models 💭

Stage 2 students created these in our undergraduate Architecture and Landscape module. It is really important to document architectural projects from their early concept to their final design. In this way we see students ideas evolve and develop.

The course focuses upon the relationship of landscape and architectural, particularly through the siting of a building, site planning, and elementary planting design and landscape detailing.