Term 1 2013-14 Intro Week - Architectural Association School of ...

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Architectural Association School of Architecture

Image: The exhibition gallery awaits the 2013 –14 year. Ground Floor, 36 Bedford Square, September 2013. Photo VB

Monday 23 – Friday 27 September 2013 Director’s Welcome Programme Introductions

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Registration Day

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Trips to places of interest, exhibitions and office visits

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Thames Boat Trip and Picnic Student Forum Intro Week Finale Party

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General Information Welcome to the AA This is the Events List – the weekly printed calendar of events at the AA, also accessible at aaschool.ac.uk. It will be emailed weekly to you during term time, and printed copies can be found at reception. For further details about all aspects of the AA please refer to the Student Handbook and download the AA app. If you are new to London, the first thing you should buy is the A–Z Street Directory, which is available from most newsagents and bookshops. For a wide selection of events and entertainment, look for the free weekly Time Out (available on Tuesdays outside most tube stations), which covers everything from accommodation to restaurants. You can also find second-hand household items by visiting loot.com, gumtree.com or ebay.co.uk. For free items, try freecycle.org. Students are advised to insure their computers and other equipment as the AA’s insurance does not cover personal items in case of theft or an accident. AA Membership Card and Login Details As a student of the AA, you are automatically also an AA Member. If you have no fees or essential documents outstanding, your AA membership card, email account and computer login details will be ready for you to collect from the membership desk at registration on Tuesday 24 September. Otherwise, if your registration is delayed for any reason, please collect these from the Membership Office in 33 Bedford Square, after you have completed your registration, anytime between 10am and 6pm from Wednesday 25 September. Your membership card functions as a door card to gain access to the various AA premises, it is your library card, your printing and photocopy card, and it also works as a cash card for payments in the bar, materials shop and bookshop. Top-up stations are located in the Hub, the Membership Office and outside Accounts. If you lose your card, a replacement can be purchased from the Membership Office at a cost of £10, and any funds held in your lost card will be automatically transferred to your new card within 24 hours. If you have any problem with your card, please go to the Membership Office. For any issues regarding your AA email account or login details please speak to staff in the Computer Room.

International Student Identity Cards The cost of this card is included in the AA Student Forum fee. Cards will be ordered once a comprehensive list of all 2013/14 registered students is made. A notice will appear in the Events List when the cards arrive. They will be available for collection from the Admissions Office. AA Bookshop and AA Publications Opening hours 10am–6.30pm Monday to Friday; 11am–5pm Saturday. Situated at 32 Bedford Square, the AA Bookshop is one of London’s leading specialist architecture bookshops. AA Publications are featured alongside a comprehensive range of titles from international publishers, and the bookshop regularly hosts launches and events. As an AA Member, you are entitled to a 20 per cent discount on AA Publications purchased in the AA Bookshop, as well as complimentary copies of AA Files (mailed to you twice annually) and the AA Book: Projects Review (published annually to accompany the end-of-year exhibition). Digital Photo Studio The studio is fully equipped with lighting, backgrounds, tripods and digital SLR cameras available for use within the studio, and students are welcome to use their own cameras if they prefer. Sue Barr manages the Digital Photo Studio from 10am–6pm Mondays to Wednesday. Student assistants manage the Studio at all other times. Contact the Photo Studio on 020 7887 4080 or [email protected] Bank/Council Tax/Reference Letters If you need a reference letter, please see the appropriate Admissions coordinator who has also dealt with your application. Folders are available in the Admissions office where you can fill out your details. Student Oyster Cards You are entitled to a Student Oyster Card, which gives you discount on travelcards (it costs £10). Please visit https://photocard.tfl.gov.uk to register. You will be asked to enter your student ID number, which is the last five digits printed under your name on the front of your AA Membership card. RIBA Student Membership Students on the Part 1 and Part 2 courses (First to Fifth year) are eligible for a free RIBA student membership. For a full list of benefits and to register, visit architecture.com.

Healthcare If you are an international student on a course of study for six months or more, you will qualify for NHS treatment from the beginning of your stay on the same basis as anyone who is ordinarily a resident in the UK. See nhs.uk for further details. You can sign up for the NHS system with the Bedford Square Medical Practice on Registration Day. Loans The following information applies to students on the five-year ARB/RIBA undergraduate course only and is subject to current legislation. New AA students from the UK and EU are eligible for a tuition fee loan (non-income assessed). For up-to-date information, visit the student finance section of direct.gov.uk. Bear in mind that the AA is a private institution; therefore not all information on the site is relevant. New students transferring from other British schools must inform their LEA/SLC of changed circumstances. Student loans for living expenses are available to UK students, or those who have lived in the UK for three years prior to embarking on higher education. Please note all students are required to first register at the AA in order for the SLC payment to be made. European Union Fee Contributions EU students are eligible to receive an EU contribution towards fees for the five-year ARB/RIBA undergraduate architectural course, provided they have been resident in an EU country for at least three years prior to their course of study. EU students are not eligible for student loans, unless they have been residents in the UK for three years prior to embarking on higher education. For further information, please see the student finance section of direct.gov.uk. Assistantships A small number of assistantships in the Maintenance and Exhibitions departments, and in the Library and Computer Room are available to students who are experiencing financial hardship. If you are interested, please contact the relevant department. International students are eligible to undertake assistantships subject to permission from the UKBA that the student is able to work during term time and vacation time.

Introduction Week Diary Mon 23 September Welcome to the AA Information packs will be available on arrival. 10.00–11.00 Breakfast Coffee and croissants will be served in the Bar on the first floor and the Dining Room in the basement of 36 Bedford Square. 11.00 Director’s Welcome Lecture Hall, relayed to the New Soft Room Brett Steele, AA Director, will welcome you to the school, and the AA Student Forum will introduce themselves. 12.00 AA School Tours Meet at entrances of 32, 36 or 39 Bedford Square (maximum 20 per group). 12.45 AA School Tours Meet at entrances of 32, 36 or 39 Bedford Square (maximum 20 per group). 13.15 AA School Tours Meet at entrances of 32, 36 or 39 Bedford Square (maximum 20 per group). 12.15–13.00 Trips Sign-up Assistance Admissions Office If you had issues using the sign-up system for Intro Week trips please visit our drop-in help session. 12.30–14.00 Lunch Dining Room 14.00 Programme Introductions Foundation with Saskia Lewis New Soft Room First Year with Monia de Marchi First Year Studio Intermediate School with Mark Campbell 33 First Floor Back Diploma School with John Palmesino and Ann-Sofi Rönnskog 33 First Floor Front Graduate School with Michael Weinstock Lecture Hall

15.30 President’s Welcome Lecture Hall, relayed to the New Soft Room Brett Steele will introduce Sadie Morgan, president of the AA Council, who will speak about the Association. 16.30 Introduction to Hooke Park and the Visiting School Lecture Hall, relayed to the New Soft Room Presentation by Martin Self (programme Director of Design & Make) relating to Hooke Park – the AA’s 350-acre woodland site in South West England; Christopher Pierce will deliver a short introduction to the Visiting School Programme. 18.00 Welcome Party New Soft Room Live DJ set and drinks for all new students, arranged by the Student Forum

Tues 24 September 8.30 Breakfast Club with Student Forum Space is limited, meet at the cafe. Yumchaa, 9-11 Tottenham Street, London, W1T 2AQ Registration Day To register you will need: – A pen – Your passport and a photocopy of the photo page – A photocopy of your student visa (if applicable) – Any outstanding documents listed on your conditional offer letter or that we have specifically requested – Proof of payment of your deposit and tuition fees (a receipt or statement), and a copy of your scholarship/bursary/ loan letter (if applicable) 10.00 – 13.00 Registration for All Undergraduate Students Rear Second Presentation Room 10.00 Foundation 10.30 Intermediate (Second and Third Years) and Diploma (Fourth Year) 11.30 First Year 10.30 MA History and Critical Thinking 2012/13 Final Thesis Presentations 33 First Floor Front New MA H&CT students welcome

11.30 Computer Room Introduction for all Graduate School students followed by 12.00 Compulsory Health & Safety Introduction for all Graduate School Students Lecture Hall 14.00–17.00 Graduate School Registration Rear Second Presentation Room 14.00 Landscape Urbanism, Design & Make 14.30 Sustainable Environmental Design, PhD 15.00 Emergent Technologies 15.30 AAIS, Landscape Urbanism, History and Critical Thinking, Projective Cities 16.00 Architecture and Urbanism (DRL) 15.00 Computer Room Introduction for all Undergraduate School students followed by 15.30 Compulsory Health & Safety Introduction for all Undergraduate School students Lecture Hall 18.00 AArchitecture Salon on the publication’s next theme: Paper New Soft Room All welcome 18.30 Bowling with Student Forum Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes, basement of Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Way WC1 Come on down to the lanes at Bloomsbury. Meet outside 36 Bedford Square or at the venue.

Wed 25 September Trips to places of interest, exhibitions and office visits take place on Wednesday and Thursday of Intro Week. The office visits are unique opportunities to visit practices that have a connection with the AA. If you have a place on one of the trips please meet outside the AA at the time stated below promptly. Unfortunately we will be unable to wait for latecomers. 8.30 Breakfast Club with Student Forum Space is limited, meet at the cafe. Russell Square Cafe, Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EH

9.15 All-day bus tour of London’s significant housing and urban projects Meet Hugo Hinsley outside 36 Bedford Square Compulsory for Housing & Urbanism students 9.45 Zaha Hadid Architects Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Zaha Hadid studied and taught at the AA. Her seminal works include Vitra Fire Station; Contemporary Arts Centre, Cincinnati; and Phaeno Science Centre, Wolfsburg (two groups, maximum 24 per group). 10.00 Workshop Introduction for First Year students, surnames beginning A – H Mandatory for all First Year students (except those who completed AA Foundation) in order to use the Workshop Library and AA Archives Introductions 10.00 Foundation and Second Year students 11.00 First Year students 12.00 Third and Fourth Year students 10.15 Grimshaw Architects Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, past AA president, is chairman of this firm which has won over 150 international design prizes. Notable buildings include the Eden Project and Southern Cross station in Melbourne (maximum 19). 11.00 Workshop Introduction for New Fourth Year Students AA Workshop Students must attend in order to use the workshop 11.30 The Future is Here: A New Industrial Revolution exhibition at the Design Museum Meet outside 36 Bedford Square This exhibition explores how the boundaries between designer, manufacturer and consumer are becoming increasingly blurred. Watch manufacturing techniques demonstrated in The Future is Here Factory and find out how they will change the designed world around you (maximum 20).

13.30 Kohn Pederson Fox Architects Meet outside 36 Bedford Square KPF is an international practice with studios in New York, London and Shanghai. The Heron Tower was completed in 2011, and the Pinnacle is currently under construction. Other projects include the new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport and the Deloitte Tower in Montreal (maximum 38). 14.00 Library and AA Archives Introductions for EmTech and Design & Make students 14.15 DSDHA Studio Visit Meet outside 36 Bedford Square DSDHA is an award-winning practice whose work focuses on promoting architecture for today’s way of life and tackling issues at the core of contemporary society. The studio tour will be led by architect Tom Greenall (maximum 14). 14.45 Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Meet outside 36 Bedford Square AHMM’s projects encompass arts, education, health, transport and leisure, and include the improvements to the foyer and entrances of the Barbican Centre. The studio was voted Architectural Practice of the Year (2009) and Architect of the Year (2008) by Building Design (maximum 19). 15.00 Workshop Introduction for First Year students, surnames beginning I – Z Mandatory for all First Year students (except those who completed AA Foundation) in order to use the Workshop 15.15 Serie Architects Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Serie Architects have a close relationship with the AA where founding principal Chris Lee has taught since 2002. Along with multiple awardwinning projects in China and India, the practice was the Young Architect of the Year Award (2010) and recently showcased the London 2012 Olympic Pavilion for BMW (maximum 9). 15.15 AKT II Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Previously known as Adams Kara Taylor, AKT II is a London-based firm of structural and civil engineering consultants who have supported numerous award-winning projects including the Peckham Library (maximum 19).

16.00, 16.30 or 17.00 AA Photo Library Introductions 37 Ground Floor Front The Photo Library holds approximately 150,000 images of buildings; 100,000 slides, negatives and digital files of student work; 2,000 DVDs of lectures dating from the 1970s; and 65,000 images of school life dating from the 1920s. The Photo Library operates the AA Cinema and Film Club. photolibrary.aaschool.ac.uk Introduction space is limited. Please sign up at the Photo Library in advance. 16.45 ARUP Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Arup is the creative force behind many of the world’s most innovative buildings and structures. Founded in 1926 by Ove Arup, its projects include the Sydney Opera House and the Channel Tunnel (maximum 19). 17.00 AA Diploma Honours 2012/2013 Presentation, chaired by the Director Rear Second Presentation Room AA Diploma Honours is the AA’s highest award; this event is a unique opportunity to see the work presented by AA Diploma Honours students. All welcome. 19.00 Bar Night with Student Forum Meet outside 36 Bedford Square or at the venue, Wahaca, 80 Wardour Street, London, W1F 0TF

Thurs 26 September 8.30 Breakfast Club with Student Forum Space is limited, meet at the cafe. Store Street Espresso, 40 Store St, WC1E 7DB 9.45 Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Richard Rogers studied at the AA and is the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the Lloyd’s building and Millennium Dome both in London. The practice’s New Area Terminal at Madrid Barajas Airport won the 2006 Stirling Prize (maximum 19). 10.00 Workshop Introduction for Foundation students All Foundation students must attend in order to use the Workshop.

10.45 dRMM Meet outside 36 Bedford Square AA President Sadie Morgan is a cofounder of dRMM alongside Alex de Rijke and Philip Marsh. Building Design awarded dRMM Public Housing Architect of the Year 2006, and No 1 Centaur Street won eight awards including RIBA London Building of the Year (maximum 11). 11.00 Workshop Introduction for New Second and Third Year students Students must attend in order to use the workshop 11.00 Serpentine Pavilion and Victoria & Albert Museum visit Meet outside 36 Bedford Square The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 is designed by multi award-winning Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. The delicate, latticed structure of 20mm steel poles have a lightweight and semi-transparent appearance that allow it to blend, cloud-like, into the landscape and against the classical backdrop of the gallery. A visit to the pavilion will be followed by a walk through Hyde Park to the V&A (maximum 20). 14.00–17.00 Library and AA Archives Introductions for Graduate students 14.00 SED, PhD and AAIS 15.00 Housing & Urbanism, Landscape Urbanism, History & Critical Thinking 16.00 DRL and Projective Cities 14.00 Tate Modern, Tate Tanks and Endless Stair installation by dRMM Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Re-envisioned by architects Herzog & de Meuron, the Tate Modern is the world’s most-visited art gallery. In 2012, three underground concrete tanks were opened there as new spaces dedicated to exhibiting live art, performance, installation and film. Commissioned for the London Festival of Design 2013, Endless Stair by dRMM has been installed outside the Tate Modern (maximum 20). 15.30 Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out Meet outside 36 Bedford Square An exhibition exploring the ideas and ethos of architect and urbanist Richard Rogers. The exhibition examines the effects that Rogers’ active interest in the politics of social justice have had on architecture and public policy for over half a century (maximum 20).

15.15 Serie Architects Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Serie Architects have a close relationship with the AA, where founding principal Chris Lee has taught since 2002. Along with multiple awardwinning projects in China and India, the practice was the Young Architect of the Year Award (2010) and recently showcased the London 2012 Olympic Pavilion for BMW (maximum 9). 16.00–19.00 City of London Walk Meet outside the AA This evening walk, led by architect and lecturer Benny O’Looney, explores the best new projects in the City of London. The walk follows a craftily planned route that also explains some of London’s ancient wonders, including why Bedford Square is exactly where it is (maximum 20). 16.45 Foster + Partners Meet outside 36 Bedford Square Norman Foster is one of the UK’s most prolific architects, the practice has won numerous prizes including the RIBA Stirling Prize and Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Notable buildings include 30 St Mary Axe (the ‘gherkin’) and the Great Court at the British Museum (maximum 24). 17.00 AA Cinema Screening of Koolhaas Houselife by Ila Beka & Louise Lemoine, and London by Patrick Keiller. Drinks and snacks provided. Space is limited. Please sign up at the AA Photo Library. 17.30 Student Forum event See Student Forum booklet for details

Fri 27 September Thames Boat Trip and Bedford Square Picnic 8.30 Thames Boat Trip Westminster Pier A journey from Westminster Pier to the Millennium Dome at Greenwich, followed by a picnic in Bedford Square (open to all students), with commentary by Benny O’Looney and Hugo Hinsley. The boat will leave at 9.00 sharp and return 12.00 noon. Nearest underground station is Westminster. Please be on time – the boat will not wait for you!

9.45 Registration for new Buildings Conservation students 36 Bedford Square Admissions Office Followed by programme introductions 14.00–17.00 Picnic Bedford Square All welcome 17.00 Night School Introduction New Soft Room Director of the AA Night School, Sam Jacob, will introduce the Term 1 programme. All welcome. 20.00 – 00.00 Student Forum Grand Finale Party Lecture Hall Live music and DJ sets

Notices Save the Date: AA Birthday Party Tuesday 8 October, 4pm–1am 36 Bedford Square The AA Council and School Director Brett Steele would like to invite all members of the Architectural Association to a celebration of the founding of the AA on this date 166 years ago. The extravaganza will include piñatas, singing, readings, video, music and dance. Prizes and gifts will be awarded throughout the evening. All students, tutors, members and their guests welcome. Black-and-white attire only.

Suggested Events, Museums and Galleries London Design Festival 14–22 September 2013 www.londondesignfestival.com Open House London 21–22 September 2013 Annual opportunity to see inside many of London’s most remarkable buildings. www.londonopenhouse.org London Architecture Diary A great resource for architecture events across London. www.londonarchitecturediary.com

Useful guides to London Architectural Projects London’s Contemporary Architecture: An Explorer’s Guide Allinson, Ken (5th Ed) (2006) Architectural Press, London London – A Guide to Recent Architecture Hardingham, S (1995) Ellipsis, London A Guide to the Architecture of London Jones, E & Woodward, C (4th Ed.) (2009) Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London London – More by Fortune than Design Hebbert, M (1998) Wiley, London

Southbank Centre Exhibition: Festival of the World www.southbankcentre.co.uk Design Museum Exhibition: Designers in Residence designmuseum.org Barbican Art Gallery Exhibition: Everything Was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s www.barbican.org.uk Whitechapel Gallery Contemporary art gallery www.whitechapelgallery.org RIBA RIBA features a variety of exhibitions. This is also an opportunity to visit the unrivalled collections at the RIBA library (student photo ID required). www.architecture.com South London Gallery Contemporary art gallery www.southlondongallery.org

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