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Alumni Share Alternative Creative Career Paths with Architecture Students

14 May 2026

Four architecture alumni returned to the Department this week to speak candidly about careers that extend beyond traditional architectural practice, offering students an energising and honest account of finding fulfilling creative work. On Wednesday 13 May, the Department welcomed back four alumni for an Alternative...

Six of the Department's Design Fellows have been featured in the upcoming New Architects 5 publication by the Architecture Foundation

27 April 2026

Published every five years, the book marks its 20th anniversary this year and is regarded as the definitive guide to Britain’s emerging architectural talents. There will be a book launch and two months of events this summer at the Zaha Hadid Foundation. The fellows included are Conrad Koslowsky, MSOMA (Bushra Mohamed)...

Dr. Matteo Zallio Publishes New Chapter on Inclusive Design in Ergonomics 5.0

15 April 2026

Dr Matteo Zallio has contributed a new chapter to the recently published book Ergonomics 5.0 (CRC Press / Routledge). The chapter, Inclusive Design in Ergonomics 5.0 for an Enhanced Workplace Experience, explores how inclusive and neuroinclusive design principles can be embedded into contemporary ergonomic practice to...

The Department congratulates Saitabau Kumary on international win in Heat Adaptive Architecture Design Competition

13 April 2026

The Department of Architecture is delighted to congratulate Saitabau Kumary , a third-year PhD student, on winning the prestigious Heat Adaptive Architecture Design Competition, organised by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre in partnership with the IFRC and the Global Disaster Preparedness Centre. Saitabau is a...

The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) has awarded the 2025 Science Communication Award (Long Print) to Dr Fiona Smyth for her book 'Pistols in St Paul’s: Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth Century'

25 March 2026

The ASA selection committee praised the work for its ‘vivid storytelling and meticulous research,’ noting that it ‘reveals how bold experiments and interdisciplinary collaboration transformed buildings into instruments and defined modern concert hall design.’ The award will be formally presented at the upcoming ASA Meeting...