KASA 2010 | Jestico & Whiles

This week [30th March 2010] we welcome Heinz Richardson of Jestico & Whiles, one of London's current brightlights in the profession.

Now an established practice of both architects and interior designers, Jestico & Whiles operate offices in London and Prague; with projects based in Europe, the Middle East and India.

Having proven expertise for excellent and sustainable designs across a wide range of sectors - including universities, schools, housing, cultural facilities and retail - they have garnered over 100 national and international awards for our architecture and interior design.

We are delighted to welcome Heinz - one of the country's leading experts in sustainable design and housing - to this week's lecture, and hope you can join us for the last KASA lecture of this term.

We will be starting slightly later than usual due to a CREAte lecture with Larry Herzog, Professor at San Diego State University which starts at 5pm. So the lecture with Heinz will be starting at 6:30pm, with drinks at 6:15pm.

Hope to see you there!

KASA 2010 | Discussion Forum #3

The studios are a constantly changing environment.While we are using them every day, we have never discussed how they could work better for us.

We thought it would be a good idea to get together and talk about ideas that could make the studios better, and find out how you as students feel the studios currently work, and how to make them a more creative, inspiring environment.

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KASA 2010 | C. F. Møller

This week we welcome one of Scandinavia's oldest and largest architectural practices - C. F. Møller. Their work involves a wide range of expertise - based around simplicity, clarity and unpretentiousness - their ideals have guided their distinctive work since the practice was established in 1924, and they continue to re-interpret to suit individual projects.

Having won a large number of national and international competitions, their work has been exhibited locally as well as internationally at places like at the RIBA HQ at Portland Place in London, the Venice Biennale, and the Danish Cultural Institute in Beijing.

Now employing over 300 employees, their head office is in Århus and we have branches in Copenhagen, Aalborg, Oslo, Stockholm and London, as well as a limited company in Iceland.

Come by this Tuesday at 5.45pm to have a drink, with their lecture starting at 6pm, to see some of Scandinavia's most exciting and forward-thinking work.

Discussion Forum # 2 - How Will Changes to the School Affect You?

For all of those that attended Thursday's all school meeting, you'll be aware that there are certain changes in motion that will affect the structure of the school, the teaching, and the opportunities of the students.

While Thursday provoked - quite rightly - a passionate response, we thought it would be appropriate to gather the school together as students [minus the Dean], and discuss this now we've all had time to reflect.

What we propose is that we write a letter from KASA on behalf of the students to the Dean and Vice Chancellor, outlining our response to these actions. We can hopefully clarify what we're collectively oppposed to on Tuesday, and write it down there and then, preferably in a calmer, and less chaotic way!

What would be useful is if we could come with clear points, so perhaps give it some thought before Tuesday.

Whether these changes are set in stone is largely irrelevant, what we aim to achieve on Tuesday is a student response to what has predominantly been a 'University decision'. Surely it would be better to say something now when there is a possibility of change, rather than regret it when these changes take place.

Come offer your views and opinions this Tuesday in the Marlowe Lecture Theatre 1.

KASA Design Competition #2 - St(a)ge Winner

Congratulations to Nicholas Sexton of the third year, for winning KASA Design Competition #2 - St(a)ge. His Wicker St(a)ge addressed the brief in it's fullest sense, but was of a number of exciting proposals. We now take the design from concept to reality, through an appointed design team. To take part click here.