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and the unknown. It is a selection of projects that inform us, as a school, about where we are, and where we are going. Guided by an exceptional body of staff members who are, in their own right, continuously raising their game as inspiring teachers and pioneering researchers, we applaud our students, graduates and alumni for their tenacity and imagination. It is our students who carry the flame that in each individual we aim to ignite and nurture – a flame that is boosted by peers and heroes, and by employers, clients, partners and colleagues. The majority of students graduating later this year were born in the mid-1990s – a time when the school’s current reputation as a leading international institution was being formed. These same generations have yet to reach the peak of their careers, likely to intensify a decade from now, anywhere from Shanghai to Lagos, Mumbai to Mexico City. What the future careers of this generation will entail is certain to be more diverse and unexpected than generations before, and it is the challenge of preparing for an unknown future that we address on an everyday basis in the school. The Bartlett School of Architecture is entering an exciting new phase in its trajectory, as well as that of UCL and its 2034 campaign. The next 25 years will see The Bartlett measured against the dam-burst of optimism and creativity launched through its revival in the 1990s. Our success will, of course, depend on many challenging issues, not least in providing space to bloom and to experiment, and – our greatest priority – in delivering the labyrinth in which to wander. As the current chair and director of school respectively, we both feel immensely privileged to be tasked with leading this extraordinary
school at this time. We pay homage to our immediate and historical predecessors and, in particular, to our current staff and student colleagues: it is they who provide the driving force behind our work and our progress. We also wish to thank the many practices and organisations that came forward in support of this publication. In addition, we offer our sincere thanks to Jeremy Melvin for his immense patience and attention to detail in assembling a vast number of disparate and diverse voices and translating them into a succinct and fascinating account. Finally we wish to express our gratitude to Laura Cherry, who has guided this project with inspiring calmness, skill and – most essential for a work of this kind – diplomacy. Professor Frédéric Migayrou Chair and professor of architecture, The Bartlett School of Architecture Professor Bob Sheil Director, The Bartlett School of Architecture