Architectural & Interdisciplinary Studies BSc Programme Director: Elizabeth Dow Architectural & Interdisciplinary Studies BSc is a degree that is not only unique within UCL but also in the UK, as it allows students to select their own modules and tailor their studies to their wider interests. By bringing together architectural research with design and creative practice, and complimenting these subjects with modules from across UCL, our students are able to demonstrate that architectural culture is not centred singularly around the accredited profession. They are able to recognise and benefit from the fact that there are many other people working in related fields – film, media, public engagement, policy, conservation, curation, design and creative practice – who shape debates and ideas around architecture in significant and important ways and are actively participating in these conversations through their studies and beyond. The greatest strength of the programme is its interdisciplinary nature. We encourage our students to navigate their studies in a focussed manner, while choosing from a diverse range of modules from across UCL alongside their architectural studies. They develop a range of skills and build a unique knowledge-set tailored to their interests, empowering them to go on to apply themselves to careers such as journalism, art, design policy, activism and environmental and urban studies. There are two specially tailored modules for Architectural & Interdisciplinary Studies students: Design & Creative Practice and Architectural Research. Images from the resulting design projects and an excerpt of work produced on this year’s ‘Architectural Research III’ essay-based module can be found on the following pages. Special thanks to our fantastic critics, workshop and seminar leaders: Siufan Adey, Aisyah Ajib, Camilla Allen, Thomas Aquilina, Eleanor Beaumont, Douglas Bevans, Alfonso Borragan, Jos Boys, Jane Brodie, Barbara-Ann Campbell-Lange, Ben Campkin, Zoe Childerley, Sabrina Chou, Charlie Clemoes, Anna Drakes, Oliver Evans, Dmitri Galitzine, Niamh Grace, James Green, Stephen Henderson, Naomi House, Tim Iveson, Tom Jeffreys, Marcy Kahan, Tom Keeley, Aisling O’Carroll, Yeoryia Manolopoulou, Laura Mark, Claire McAndrew, Russell Moul, James O’Leary, Brenda Parker, Frederik Petersen, Jonathan Prior, Michael Rand, Aeli Roberts, Merijn Royaards, Tania Sengupta, Sayan Skandarajah, Amy Smith, Julia Tcharfas, Nathaniel Télémaque, Colin Thom, Eva Tisnikar, Gabriel Warshafsky, Tom Wilkinson, Lili Zarzycki
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Architectural Research Tutors Edwina Attlee, Ruth Bernatek, Brent Carnell, Stelios Giamarelos, Sophie Read, David Roberts, Maria Venegas Raba Design & Creative Practice Tutors Kirsty Badenoch, Kevin Green, Thomas Kendall, Freddy Tuppen, Gabriel Warshafsky, Henrietta Williams, Michelle Young Computing for Design & Creative Practice Staff Blanche Cameron, Bill Hodgson, Artemis Papachristou Programme Administrators Beth Barnett-Sanders, Pani Fanai-Danesh