B-Pro: MArch Urban Design Programme Leader: Dr Adrian Lahoud
The Bartlett School of Architecture 2014
The MArch Urban Design (UD) is a world-leading forum for radical experimentation in urban design education. Bringing together a wide range of experts with international urban design experience, it sets out to reimagine the way that cities shape human life. The 12-month programme brings together a new generation of designers and thinkers from across the world in order to provide a rich and challenging space for long-term research on urbanisation and design. It is part of B-Pro, the umbrella structure for post-professional Masters programmes at The Bartlett School of Architecture, directed by Professor Frédéric Migayrou. Studio inquiry ranges across an expansive set of scales and bodies of knowledge culminating with a design project and thesis. Environmental and ecological questions are prioritised within a critical structure that embraces the dispersed, often paradoxical nature of contemporary urbanism. The curriculum introduces students to various fields such as archaeology, anthropology, biology, ecological history, governance, law, media, philosophy, planning and political theory. Crossstudio dialogue is emphasised, as is a collective work ethic. MArch UD is a socially and environmentally engaged programme that explores the future of the city and the kinds of lives human beings will lead as we enter the new millennium. There are few factors that influence the quality of our lives more than the cities we choose to live in. Creatively influencing how these cities will work is one of the major challenges that humans face as more and more of us decide to live in urban areas.
MArch UD operates in two streams, UDI: The Project for the Mediterranean, and UDII: Urban Morphogenesis. Drawing on expertise in the city of London and world-leading teachers and practitioners, we set out to educate the next generation of urban designers, leaders, and decisionmakers. A diverse and international student body from across Europe, Asia and the Americas, graduates from The Bartlett School of Architecture go on to work with major architecture and urban design practices across the world. B-Pro Director Professor Frédéric Migayrou B-Pro Deputy Director Andrew Porter MArch UD Programme Leader, UDI Stream Leader Dr Adrian Lahoud UDII Stream Leader Claudia Pasquero Research Clusters MArch UDI: The Project for the Mediterranean RC11: Sam Jacoby, Adrian Lahoud with Samaneh Moafi RC12: Peter Besley, Hannah Corlett, Jonathan Kendall RC14: Ross Exo Adams, Beth Hughes, Davide Sacconi RC15: Platon Issaias, Camila E. Sotomayor MArch UDII: Urban Morphogenesis RC16: Claudia Pasquero, Marco Poletto RC17: Ulrika Karlsson, Maj Plemenitas RC18: Enriqueta Llabres, Eduardo Rico with Zachary Fluker History Theory Module Coordinator Godofredo Pereira We are grateful to our sponsors UD Bursary 2013-14: Foster + Partners Lighting: iGuzzini International Lecture Series: Fletcher Priest Trust
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