The Architecture of the Profession

2011 MA A+U graduate Luke Butcher has contributed an essay to the volume published to mark the 75th Anniversary of the planning, design and architecture consultancy Barton Willmore. Luke studied the practice during the research for his thesis, which is available to purchase here.

Research Studentships in Architecture

We are pleased to announce opportunities for Research Studentships in Architecture


Digital Design


Pugin: Conservation and the Search for the True Gothic


Design, Technology and the age friendly city


Excavating European urbanism, architecture and design


The Intelligent Building Façade as a Cradle-to-Cradle Product


Further details on all the studentships and application procedures are available here

Deadline 2 April 2012

Initial enquiries may be made to Eamonn Canniffe E.Canniffe@mmu.ac.uk

Amsterdam to Rotterdam

MA A+U students Jack Penford Baker, Edward 'Paddy' Patton and Mark Turner recently toured The Netherlands gaining material for their thesis projects. Here Mark captures Jack and Paddy between cities.

2012 MA A+U Symposium 3.0

The Third Annual MA A+U Symposium will be held on 3 May 2012 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation



We live in an increasingly urban world where consumption is accelerating exponentially. Is a new approach required? One that looks towards a finite level of consumption, that addresses issues sustainably and improves how we consume.

Hosted by the students of MA in Architecture and Urbanism at Manchester School of Architecture, this symposium will look towards the future of our cities. On 3 May 2012 a wide spectrum of ideas, theories and practices of varying scales regarding an urbanism fit for consumption will be debated.

A range of invited speakers will explore the subject of consumption, both what is being done and what can be achieved to progress positively, dealing with issues such as:

- over-consumption

- speculative consumption

- symbiotic consumption

- natural consumption

- architectural consumption

- under-consumption

- equitable consumption

- creative consumption

- anti-consumption

- global consumption

Details will be posted on the symposium's website and twitter

Havana

MA A+U students Laura Minca and Rajinder Matharu will be participating in the 3rd Caribbean Winterschool (organised by Munster School of Architecture) between 20 February and 10 March, during which time they will be gathering case study material for their forthcoming thesis projects.

A Rooftop Utopia

MA A+U student Lisa Kinch has contributed this project to the project 'Forgotten Spaces', with particular focus on Manchester's Market Street

International Student Funding Opportunities

Postgraduate VC International Scholarship

Manchester Metropolitan University is delighted to be making available a number of scholarships - each to the value of £3,000 to overseas students who enrol on our full time postgraduate taught programmes.

Who can apply?
You can apply for an award if you:
are an international student (classified as ‘overseas’ for tuition fee purposes)
AND
have an offer of a place on a postgraduate taught course at MMU for September 2012 entry or January 2013 entry
AND
are not currently registered on a postgraduate course at MMU

How to apply
To apply, download the application form and email your completed application to vcscholarships@mmu.ac.uk.

Current MA A+U student Ahlam Sharif holds a VC International Scholarship