Architecture Newsletter

Marcel Vellinga has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the 2013 ‘International Conference on Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture’, organised by ICOMOS-CIAV (the International Committee on Vernacular Architecture) in collaboration with the Escola Superior Gallaecia. The conference, expected … →
Mark Attmore.

A one day symposium bringing together academics and practitioners working in the field of architectural regeneration, including Robin Nicholson from Cullinan Studio, Robert Adam from ADAM Architecture, Geoff Rich from Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Trevor Osborne from the Trevor … →
Mark Attmore.

MArchD Design Studio 4 tutors Nasser Golzari and Yara Sharif have been short listed for the Aga Khan Award for their part in the revitalisation of the historic centre of Birzeit in Palestine. Their practice NGArchitects has been working closely with … →
Mark Attmore.

Associate Lecturer Peter Newton has recently been elected as Chair of Architecture Sans Frontieres International for 2013/2014 at their General Assembly meeting in Porto. Architecture Sans Frontieres International is an independent and non-hierarchical network of not-for-profit and participative organisations concerned … →
Mark Attmore.

Ashmolean Director’s Lectures 2013 Prof John Parkinson: Democracy and Public Space Sat, 20 April, 11:00 – 12:00 Where Headley Lecture Theatre – Ashmolean Museum – Oxford map Description The Ashmolean Director’s Lectures series brings you a line-up of speakers who … →
Mark Attmore.

Our second year architects and interiors students were asked to produce short videos based on a set of titles from David Greene’s book L.A.W.U.N 19 They showed their skills with a range of software from Adobe After Effects to AutoDesk … →
Toby Shew.

The Paul Oliver Vernacular Architecture Library is inviting students in the School of Architecture and the School of Arts at Brookes to design the logo for one of the largest collections of books and images on vernacular architecture in the … →
Mark Attmore.

Final Guest Lecture 21 March – Gavin Hodgson- PassivHaus - Applied Technology (or Real Projects!):   Gavin Hodgson is our guest this week (21 March 2013), in our final lecture of the series.  He will talk about designing zero carbon buildings, see the … →
Mark Attmore.

Sixty-two collaborations in fourteen days. OB1 LIVE (Year one students of architecture and interior architecture at Oxford Brookes School of Architecture) were asked to engage with the interests of a group and to express this in a public context via … →
Jane Anderson.

Following the investigations into spatial threshold conditions and bespoke materiality,  Unit A ran a digital fabrication workshop at Grymsdyke Farm employing CNC and lasercutting techniques, to manufacture live-sized 1:1 prototypes made from plywood back in December 2012. LINK http://www.oxfordarchitecture.org/newsletter/?p=1307 Arnold Laver Timber Merchants … →
Mark Attmore.

OxArch Thursday Lecture: Jim Eyre of Wilkinson Eyre. 6.30pm, Thursday 14th March, Student Hub, 3rd Floor Abercrombie.
Mark Attmore.

Special Guest Lecture – Mina Samangooei – Food and Buildings – Applied Technology (or Real Projects!):   Mina Samangooei is our guest this week (14 March 2013).  She will talk about designing buildings - with food, see the associated images and below:   … →
Mark Attmore.

Special Guest Lecture  – Steve Webb, WEBB YATES – Applied Technology (or Real Projects!): Steve Webb is our guest this week (7 March 2013).  He will talk about designing fabric structures, see the associated image and below:   ‘An overview of fabric … →
Mark Attmore.

I would like to inform you about our summer 2013 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 14th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and … →
Mark Attmore.

THE NOBLE VERNACULAR The second Place, Culture & Identity research group open lecture. Wednesday 13th March 2013, 5.30pm Student Hub, 3rd floor, Abercrombie. In recent years many publications have appeared that stress the sustainable character of vernacular architecture, emphasizing its … →
Mark Attmore.

Oxford Brookes students, Eliayes Hamzah, Yusuke Ando, Arief Jamarin and Izzat Akram Nasir, received an Honorable Mention for their entry into ArchMedium’s international Tokyo Replay Centre competition. The students specialise in Advanced Architectural Design, tutored by Andrew Holmes, as part … →
Mark Attmore.

Special Guest Lecture Series – Applied Technology (or Real Projects!): Tim Lucas is our next guest (28 February 2013).  He will talk about designing complex shapes, see the associated image and below: ‘Designing Making Synopsis/ Tim Lucas founder of Price & … →
Mark Attmore.

Firas Hnoosh of SOM. Thursday 21st February, 6.30pm, Student Hub, 3rd Floor Abercombrie.
Mark Attmore.

Special Guest Lecture Series – Applied Technology (or Real Projects!) – 9am this Thursday: Steve Webb is our guest this week (21 February 2013), see the associated image: ‘Fuente del Jarro, Unilever Leatherhead, Cow bridge….A factory, an office and a bridge.  … →
Mark Attmore.

This year the Oxford Human Rights Festival  will be celebrating its 11th anniversary. Founded in 2003, the festival is an initiative of students on the MA course in Development and Emergency Practice, hoping to raise awareness about a range of human rights … →
Mark Attmore.

Julia Wedel, a PhD student in the School of Architecture, will be presenting some research at the ‘Within the Limits of Scarcity | Rethinking Spaces, City and Practices’ conference at Westminster University from 26-28 February. The Final Programme can be found … →
Mark Attmore.

Bill Finn is our guest this week (14 February 2013), see the associated image: ‘Thursday at 9.00 I will be giving lecture about my work in “shelter after disaster” – how to rebuild houses after earthquakes, storms and floods so that … →
Mark Attmore.

Consuming the Exotic is an exhibition by postgrad Oxford students of Architecture. It’s concerned with questioning the environmental consequences of our current fetish for experiencing foreign culture. It does this by focusing on a visit to Istanbul and Cappadocia, Turkey by … →
Mark Attmore.

Shaun Farrell, BIM Manager at Zaha Hadid Architects will be discussing the possibilities of using BIM in a less orthogonal and more organic way. Monday 11th February. 6.30pm. Student Hub, 3rd Floor Abercrombie.
Mark Attmore.

Rescue! Recover! Nick Beech 5:30pm Wednesday 13 February 2013 Student Hub, 3rd Floor Abercrombie Building, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP All welcome (this is not a ticketed event, but you are asked to rsvp to ahatherell@brookes.ac.uk so we have … →
Mark Attmore.

This year Unit A is investigating liminal conditions and is designing through making 1:1 plywood prototypes that relate to a social, urban and infrastructural context. Over the past weeks, each of the 8 groups (consisting of 3 students) tested various … →
DGS.

A rammed earth construction workshop run by Rowland Keable for OxArch members only. Wednesday 27th February. Only £5. Limited Spaces.
Mark Attmore.