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Architecture education has "shifted away" from fire safety, experts say on Grenfell anniversary

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On the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster , fire safety specialists have attacked UK architecture schools for failing to adequately teach students about the subject. I've heard that in an architecture degree you get half a day on fire safety," agreed fire engineer and fire safety consultant Andrea White.

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Campus Opera / B-architecten

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Renovation and restoration of the former Provincial Safety Institute in Antwerp's Jezusstraat in the historic city center. Completed in 2024 in Antwerp, Belgium. Images by Lucid. The building was.

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RIBA "exploring" university code of conduct in response to Bartlett report

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Every educator and education provider has a duty to support the wellbeing and safety of their students, as well as their academic development, and have effective mechanisms in place to eradicate unacceptable behaviour," he wrote. The Bartlett is recognised as one of the best architecture schools in the world.

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Passion and Perseverance: Chloe’s Journey as a Young Licensed Architect

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What started as a passion for sketching and drawing eventually led her to apply to an architecture program in college. While most students find architecture school progressively harder, Chloe felt quite the opposite. Little did she know that this impulsive decision would pave the way for a remarkable career.

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Becoming an Architect: What You’ll Need to Know

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Studying design from at one of the many great architecture programs is, in my (admittedly, biased) opinion, one of the greatest educations a person could get as well as an amazing industry to work in. Architecture School. Having an architecture license is not a prerequisite to having a successful career in architecture.

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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils modular tent classrooms for refugees

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"Together, we developed a robust, cost-effective, and lightweight modular architectural system with fabric envelope to build structures that can be adapted in many variations to meet the conditions and lives of displaced children and children on the move," said ZHA project architect Gerry Cruz. "We

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Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore

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Shasore plans to use his previous experience as a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge's architecture school and as a course tutor for the MArch professional practice studio at the Royal College of Art to overcome some of the potential pitfalls that architecture institutions fall into when trying to become more inclusive.

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