The school of architecture and design at the University of Brighton have highlighted key social issues in the latest show presented by the students.
In a school statement, they said ‘ The School of Architecture and Design at Brighton offers courses in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Product Design at undergraduate level, together with a suite of courses at MA and research degree level.
‘Post-graduate courses include Architecture (MA and post part two), architecture and urban design, sustainable design, interior design, town planning and management and practice and law in architecture.
‘At the end of the academic year, several prizes are presented to students across the school. These are awards that have been generated within the school or are provided by external sponsors. The prize-winners are featured in the following work.’
Such works of note included ‘Museum of the World’ by Anna Rose Hague who called to account ‘the actions of the British Museum who should admit to their wrongful possession of stolen artefacts’, while using her design skills to peel back of the Reading Room to allow an open and transparent feel to the building, creating a space that shows face-to-face shared thinking between ‘experts’ and ‘non-experts’.
Another creation notes the presence of Extinction Rebellion in their quest to continue to influence the reduction of environmental harm by the nation.
Created by Matilda Swift-Barnard, ‘Extinction Rebellion HQ’ highlights the conception of a ‘secret subterranean factory disguised as two normal houses’. The use of recycled plastic bricks is a key feature to the idea, with their use to build both the houses and a network of protest meeting points that connect to the HQ via tunnels.
Such ingenuity, which is commonplace throughout the heritage of Brighton, has been lauded and supported by Dezeen, a content producer who have worked in partnership to help highlight the future designers of the world’s structures.
Photo Credit: Robert Stump
