Tag: architecture
KU alumni wins prestigous architecture award for Hastings Pier
An architecture firm part-founded by Kingston University alumni was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) Stirling Prize for the renovation of Hastings Pier.
Kingston lecturer’s work named ‘Best Building of 2014’
Head of Architecture at Kingston University, Daniel Rosbottom has had his work in Norway named ‘Best Building of 2014’ by Architects Journal (AJ). The building, designed by DRDH Architects where Mr Rosbottom is one of the companies director, located in Bodø, Norway. Oliver Wainwright, The [more…]
Kingston University architecture students build Japanese temple gate
Japanese temples are not a common sight in London, however, KU students are re-creating Japan’s oldest wooden construction at Kingston Hill. The third year BA Architecture students will spicen up Dorich House’s garden over the summer with a miniature [more…]
Interior design students fury over alleged lack of lecturers
Interior design students “don’t have an identity” due to a supposed lecturer mix-up. Alex Sunier Interior design students and graduates are to make an official complaint to the dean of the faculty, fearing their well-renowned course [more…]
KU lecturer: United Nations should save London’s pubs
Kingston lecturer David Knight has taken his fight to preserve London’s pubs to the UN. Alexia Ganotaki Architecture lecturer David Knight took his third-year students with him on a quest to save London’s pubs by getting them [more…]
Display of KU graduates’ work at the Japanese Embassy
Kingston’s recent architecture graduates are featured in an exhibition at the Embassy of Japan, with their replica of a historical Japanese bridge. Kim Richters The 22 former students, who studied architecture at Knight’s Park last year, re-built an arch [more…]
Stephen Lawrence charity trust helps Kingston architecture students achieve their dreams
Two Kingston University students have received a bursary from the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, to help them fund and follow their dreams in the architecture industry.
By Amirah Valu
