MArch STB: Graduation day

Friday, July 13, 2012

Graduation day

Graduation 2012: Architecture students lining up to walk past the Chancellor.

Friday 13th July 2012: Graduation day for the BArch, Diploma and MEng and a few PhD students. None of our Masters are involved because their special day is coming in December 2012. The photo above includes Sam Holt who is a graduating 6th year, and took part in both our TB studio semesters in 2010-2011. His design for New York was my favourite, and I am sorry it wasnt chosen to be at Prague for the Isover finals. However, it was at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition of 2011!
It was an extra special day for our course and studio because Phil Oldfield now becomes Dr Phil Oldfield! He completed his PhD in the spring, and graduated today. Sorry for not getting a picture of him in the official gown and hat! Here is a photo of Phil's family visiting the TB Studio Summer Exhibition in Paton house.

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debarpita mohapatraJuly 13, 2012 at 9:58 PM
Thanks for keeping the memories alive David... And many many congratulations to Dr Phil :)
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Introduction

The Masters course in Sustainable Tall Buildings: (STB) introduces tall buildings as a strategy for urban sustainability and densification for the 21st C. It explores advanced concepts of urban and social living, smart structures and systems, vertical landscaping, construction, and bioclimatic design for super-tall skyscrapers.

The course is the first of its kind, and runs at the University of Nottingham, England, and is accredited by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The Faculty of Engineering decided to merge it with the all purpose MArch Design unfortunately (in 2015), but the taught modules continue.

In 2011, we took part in the Isover international student competition for the vertical Passivhaus skyscraper, New York, with three teams in the finals. In 2012, we had 2 groups of students as semi-finalists in the international CTBUH competition, one of which came 4th.

In the year 2013-2014, we were designing towers in Tianjin, Rotterdam, Singapore and London. Two of our designs won first and second prize in 2014, and we won first prize in 2015, with many teams in the semifinals.

In the years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, we are designing 'Pocket Towers' in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in first semester, and High rise clusters in London in the second semester.

This blog is about the whole Tall Building design studio, not only the STB course.

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[Note for New Applicants: The course has now been merged with MArch Design. So you cannot enter as MArch STB, but if you complete all the credits required for the degree of MArch STB, you can graduate with STB degree.)

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Friday, July 13, 2012

Graduation day

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