Architectural Association School of Architecture
| Architectural Association School of Architecture | |
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| Website: | aaschool.ac.uk |
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| Grid reference: | TQ29778162 |
| Location: | 51°31’7"N, 0°7’52"W |
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| Town: | Bloomsbury |
The Architectural Association School of Architecture in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, commonly referred to as the AA, is the oldest private school of architecture in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] The AA hosts exhibitions, lectures, symposia and publications.
History
The Architectural Association was founded in 1847 as an alternative to the practice of training young men via apprenticeship to established architects. Apprenticeships offered no guarantee of educational quality or professional standards, and the system was believed to be "rife with Conflict of interest|vested interests and open to abuse, dishonesty and incompetence".[4]
Two articled pupils, Robert Kerr (1823–1904) and Charles Gray (1827/28–1881), proposed a systematic course of training provided by the students themselves.[4] Following a merger with the Association of Architectural Draughtsmen, the first formal meeting under the name of the Architectural Association took place in May 1847 at Lyons Inn Hall, London.[5] Kerr became the first president (1847–48).[6] From 1859, the AA shared premises at 9 Conduit Street with the Royal Institute of British Architects, later (1891) renting rooms in Great Marlborough Street.[4]
The AA School was formally established in 1890, and in 1901, it moved to the former Royal Architectural Museum in Tufton Street, Westminster. In 1917, it moved to its current location in Bedford Square, central London, and has since acquired additional London premises in John Street, a property on Morwell Street behind Bedford Square,[7] and a 350-acre site at Hooke Park in Dorset.
Independent status
The school sits outside the state-funded university system and UCAS application system. As an independent school, the AA does not participate in university rankings.
The Architectural Association School of Architecture enrols a higher proportion of students from overseas compared to other architecture schools in the United Kingdom.
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References
- ↑ "Top Architecture Schools in the World" (in en-US). Jebiga Design & Lifestyle. 2013-08-08. http://www.jebiga.com/top-architecture-schools/?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0.
- ↑ "Best architecture schools in the world" (in en-GB). Spear's Magazine. 2014-02-01. http://www.spearswms.com/best-architecture-schools-in-the-world/.
- ↑ "Top 10 Best Architecture Schools in the World 2015" (in en-US). Design Schools Hub. 2015-07-30. http://www.designschoolshub.com/top-10-best-architecture-schools-world/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Bottoms, Edward (2010). "AA History". http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/AALIFE/LIBRARY/aahistory.php.
- ↑ Records of the Architectural Association
- ↑ Past Presidents of the Architectural Association Template:Webarchive
- ↑ "AA Life: Welcome". Architectural Association. http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/AALIFE/WELCOME/index.php.
- "HE Student Enrolments". Higher Education Statistics Agency. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-1.
- Weaver, Thomas (2008). Architectural Association Files: Annals of the Architectural Association School of Architecture. London, United Kingdom: AA Publications. pp. 84. ISBN 978-1-902902-69-2.
- AA Projects Review 05/06. London, United Kingdom: AA Publications. 2006. pp. 198. ISBN 1-902902-50-5.
Further reading
- Summerson, John (1947). The Architectural Association 1847–1947. London: Pleiades Books.
- Zamarian, Patrick (2020). The Architectural Association in the Postwar Years. London: Lund Humphries