Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Aberdeen, Campus, Development, News

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Scott Sutherland Lecture Series Scott Sutherland School of Architecture Lecture Series 2011-12 image from SSSA The 5710 Society at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture are pleased to announce an exciting year ahead with a diverse range of guest speakers, ranging from well-established international names to some exciting young practices. Our lectures are open to members and the public, and held every Thursday at 5pm in our Main Lecture Hall, with a members drink reception afterwards - always a good opportunity to meet the architects informally. While we are in the final stages of organising this year's series, we are pleased to announce the majority of our timetable. Highlights include Duggan Morris Architects, Reiulf Ramstad Architects from Oslo, Peter St John of Caruso St John, Clancy Moore and O’Donnell & Tuomey from Dublin along with many top Scottish practices such as Reiach & Hall and Rural Design. Annual membership is £20, or £4 a week at the door, and is open to all students and anybody wishing to attend from other universities or from the wider public are more than welcome. Membership also entitles the holder to our after lecture Cheese, Beer and Wine event held in our Main Hall. Please see the full timetable for more information: Semester 1 Sep 29th - 5710 Opening Party Oct 6th - Tom Connolly of Elder and Cannon, Glasgow Oct 13th - Reiulf Ramstad of RRA Architects, Oslo Oct 20th - Mary Duggan and Joe Morris, Duggan Morris, London Oct 27th - Oliver Chapman, Edinburgh (1pm Lunchtime Lecture) Holmes Architects, Glasgow (5pm Lecture) Nov 10th - William Tunnel, Edinburgh Nov 24th - Malcolm Fraser, Edinburgh Dec 1st - Robin Webster of Cameron Webster, Glasgow Dec 8th - Peter McLaughlin of John McAslan Architects, Edinburgh Semester 2 Feb 9th - RMJM, Glasgow Feb 16th - Jamie Fobert Architects, London Feb 23rd - Boyd Cody Architects, Dublin Mar 1st - Andrew Clancy of Clancy Moore, Dublin Mar 8th - Neil Sutherland Architects, Inverness Mar 15th - O’Donnell & Tuomey, Dublin Mar 22nd - Neil Gillespie of Reiach and Hall, Edinburgh Mar 29th - Dualchas, Skye April 12th - Peter St John of Caruso St John, London April 19th - David Henderson of Bennetts Associates, London April 26th - Rural Design, Skye We hope to announce a number of other speakers soon, please check our newly revamped website at www.5710.org.uk for up to date information Robert Gordon University - New Buildings Started on site - Jul 2011 Design: BDP, architects Combined Gray’s Art School / Scott Sutherland School of Architecture image from architect Campus + 6 buildings incl. combined Scott Sutherland school of Architecture andGray's School of Art Robert Gordon University Garthdee Campus Scott Sutherland Show Scott Sutherland School of Architecture Show 2011 16 - 30 Jun Drawing by Rowan Morrice ; Jenny Jarman: images from SSSA There have been considerable changes at Scott Sutherland in the last few years, as the school opens up more to the rest of the UK. The Big Crit initiative has been a great success and involved some of the country's most respected architects and writers in their end of year review. The Master of Architecture course has architecture and urban design units run by Professors Gokay Deveci, Neil Gillespie and Alan Dunlop. The drawings above are by students from Professor Alan Dunlop's unit. The students in this unit are not allowed to use computers to develop their ideas and present their work. They must sketch, draw by hand and make models, quite a radical idea for a school of architecture in the 21st Century but it has resulted in some beautiful work and drawings and worth seeing. Drawing by Scott Sutherland students of masterplan in east end of Glasgow: image from SSSA 25 May 2011 Images from The Big Crit: photos from SSSA 21 Mar 2011 Scott Sutherland School of Architecture Event Big Crit event at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen 19 May 2011 The Big Crit is an annual event organised by staff and students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment in Aberdeen. It is a day long public discussion about the work of architecture students within the school, with individual presentations and reviews of work from all years and Masters units. The aim is to draw general lessons about architectural design from an analysis of students work and a review of the schools studio briefs, with a number of high profile architects and critics reflecting on the proposals. At the end of the reviews, the critics and public are invited to reflect and comment about individual schemes and talk about the work in the context of broader discussions about contemporary architecture and urbanism. poster from SSSA The Big Crit event is a fantastic opportunity to see the work undertaken by students over the last year and explore some of the design, construction and social issues that the school embarks upon. There will be a social event in the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment and adjacent grounds after the critiques have finished. The Big Crit event this year will take place in the school on Thursday 19th of May. This years guest critics are Peter St John, of Caruso St John, Annalie Riches from RHMA, William Mann from Witherford Watson Mann Architects, Ellis Woodman from Building Design, along with Masters Studio tutors Neil Gillespie from Reiach and Hall, and Alan Dunlop of Alan Dunlop Architects. Website: http://www.bigcrit.org/ Scott Sutherland School RGU : Glasgow Group Degree Show 2008 Images Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment 14 Sep 2007 Appointment of Visiting Professor The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Visiting Professor. Alan Dunlop, a partner of Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects in Glasgow, was educated at the Mackintosh School in Glasgow. He brings a wealth of professional experience developed through a portfolio of challenging and dynamic designs across the UK, which have consistently won a number of high profile accolades. More recently, the work of the practice has expanded into Europe. Alan has taught in a number of schools of architecture in the UK, and has been published widely, including two practice monographs: ‘Challenging Contextualism’ and ‘Curious Rationalism’. ‘It is a critical time for architecture in Scotland’, says Alan Dunlop. “Architects require a full range of technical, communication and artistic skill in order to fully engage. I also believe it is important that practitioners influence the development of the coming generation”. Alan’s primary role will be to lead and direct a group of final year architecture students in their exploration of contemporary urban issues, building on the experience of his practice, and his personal passion for the city. Professor Gokay Deveci said ‘I am delighted. This is good news for our students. Alan Dunlop works at the leading edge of practice and will make his professional experience and design skills accessible to us all'. Professor G Deveci RIBA ARIAS Scott Sutherland School, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen AB10 7QB t +44 (0) 1224 263714 e This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Alan Dunlop, Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects - 0141 331 2926

Scott Sutherland School of Architecture - Tower Building
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Postmodern influence from Aldo Rossi and local Castles
Scott Sutherland Building : Dixon.Jones

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