The School of BEA Acoustics post graduate students and Architecture students from the famous Architectural Association (AA) in London, recently attended a series of  interdisciplinary workshops, research presentations, seminars and tours organised at both institutions. 

The Architectural Association School of Architecture is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive in the world. Its wide-ranging programme of exhibitions, lectures, symposia and publications have given it a central position in global discussions and developments within contemporary architectural culture.

The educational exchange and collaborative activities took place on 20 February and 27 February 2020 and aimed to raise student awareness of each others’ disciplines,  promote research collaboration and encourage the exchange of knowledge, perspectives,  ideas and insights relevant in the architectural design process.  

This educational exercise has been set up and facilitated by Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina and by former LSBU MSc Acoustics student and academic staff at AA, Laura de Azcarate. It is part of a teaching and research collaboration between the LSBU Acoustics Group  and the prestigious AA School or Architecture. Early feedback from students who took part, has indicated that the educational exercise has been a clear success.

The teaching and research collaboration in turn forms part of a pioneering  initiative taking place at AA, to embed acoustic education in the Architecture curriculum, in which  Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina is a promoter and official collaborator.

Further ideas and developments are planned for the next academic year. Please watch this space.