The Bartlett
| UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment | |
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| Established | 1841 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Prof Alan Penn |
| Admin. staff | 300[1] |
| Students | 1,600[1] |
| Location | Bloomsbury, Central London, England, UK |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk |
The Bartlett is the Faculty of the Built Environment at University College London.[2] University College London created the first chair of architecture in 1841, and the school is named after the original benefactor, Sir Herbert Bartlett.
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[edit] Education
The Bartlett offers a variety of under- and post-graduate courses in subjects related to the built environment. It is particularly well known for its architecture and planning schools following the leadership of Sir Peter Cook and Sir Peter Hall respectively in the 1990s. The faculty undertakes research in the built environment, and is known for developing the space syntax theory.[3]
[edit] Architecture
In 2011 the university appointed Frederic Migayrou as the new Bartlett Professor of Architecture.[4] Current professors also include Iain Borden (Architecture & Urban Culture), Adrian Forty (Professor of Architectural History), Colin Fournier (Architecture & Urban Planning), Murray Fraser (Architecture & Global Culture), Stephen Gage (Architecture & Innovative Technology), Christine Hawley (Architectural Studies), Jonathan Hill (Architecture & Visual Theory), cj Lim (Architecture & Cultural Design) and Jane Rendell (Architecture & Art). The Bartlett's architecture provides courses are validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects.[5]
[edit] Planning
In 2011 Fulong Wu was appointed as Professor of Planning.[6] Patrick Abercrombie was an early professor of the school.
[edit] Construction & Project Management
Peter Morris is Chair and Head of the School of Construction & Project Management.[7]
[edit] Notable academics
- Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie
- Sir Peter Cook
- Thomas Leverton Donaldson, first Professor of Architecture at UCL
- Adrian Forty, Professor of Architectural History
- Sir Peter Hall
- Jonathan Hill, Professor of Architecture and Visual Theory
- Otto Königsberger, Professor at the Development Planning Unit
[edit] References
- ^ a b About Us, The Bartlett.
- ^ "UCL Bartlett voted best UK school of architecture – again". University College London. 2 June 2009. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0906/09060204. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
- ^ Hinde, Julia, Londoners develop own space craft, Times Higher Education Supplement, 17 April 1998.
- ^ Press release, University College London, 19 January 2011.
- ^ RIBA Schools validation list, 2010.
- ^ Building Design 14 June 2011.
- ^ "Contacts". The Bartlett School of Construction & Project Management, University College London. http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/cpm/about-us/contacts. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 51°31′33″N 0°7′58″W / 51.52583°N 0.13278°W
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