Richmond upon Thames College (RuTC) is proud to be partnering with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to help enrich our students' studies and provide industry exposure and experience.
RuTC Architecture tutor, Tim Pond met Joshua Brooks, Learning Manager at RIBA, at one of their outreach events this term, where Tim was able to showcase the quality of our students' work. RIBA have since formally partnered with our A Level Architecture course, seeing it as RIBA part 0. They have also been offering participation in an extended project qualification at The London School of Architecture and a Youth Forum, which takes students on exciting trips once a month, on a Saturday.
As part of this partnership, part two architect at The London School of Architecture, Jahba Anan is creating a construction onsite at RuTC to fulfil the final project part of her course, with help from some of our students. After discussion with staff members and teams across the college, it has been decided that an internal structure that students can make good use of on a daily basis would work best. Together with the Student Services, Learning Resource and Estates departments, it has been agreed that a moveable Sanctuary Pod will be constructed on the ground floor of the college building. A place where students can take some time out to read, reflect and relax. This will be the same colour wood as current furnishings to match aesthetics and will be able to be easily transported to other areas of the building, e.g. the Learning Resource Centre.
The project is aimed at first year Architecture students, a group of Carpentry students and Electrical students for lighting and sound, to work together to create and assemble this piece in the spring of 2024.
This is an incredibly exciting project for our students to be a part of, to gain hands-on project experience and the chance to work in a team with external contacts.
Learn more about RIBA here.
In other Architecture news, second year A Level students visited Durley Chine Eco Hub in mid-November. A new development helping to deliver a step-change in the reduction of waste and elimination of single-use packaging along Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole's beautiful seafront.
Here they met Andrew from Bournemouth Council and Mike from Footprint Architects to understand why and how the Hub was commissioned and what eco evolutions the architects used.
Our students found the trip incredibly interesting and educational, and thoroughly enjoyed learning outside of the classroom.
Find out more about the project here.
