Vere van Gool and Mary Wang decided to start MISS, a platform to celebrate femininity in design, after several conversations about what was not being said.

UNIT TRIP: Ottoman Phantoms

AA 3rd Year Stefan Jovanovic describes Inter 12’s journey to Istanbul and the individual research he carried out surrounding the disappearing culture of theatre and performance.

AA graduate John Naylor announces his new Visiting School in Haiti that aims to create open source research around bamboo as a building material

THE VISITING SCHOOL GLOBAL SUMMIT

Visiting School Coordinator Priji Balakrishnan writes about the Global Summit organised in October that brought under one roof the many directors of the AA’s expanding Global School for a two day conference.

VANESSA NORWOOD

Things I have learnt, things I am learning and some things I may never get.
(Excerpt from the book The Architect’s Guide to Effective Self-Presentation)

@AAVisiting:

Bangkok Visiting School — coming up! http://t.co/JKRfrsdGvU

7:28 AM 14 Nov 13

AA graduate Scrap Marshall (AADipl2012) describes the visiting school at the Bauman Family Tree Farm in Eugene, Oregon

UNIT TRIP: Take a walk on the wild side

AA 2nd year, Ema Hana Kačar takes us along on the Inter 9 Unit trip to the Arctic landscapes of Aalto – Finland.

@AAConverse:

Joshua Harskamp presents his First Year portfolio at #OpenJury2013 through music and lyrics #RollingStones http://t.co/dQEk4TRWe4

10:43 AM 08 Nov 13

POZNER PRIZE 2013: FIVE SPACES OF ESCAPE

by Frederik Bo Bojesen (AADipl 2013)
Diploma Unit 10

@AAConverse:

“I can’t work in the morning – my mind is too clear. I’m a great believer in confusion and the subconscious” Colomina on working at night

11:02 AM 01 Nov 13

@AAConverse:

“Architectural practice is not just about building. It’s about discourse, conversations and a platform for exploring ideas” @_Beatrice

10:41 AM 01 Nov 13

@AAConverse:

Breakfast with Bea (@_Beatrice and Beatriz Colomina) by MissMag in Studio 2 at the AA http://t.co/2Viti71toq

10:38 AM 01 Nov 13

LIGHT FOREST

AA DLab 2013 director Elif Erdine and tutor Alexandros Kallegias describe the 1:1 interactive and kinetic prototype, Light Forest, that was the output of their visiting school and will soon be installed in the Back Members’ Room.

The party was planned as a continual event and I hope that is the way people enjoyed it. What makes any party good is the people. This event was aimed not only at the student community but for the whole membership to enjoy and it was very nice to see students and members celebrating together.

 – Eleanor Dodman

@AAConverse:

Giovanni Piovene from #SanRocco presents the #BookofCopies in the AA Lecture hall http://t.co/KitG1hElOg

6:32 PM 29 Oct 13

PORT AU PRINCE – SYLVO CITÉ

by John Naylor, AADipl 2013
Diploma Unit 16, winner of the Foster + Partners Prize 2013

Christopher Pierce, Intermediate 9 Unit Master solves the riddle of that enduring enigma named ‘Ching’.

@AAConverse:

Book tickets to this year’s #FilmNights series in partnership with @RIBA and @DisegnoDaily architecture.com/RegionsAndInte… http://t.co/fcIfoNMo6p

10:38 AM 21 Oct 13

When you are in your early years at the AA I don’t think you have a clear perception of what an architect is. You are into exploring things, exploring materials and trying to understand how to tackle a problem. We didn’t have a mature view of what an architect was. We were winging it, travelling on magic carpets. 

 – Mike Davies

BUSTER RÖNNGREN

Letter from a Young Architect
(originally published in AArchitecture 20)

An excerpt from AA Director Brett Steele’s speech at the opening of a new corridor connecting the top floors of all the buildings facing Bedford Square.

THE ALL-NIGHTER

by Arabella Maza, AA 5th Year
(originally published in AArchitecture 20)

The fundamental criteria for an AA Honours project have not changed over the years. The work must challenge preconceptions. It must exceed its unit, its tutors, its origins, its language and reach a brink of collapse. These projects are not seamless or slick, they have rough edges that reveal potential. 

 – Barbara Campbell-Lange

@AAVisiting:

It’s in! ‘Ceramica Cumella’ available at the AA Bookstore (32 Bedford Square) and at: aabookshop.net. http://t.co/tOfvwQtsdV

8:00 AM 17 Oct 13