Architectural Association School of Architecture
Motto	Design with Beauty, Build in Truth
Established	1847
Director	Brett Steele
Location	London, United Kingdom
Homepage	http://www.aaschool.ac.uk

The Architectural Association (also known as AA School of Architecture) is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK. It was founded by two dissatisfied young architects (Robert Kerr, 19, and Charles Grey, 24) in 1847 to provide a self-directed, independent education at a time when there was no formal training available. Its students were addressed by many eminent figures, including John Ruskin and George Gilbert Scott. Image File history File links AASchool-logo. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... However, the widest definition in modern use refers to the organization, articulation, and interfaces of any built (or To Be Built— TBB) entity, whether a building or a communications network. ... An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Upper: Steel-plate engraving of Ruskin as a young man, made circa 1845, scanned from print made circa 1895. ... The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge is characteristic of Scotts many church designs Sir George Gilbert Scott (July 13, 1811 - March 27, 1878) was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals. ...

The School was formally established in 1890. In 1901, it moved premises to the former Royal Architectural Museum. In 1920, it moved again, to its current premises in Bedford Square, central London (it has since acquired additional London premises in John Street and a site at Hooke Park in Dorset). After 150 years, the AA attracts students from more than fifty countries worldwide. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Bedford Square is a square in the Bloomsbury district of the London Borough of Camden in London, England. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ...

Courses are divided into two main areas - undergraduate programmes, leading to the AA Diploma, and postgraduate programmes, which include specialised courses in landscape urbanism, housing and urbanism, energy and the environment, histories and theories, design research lab, as well as day-release course in building conservation, garden conservation, and environmental access. Since its foundation, the School has continued to draw its teaching staff from progressive international practices, and they are reappointed annually, allowing a continual renewal of the exploration of architecture.

Former students

• Will Alsop
• Peter Cook
• Piers Gough
• Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
• Zaha Hadid
• Thomas Hardy
• Rem Koolhaas
• Cedric Price
• Richard Rogers
• Michael Ventris
• Robin Evans
• Geoffrey Bawa

Will Alsop (born 1947) is an English architect based in London, responsible for several distinctive and controversial modernist buildings — most in the United Kingdom. ... Peter Cook (born in 1936 in Southend, Essex) is a notable English architect, teacher and writer about architecture. ... Sir Nicholas Grimshaw (born 1939) is a prominent English architect, particularly noted for several modernist buildings, including the international railway terminal at Londons Waterloo Station and the Eden Project in Cornwall. ... Zaha Hadid (Arabic: زها حديد) (born October 31, 1950) is a notable British deconstructivist architect. ... Thomas Hardy, OM (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was a novelist, short story writer, and poet of the naturalist movement, who delineated characters struggling against their passions and circumstances. ... Seattle Central Library, designed by OMA Rem Koolhaas (born November 17, 1944 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch architect, former journalist and screenwriter who studied architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London. ... Cedric Price was an architect (1934_2003). ... Richard George Rogers, Baron Rogers of Riverside (born 23 July 1933) is a British architect noted for his modernist and functionalist designs. ... Michael Ventris (July 12, 1922–September 6, 1956) was an English architect and classical scholar, who along with John Chadwick was responsible for the decipherment of Linear B. At the beginning of the 20th century, archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans began excavating Knossos, an ancient city located on the island of... Geoffrey Bawa is considered Sri Lankas most prolific and influential architect. ...

Former teachers

• Reg Butler
• Daniel Libeskind
• Cedric Price
• Peter Smithson
• FOA
• Ben Van Berkel
• John Frazer
• Bernard Tschumi
• Robin Evans
• Elia Zenghelis

Reg Butler sculpture at Kenwood House, London Reginald Cotterell Butler (28th April 1913 - 23rd October 1981) was an English sculptor. ... The aluminium clad east face of the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. ... Cedric Price was an architect (1934_2003). ... English architect Peter Smithson (18 September 1923-3 March 2003) formed an architectural partnership with his wife Alison, and is often associated with the Brutalist style. ... The three-letter acronym FOA has multiple meanings, including: Full Operational Assessment (in air traffic control) Field Operating Agency (in military usage) Freedom of Access (in politics) FOA can also stand for the Futures and Options Association, a British derivatives industry association Formatting Objects Authoring, an XSL authoring software tool... John Frazer is an English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture and intelligent CAD systems. ... Bernard Tschumi (born January 25, 1944 Lausanne, Switzerland) is a contemporary French/Swiss architect, writer, and academic. ...

External links

• Official website