The Oxford School of Architecture is a school of architecture at

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in Oxford, England. Founded in 1927 by

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. it is one of the largest architecture schools in the United Kingdom, with around 300 students and 70 staff. The school has become one of the most competitive architecture schools, ranking in the top 50 Architecture schools in the world in the 2015

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. The school also houses the RIBA Studio a program facilitated by the

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(RIBA) to facilitate the registration of architects who are working in the field of architecture within the United Kingdom.

History

The school was formed in 1927 by a small group of architects in Oxford, following a rejection from the

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to establish a architecture school in the city, due to the aftermath of the

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. The architects then approached

, who agreed to form the school, named the Oxford School of Architecture. There were three students, two women and one man. One woman left after the first year to get married, but the school grew to one of the largest in the country. The department also have a society called the Doric Club founded the same year as the school itself in 1927. The school is validated by the

, and the

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Specialist study

Centre for Development and Emergency Practice. CENDEP was awarded the

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and is well known for its program for humanitarian practitioners, some of which are delivered in cooperation with

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. CENDEP provides an academic setting for the study of cities, humanitarianism and refugees. Singer and activist

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is patron of the Master's Course in Development and Emergency Practice.

Oxford Architecture Society

The school has a student-run society called the Oxford Architecture Society also known as 'OxArch'. It hosts a variety of guest lectures, workshops, competitions, films and socials throughout the academic year.

OSA Magazine

Established in 2014 and published three times a year, the student-led OSA magazine offers a platform for students to publish original and edited articles and projects related to the theme of each issue. The magazine was founded by post-graduate students Rob Dutton and Lauren Kehoe. Subsequent editors include Adrian Alexandrescu (2015–2016), James Barrell (2016–2017), Sonia Tong (2016–2017), Jing Zhi Tan (2017-2018), Kate Ridgway (2017-2018), Maria Mavrikou (2017-2018) and Robert Antony Cresswell (2017-2018). The magazine is supported by Robin Partington and Partners and

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Heads of School

*Stephen Bertram (1929-1938) *Edwin Marshal Rice (1938-1948) *William Taylor (Interim) (1952-1954) *Reginald Cave (1954-1976) * Robert Maguire (1976-1986) *Christopher Cross (1986-1999) *Richard Hayward (Interim) (2000-2001) *John Stevenson (2001-2002)Oxford Brookes University (2002)
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Oxford: Oxford Brookes University, pp.3. *Mike Jenks (2002–2005)Oxford Brookes University (2003)
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Oxford: Oxford Brookes University, pp.2 . *Mark Swenarton (2005–2010)Architects' Journal (2005)
Swenarton to head Oxford Brookes
Architects' Journal, 24 March 2005. *Matt Gaskin (2010–2020)Architects' Journal (2005)
University home > School of Architecture > Staff > Mark Swenarton
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Notable staff

*Prof. David Greene (

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) *David Grindley *Prof. Rajat Gupta – Professor of Architecture and Climate Change *Prof. Nabeel Hamdi – Author, humanitarian and winner of UN Habitat’s Scroll of Honour *Andrew Holmes – Artist *Prof. Mike Jenks – Emeritus Professor, Co-founder of OISD *Prof.

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MBE – Vernacular encyclopaedia *John Stevenson – Deputy Head of Architecture and Head of Design (Architecture) *Christopher Nash – Managing Partner of

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Notable alumni

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– First woman architect in Pakistan and advisor to

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* Graham Stirk – Partner of

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practice of

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Charlie Luxton Charlie Luxton is an architectural designer and television presenter who writes and speaks about the environment and sustainable architecture. Early life and education Luxton was born in Australia in April 1974. His family moved to England when ...

– Broadcaster/architectural designer *Dr

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– Author and chief scholar at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Switzerland and former trustee of

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Honorary

Louis Hellman Louis Hellman (born 1936) is a British architect and cartoonist. He is particularly known for his cartoons from the world of architecture and his ''Archi-têtes'' drawings, in which he caricatured architects by drawing them in the style of thei ...

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* Doreen Laurence

References

External links

Official website
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