BSBG sponsors and attends The Bartlett Summer Show 2018

Words by BSBG Media Team, Tuesday 17 July 2018

BSBG's London office has once again provided support to The Bartlett Summer Show for 2018, one of the leading exhibitions of student architecture in the world, hosted by The Bartlett School of Architecture. The show was attended by Lead Architect Iain Strudley, who was joined by BSBG Head of Design, Armin Buchbinder. BSBG also sponsored the Adaptive Technology Prize for 2018 at the show.

The Bartlett Summer Show brings a number of the world’s top architects and design houses, each keen on uncovering new talent studying at one of the most prestigious design schools in London. For the Summer show 2018, four themes were shown: Materials, Nature, Urban and Sustainability.

BSBG sponsors The Bartlett Summer Show 2018

BSBG sponsored the Adaptive Technology Prize, and this year the prize was shared between four winners: Alexander Wood, Carl Pihlveus, Krystal Ting Tsai, and Shi Qi (Kiki) Tu. The prize is awarded to the Year 5 student who produces the best design project, with reference to their design portfolio and thesis, that incorporates adaptive systems responding to the environmental context. The four outstanding students met with Iain and Armin, where they had the opportunity to ask questions about working with BSBG in destinations such as London, Dubai or Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Armin Buchbinder flew into London from Dubai specifically to attend the 2018 Bartlett Summer Show. “I was impressed by the creativity and skills on display at this year’s Bartlett VIP Summer event,” he told us. “It was exciting to see how the students explored and found answers to various challenges using models, drawings, films and artistic installations.”

The BSBG-sponsored prize encouraged students to explore the depths of their creativity and innovation to develop projects that respond creatively to the environment within which they are placed, or specific programmatic requirements. The projects must further adapt to changes in the environmental context (for example, changes during different seasons) or in the way the project is used.

“The response from students to this year’s annual BSBG Adaptive Technology Prize were hugely impressive,” Iain Strudley said. “Four winners were selected, each of whom used cinematic atmospheres, sculptural models, simulations of programmatic parameters and adaptive, responsive envelopes within their project work. We had the opportunity to engage with the winning students, resulting in a dialogue following each presentation. We have several staff who studied at The Bartlett working in our design studios, and for me it was great to witness the determination and creativity apparent throughout the students’ work, up close and in person."

Iain finished by paying tribute to The Bartlett, a school that BSBG has always retained close ties with. "Another sterling summer show from The Bartlett, and BSBG is proud and honoured to be associated with this fantastic school of architecture. I hope we could see some of the students join us through our graduate employment or student internship programme, both of which continue to be highly successful, as part of our commitment to taking on, nurturing and developing the best new design talent from across the globe.”

BSBG Media Team

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