A manifesto for Spatial Practices 1 at Central Saint Martins 2 WE SEE THE WE SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF NOT ONLY THE SPACE AS FUNDA- DEVELOPMENT MENTALLY SOCIAL OF RADICAL AND POLITICAL IDEAS, BUT ALSO THE RADICAL 3 POTENTIAL OF WE USE OUR MAKING AND NAME TO RETHINK BUILDING OUR PROFESSION, IMAGINING ROLES BEYOND DISCIPLINARY LIMITS, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGING IN OUR ART SCHOOL 4 SETTING WE ENGAGE CREATIVELY WITH 5 THE REALITY WE PROVIDE OF THE CITY FLEXIBLE, AROUND US, AND ALTERNATIVE ITS LEGISLATIVE PATHWAYS AND ECONOMIC FOR STUDY CONSTRAINTS ENCOURAGING BY UNDERTAKING DIVERSE CAREERS LIVE PROJECTS AND INNOVATIVE THAT HAVE FUTURE PRACTICES AGENCY A manifesto for Spatial Practices BA (Hons) Architecture at Central Saint Martins Part Ⅰ This course explores design for the human environment through the buildings and spaces we inhabit, engaging in the technical, material, cultural, social and political concerns of the contemporary world. It offers the first step towards becoming a registered architect yet drawing from its critical context in an art and design school, remains open to a range of practices. Live Spatial Practices projects, mentorships and industry collaborations embedded in the fabric of London enrich the student The contemporary city is subject to ever-increasing fixity and control. Faculty experience through the course of study. Its physical spaces and places are constrained by regulation and Jeremy Till Contact the powerful forces of commodification, and this rigidity renders Mel Dodd Alex Warnock-Smith, Course Leader the city incapable of responding to the social, the temporal, and Tricia Austin
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