WELCOME TO MORE 2024, and to the celebration of our postgraduate students’ work from the past year. This exhibition follows on from successful predecessors that illustrates the ambition and achievements of our postgraduate and research community.
The exhibition reflects the unique combination of disciplines in the School, and the practice of students and staff in addressing regenerative and resilient Design, Making, Place, Spatial Policy, Mobilities, Territorial Transitions and Professional Practice. As in previous years, the event is being streamed and the outputs (and catalogues) shared online, giving us a global reach that matches the nature of the School’s students and staff: a rich diversity of views and approaches that is critical to our ability to address contemporary challenges and long-term resolutions. Our student:staff climate action taskforce, ArCCAT, Equity Forum, and Cross-Disciplinary Exchange continue to frame our work and, alongside the work on show in MORE, our website openresearchwestminster.org showcases the research and knowledge exchange in our five corresponding research groups, and our world-leading research centres.
2023-24 has seen a number of changes in the leadership of the School. We say thank you to Professor Harry Charrington who as a long-standing Head of School, led A+C through the University reorganisation and transition seven years ago, and the pandemic. Harry stepped down in July and we look forward to his continuing contribution to the School as Professor. Samir Pandya also steps down as Assistant Head of School and was appointed Reader. He takes on the role of Director of Global Partnerships within the School through which his voice will remain across the Masters courses. I joined the School as the new Head in August and am privileged that one of my first duties is to open this show. I look forward to seeing the strength of our Masters courses continue to flourish in future years.
We hope you will enjoy the show and get a feel for the creative serendipity that characterises the day-to-day life of our School of Architecture + Cities. MORE is only a reality because of the endeavour of many. There is a long list of thanks needed: Nasser Golzari and Yara Sharif, who designed and curated the exhibition, and Daniel Scroggins who organised the whole thing. Also, Clare Hamman who has designed and produced this beautiful catalogue, Francois Girardin and the Fabrication Laboratory staff who helped build the exhibition, Mirna Pedalo who curates our website [more2024.net] and social media and our campus team led by Amaniel Gebreyesus, Kow Abadoo, and Chris Meloy for their help mounting the show. And of course, thank you to all our students and the staff without whom this show would not take place.
Please enjoy the show.
Kate Cheyne
Head of School
View online MORE 2024 PDF Catalogue
Register for Live Opening and Awards Ceremony
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024, 18:00 BST
Location: M416 (Robin Evans Room), University of Westminster
35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
