Scott’s host team from Royal Danish Academy
Staff and students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment have hosted staff and students from the Royal Danish Academy this month.
Travelling over from Denmark, they are participating in reviews of current student work that focuses on the development of site-specific, technological, and artistic understanding of architecture in response to present and future global challenges, including those defined as UN Global Goals.
Each year the Academy’s Architecture and Extreme Environments programme chooses a location around the world to carry out their project and this year they have chosen Scotland. The students are spending the month living in Scotland and working in context to develop site-specific projects.
Neil Lamb, Associate Dean for Economic Social and Cultural Development (ESCD) at Scott’s said: “It has been a real pleasure hosting the staff and students here at RGU and participating in the reviews. It has been really interesting to see such a broad range of new and exciting ideas which have helped to invigorate our thinking about the future challenges facing all parts of the planet.”
David Garcia, Associate Professor and Master Programme Director of Architecture and Extreme Environments, said: “From Copenhagen, 28 students from the Royal Danish Academy Architecture and Extreme Environments programme have built and transported prototypes to Scotland to test alternative sustainable solutions for architecture during a month-long stay. We thank the support of RGU students and academics for their invaluable feedback.”
Karen Anderson, Visiting Professor and RIAS President, said: “Architecture students from the Royal Danish Academy’s Architecture and Extreme Environments programme have been working in Scotland and liaising with students and staff from the Master of Architecture course at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment.
“We have had an opportunity to review their amazing material and energy prototypes designed and built in response to our Scottish climate and resources challenges and opportunities. We have also heard and discussed their preliminary thesis proposals for architectural interventions focussed mainly on Aberdeen.
“This was a fabulous opportunity for students and staff from our two schools to reflect on appropriate approaches to architecture and design in the Anthropocene. We are looking forward to seeing the work develop and hopefully even to visit Copenhagen.”
