London Metropolitan University has played a major role in the creation of a new and radical architecture school in Moscow.
Date: 24/04/2012
London Metropolitan University has played a major role in the creation of a new and radical architecture school in Moscow.
MARCH Architectural School has just opened and aims to build a new model for educating architects in Russia.
Developed in close partnership with the British Higher School of Art and Design (Moscow) and London Met's The Cass, MARCH offers students the unique advantage of being able to obtain a British postgraduate qualification - a Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture - whilst undertaking studies in Moscow.
The programme was developed in conjunction with The Cass, which is ranked one of the best architectural schools in Britain.
London Met's Professor Robert Mull said: “The aim was to set up a new architecture school that deals with the particular situation in Moscow in quite a radical and interesting way.
“We also want to make Moscow an international case study to compare with London and other world cities.”
MARCH was founded by renowned architect, teacher and social activist Eugene Asse, who is also the school’s Dean. The educational ethos is based upon the principle of immersion in actual social, cultural, economic and political contexts. This is achieved through the provision of interdisciplinary collaborative projects involving participants from various professions, including architects, sociologists, engineers, designers, artists and managers.
The admission of students with a bachelor's degree will open from June 2012.
The project represents an exciting partnership for The Cass which already enjoys a global reputation for quality – one of the reasons that students come to study here from all over the world.
Now, thanks to MARCH, students in Moscow will gain access to a quality education in architecture too.