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UEL celebrates an innovative Architecture Year End Show

Thursday 18 June 2009

Award-winning architect David Adjaye will open the Architecture End of Year Show on Wednesday 24 June at the University of East London (UEL) Docklands Campus.

The show will feature the work of 400 students on undergraduate and postgraduate Architecture programmes. UEL's School of Architecture and Visual Arts attracts students from around the world and the exhibition has an international flavour.

Andrew Higgott, Acting Subject Director for Architecture at the School of Architecture and Visual Arts, said: “UEL is really pleased that David Adjaye will open the show for us this year. This is a real celebration of the years’ work from talented Architecture students who have worked very hard on their creations.

“We have an amazing display of different projects influenced by themes across the world, it’s a real eye opener and shows the high level of creativity and diversity we have at UEL.”
Journalists are invited to attend the private viewing of the show on Wednesday 24 June from 6 – 9pm. The Show will open to the public from 25 June – 10 July.

UEL’s School of Architecture and the Visual Arts, opened in 2004 by Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry. It has purpose-built studios and workshops, together with impressive exhibition space, providing an ideal venue for regular Fashion, Fine Art, Architecture and Design shows. David Adjaye is an Honorary Doctor of Arts at UEL.

The Architecture Year End Show takes place during London’s Architecture Week. This annual event showcases the combined works of each unit within the BSc, Diploma and Masters Programmes.

For full details or further information about or UEL’s School of Architecture and the Visual Arts, call 020 8223 3333 or visit www.uel.ac.uk/ava

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Notes to Editors

The University of East London (UEL) is a global learning community with over 28,000 students from over 120 countries world-wide. Our vision is to achieve recognition, both nationally and internationally, as a successful and inclusive regional university proud of its diversity, committed to new modes of learning which focus on students and enhance their employability, and renowned for our contribution to social, cultural and economic development, especially through our research and scholarship. We have a strong track-record in widening participation and working with industry.

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