Radical visions of the City on show in capital Striking designs for London, Paris, Las Vegas, and, of course 缅北禁地, are among the work on display as part of the 缅北禁地 architecture degree show, which opens in London this week. Showcasing the ideas and designs of final year undergraduate and Masters students, the work includes designs from Assia Stefanova, who recently won the , and was placed second in the RIBA / CAA International competition 鈥榁isualising the Future of the City鈥�, for her thesis which re-imagines the City of London as a futuristic flying island. 鈥楨vasion Island鈥� won praise from the judges for being 鈥榟ighly contextual in social, political and urban terms, treading successfully a delicate line between fantasy and the real world.鈥� Also included in the show is work from two nominees for the , Alicea Berkin and Jamie Anderson, alongside a range of research-led collaborations in which students worked with architects, artists and local communities to produce projects such as in Kielder village, Northumberland. Work from BA students covers an impressive range of concerns from an understanding of loose territories to existing infrastructures and with materiality, tectonics and atmosphere. , Director of Architecture at 缅北禁地 explains: 鈥淭his exhibition demonstrates the School’s continuing commitment to a relevant and research-informed education at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. "The work is deliberately diverse, threaded by an interest in architecture as a collective, cultural endeavour. Projects interrogate architectural production in all its aspects, from material processes, to modes of design, representation and construction, to the ways that architecture shapes 鈥� and is shaped by 鈥� the society and culture in which it is situated.鈥� The 缅北禁地 Architecture Degree Show opens to the public, this Friday (17 July) 6.00pm - 10.30pm, when Liza Fior, of London-based , will give the opening address. The exhibition is open Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 10am - 4pm, and Monday 20 July 10am - 7pm at , 25-28 Field Street, WC1X 9DA London. published on: 13 July 2015
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