Studio Brief

The Diploma 2 Architecture, Culture and Identity Studio at the University of Portsmouth parallels Art school education in terms of its freedom of choice, of study and expression.  We are encouraged to investigate a subject of personal interest and develop it into a tailored thesis design.  The ACI studio links theory and design by examining architecture via an understanding of the intellectual contexts through British cultural heritage via literature, film, art and design.

The realm of study is thereby developed as a thesis proposition in both theoretical and physical contexts – British culture and Thames site.  The studio aims to compile a series of narratives about London and the Thames to emphasise the richness of cultural study and its relevance to the creation of modern architecture with deep-rooted resonance to contemporary society.