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About the Bartlett School of Architecture
Location London WC1 | Courses BSc (Hons) Architecture, MSci Architecture, MEng Engineering and Architectural Design, MArch | Head of school Amy Kulper | Full-time tutors 79 | Part-time tutors 249 | Students 1,574 | Staff to student ratio 1:12
Undergraduate
Cosmin Ticus
Course BSc (Hons) Architecture
Studio/unit brief Nostalgia is not what it used to be (UG14)
Project title Museum of the Revolution: A critical analysis on adaptive reuse of the built heritage of Yugoslavia
Project description This is a museum dedicated to serving the displaced Roma community. It explores the concept of adaptive reuse by examining Belgrade’s architectural heritage, focusing on the overlooked monuments dedicated to the Roma population. The project revitalises the Museum of the Revolution, originally conceived by Yugoslav architect Vjenceslav Richter to preserve the history of ethnic minorities but left incomplete. The project expands the existing building, turning it into both a museum and temporary accommodation for Romani families.
Tutor citation An exquisite architectural tribute to a historically significant site, Cosmin’s project intertwines diverse narratives, skilfully weaving together the material essence of existing monuments in inventive and carefully detailed ways. David Di Duca, Tetsuro Nagata
Postgraduate
Giorgos Christofi
Course MArch
Studio/unit brief Architecture is a Time Traveller (PG12)
Project title Aphrodism: (Re)forming Cypriot Heritage, The Parliament of Social Affairs
Project description Assessing the UN buffer zone in Cyprus and examining its architecture and segregation, this project challenges the repressive nature of borders by invoking the myth of Aphrodite. It transforms the border into a Social Affairs Parliament to promote symbiosis between the two communities. It is designed in local stone in a newly defined Cypriot-Gothic style – independent of Greek or Turkish influences. The revived aqueducts and reformed border metaphorically represent unification and offer practical solutions for desalination and water transportation.
Tutor citation This project looks into Cyprus’s future and imagines a situation in which the two sides live together peacefully and productively, proposing the architecture of that scenario. The drawings are exceptional and varied. Elizabeth Dow, Jonathan Michael Hill