Unit A

Unit A is a research-led BSc Architecture Design Studio at the University of East London, lead by Carsten Jungfer and Fernanda Palmieri. We work with live-project situations and connect design learning with research through knowledge exchange between students and external partner organisations. Unit A focuses on social-spatial conditions within contested urban contexts and understands architectural design both as a spatial and strategic response to specific socio-spatial contexts.

18/06/2020

Best Portfolio Prize Y3 2020: Alfred Hatch

Alfred Hatch (year 3 unit A student) was awarded the Portfolio Prize for his Homerton Green House design project. He developed a multi-dimensional design strategy for the Gascoigne Estate, that critically rethinks the urban residential neighbourhood, in the context of current climate emergency. The proposal engages with a number of local stakeholders by working collaboratively to reduce environmental impacts, produce local food, generate renewable energy through waste, promoting a self-build process and environmental activism and by setting out a plan for a radical green vision through tree-planting.