Unit A

Unit A is a research-led BSc Architecture Design Studio at the University of East London, led 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.

02/06/2026

Unit A student Dana Ciocan wins UEL Dean Award 2026

Dana Ciocan has won the prestigous UEL Dean Award 2026 for her year 2 design project developed across 2025-26 that is titled 'Fragments of Gathering’. 

She explains, that "Reconnecting Springfield Park through principles of slow architecture, the project creates shared spaces for environmental learning, biodiversity, and community exchange. Acting as a threshold between schools, ecological networks, and the River Lea, the proposal strengthens connections between people, landscape, and climate awareness through collective participation."


Congratulations!

in connection with Unit A's investigation into 'Slow Architecture' and working with Springfield Park study area in Hackney, East London (2025-26)