Welcome to Designing Cities BA
We are pleased to welcome you to the School of Architecture and Cities at the University of Westminster and to our course. Designing Cities: Planning and Architecture. This is an interdisciplinary course between Planning and Architecture introduced in response to the evolution of the job market with the aim to tackle the challenges of building sustainable cities.
We look forward to helping you explore the fascinating world of cities and preparing you for an exciting career as future city experts.
Below is a timetable for the undergraduate Arrivals week. This year we will welcome you on-campus, although some activities will be online.
The Arrivals week will introduce you to the course, the staff, your fellow students and their best work from last year, particularly those who have been awarded a prize, and the services available on campus (library, labs, and so on). It will precede the first week of teaching and you will receive your timetable for the coming year. Some of our existing students FANS (Friends of Arriving New Students) will be on hand to help you settle into University life.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any further queries.
Arrivals week timetable
Some of your events are online via Blackboard and some are in person.
Online events will be held via Blackboard, to attend them simply use the link at the correct time, and you’ll be taken to the session.
For in-person events, the room numbers and addresses are included with the session.
UG Architecture & Cities Welcome
10-11am
Room Hogg Lecture Theatre, Marylebone Campus
Welcome to Designing Cities BA
11am
Room M308, Marylebone Campus
Optional Event: Outdoor Film Screening – Labyrinth (1986)
7.30–10pm
Location: Harrow Campus, Watford Rd, Northwick Park Roundabout, Harrow HA1 3TP
Book your free ticket for the Outdoor Film Screening of Labyrinth via Eventbrite
Students works – Academic Year 2020-2021
10am
Online. Please check back before the start of Arrivals week for Blackboard links.
Talk with Course Leaders
2-3pm
Online. Please check back before the start of Arrivals week for Blackboard links.
Reading list
- Montgomery, C. (2013), Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, London: Penguin Books.
- UNESCO (2016), Culture Urban Future: Global Report on Culture for Sustainable Urban Development, Paris, UNESCO.
- UN-HABITAT (2020), Policy Brief: COVID-19 in an urban world, New York: United Nations.
Additional information
- Designing Cities BA Short Movie
- University of Westminster OPEN Exhibition 2021, including BA Designing Cities best students’ works
- Students exhibition catalogues (BA Designing is present since 2017) (2017-2020)
- Global Urban Lectures, promoted by UN-HABIT
Key contacts
Please do not hesitate to contact the course leader if you have any questions.
Giulio Verdini, Course Leader
E: [email protected]
Roudaina Alkhani, Course Leader
E: [email protected]
General queries E: [email protected]
Useful resources
Once you enrol, please familiarise yourself with important information about Registry, Blackboard, Library and other Student Services before the end of week 1 on the Student Hub site.
Also visit the Westminster Student Union site to find about support, events, activities, discounts and lots more!
The university Contact page is where you'll find details of all online support services.