Knowledge
Design For Life returns this February
Call for Abstracts: Learnings/Unlearnings Conference
Part 0 Lead wins at Inspire Future Generations Awards
Applications open for MArch in Designing Architecture
The University of the Built Environment appoints new Professors
Get to know Lee Ivett
Open Evening 20 January 2026
LSA faculty nominated for Inspire Future Generations Awards
Yang Yang Chen shortlisted for Young Talent award
LSA Part 0 co-leads shortlisted for Inspire Future Generations Awards
LSA tutor is RIBA House of the Year finalist
Lee Ivett Open Evening Speech
Hugh Strange Architects: House of the Year 2025 shortlist
Lee Ivett starts as Head of School
LSA tutor wins Young Architect of the Year 2025
Open Evening 19 November 2025
AJ Student Prize | Postgraduate Winner: Amy Wilkinson
Hugh Strange Architects Shortlisted for RIBA Stirling Prize 2025
‘Design for Life’ returns this November – Part 4
Lee Ivett appointed as Head of School at London School of Architecture
George Moldovan shortlisted for 2025 Structural Timber Awards
‘A Seat at the Table’ Summer Show 2025
University of the Built Environment
OPEN DAY 11 June 2025
Future Skills Think Tank
JOB OPPORTUNITY: HEAD OF SCHOOL
LSA and UCEM merge
Future Skills Think Tank
Festival of the Future
Sixty years on from the London County Council: legacy, impact, learning
Dr Neal Shasore stepping down as Head of School and Chief Executive of the London School of Architecture (LSA) in February 2025
PART 0 WINS INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS AWARD FOR FURTHER EDUCATION/HIGHER EDUCATION
LSA AND PURCELL ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP
LUCY CARMICHAEL APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PART 0 IS AN INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS (IFG) AWARDS FINALIST
WINTER EXHIBITION – WED 11 & THU 12 DEC: CURATED OPEN HOUSE, EXHIBITION AND OPEN EVENING FOR PART 1s
NEW ROLE: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – FUTURE SKILLS THINK TANK
JOB OPPORTUNITY: MARKETING MANAGER
ATTEND THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION SYMPOSIUM 2024
SEE OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS’ WORK
JOB OPPORTUNITY: CRITICAL PRACTICE TUTOR
PlanBEE: Matching young people with work in the Capital
The Dalston Pavilion
LSA Graduate Exhibition 2024
British Empire Exhibition: Call for Participation
LEAD OUR BRAND-NEW PRACTICE SUPPORT PROGRAMME
HELP DEFINE THE FUTURE OF EQUITABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION
24/25 Admissions Open Evening – 6 March
2023 LSA GRADUATES WIN RIBA SILVER MEDAL AND COMMENDATION
STEFAN BOLLINGER APPOINTED AS CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Load moreDesign For Life returns this February
What is it?
A professional development course designed and delivered by The London School of Architecture for architects and built environment professionals seeking to demonstrate competence in fire safety, health, and life safety under post-Grenfell legislation.
Why take part?
The Grenfell Tower Fire prompted significant change in UK statute, introducing a new building control regime, new duty holders, and new competency frameworks. Beyond introducing statue, this course is unique in exploring how fire and life-safety concerns intersect with design, commercial, and ethical practice, through expert talks, peer-to-peer discussion, and live-project workshops.
Who is it for?
This course will assist participants in meeting and exceeding all core competences in fire-health and life-safety design, giving them confidence to take on the Principal Designer role under the Building Safety Act. It is aimed at anyone who undertakes designer’s duties in the built environment. It will be relevant to architects in practice, architectural students, and other built environment professionals and clients. Structured through current UK statute and standards, this course is nonetheless relevant to a global audience interested in learning lessons from the UK.
Who delivers the course?
The course is delivered by leading figures who have helped shape the post-Grenfell regulatory environment. Course contributors include former presidents of the RIBA, award winning researchers and investigative journalists, contractors, certifiers, legal experts, and insurance representatives, as well as technical leads in small and large practices.
What are participants saying?
“Fantastic course, more people should attend…it helps you to question what you are designing as well as your competency. A valuable insight into the latest fire safety regulations, from a philosophical and historical context, to fire legislation, to current discussions with leading experts on topics heavily centred around Grenfell and the resulting Building Safety Act.” Rizwana Osman, Senior Architect, and Sean Bignold, Architectural Director, Ryder Architecture
Boarding week: 6 February 2026
Live workshops: six Fridays from 13 February – 27 March 2026