Knowledge
If Only We Will: Degree Show 2026
Belonging by Design: A Collective Act | London Festival of Architecture
Design Think Tank: Call for Practice Briefs
LSA International Field Trip 2026: Belgium
LSA Representation in the AJ Small Projects 2026 shortlist
LSA Student Placement with Ryder Architecture
Alumni Case Study: Elliott Wang
Open Evening 1 April 2026
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
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
Load moreThomas Simms
Originally from South Africa, Tom (he/him) graduated from the University of Pretoria’s School of Architecture (Boukunde). After completing his studies, Tom had the opportunity to work in London at Brooks Murray Architects at the start of 2022 where he will be during his time at the LSA.
Living in South Africa exposed Tom to the profound inequalities embedded within the built environment and shaped by the country’s colonial history, which continues to influence its social and economic development. This lived experience had a profound impact on Tom’s architectural perspective in how design can create equitable and inclusive spaces that respond to sensitive social contexts.
Tom’s time in practice has seen him work across a range of projects from masterplanning developments around the U.K. to intricate infill sites and residential extensions in London.
During his time at the LSA he hopes to focus on exploring how thoughtful design can foster empathetic, community driven and socially inclusive spaces.