06/03/2024
Open City Accelerate mentoring ๐โ๏ธ
Over the past month, we have conducted a series of mentoring sessions with four Sixth Form students, each looking to start a career in architecture.
Open City Accelerate is a pioneering education and mentorship programme aimed at increasing diversity in the architecture profession. It gives Sixth Form students from disadvantaged backgrounds the confidence and skills required to make strong applications to study architecture and subjects linked to the built environment.
Jestico + Whiles has been a committed supporter of Open City Accelerate since its inception and every year we participate in this mentoring programme.
This year, the brief was focused on designing for a ritual on historic Cowcross Yards in Clerkenwell. Our students undertook a series of activities to better develop their design of a ritual, including thorough site visits, to conclude with fantastic proposals shown through collages, sketches and models.
We canโt wait for the summer exhibition to celebrate their hard work!
