Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design

Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design
Location Old Castle
London
England

The Sir John Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, abbreviated as The Cass and nicknamed the "Aldgate Bauhaus", is an art school that forms part of the London Metropolitan University. It was founded in 2012 from the merger of London Guildhall University's Faculty of Art, Media and Design and North London University's Faculty of Architecture and Spatial Design, though through predecessors of those two institutions, it has a history stretching back to the 1800s.[1] It is now housed almost entirely in the refurbished Central House, a 1970s building in Aldgate, London, purpose designed for the Cass by Florian Beigel and Philip Christou and is named after philanthropist Sir John Cass, who helped establish funding for education in Aldgate. Controversy erupted in late 2015 after Metropolitan University unveiled plans to cut many of the Cass's signature programmes while moving the Cass from its traditional Aldgate location (which would be sold) to its Holloway campus; this plan attracted opposition from many of Britain's most renowned artists and designers.[2] Senior members of the faculty, such as dean Robert Mull, resigned in protest over the decision and other initiatives, amid protests by students and staff.[3] Despite the opposition, the sale went through in February the next year, though the building continued to be leased out to the university.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Cass". Save the Cass at Aldgate. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Moore, Rowan (18 October 2015). "Killing the Cass would be a tragedy for British design". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Winston, Anna (21 December 2015). "Dean quits as row grows over future of London's "Aldgate Bauhaus"". Dezeen. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Sharratt, Chris (22 February 2016). "Cass faculty building sold to property developer for £50m". a-n. Retrieved 4 August 2017.

Coordinates: 51°30′55″N 0°04′26″W / 51.5153103°N 0.0739167°W / 51.5153103; -0.0739167

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