A new space for events, exhibitions, workshops and engagement with local stakeholders, professional audiences, and the wider public in east London.
Exploring the impact of industry, globalisation, regenerationÌýand gentrification on the six Olympic Park boroughs and their people, the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Room isÌýa practice-based, multi-purpose space at the heart of the new ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ East campus, dedicated to debate and engagement around key questions of future living and urbanism.
Located at OneÌýPool StreetÌý(the first phase of the development), the public-facing ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ÌýUrban Room hostsÌýevents, exhibitions, workshops and engagement with local stakeholders, professional audiences, and the wider public, whilst the Memory Workshop will open up access to ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳’s public and oral history collections, forging dialogueÌýbetween ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ urban researchers and local community partners. Together they representÌýan exciting resource on the past, present and future of cities that will enable innovative explorations of London’s history, and the site in east London, through both ideas and objects.
Managed through a partnership between ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Laboratory, The Bartlett, School for theÌýCreative and Cultural Industries and ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Library Services: Special Collections, the space isÌýdesigned to create opportunities for academics, students and partnersÌýto be exposed to each other's work and initiatives. It operatesÌýas a research-led teaching resource for two associated Masters programmes, Urban Lab'sÌýGlobal UrbanismÌýMAScÌýandÌýPublic HistoryÌýMAÌý(History), as well as a space for engagement and participation by the wider academic community.
Meet the curator
“Kara combines extensive experience of working internationally with communities in south and east Africa, with local perspectives on London in the shadow of Grenfell Tower and during the pandemic. She is very well-placed to develop a vision and programme for the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Room that speaks to the local and global identities embedded in London’s diaspora communities, critically engages with its complexities and inequalities, and helps us to realise the commitment to equitable and inclusive regeneration in east London that has driven this project from the start.
Dr Clare Melhuish, Director ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Laboratory
Work with Urban Room
×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Room Paid Internships
Apply for one of three internships taking place in February with ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Room artist in residence, Kat Anderson.
- Fabrication & Artist Assistant
- Design & Exhibition Communication Assistant
- Administration Assistant
To apply,Ìýplease send a CV and brief expression of interest to uclurbanroom@ucl.ac.uk.
×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Room Volunteers
Are you passionate about urban research, art exhibitions and community engagement?
The ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Urban Room is looking for enthusiastic ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ student volunteers to join their team! Gain hands-on experience with assisting exhibitions, event planning and social media management.
Email the Urban Room to get involved: uclurbanroom@ucl.ac.uk.