Students from the University of East London, in the Education Room

First-year students from the University of East London participated in a Library induction and workshop last week. Their visit to the RIBA was part of a larger project exploring in-between spaces in architecture and design.

The day began with a guided tour of 66 Portland Place followed by a presentation on the RIBA’s collections and student resources in the Library’s Education Room. Students then spent the morning studying and discussing photographs, drawings, models and other material related to the London Zoo, a site students had visited on a previous occasion.

In the afternoon, students sketched and photographed in-between spaces in 66 Portland Place before returning to the Education Room for a tutorial with Senior Lecturer Reem Charif.

Students described their day at the RIBA as, “food for thought,” “interesting, helpful and engaging,” “inspiring” and “A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!”

If you would like to make arrangements for a free education programme for your students or colleagues, please email the Education Curator at library.education@riba.inst.org or phone (0)20 7307 3732 to discuss your visit.

About Wilson Yau

I work for the British Architectural Library at the RIBA as part of a team to share news, images and information online about the activities of the Library and the fascinating items we have in our architectural collections – it contains over four million items, so there's plenty to see! If you’re curious about what we do at the Library and with the collections, or want to discover the latest about our education programmes, public events and exhibitions at the RIBA, please visit www.architecture.com

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