Stuart Franks
MA work
MA work
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Armature and Landscape Study, Stuart Franks
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Founded by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, the redevelopment of Robin Hood Gardens as the Institute of Epigenetic Science – part residential maternity clinic and part scientific experiment – comes to the aid of London’s most deprived borough.

Based on the scientific fact that prenatal women are able to alter biological characteristics of their offspring through a prescribed course of living environments, the project asks: to what extent will expectant parents alter their surroundings to engineer the perfect child? And to what extent can architecture really shape our biology?

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MA Degree
School
School of Architecture
Programme
MA Architecture, 2012
Specialism
ADS4
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Contact
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+44 (0)7896 700 888
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Founded by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, the redevelopment of Robin Hood Gardens as the Institute of Epigenetic Science – part residential maternity clinic and part scientific experiment – comes to the aid of London’s most deprived borough.

Based on the scientific fact that prenatal women are able to alter biological characteristics of their offspring through a prescribed course of living environments, the project asks: to what extent will expectant parents alter their surroundings to engineer the perfect child? And to what extent can architecture really shape our biology?

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Degrees
- MA (Hons), Architecture (First class), University of Edinburgh, 2010
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Experience
- Shadowboxing show design (Slowscape), Curating Contemporary Art programme, Royal College of Art, 2010; Architectural assistant, Haworth Tompkins Architects, London, 2011; Architect, BDP, Birmingham, 2010; Architectural assistant, Christoff: Finio Architecture, New York, USA, 2009
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Exhibitions
- Tram Spotting/Train Stopping, Schop Gallery, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, 2010; Paperless City, InSpace Gallery, Edinburgh, 2010