The Bartlett, London (where Este and I studied from 2001-2003) has announced the appointment of French historian and
writer Frédéric Migayrou as Professor of Architecture, a post last held
by Peter Cook.
Migayrou, who will continue to be deputy director of the Pompidou centre in Paris, takes up his post in March.
He
was described in a statement from UCL as “one of the most influential
cultural engineers of the contemporary international architectural
scene”.
He was an adviser for the French Ministry of Culture, and
during his time as director of the Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain
(FRAC) assembled a remarkable collection of contemporary architecture.
Meanwhile, UCL also announced the appointment of Professor Murray Fraser to a personal chair at the Bartlett.
Fraser,
known for his writing on cross-cultural influences and his work on the
Archigram Archival Project, has previously taught at Oxford Brookes and
Westminster.
Professor Alan Penn, dean of the Bartlett faculty of
the built environment at UCL, said: “I am pleased that the Bartlett has
attracted such exciting appointments from a remarkably strong
international field.
“There are few places in the world with as
rich and innovative an architectural culture as London at the moment.
The Bartlett is set to play its part in bringing the best of research,
education and design practice to bear on the challenges faced by a
rapidly urbanising planet.”
It is also noteworthy that Neil Spiller (former Bartlett Unit Leader) is now head of the school of architecture, University of Greenwich.