The annual ‘Big Crit’ will see students from all stages of RGU’s MA Architecture course present a range of projects to a panel of experts including distinguished architectural professionals and educators from across Europe on Friday, May 19.

The public event, which is being organised by a group of four students – Emily Fawdon, Hannah Skyner, Kirsten Macfarlane and Vicky Mitchell, is an opportunity to celebrate the best of the students’ work, from first to final year, and to raise the level of discussion around fundamental issues of architectural design.

This year’s list of critics includes Claudia Carbone, teaching associate professor at AARHUS School of Architecture in Denmark; Professor Neil Gillespie OBE, visiting professor at Scott Sutherland and director of Edinburgh’s Reiach and Hall Architects; Eelco Hooftman, founder of GROSSMAX; Jillian Jones from Allies and Morrison Architects, visiting lecturer at the London Metropolitan University; Ben Addy of London based Moxon Architects; and Colin Harris, director of Sutherland Hussey Harris.

The students will deliver presentations of their work, as well as provide leaflets and three-dimensional models to explain the thought-processes behind their ideas, before receiving feedback from the panel.

Head of the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Professor David McClean, said: “The Big Crit always makes for a fascinating event and I am extremely impressed by the way our students rise to the challenge of presenting their work to a panel of experts in their field.

“We are very grateful to our panel of guests who have taken the time to give the benefit of their experience to our students and are excited to hear their feedback on the day.

“The event is open to the public and people with an interest in seeing the students’ work are very welcome to join us at any point.”

The Big Crit will take place on Friday, May 19 in the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, Sir Ian Wood Building, from 9.30am to 6pm.

There will be a pre-event lecture on Thursday, May 18, by two of the visiting critics and a post-event party, which is being coordinated by the school’s architecture society, 57 ̊10.