Corporate Open DS/UK/3853 Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA); 1847-; English architecture school Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) 1847- English architecture school Architectural Association

Education; Visual Arts, architecture The AA is the oldest independent school in the UK and one of the most prestigious and competitive schools of architecture in the world.[3] The Architectural Association, the pre-cursor to the school, was founded in 1847 by two dissatisfied young architects (Robert Kerr, 24, and Charles Grey, 24), to provide a self-directed, independent education at a time when the profession of architecture had yet to appear in the form recognised today. The AA School was formally established in 1890. In 1901, it moved premises to the former Royal Architectural Museum. In 1917, it moved again, to its current premises in Bedford Square, central London (it has since acquired additional London premises in John Street and a 350-acre (1.4 km2) site at Hooke Park in Dorset). The school has also acquired property on Morwell Street behind Bedford Square, which it uses as studio space and there are plans for further expansion. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 1/16/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 de3dcb16-9feb-4775-9524-e56bd9e69049