{"id":4514,"date":"2024-03-26T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?p=4514"},"modified":"2024-03-26T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T13:51:10","slug":"architecture-and-sustainable-heritage-ma-qa-with-course-leaders-dr-kate-jordan-and-dr-maja-jovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/architecture-and-sustainable-heritage-ma-qa-with-course-leaders-dr-kate-jordan-and-dr-maja-jovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture and Sustainable Heritage MA \u2013 Q&amp;A with Course Leaders, Dr Kate Jordan and Dr Maja Jovi\u0107"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Architectural heritage serves as a vital link to our cultural, social, and technological history embedded within the built environment. Preserving these sites is paramount in fostering historical connections, nurturing identity, and fostering cultural appreciation, ensuring that future generations can benefit from the stories and traditions of the past. Through tourism, events, and the development of sustainable communities, these heritage sites continue to enrich our lives and inspire curiosity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a leading provider of architecture education in the UK, our innovative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/architecture-interiors-and-urban-design-courses\/2024-25\/september\/full-time\/architecture-sustainable-heritage-ma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Architecture and Sustainable Heritage MA<\/a> at Westminster provides a unique platform for students to advance their careers in heritage practice or engage in specialised research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spoke with Course Leaders, Dr Kate Jordan and Dr Maja Jovi\u0107, who founded the course, about their experience and why you should study the Architecture and Sustainable Heritage MA at Westminster.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can you tell us a bit more about yourself?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong> I\u2019m an architectural historian, with a background in architectural conservation. Before I embarked on an academic career I worked for a local authority in planning and conservation, so my research and teaching have always been grounded in heritage practice. I\u2019ve always been drawn to looking at history from different perspectives, which led to me writing my PhD on the historical role of nuns in a convent-building \u2013 something I had absolutely no previous knowledge of. This started an enduring interest in religious architecture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> Similarly, heritage seems to be at the core of my work and research, though I took weaving routes in and out of it. My educational background is in architectural engineering, with some urban planning, but my doctoral research sat between architecture, post-conflict studies, tourism, and marketing. I now enjoy the position of an interdisciplinary academic and consultant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-1-KJ-cropped-944x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4515\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-1-KJ-cropped.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4515\" class=\"wp-image-4515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-1-KJ-cropped-944x1024.jpg 944w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-1-KJ-cropped-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-1-KJ-cropped-768x833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-1-KJ-cropped.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dr Kate Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/image-2-MJ-837x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4516\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/image-2-MJ.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4516\" class=\"wp-image-4516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/image-2-MJ-837x1024.png 837w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/image-2-MJ-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/image-2-MJ-768x940.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/image-2-MJ.png 904w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dr Maja Jovi\u0107<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a professional and academic working within the architecture and heritage industries, what have been some of your career highlights?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong> I think that research on heritage should have a practical application and real-world impact, so the contributions that I\u2019ve made to protecting the historic built environment through my work with statutory amenity societies and organisations such as Historic England is important to me.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> Before I found my calling in architecture, I was running an early music festival in Montenegro, which helped me understand the power of education and events in activation and preservation of heritage sites. Kate and I share the view of insisting on practical application of research, so I try to take my research away from the pages, and equally, bring the experiences back to the lecture hall and studio. I recently thoroughly enjoyed working as a modern heritage lead on a large adaptive reuse project in the UAE. Collaborations of that scale really help build both skills and expertise, as well as an understanding of different working cultures.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Can you tell us about your area\/s of expertise or interest?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong> My research expertise includes modern and contemporary faith, architecture, and gender. Heritage theory, particularly concerning diversity and inclusion, underpins my approach to these subjects. Maja and I are both passionate about European post-war architecture \u2013 finding ways of understanding the more recent built environment, in the UK and beyond, is one of the many research interests that we share.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> I started questioning who gets to tell the story of a place during my postgraduate studies and pretty much never stopped! At first, I was interested in the process of creating new iconic structures, then in the way a story of a nation or a place is told after a conflict, and power structures behind this. I would say my area of expertise is post-conflict development, particularly large investments in the built environment and critical (and dark) heritage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>During your career you\u2019ve worked on various research and professional projects. Could you tell us about one that stands out in your mind?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong> The project that I\u2019m currently working on, which looks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/moving-pictures.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reuse of cinemas as places of worship<\/a>, certainly stands out as something I\u2019m very proud of. I\u2019m leading the project, which is funded by the Royal Institute of British Architects with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/marsh-julie\" target=\"_blank\">Dr Julie Marsh<\/a> who is a filmmaker and artist in the Westminster School of Arts. We\u2019ve brought together two very different disciplines to explore how worshippers from different world faiths have engaged with former cinema buildings. We\u2019ve been working alongside Historic England and hope to develop a policy brief as an outcome of the research.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> I really enjoy projects that bring different disciplines and perspectives together. Recently I\u2019ve been working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/novy-johannes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Johannes Novy<\/a> from the Westminster School of Architecture and Cities, and Prof Dr Maria Gravari-Barbas and Dr S\u00e9bastien Jacquot from Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne, interrogating the role of tourism in a metropolis, editing a volume on global case studies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, I investigated the preservation of urban creative capital in a metropolis which resulted in a curated exhibition. Speaking of metropolis, a research project with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/directory\/eldridge-adam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr Adam Eldridge<\/a>, from the Westminster School of Social Sciences on dogs in densifying urban areas holds a special place in my heart \u2013 the subject is slightly different than my usual conflict culprits, but the question of who is left behind when planning and managing spaces remains the same.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also recently co-led research on motivations to visit a refugee camp and understand the relationship of outsider\u2019s gaze and ephemeral heritage of the displaced communities, working with Dr Aya Musmar and Dr Lara Alshawawreh in Za\u2019atari, Jordan.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4517\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4517\" class=\"wp-image-4517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-3.jpg 638w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-3-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-3-276x207.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-3-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 3<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 7<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><strong><sub>Im<\/sub><\/strong><sub><strong>age 3<\/strong>: Visiting \u201cGrow\u201d in Hackney Wick with MA Interior Architecture cohort in 2023 to discuss ways of preserving creative capital threatened by gentrification and investor-led urbanism<br><strong>Image 4 <\/strong>\u2013 Za\u2019atari, Jordan \u2013 Syrian refugee camp, research visit to explore the role of ephemeral heritage of the displaced groups (QR funded)<br><strong>Image 5<\/strong> \u2013 Dr Maja Jovi\u0107 delivering a lecture on architecture and belonging in a post-conflict environment at the University of Petra, Jordan<br><strong>Image 6 <\/strong>\u2013 Wrapping up a successful day of discussions around all things metropolitan \u2013 tourism policies, geographies, practices and futures (here with Dr Thiago Allis, Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo, Dr Johannes Novy and Dr Maja Jovi\u0107, University of Westminster, Prof Dr Maria Gravari-Barbas and Dr S\u00e9bastien Jacquot, Paris 1 Panth\u00e9on-Sorbonne)<br><strong>Image 7<\/strong> \u2013 Delegates of the CIARC8 conference, visiting the Church of Our Lady of Candelaria, Alcal\u00e1, Tenerife &#8211; November 2023. The conference inaugural lecture was delivered by Kate Jordan.\u00a0<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do you enjoy teaching architecture and heritage at Westminster?\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong> Without doubt, the best thing about Westminster is the diversity of our student body. I\u2019ve learned a lot from students who bring their own cultures, backgrounds, and perspective to their assignments \u2013 some of the most exciting conversations that I have had during my career, have been with Westminster students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> Yes, we are in a very privileged position of standing in rooms and delivering lectures to cohorts made up of incredible and diverse backgrounds, experiences, and outlooks. Teaching at Westminster really helped me define who I am as a lecturer, and I find a lot of drive in being a facilitator of conversations \u2013 which is what we\u2019re hoping to foster on the Architecture and Sustainable Heritage MA!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4522\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-8.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4522\" class=\"wp-image-4522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-8.jpg 696w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-8-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 8<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4523\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4523\" class=\"wp-image-4523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-10.jpg 592w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-10-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 9<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4524\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-11.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4524\" class=\"wp-image-4524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-11.jpg 550w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-11-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 10<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><sub><strong>Image 8<\/strong> \u2013 Visiting El Tur\u00f3 de la Rovira, Barcelona to analyse off the beaten path tourism, understand the requirements of tourism management and destination development with final year undergraduate Tourism and Events students, March 2024<br><strong>Image 9<\/strong> \u2013 Visiting Bath with MA Tourism Management and MA Event Design and Management cohort, December 2023\u00a0<br><strong>Image 10<\/strong> \u2013 Abney Park Cemetery site visit, mapping out dark urban heritage and discussing ethical implications and different uses of these spaces in metropolitan areas, MA Architecture cohort, 2023<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you think makes the Architecture and Sustainable Heritage MA stand-out?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong> We conceived this MA as an opportunity to bring together academics, practitioners, and students from a range of backgrounds. We felt that the issues that heritage professionals are now confronted with \u2013 particularly those concerning the need to build sustainable communities and address climate change &#8211; are best tackled from a multidisciplinary position. We wanted the course to reflect this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4525\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-12.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4525\" class=\"wp-image-4525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-12.jpg 451w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-12-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-12-276x207.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-12-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 11<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4526\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-13.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/?attachment_id=4526\" class=\"wp-image-4526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-13.jpg 451w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-13-276x207.jpg 276w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/03\/Image-13-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Image 12<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><sub><strong>Image 11<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cVoices in Architecture\u201d, AHRA symposium, organised in April 2022 by Dr Kate Jordan and Dr Maja Jovi\u0107, bringing together global voices of early career researchers<br><strong>Image 12<\/strong> \u2013 Learning from Freetown at the Architecture Sans Frontieres\u2019 Challenging Practice seminar (photo by Dr Alexandre Apsan Frediani, IIED, workshop facilitator<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> In addition, we offer a distinct &nbsp;approach where the course aims will be reached through the core modules but optional modules allow students to \u2018choose their own adventure\u2019. &nbsp;They can mix and match three optional modules to build on the skills they have or try something new they haven\u2019t had a chance to before \u2013 or choose the modules that compliment their learning style. We are particularly looking forward to local, regional and international collaborations with our networks that will allow students to see the theory we discuss illustrated with real life experiences at home and abroad. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What would your advice be to aspiring professionals or academics who would like to pursue a career within architecture and heritage industries?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kate Jordan:<\/strong>&nbsp; Working collaboratively with experts in different fields is always productive. If we\u2019re going to find ways of addressing the major challenges that we face today, it\u2019s important to move away from a limiting silo mentality. Making contacts and building your networks across a variety of disciplines is going to equip you with the skills you need to embark on a successful career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maja Jovi\u0107:<\/strong> A diverse set of skills is very useful, including technical proficiency,&nbsp; research abilities, and&nbsp; communication skills. Equally important is staying informed of the trends and best practices within the industries. Not only are the fields constantly evolving, but so is our understanding of these best practices\u2026 which brings me to the main point \u2013 question everything, from your own positionality to the adopted ways of doing things!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:54px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><sub>Header image by Dr Maja Jovi\u0107<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Westminster<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of the most diverse universities in the UK, we are a global university with London energy, with more than 19,000 students from 169 countries. Visit our website to find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westminster.ac.uk\/architecture-interiors-and-urban-design-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Architecture <\/a>at Westminster<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architectural heritage serves as a vital link to our cultural, social, and technological history embedded within the built environment. Through tourism, events, and the development of sustainable communities, these heritage sites continue to enrich our lives and inspire curiosity. <\/p>\n<p>We spoke with Course Leaders, Dr Kate Jordan and Dr Maja Jovi\u0107, who founded the course, about their experience and why you should study the Architecture and Sustainable Heritage MA at Westminster.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":253,"featured_media":4535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[65,118,113,119],"class_list":["post-4514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-postgraduate","tag-architecture","tag-architecture-and-sustainable-heritage","tag-qa","tag-tourism-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4514"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4540,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4514\/revisions\/4540"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/wearewestminster\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}