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Summer Show 2024 Opener Announced

7 June 2024

Narinder Sagoo MBE, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, will open this year’s Bartlett Summer Show.

Portrait shot of Narinder Sagoo

We are delighted to announce that architect and visionary architectural artist Narinder Sagoo will be opening this year’s Bartlett Summer Show. On Friday 21 June, Narinder will address students, staff and invited guests at the show launch at cutting edge events space HERE at Outernet. 

Narinder is an alumnus of The Bartlett, having completed his Part 2 in 1999. He has retained close ties with the school both as an external examiner and through his generous support of the Narinder Sagoo Drawing Prize. 

Commenting on opening this year’s Summer Show, Narinder said: 

I am deeply honoured to be opening this year’s Summer Show. Throughout my years of involvement with The Bartlett, I have witnessed firsthand the outstanding work produced by its students and the exceptional quality of teaching from its staff. The Bartlett holds many happy memories for me, and I look forward to celebrating the students’ extraordinary achievements.” 

The Bartlett Summer Show launches on Friday 21 June and is open to all for two weeks from 22 June. The show will be online and in-person, with works displayed at 22 Gordon Street and within the school’s award-winning digital show environment. 

About Narinder Sagoo

Narinder Sagoo is Senior Partner at Foster + Partners. With over 27 years of experience working alongside Lord Foster, Narinder's unique drawing skills have been instrumental in illustrating and communicating architectural visions for numerous projects. 

Beyond his creative endeavours, Narinder is an active Patron for The Big Draw and passionately dedicates his spare time to inspiring the next generation of artists and designers nationally, through charity work and fundraising efforts. He has collaborated with organisations like Intermission Youth Theatre, LP4Y and Save the Children, and has used drawing as a tool for advocacy and peace-making in West Africa.

Narinder's commitment to education and community service extends to speaking engagements at schools and universities across the country, where he shares insights on creativity, drawing and the communication of the built environment. As an External Examiner at The Bartlett School of Architecture and a member of the RIBA Validation panel for 2008, he continues to contribute to the architectural education landscape. Recently, he has taught at prestigious institutions such as Yale University, USA and the Cambridge School of Architecture, UK.

Notably, in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours, Narinder was awarded an MBE in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of architecture and his dedication to serving the community.

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