Birmingham Institute of Art and Design

Birmingham Institute of Art and Design

The former BIAD campus in Gosta Green.
Type Faculty
Established 1992
Students 2,850
Undergraduates 1,350 (full-time)
800 (part-time)
Postgraduates 350 (full-time)
350 (part-time)
Location Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates: 52°29′19″N 1°53′23″W / 52.4885°N 1.8896°W / 52.4885; -1.8896
Campus The Parkside Building
Margaret Street
Vittoria Street
Affiliations Birmingham City University
Website www.bcu.ac.uk/biad

The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (officially abbreviated as BIAD) was the art and design faculty of Birmingham City University in Birmingham, England. It has now been merged into the university's Faculty of Arts, Design and Media,[1] and is based at the Birmingham City University City Centre Campus campus and Margaret Street for Fine Art.

History

BIAD dates back, in various incarnations, to the year 1843. It reached its full maturity from the 1890s, as the Birmingham Municipal School of Art at Margaret Street, under the leadership of Edward R. Taylor. BIAD's Archives holds extensive records on the history of art & design in Birmingham, and 20 similar collections have also been deposited with the archives.

Organisation

The main BIAD campus and library is located at The Parkside Building, just north of Birmingham city centre, and about three-quarters of a mile from both Birmingham New Street railway station and the Custard Factory quarter. It is adjacent to Aston University.

There are also smaller centres located in: Margaret Street (former Birmingham School of Art) (Fine Art) in the city centre next to Birmingham Central Library and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery; and Vittoria Street (School of Jewellery) in the city's Jewellery Quarter.

School of Art

Further information: Birmingham School of Art
The Fine Art Department on Margaret Street, formerly the Birmingham School of Art.

The Birmingham School of Art was originally a municipal art school but was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and then became a part of the BIAD in 1988. Its Grade I listed building located on Margaret Street remains the home of the university's Department of Fine Art and is still commonly referred to by its original title. It currently houses the Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR).[2]

School of Jewellery

Further information: School of Jewellery

School of Architecture

Birmingham School of Architecture was opened in 1908.[3][4]

Reputation

The Sunday Times University Guide 2004 stated: "Rated excellent (5) Art and Design".[5] Birmingham City University states that: "BIAD received an excellent Quality Assurance score of 22/24 for Art and Design"[6] from the QAA.

The nationwide Research Assessment Exercise 2008 found that Birmingham City University has the highest percentage of 4* research (17%) of any of the post-1992 new universities, and BIAD achieved a profile where 30% of research was at 4* level and 30% was at 3* level. A 4* rating is considered the 'top' level.

Notable graduates

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bcu.ac.uk/arts-design-and-media/about-us/biad
  2. ↑ "Centre for Fine Art Research". Cfar-biad.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "birminghamschoolofarchitecture.co.uk". Birminghamschoolofarchitecture.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "BIAD". Biad.bcu.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070311051624/http://www.timesonline.co.uk:80/article/0,,8404-1246322.html. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2005. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑

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