Birmingham Institute of Art and Design

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Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
Biad.jpg
The former BIAD campus in Gosta Green.
Established 1992
Type Faculty
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
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Campus The Parkside Building
Margaret Street
Vittoria Street
Affiliations Birmingham City University
Website www.bcu.ac.uk/biad
BIAD Emblem logo.png

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]

History

BIAD dates back, in various incarnations, to the year 1843.[citation needed] 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

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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

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School of Architecture

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School of Fashion, Textiles and Three-Dimensional Design

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School of Visual Communication

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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
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