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Neal Shasore
Managing Director · The London School of Architecture
Architectural historian and former Head of School and Chief Executive of the London School of Architecture (LSA).
- Current role
- Managing Director
- Location
- London, UK
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2024
The story so far
The path behind Neal's work.
Neal Shasore is an architectural historian and educator. At the time of his Architecture Social conversation he was Head of School and Chief Executive of the London School of Architecture (LSA), the small independent school in East London that he led from 2021 until he stepped down in early 2025.
He joined the LSA from the RIBA, where he worked in the practice department across its professional programmes and research teams, and he holds a PhD in architectural history. At the LSA he championed "Part 4", a programme of modular, design-led short courses for professionals in architecture and the wider built environment, alongside the school's founding mission to make architecture education more affordable, accessible and diverse. He is a trustee of the Twentieth Century Society and the Architectural Heritage Fund.
Episode 0198 · Architecture Social · 41:52
What on earth is Part 4 in Architecture?! Ft. Neal Shasore at London School of Architecture
Part 4 is a useful way to talk about what happens after qualification: lifelong learning, specialism, leadership and the skills architects need as practice changes.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to Part 4 and lifelong learning
- 02
05:00 · Neal Shasore's route through the RIBA and practice research
- 03
10:00 · Heritage, social investment and the roots of new learning models
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15:00 · Bringing specialist knowledge back into design education
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20:00 · Readers, toolboxes and shared learning resources
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25:00 · Modular routes, accessibility and widening entry to the profession
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Neal's conversation.
- Current role
- Managing Director
- Practice
- The London School of Architecture
- Location
- London, UK
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Meet the practice behind the work.
Independent East London school making architecture education more affordable, accessible and diverse.
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Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 05:00Neal Shasore · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Neal Shasore's route through the RIBA and practice research
- 10:00Neal Shasore · Audio onlyListen from 10:00 in the full episode.
Heritage, social investment and the roots of new learning models
- 15:00Neal Shasore · Audio onlyListen from 15:00 in the full episode.
Bringing specialist knowledge back into design education
- 20:00Neal Shasore · Audio onlyListen from 20:00 in the full episode.
Readers, toolboxes and shared learning resources
- 25:00Neal Shasore · Audio onlyListen from 25:00 in the full episode.
Modular routes, accessibility and widening entry to the profession
- 30:00Neal Shasore · Audio onlyListen from 30:00 in the full episode.
Changing roles, safer buildings and sustainable futures