Bartlett Shows Website

In September 2020, the school launched its bespoke digital exhibition environment, presenting The Summer Show 2020. Since then, four further student shows have been shared digitally: The B-Pro Show 2020, The Autumn Show 2020, Fifteen 2020 and PhD Research Projects 2021. The school’s digital exhibitions have been visited by over 90,000 users from across the globe.

The digital exhibition space was designed by creative agency Hello Monday, working together with the school’s exhibitions and communications teams, to create a unique online experience for the visitor. Hello Monday delivered a virtual show space that allows the user to explore the work spatially, within exhibition rooms, and in detail, on student project pages. Students have the opportunity to display their work using video, high-definition imagery and 3D models alongside detailed narratives. With each exhibition, the digital environment is being refined to improve the visitor experience and to encourage greater engagement with the student work displayed. New for The Summer Show 2021, projects will be searchable by thematic concern and all previous shows will be available to browse from one single landing page.

The Bartlett’s digital show environment has won web design awards at both the Awwwards and Favourite Website Awards and has been shortlisted for the prestigious Archiboo and D&AD Awards in the Digital Design category. Within the UCL community, the virtual shows team, specifically Chee-Kit Lai, Director of Exhibitions, Professor Penelope Haralambidou, Director of Communications, and David Shanks, Project Manager, have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the learning experience with a UCL Education Award in the student-staff partnership category.