Meet the Royal College of Art in San Francisco

Studying at the Royal College of Art places you in London: a city internationally renowned for its creativity, culture and diversity - the perfect place to develop your creative career in. What do prospective students need to know about living and studying in the UK?

You’re invited to meet Dr Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa (Senior Tutor on Information Experience Design MA) and Dr Bjorn Sommer (Tutor on Innovation Design Engineering MA/MSc) in San Francisco for an in-person conversation about studying at the RCA.

Saturday 8 February 2025, 2.30-5.30pm

2.30pm - Guest arrivals and refreshments

3pm - About the RCA presentation

4pm - Q&A for potential applicants and offer-holders

4.30pm - Networking with RCA faculty and opportunity for portfolio reviews

5.30pm - End of event

We'd love you to join for all parts of the event but if you can only join for part of it, that's fine too.

• Those interested in postgraduate study at the Royal College of Art
• Current RCA applicants and offer-holders
• Friends and family are also welcome to join, though please ensure they have a ticket

You don't have to specialise in any discipline to attend this event: we welcome guests planning to apply to all subject areas.

The event is free to attend, but please note that places are limited. Pre-booking is essential to guarantee your spot.

Yes! We suggest you join once the initial presentation is over to meet fellow offer holders and applicants have and to answer any questions you may have about how to prepare for and make the most of your time at the RCA.

Yes! Please email [email protected] to let us know and bring your portfolio along for advice.

(Senior Tutor on ) - Carolina is an architect, designer, and researcher whose practice lies at the intersection of architecture, living systems, and critical technologies.

Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa develops creative methodologies that integrate living systems into design practices, fostering new understandings of relationality, materiality, and temporality. Through her research, Carolina seeks to create transformative experiences that provoke critical discussions on the role of design in shaping sustainable and inclusive futures.

(Tutor on ) - Bjorn’s interdisciplinary background ranges from Computer Science over Visualization towards Design. Bjorn is Tutor and Year 1 Lead for Innovative Design Engineering (IDE).

Bjorn received his BSc in Media Informatics and Design in 2004 from Bielefeld University and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (Gestaltung). There he also completed an MA Interdisciplinary Media Sciences in 2006 and initiated the CELLmicrocosmos project 'Starting from an animated cell model'. From 2009 to 2015 he worked and taught as a research assistant in the Bio-/Medical Informatics Department at Bielefeld University while creating the lecture module 'Interdisciplinary Cell Visualisation and Modelling' and finishing his PhD thesis on Integrative Cell Modelling. In 2015, he started as a Research Fellow at Monash University in Melbourne and then at the University of Konstanz.

We are continually adding to our diverse programme of events: conversations on key topics such as funding advice and portfolio development, symposia, exhibitions, open days and more. Many are free and open to the public.

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