The London School of Architecture has appointed architectural historian Neal Shasore as its new head of school and chief executive officer, beginning June 2021.
Shasore is set to take over from the school's founder Will Hunter as head of school and chief executive officer (CEO) of the London School of Architecture (LSA).
"It's a huge privilege to be appointed by the trustees to succeed Will Hunter as head of school," Shasore said.
"I've thoroughly enjoyed my interactions with the LSA's talented and driven students," he continued.  "I am looking forward to working more closely with them, and with our pioneering teaching and operations teams as the school develops over the coming years."
Top image and above: Shasore will begin his new role as head of school and CEO in June this year The LSA was founded in 2015 as London's first independent school of architecture to open since the Architectural Association was established in 1847.
At the time Hunter told Dezeen that the aim of the school was "to bring academia and practice closer together in order to strengthen both".
Students at the school work part-time for an architecture studio in their first year, making the two-year course "cost-neutral" to students.

Shasore believes that this model of architectural education is now even more important than when the school was established.
"The LSA's innovative model is more needed than ever as architectural education meets the ...