Type Faculty Phone +44 121 331 7915 Number of students 2,850 | Established 1992 Founded 1992 Undergraduates 1,350 | |
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Postgraduates 350 (full-time)
350 (part-time) Location Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom Campus The Parkside Building
Margaret Street
Vittoria Street Affiliations Birmingham City University Address Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Curza Street, Birmingham B4 7DX, United Kingdom Similar Birmingh City University, Millennium Point, University College Birmingh, University of Birmingh, Birmingh Ormiston Academy | ||
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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, and is based at the Birmingham City University City Centre Campus and Margaret Street for Fine Art.
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History
BIAD dates back, in various incarnations, to the year 1843. 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
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).
School of Architecture
Birmingham School of Architecture was opened in 1908.
Reputation
The Sunday Times University Guide 2004 stated: "Rated excellent (5) Art and Design". Birmingham City University states that: "BIAD received an excellent Quality Assurance score of 22/24 for Art and Design" 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.