Accelerate is a free pioneering design, education and mentoring programme providing access to a wider pool of young people and increasing diversity in the built environment professions.
Accelerate was developed and established by Open City. This year thanks to a partnership with tthe Bartlett, UCL, Central Saint Martins, UAL and Kingston University the course will host 90 students split between the three campuses.
Over the last decade, hundreds of students have taken part in the programme, with 70% of Accelerate participants securing conditional offers to study architecture and related subjects at university.
Applications are now open for next year’s course, starting in October 2023.
