Who: Christina Seilern from Studio Seilern Architects
When: Thursday, 11th of October, 18:00
Where: Room M416, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
Category: Events
Architecture Research Forum:”Architectures of Nothing: Aldo Rossi & Raymond Roussel”, Victoria Watson, Thursday October 4, 13:00-14:00, Erskine Room, 5th Floor
When: 13:00-14:00, Thursday 4th Of October
Where: Erskine Room (M523), 5th Floor, Marylebone Campus
At the 2018 EAHN conference in Tallinn I gave a paper under the session theme of Architecture’s Return to Surrealism. The session asked how the reanimation of surrealism in the work of architects active in the 1970s and ‘80s – at the ‘tangled, asynchronous juncture of the modern and the postmodern,’ – allowed architecture to ‘formulate a critical project in reaction to the neoliberal economy that was producing its own dreams, needs and desires.’ Based on my conference paper, this presentation looks at Aldo Rossi and the connection to surrealism in his work through the influence of the writer Raymond Roussel. I argue that Rossi used Roussel to make memory an active ingredient in the architectural imagination, hence the reference to surrealism within the formulation of architectural projects after modernism.
Victoria Watson teaches in the School of Architecture + Cities and practices as Doctor Watson Architects.
Technical Studies Lecture Series: Jason Flanagan “Sound, Acoustics + Architecture” Thursday October 4, 18:00, Room 416
Technical Studies Lecture Series is back!
During the first semester the School of Architecture and Cities hosts the Thursday evening ‘Technical Studies’ lecture series to highlight new developments in the fields of architecture, engineering and environmental design. The series attempts to capture a contemporary philosophy of architecture and technology and introduce students to current and future trends in the development and understanding of architecture. This years talks include, a glass skyscraper in Southwark, a new ‘rusty’ steel footbridge in Chiswick, self-build housing in South London and a brand new type of ‘deployable’ structure.
The series starts with Jason Flanagan (Flanagan Lawrence Architects) talking about the importance of sound and acoustics in the design of new performative architecture.
When: Thursday, 4th of October 2018, 18:00
Where: M416, Marylebone Campus, 35 Marylebone Rd., London NW1 5LS
“Decolonizing minds and spirits through architecture and design” with DS22 tutor Yara Sharif, L’Institut du monde Arabe, Paris, 23rd June
When: Saturday 23rd June 2018, 19:00
Where: Auditorium de L’Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France
If in Paris on the 23rd of June, don’t miss DS22’s tutor Yara Sharif‘s presentation at “Décoloniser les esprits via le design et l’architecture” event at L’Institut du monde arabe , and as part of the Palest’In&Out Festival.
More info on the event (in French): https://www.imarabe.org/en/rencontres-debats/decoloniser-les-esprits-via-l-architecture-et-le-design
“Decolonizing minds and spirits through architecture and design” will be one of many fantastic events including film screenings, workshops and installations to take place during the festival.
Palest’In & Out 2018: Discover what Palestinian contemporary art has to offer, and reimagine Palestine from a new perspective.
The Festival programme (in French) : http://www.institut-icfp.org/category.php?id=9498y38040Y9498
Book Launch: “The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy, Architect” by DS15 tutor Kester Rattenbury, Architectural Association Bookshop, Tuesday 19th June, 18:30-20:30
When: Tuesday 19th June 2018, 18:30-20:30
Where: The Architectural Association Bookshop, 32 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3ES
THE WESSEX PROJECT: THOMAS HARDY, ARCHITECT
by Kester Rattenbury, Published by Lund Humphries, 2018
Who is the most famous member of the Architectural Association, past or present? Rem Koolhaas? Richard Rogers? Peter Cook? Or maybe Thomas Hardy: poet, novelist, architect; and creator of one of the most famous part-real, part-imagined realms the world has seen?
The Wessex Project: Thomas Hardy, Architect by Kester Rattenbury is the first in-depth study of Hardy’s work by an architectural critic, and it opens a startling new perspective on this world-famous author. Through it, we begin to see Hardy as someone who never gave up architecture: not just as a highly architectural writer, but as someone experimenting in all kinds of representation, including drawing, mapping, photography, stage design and writing; not just as a seminal English storyteller, but as England’s most influential conservation campaigner too; not just as a leading voice in literature, but as the creator of one of the greatest ever conceptual architectural projects.
Kester Rattenbury is Professor of Architecture at the University of Westminster. This book offers both a new way of looking at Hardy’s great works and an exploration of the how architects see, imagine, and work.
Keynote Lecture by DS2.5 Tutor Camilla Wilkinson at Dazzle Study Day, Southampton University, 30th June
When: Saturday 30 June, 9:00 – 16:45 (with a break for lunch)
Where: St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery in New Street, Lymington
Tickets are £15 (£12.50 concs) and include refreshments.
DS2.5 tutor Camilla Wilkinson, is the Keynote Speaker, presenting her Dazzle research, at the Southampton University Study Day in Lymington.
For more info and bookings please go to: https://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/discover/news.php?p=2018-05-09-dazzling-event-to-mark-centenary-of-first-world-war
The exhibition, “Dazzle: Disguise and Disruption in War and Art”, is at St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery in New Street, Lymington, from 16 June – 23 September. It includes work by Norman Wilkinson, Edward Wadsworth, Montague Dawson, John Everett and many more artists, on loan from national, regional and private collections, including the Imperial War Museum and British Maritime Museum.
Docomomo: One-day Seminar on Tower Blocks, Saturday 7th July, 10:00-16:30
Tower blocks have had a chequered history and their survival in the UK remains uncertain. In this one-day event, we look at their history, their changing technical characteristics, the reception of them by residents and the public, the maintenance and upkeep of them by their owners, their safety and their prospects for the future.
Among our speakers will be:
- Professor Stefan Muthesius, co-author with Miles Glendinning of Towers for the Welfare State (published by the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies);
- Emma Dent Coad, MP for Kensington, former member of the tenant management association that oversaw Grenfell Tower, and member of the Docomomo Working Party;
- Ian Abley, a specialist in construction detailing, compliance, snagging, and the requirements of façade, structural and services engineers;
- Asterios Agkathidis of Liverpool University, a specialist in sustainable retrofit;and others.
For more info please go to: https://www.docomomo.uk/copy-of-11-nov-ticket-page
Featured image: Grenfell Tower via https://goo.gl/images/Tz12ZS
LFA, Borough Talks: “Food City: How has food changed London’s built environment?” Thursday 28th June, 18:30-20:30
Borough Market hosts debate as part of the London Festival of Architecture
When: 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Thursday 28 June
Where: Jubilee Place, Borough Market, Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG
How has food production, distribution, storage, preparation, consumption, waste and culture changed London’s built environment? How has London changed food? What does the future hold?
These questions will be debated during a thought provoking evening of discussion hosted by London’s oldest food market, Borough Market, in partnership with architects DLA Design and the Cambridge University Land Society.
As part of the London Festival of Architecture – the world’s largest annual architecture festival – Borough Market is organising a special public debate bringing together experts from the worlds of architecture and food, to explore the impact that food has on our capital city. The talk will take place in Borough Market‘s recently completed communal hub, Jubilee Place. The audience will also be invited to sample a delicious spread of food and drink provided by Borough Market‘s traders.
Donald Hyslop, Chair of Borough Market‘s Board of Trustees, said:
Borough Market has been serving the people of London for 1,000 years, and that extraordinary heritage is an important part of the market’s appeal. With architecture ranging from the Victorian, to Art Deco, to the modern day, Borough Market is an iconic space, which combines the historic with 21st Century innovation. Jubilee Place provides a stimulating setting for what we believe will be a lively and engaging discussion about the relationship between food, communities and London’s built environment.
Speakers who will bring their unique views to the debate include:
- Carolyn Steel – architect, lecturer and writer who has combined architectural practice with teaching and research into the relationship between food and cities.
- Kate Hofman – CEO and co-founder of GrowUp Urban Farms, which produces sustainable fresh fish, salads and herbs in cities using a combination of aquaponic and vertical growing techniques.
- Joanna Lewis – Trustee of the Food Ethics Council and Strategy and Policy Director for Soil Association Food for Life, an award-winning national programme which is about making good food the easy choice for everyone, whoever and wherever they are.
- Donald Hyslop – Chair of Borough Market and Head of Regeneration and Community Partnerships at TATE. Donald is also Chair of Better Bankside, the business-led regeneration body for SE1.
- Tim Lang will act as moderator – Professor of food policy at City University London’s Centre for Food Policy, former trustee of Borough Market, and writer of numerous articles, reports and books on the politics of food production.
Tickets are £17.50 and include opportunities to ask questions at the end of the talks as well as a superb spread of food and drink provided by Borough Market traders.
Tickets are available from Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/borough-talks-food-city-how-has-food-changed-londons-built-environment-tickets-45374376983
For more information:
Borough Market,
8 Southwark St,
London SE1 1TL
Tel: 020 7407 1002
www.boroughmarket.org.uk
Nearest tubes: London Bridge or Borough
For more information contact the Borough Market team at Barley Communications:
Maria Kortbech maria.kortbech@barleycommunications.co.uk, 07952 507270
About Borough Market
Borough Market is a source of quality British and international produce, but it is more than just a place to buy or sell food. It’s a place where people come to connect, to share food and awaken their senses. Borough has long been synonymous with food markets and as far back as 1014, and probably much earlier, London Bridge attracted traders selling grain, fish, vegetables and livestock. In the 13th century traders were relocated to what is now Borough High Street and a market has existed there ever since. Borough Market’s mission is to continue to provide a world class food market at Borough for the community of London and beyond. Borough Market is the only fully independent market in London. It is owned by a charitable trust and run by a board of volunteer trustees. The trust is committed to supporting the local community around Borough Market. We regularly run community events, free cookery demonstrations and we support local community projects and schemes.
#LoveBorough
@Boroughmarket
http://boroughmarket.org.uk/
About London Festival of Architecture
The London Festival of Architecture is the world’s largest annual architecture festival. From 1st to 30th June the London Festival of Architecture is hosting over 400 events across the city exploring this year’s theme ‘identity’. From exhibitions to family events, walking tours, debates and stunning architectural installations; there’s something for everyone.
https://www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/
Expanded Territories Reading Group: “Hollow Land: Israel’s Architecture of Occupation” by Eyal Weizman, Wednesday 3rd October, 17:30, M330
The most astonishing book on architecture that I have read in years. (Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times)
The next Expanded Territories Reading Group will take place on Wednesday 3rd October at 17.30 in M330. We will be discussing Hollow Land: Israel’s Architecture of Occupation by Eyal Weizman, introduced by David Chandler.
Evening Lecture: Steve Larkin Architects, 12th June, 19:00, Marylebone Campus, MG14
When: 12th June 2018, 19:00
Where: Room MG14, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road London, NW1 5LS