This week's picks for London architecture and design events
By Abigail Banfield|
Tuesday, Mar 13, 2018
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This week has some fantastic events from emerging architects and thinkers. From films exploring and documenting political unrest, to delving into the history of the concrete which surrounds us in London.
Make sure to check back regularly to see updated with London's latest happenings and our weekly recommendations, and to avoid missing those ending soon, including Flying Trees and Sunken Squares.
RELATED EVENT Flying Trees and Sunken Squares
Architecture on Display: James Taylor-Foster | 14 March
The fourth talk in this series comes from multidisciplinary curator and architectural designer James Taylor-Foster. The series questions the meaning and means of curating architecture in modern times. This talk in particular will focus on the implications of, and strategies behind, the display of architecture.
RELATED EVENT Architecture on Display: James Taylor-Foster
Architectural Photo Walk: Robin Hood Gardens | 17 March
If you haven't got plans for St Patrick's day, why not start them with an architectural photo walk? The walk will focus on the Robin Hood Gardens social housing project, an example of Brutalism which is perhaps the most discussed in recent times.
RELATED EVENT Architectural Photo Walk: Robin Hood Gardens
A Journey Through Brutalism - National Trust Guided Walking Tour | 17 March
This walking tour through the Brutalist streets of Croydon is being lead by the RISEgallery in partnership with National Trust. Croydon is perhaps one of the only places in the UK where you can still sense the post-war optimism through these hulking concrete structures.
RELATED EVENT A Journey Through Brutalism - National Trust Guided Walking Tour
Timber Rising: Vertical visions for the cities of tomorrow | Until 19 May
Focusing on the most radical and significant mass timber solutions and structures, this exhibition includes interviews from key participants as well as international examples of timber projects. The models, images, and text forming the bulk of this exhibition show the scope of wood and the latest advancements in the surrounding technology.
RELATED EVENT Timber Rising: Vertical Visions for the Cities of Tomorrow
Modernism and Model Dwellings: Housing in Bethnal Green | 18 March
This walking tour of Bethnal Green's exemplary examples of social housing touches on its roots in Victorian philanthropy to the Modernist council housing which stands today. The tour will show how the borough council was radically forward-thinking in its decision-making.
RELATED EVENT Modernism and Model Dwellings: Housing in Bethnal Green
Architecture on Film: The Wild Frontier | 20 March
This UK premiere of this sensitive portrait of the Calais 'jungle' and community will be shown next Tuesday at the Barbican, organised by the Architecture Foundation. The film's focus is on the inhabitants, and the way of life within such a unique temporary city.
RELATED EVENT Architecture on Film: The Wild Frontier
Debate | Architectural Marmite: 8 iconic London buildings you'll love or hate | 13 March
This event is sold out, but if you have a free evening tonight, why not put yourself on the waiting list? This debate, where drinks and historians will mix to convince the audience on which London buildings should be praised and which should be razed, is set to be a lively one.
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