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Daniel Libeskind talks at RIBA

Posted in Interiors & Architecture, Seminars & Lectures on October 23, 2009 by littleblackbookofart

Artists Talk 27 Octotober, 2009 6:30pm at RIBA in London

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Join Daniel Libeskind, the internationally acclaimed architect known for introducing a new critical discourse into architecture with iconic buildings such as the Jewish Museum, Berlin, the Imperial War Museum North, Manchester and Zlota 44, a new high-rise residential tower currently under construction in Warsaw.

£12, £10 concession (RIBA members and Students)

To book call 020 7307 3699 / see www.architecture.com/WhatsOn/Talks/TalksArchive.aspx

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London Open House Weekend

Posted in Interiors & Architecture on September 16, 2009 by littleblackbookofart

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Love Architecture?

Open House is an architectural education organisation which for the last 17 years has been highlighting the importance of building design.

It works with local councils, developers and architects to promote what it sees as good design, and each year organises a weekend showcasing the very best and most interesting examples.

Open House offers the opportunity to view, free of charge, a huge range of buildings of architectural interest which are not normally open to the public.

A large number of inner-city gems will be opening their doors to let members of the public which range from government buildings, private homes, historic houses and there are also site visits to ongoing construction projects.

Children’s activities are also a feature at several venues. Certain events require pre-booking; a full programme is available from mid-August from the website: www.openhouse.org.uk (telephone bookings are not taken).

Our choice of visits would be:

Rivington Place, Hackney, London, EC2A 3BA – This RIBA award winning building by David Adjaye Associates (Sunken House also in Hackney by David Adjaye also worth a visit).

Maggie’s Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith & Fulham - Cancer care hospice, shortlisted for the Stirling Prize by Rogers Stirk & Harbour.

Tree House, Brixton, 1a Bedford Terrace, Lyham Road, SW2 5DJ - A net zero energy house which makes the most of a small plot, integrating inside and outside spaces. The top room opens into the canopy of the tree that inspired the form, details and performance of the house.

201 Bishopsgate,Broadgate Tower and Tower 42 the City’s tallest building.

The Michael Tippett School, Heron Road SE24 0HZ - Multiple award-winning design for the first Building Schools for the Future school to open in London accommodating up to 80 secondary school students with profound and multiple learning problems.

Don’t miss going to see Europe’s biggest construction project, the 2012 Olympic Park, E10 5JY, and find out where billions of taxpayers’ pounds are going. There’s also an Olympic Park Viewing Gallery, E15 1QN!

Wallpaper magazine have highlighted some of the buildings they admire with a website showing detailed ground plans and information of a number of properties.
Visit: www.wallpaper.com/openhouselondon

Battersea Power Station: Inside the Landmark

Posted in Exhibitions, Interiors & Architecture on September 12, 2009 by littleblackbookofart

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Ever wanted to have a real look inside Battersea Power Station? 

As a shadow hangs over the future of Battersea power station, the Royal Institute of British Architects is opening an exhibition of large scale photographs of one of London’s most recognisable landmarks. Photographer Michael Collins describes Battersea power station as a ‘twentieth-century ruined castle’.

This view, complete with the building’s iconic chimney stacks, shows the entrances to the turbine halls and the boiler house. Collins applies the principles of Record Picture photography to his images – placing an emphasis on clear, unadorned description – a practice that, for many years, has been employed by architects and civil engineers.

The exhibit runs from 3 - 29 September 2009, RIBA, Gallery 1, 66 Portland Place, London, W1

Contact RIBA on: +44 207 580 5533 for news on future programmes.