Season Guide 10 September – 6 December 2014
‘Ideal’ Fish and Chip Shop, 1958 © Edwin Smith, RIBA Library Photographs Collection
Explore the life and work of Edwin Smith, one of Britain’s foremost 20th century photographers. From urban scenes documenting British social history to evocative landscape images and atmospheric interiors, Smith faultlessly captured the essence of the places, landscapes and buildings he photographed. As the first major retrospective of his work, Ordinary Beauty: The Photography of Edwin Smith features over 100 extraordinary black and white photographs from a collection of over 60,000 negatives and 20,000 prints from the RIBA Library. A season of RIBA events, workshops and activity days inspired by the work of Edwin Smith runs throughout Autumn.
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COVER IMAGE St Columba’s Wells, Londonderry (Derry), N Ireland, 1965 © Edwin Smith, RIBA Library Photographs Collection
WHAT’S ON
Talks, Events & Workshops Take part in a diverse programme of events, workshops and activity days inspired by the exhibition. Click on any listing to find out more or book online. Exhibition Ordinary Beauty: The Photography of Edwin Smith 10 September – 6 December Monday to Saturday, 10.00am – 5.00pm. Closed Sundays. Free admission. No booking required. We welcome groups to the exhibition. To ensure we can accommodate you in the gallery please call us in advance on 020 7307 3699 for groups of 10+.
Workshop Point & Shoot: British Architecture Through the Lens Saturday 18 October, 12.00pm – 4.00pm £20 Standard, £15 Student. Booking essential. Examine original material from the RIBA collection and shoot on location at the South Bank Centre to seek evidence of Britain’s architectural past, present and future.
Exhibition Tours Capturing Beauty: An Introduction to Edwin Smith Every Friday from 19 September – 05 December, 1.30pm – 2.30pm Free. Booking essential. Tours led by curators Justine Sambrook and Valeria Carullo. Talk The Power of Images: How Photography Changed Architecture Tuesday 7 October, 6.30pm – 8.15pm, Jarvis Room £9 Standard, £6.50 Student/RIBA Members. Booking essential. In partnership with the Barbican, we present a visual journey and discussion charting the photographs that changed architecture and the way we look at buildings. Workshop Run, Jump, Shoot (in partnership with the Barbican) Saturday 11 October, 12.00pm – 5.00pm £30 Standard (includes same day entry to the Constructing Worlds exhibition at the Barbican). Booking essential via barbican.org.uk Top up your photography techniques by exploring new ways of capturing architecture through photography and the urban sport parkour. Whitby, 1959 © Edwin Smith, RIBA Library Photographs Collection
Workshop Explore & Draw: Vanishing Points 1 Saturday 15 November, 12.00pm – 4.00pm £20 Standard, £15 Student. Booking essential. Work with original drawings and photographs from the RIBA collections and draw on-site in Bunhill Cemetery and the Old Street neighbourhood.
Central markets, West Smithfield, City of London, 1953 © Edwin Smith, RIBA Library Photographs Collection
Late Tuesday Outrage and Beauty: The Battle to Save Britain’s Heritage Tuesday 28 October, 6.00pm – 10.00pm Free, no booking required. Filled on a first come basis A late evening programme of short talks, films, workshops, tours, music and more. Talk Revisiting Britain: Social and Urban Change 1945-1965 Tuesday 11 November, 6.30pm – 8.15pm £9 Standard, £6.50 Student/RIBA Members. Booking essential. As the UK considers a new era of big thinking, RIBA charts the highs and lows of a period of profound change and its legacy today. Symposium Building with Light: The Legacy of Robert Elwall 9.30am - 6.00pm on 13 November & 14 November (two day event) 1 Day/2 Days: £50/£80 Standard, £25/£40 Student, £35/£50 RIBA Members. Booking essential. An international symposium on architectural photography.
Workshop Point & Shoot: Vanishing Points 2 Saturday 22 November, 12.00pm – 4.00pm £20 Standard, £15 Student. Booking essential. Designed to continue on from Vanishing Points 1, capture your own narratives of architectural change and development while shooting on-site in Bunhill Cemetery and the Old Street neighbourhood. Talk The Englishness of English Architecture Tuesday 2 December, 7.30pm – 9.15pm £9 Standard, £6.50 Student/RIBA Members. Booking essential. Discussion and debate exploring the national traditions of English architecture, their origins and evidence today.
Kentish Town Station, London, 1936 © Edwin Smith, RIBA Library Photographs Collection
Click on any event to book online, visit architecture.com/EdwinSmith or call 020 7307 3699 Advance booking for events is essential unless stated otherwise.
Learn more about architecture and how it shapes our lives with RIBA architecture events for children, young people and families.
WHAT’S ON
For Children, Young People & Families Design Quest (ages 7-11) Tuesday 28 October Shoebox London: create a magical miniature city Wednesday 29 October Make a shadow show Thursday 30 October Run away and join the circus! Design Day (ages 11-15) Monday 27 October What’s so great about British architecture? Thursday 30 October Image and illusion: this is where the magic happens! Friday 31 October Spooky stories and terrible tales: Make your own gothic comic Skill Up (ages 15-18) Monday 27 October Build a winning portfolio Tuesday 28 October Ghost-hunting: find out how buildings hold clues to the past Wednesday 29 October Who do we think we are?
Two boys on doorstep, Kilkenny, Ireland, 1965 © Edwin Smith, RIBA Library Photographs Collection
Family Fun Friday 31 October, 11.00am – 4.00pm A day of events for the whole family, including: Ghoulish Grand Designs 11.00am – 4.00pm Build your very own haunted house. £2/child (paid at door) Haunting Tales 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.00pm £8/Family (max. 2 children and 2 accompanying adults) £4/additional child or adult (paid at door) Performances last 45 minutes and are ideal for ages 7+
For more details and booking click on any listing or call 020 7307 3703 Unless stated otherwise, all workshops run 11.00am – 4.00pm £30 Child, £20 if eligible for free school lunch. Booking required.
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