RIBA What's On Spring 2011 by Royal Institute of British Architects

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Welcome… From exhibitions and talks to conferences and awards, the Royal Institute of British Architects celebrates and promotes the benefits of good architecture – past, present and future – through engagement with all. Spring highlights • Royal Gold Medal: Sir David Chipperfield • Adolf Loos exhibition • Emerging Architecture • Underground Journeys

Talks and debates

Exhibitions

Tours and further events

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Carmody Groarke, Studio East Dining ©Christian Richters

Join us for an engaging, topical and informative programme of talks and debates across the country

Talks and debates

Talks in London: 66 Portland Place

Searching for Substance Sir David Chipperfield Royal Gold Medal Lecture Wednesday 9 February, 18.30 Join this year’s winner, Sir David Chipperfield, for the Royal Gold Medal Lecture 2011, discussing the theme of ‘substance’ in architecture. He examines the role of ‘idea’ and ‘physical presence’ within a world which is more concerned with image and change than with consistency and permanence. The subject is explored through his own practice and the projects of others who have influenced his work. Don’t miss the Royal Gold Medal exhibition (see page 8) and awards dinner (see page 14). Tickets £12/£10 concessions.

Great Architects: Charles Holden and the Development of London Underground Thursday 3 February, 18.30 Dr Eitan Karol, architectural historian and author, and Mike Ashworth, Design and Heritage Manager, London Underground, explore the importance of Charles Holden’s designs for London Underground stations in the 1920s and 1930s. They also examine the challenges of acknowledging this architectural legacy alongside the need to provide a modern and efficient transport system for 21st century London. The talk coincides with the exhibition Underground Journeys: Charles Holden’s designs for London Transport at the V&A, see page 11 for details.

Above Sir David Chipperfield ©Martin Godwin Above left Adams Holden & Pearson, Design for South Woodford London Underground Station, 1936. RIBA Library Drawings and Archives Collection 3

Talks and debates Great Architects: Adolf Loos

Emerging Architecture

Tuesday 29 March, 18.30

The twelfth Architectural Review Awards for Emerging Architecture recognise excellence in realised work by architects under 45. Enjoy a series of talks by six of the winning and commended architects.

Join renowned Czech architect Eva Jiricná, architect and author Ivan Margolius, University of Cambridge Professor Dalibor Vesely, and RIBA British Architectural Library Director Dr Irena Murray to discuss the work and legacy of the great architect Adolf Loos. As famous for his writings as his buildings, Loos believed that reason and purpose should lead in architectural design. Exploring both his famous and lesser known works, the panel debates Loos’s influence as an architect and polemicist and the significance of his work today. This talk accompanies the exhibition, Learning to Dwell: Adolf Loos in the Czech Lands. See page 9 for information, plus Gallery Talk details. 4

Don’t miss the Emerging Architecture exhibition, at 66 Portland Place until 26 February, see page 10. Sponsored by Austin Smith: Lord and Triflow Concepts

All talks at 66 Portland Place £8.50/£5.50 unless otherwise stated. Advance booking essential at architecture.com/programmes. Alternatively leave a message on our recorded booking line 020 7307 3699. Above Sameep Padora & Associates, Shiv Temple. Photo: Edmund Sumner Above left Adolf Loos, Living Room after renovation, Villa Müller, Prague, 1928–30. Photo: Martin Polák, 2005

NHDRO + Suriya Umpansiriratana

Tuesday 8 February, 18.30

Founded in Shanghai in 2004, NHDRO provides architecture, interior, master planning, graphic, and product design services internationally. They discuss their winning entry, Waterhouse Hotel on the Bund in Shanghai, together with other recent projects.

Talks and debates

Architects Atelier Ryo Abe + Sameep Padora & Associates

Tuesday 22 February, 18.30

Architects Atelier Ryo Abe’s work combines traditional Japanese architecture with modern materials and techniques. Among other projects, Ryo Abe discusses Shima Kitchen, a community restaurant where residents, volunteers and tourists can talk, enjoy music and view plays.

Suriya Umpansiriratana, whose work is underscored by his belief in Buddhism, talks about the many things that inspired him when designing Walled Monk's Cell – a community of monks’ cells, classrooms and meditation spaces – including childhood, chanting and meditation.

Based in Mumbai, Sameep Padora, presents projects including Shiv Temple which was built by villagers on a shoestring budget using local stone. Padora simplifies traditional temple design by removing the usual decoration while maintaining symbolic elements.

Carmody Groarke + Arquitecturia Tuesday 15 February, 18.30 Carmody Groarke, established in London in 2006, has an impressive portfolio for such a young practice including the 7 July Memorial. They present their winning project Studio East Dining, a temporary restaurant pavilion within the Westfield Stratford City construction site.

Above Architects Atelier Ryo Abe, Shima Kitchen. Photo: Osamu Nakamura Above right Carmody Groarke, Studio East Dining. ©Christian Richters Right Suriya Umpansiriratana, Walllasia, Walled Monks’ Cell

Girona-based Arquitecturia has worked on a range of cultural, educational, healthcare and residential schemes for both public and private sectors. Having already received a number of awards, they discuss key projects including the Ferreries Cultural Centre in the Catalonian town of Tortosa.

Talks and debates

Talks in London: V&A

Closer Look talks

Underground Journeys: Charles Holden's designs for London Transport

Take part in one of our Closer Look talks at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of the V&A+RIBA Architecture Partnership.

Wednesday 26 January, 13.15 Hochauser Auditorium

All talks take place 13.00–14.00, are free and drop-in (please note, numbers are limited). Please meet at the Grand Entrance at 12.55.

To coincide with the Underground Journeys exhibition, see page 11, this talk focuses on Frank Pick and Charles Holden’s shared vision for a totally designed transport environment and the means by which they drew on history to fashion a particularly English modernity. With Dr David Lawrence, Architectural Historian and Author. Free and drop-in.

Attention to Detail: Architectural details from the RIBA Collections Tuesday 22 February Explore the changing face of domestic architectural design through drawings of architectural details from the collections. Featuring designs for windows, doors, chimneys and much more. With Catriona Cornelius, RIBA.

Left Adams Holden & Pearson, Redbridge Underground Station, 1936. RIBA Library Drawings & Archives Collection Above right George Davidson Griffiths, Empire State Building, New York. Allan Johnson, Alfred Bossom Travelling Studentship report to the RIBA on his study tour of the USA, 1936. RIBA Library Drawings & Archives Collections Above far right E.W Godwin, Design for a sideboard for Dropmore Castle, Co.Limerick, c.1869. RIBA Library Drawings & Archives Collections 6

Studying America: RIBA Student Reports on US Designs, 1885–1965

Architects’ Designs for Furniture

Tuesday 15 March

Architects have been involved in the designing of interiors and furnishings since the Renaissance. Discover examples of their designs from the RIBA Drawings Collection from the late 16th century to the present day. With Charles Hind, RIBA.

From 1890 onwards RIBA sponsored scholars travelled to the US to assess design developments. Taking a selection of the resulting reports, this talk assesses Britain’s fascination with the potential that America held for modern architecture in the decades around World War II. With Kurt Helfrich, RIBA.

Tuesday 12 April

Address the future of the built environment and its impact on society with Building Futures, an RIBA initiative. Free but booking is essential. For tickets and further information please email buildingfutures@inst.riba.org or visit buildingfutures.org.uk

This House Believes the Value of Design is Not Measurable Tuesday 15 February, 18.30 Surface Design Show, Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London N1 How can the unquantifiable qualities of design compete during a downturn? Has the drive towards sustainability and low cost building bred a generation of cautious designers whose visionary ideals have been lost to socially responsible design and number crunching? Is the era of design for design’s sake over? Join the debate.

Building Futures: The Future of Practice Tuesday 1 March, 19.00 RIBA, 66 Portland Place Building Futures presents its publication, Practice Futures, examining the changing nature of architectural practice in the next 20 years. The launch features a panel discussion that asks: who will design our buildings in 2025, what jobs will architects do and how will practice have changed?

Talks outside London North East ArchiSeries Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne Free but booking essential, contact amy.tomlinson@inst.riba.org

ArchiTalk Thursday 17 February, 18.00 Tony Kettle presents the latest masterplan proposals for Gateshead Quays, demonstrating the importance of economic development in waterfront community-led regeneration. These seek to help establish Gateshead as a truly world class centre of excellence, worthy of further investment.

ArchiDebate

Talks and debates

Debates in London

Yorkshire 4x4 Making Places The Rose Bowl, Leeds Metropolitan University Thursdays 10, 17, 24 and 31 March, 18.00 Take part in a pan-professional forum that reviews and debates the role of place making in the new political climate and how localism might shape this key area. Each week features 4 speakers who give 15 minute presentations followed by a debate with the audience. The events appeal to anyone with an interest in the development of Leeds and its city region. Free, no booking required. For full details on speakers and themes visit makingplaces.com or contact riba.yorkshire@inst.riba.org

Thursday 17 March, 18.00 Join a debate focusing on the Government's declaration that education capital projects can be scaled back. A series of panelists from architecture, politics and education examine whether or not ‘We can really achieve 21st Century Education in 19th & 20th Century School Buildings' and ‘Can the Tesco Model of Education really deliver better buildings and better Education?'. 7

Exhibitions Be inspired by one of our many free changing exhibitions and displays across the UK and internationally

Exhibitions in London: 66 Portland Place

The RIBA Manser Medal 2010

Admission to all exhibitions at 66 Portland Place is free. Galleries open Monday–Saturday 10.00–17.00 but may occasionally close early for special events (call 020 7307 3888 to check).

An exhibition of the RIBA Manser Medal 2010 for the best new house in the UK in association with HSBC Private Bank.

The RIBA President’s Medals Student Awards Until 28 January, Gallery 2 An exhibition of award-winning student work submitted for the RIBA President’s Medals selected from submissions from over 270 invited Schools of Architecture from over 60 countries. The awards promote excellence in the study of architecture, rewarding talent, and encouraging architectural debate world-wide. All nominated projects can be viewed online at presidentsmedals.com. The exhibition continues in Liverpool, 16 February–8 April (see page 12).

Until 29 January, Gallery 1 *

The RIBA Manser Medal is awarded every year to the best one-off new house or major extension designed by an architect in the UK, with the shortlist chosen from winners of an RIBA Award. Enjoy a temporary display of the six shortlisted properties, showcasing the best in domestic architecture in the UK including the winning project, Hunsett Mill in Norfolk by Acme. Sponsored by

Gold Standard: Great Architecture from the Royal Gold Medal 2–18 February, Gallery 1 * A display presenting the work of nine of the many architects and architectural practices who have received the Royal Gold Medal over the last 150 years, including the latest recipient Sir David Chipperfield CBE. Given in recognition of a lifetime's work, the Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen. Don’t miss the chance to hear Sir David give the Royal Gold Medal Lecture on 9 February, see page 3. *may occasionally be closed for events, call 020 7307 3888 Left Jonathan Schofield (University of Westminster), Creative Evolution – Silvertown Ship Breaking Yard, RIBA President’s Silver Medal 2010

24 February–3 May, Library Open subject to Library hours The Adolf Loos exhibition is extended by previously unknown material from the RIBA collections whose Library helped save the Adolf Loos Archive during the Second World War. This display examines English influence on Loos’s design thinking.

Learning to Dwell: Adolf Loos in the Czech Lands 24 February–3 May, Galleries 1 &2 An early pioneer of Modern architecture, Adolf Loos (1870–1933) is best known for his groundbreaking projects in Vienna, including the Goldmann & Salatsch building, the Café Museum, and the Kärntner (American) Bar.

Also on view is a special display of RIBA photographs and documents of Loos’s buildings and projects in Austria, France, Switzerland and America as well as his polemical books and periodicals.

Adolf Loos Talks Learning to Dwell Gallery Talk RIBA, Friday 25 February, 13.00 Maria Szadkowska, exhibition curator from the City of Prague Museum and Dr Irena Murray, Director, RIBA British Architectural Library, offer lunchtime visitors an introduction to the exhibition and the work of Adolf Loos. Free but booking essential, see page 3.

Great Architects: Adolf Loos RIBA, Tuesday 29 March, 18.30 See page 4 for details.

Learning to Dwell Gallery Talk

Less famous, but also significant, was his work in Prague, Pilsen and his birthplace of Brno, spanning his entire creative life from 1896 to 1933. This exhibition focuses on Loos’s work in the Czech lands, consisting mainly of residential projects such as the iconic Villa Müller, as well as a number of apartments and interiors which Loos used to exhort his clients to ‘learn to dwell’. The exhibition will also highlight the imaginative furnishings of his buildings, featuring drawings, models, original furniture and glass, never before seen in Britain. The exhibition is organised by the City of Prague Museum, in partnership with the RIBA, and is generously supported by the Czech Centre London and the Austrian Cultural Forum London.

Exhibitions

Saving Loos: The Unknown Legacy of the British Architectural Library

RIBA, Tuesday 5 April, 18.30

Above Adolf Loos, Table from the house of Jan Brummel, Pilsen Above left Adolf Loos, Villa Müller, Prague, 1928–30. Photo: Martin Polák, 2005

Join Dr Irena Murray, Director, RIBA British Architectural Library for a tour of the exhibition and discussion of Adolf Loos, exploring his work in both the Czech Lands, and his projects and influence in a wider context. Free but booking essential, see page 3.

Exhibitions

Emerging Architecture

Maths through Architecture

Until 26 February, Florence Hall

2–20 May, Florence Hall

The twelfth Architectural Review Awards for Emerging Architecture presents an inspiring range of projects from around the world, including a rooftop restaurant in London, a public swimming pool in Spain, and a temple in India. This leading awards programme for architects and designers under 45 gives a surprising and fascinating snapshot of architecture’s emerging generation.

Enjoy a display of work by school students from North West England and London, exploring the relationship between maths and architecture through the creation of exciting local spaces.

A series of talks by six of the winning and commended architects accompanies the exhibition. See pages 4–5 for details.

Managed in partnership with Arts Inform. Supported by CABE.

Sponsored by Austin Smith: Lord and Triflow Concepts

Maths through Architecture brings architects and teachers together to develop projects in the classroom, enabling students to apply mathematical knowledge to real life architectural scenarios.

Visioning the Future: A Look at Design Visualisation 5 March–20 April, Florence Hall Explore the 3D technology behind some of the country's most iconic buildings, including The Shard by Renzo Piano and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre. Good architectural modelling and visualisation have played an important role in the realisation of many great modern buildings. This display shows how architects and designers have integrated computer imagery modelling into every aspect of building development, from conception to realisation. Exhibition presented by creative digital visualisation agency EYELEVEL.

NHDRO, The Waterhouse at South Bund, Shanghai. Photo: Derryck Menere 10

Above Renzo Piano, The Shard, London. Image by AVRLondon/Sellar Property Group Right London Bridge Primary School students ©Andy Hamer

Albertopolis: The Development of South Kensington & the Exhibition Road Cultural Quarter

Take advantage of the combined expertise of the V&A+RIBA Architecture Partnership with an ongoing programme of exhibitions. Admission free. Open daily 10.00–17.45, Fridays 10.00–22.00.

Online exhibition Ever wondered why there are dinosaurs in South Kensington or why Prince Albert shines so brilliantly in Kensington Gardens? These questions and more are answered in a new online exhibition on architecture.com

Underground Journeys: Charles Holden’s designs for London Transport Until 13 February V&A+RIBA Architecture Gallery, Room 128a Examine designs carried out by architect Charles Holden during the 1920s and 1930s for London Underground. The full range of his work is explored, from stations on the Northern Line through to his creation of a new London Underground headquarters and his iconic, modernist station designs produced for the Piccadilly Line such as Arnos Grove and Southgate. Don’t miss the lecture (page 3) and Wednesday lunchtime talk (page 6) on Charles Holden and London Underground.

Exhibitions

London exhibitions: V&A

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres 26 February–8 May V&A+RIBA Architecture Gallery, Room 128a A display that, for the first time, explores the architecture of the Maggie’s centres which provide welcoming and uplifting spaces for those affected by cancer.

Discover the area’s world-class cultural and educational institutions and the iconic buildings they inhabit, see historic photographs and maps, architects' drawings, models and manuscripts as well as some more unusual objects. A physical version of the exhibition will open in November 2011 at the V&A.

Each of the seven existing centres, designed by architects including Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and the 2009 RIBA Stirling Prize winning building by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, are examined through models, drawings, photographs and film. Six models for future centres, including designs by Wilkinson Eyre and Kisho Kurokawa, are also displayed.

Above right Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Maggie’s Centre, London. Photo ©Richard Bryant Right Sir Aston Webb, Design for the entrance to the Victoria & Albert Museum, c.1907. RIBA Library Drawings & Archives Collections 11

Exhibitions

Exhibitions outside London

North West

East Midlands

Milkandsugar, The Tea Factory, 82 Wood St, Liverpool L1. Admission free. Open: Monday–Friday, 9.00–17.00

Fifty Buildings 50 Years Great Modern Architecture in the East Midlands 4 January–24 January, Oakham Castle, Rutland 31 January–11 February, Nottingham Trent University 14 March–25 March, University of Lincoln 28 March–3 April, Highcross Shopping Centre, Leicester

Closing Time 12 January–11 February Focusing on Liverpool, Closing Time highlights the national issue of pub closure through the photography of Kevin Casey. Pressures have taken their toll with over 6,000 pubs closing in Britain since 2005. Casey’s photographs highlight the wider issue of urban decay that, far from being turned around by the regeneration schemes of the 1990s and 2000s, has continued apace in most parts of the UK.

4 April–9 April, Derby QUAD

RIBA President’s Medals 2010

Discover hidden architectural gems and familiar buildings in this touring exhibition showcasing innovative and enduring architecture in the East Midlands. From the swinging sixties onwards, the show reveals how architectural creativity is shaped by context, place, culture, social and political trends of the time and, in turn, shapes the identity of the region’s places and spaces.

Discover the architecture stars of the future with an exhibition featuring a selection of the submissions and winners from the 2010 RIBA President’s Medals competition. A special launch night celebrates the exhibition at milkandsugar, see architecture.com/northwest for details.

In addition a Fifty50 Guide Book to Modern Architecture in the East Midlands is available to purchase online. See architecture.com/fifty50 With thanks to: Heritage Lottery Fund, Ibstock Brick and sponsoring architects

16 February–8 April

Exhibitions worldwide Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey Until 30 January, The National Building Museum, Washington, DC A touring exhibition that brings together 31 of the RIBA’s rare drawings by Andrea Palladio, explores the development of Palladio’s design sensibility and his profound influence on architecture in America. Drawings range from early studies and sketches to presentation drawings of villas and other commissioned works and include preliminary designs for Palladio’s ground-breaking architectural text I Quattro Libri dell’ Architettura. The exhibition also highlights Palladio’s enormous impact on the architecture of the United States. An RIBA Trust exhibition, in association with the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza, and presented in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the National Building Museum. Above Andrea Palladio, Design for the Villa Repeta at Campiglia, early 1560s. RIBA British Architectural Library Left Photo: Kevin Casey

RIBA Walks – Nash Ramblas

Tours in London RIBA Guided Tours 66 Portland Place By appointment The RIBA headquarters at 66 Portland Place is a fine example of Grade II 1930s architecture with many original features and fittings. Discover more about this amazing building with a private guided group tour. Group tours start from £125. Please contact us to discuss your requirements on 020 7207 5533 or info@inst.riba.org (marking your email: RIBA Guided Tours).

Tours and further events

Leonard Manasseh: Work in London Meeting at British Museum, Saturday 2 April, 10.00–17.00

Guide yourself through the heart of the West End with your iPhone. Available to download from the App Store via iTunes, the Nash Ramblas walk is a unique architectural guide to Regent Street and The Regent’s Park. Produced by RIBA London and AIG, the app includes specially compiled galleries featuring rare archival images that, at the tap of your screen, give you unique access to the heritage and stories behind some of London’s most famous sights. Free.

Take part in a coach tour of buildings by leading post-war modern architect Leonard Manasseh, whose career began with the Festival of Britain and continued into the 1990s. Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin (Kent University), author of Leonard Manasseh and Partners (RIBA Publishing 2010) will lead the tour, looking at two major school projects, social housing and individual private houses. Organised in partnership with the Twentieth Century Society. Price £45. To book please visit c20society.org.uk or call 020 7250 3857. Left 66 Portland Place interior, Photo: Steve Banks Above left Leonard Manasseh, Furzedown College, Tooting. Photo: Colin Westwood, Architect & Building News 13

Tours and further events

Tours outside London

Awards dinner

Hunstanton and the Birth of Brutalism

Royal Gold Medal and Fellowships Dinner 2011

Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk Saturday 19 March, 11.00–16.00

66 Portland Place, Thursday 10 February, 17.45

Take part in a study day at Smithdon School, Hunstanton, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson (1949–54), to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its construction. The day provides an opportunity to visit one of Britain’s best-known mid-20th century buildings and includes expert talks on its significance and its performance record since construction, plus a display of archive material.

Join Sir David Chipperfield CBE, winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2007 for the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach, Germany, as he is presented with the Royal Gold Medal 2011. David is one of the world’s greatest living architects and has a portfolio of work that is truly international in influence. His architecture is one of calm rational elegance, he is a craftsman of delightful spaces and beautifully detailed buildings.

Speakers include Dr Elain Harwood, Professor Alan Powers and Charles Knevitt.

The evening also includes the presentation of the Honorary and International Fellowships 2011.

Organised in partnership with the Twentieth Century Society and Smithdon High School.

Booking essential at architecture.com/whatson. Tickets: £150 (incl. VAT). Tables are laid for 10 guests. For further information email events@inst.riba.org or call 020 7307 3778.

Price £60 (includes lunch and refreshments, plus coach transfers from King’s Lynn Station). To book please visit c20society.org.uk or call 020 7250 3857.

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Cover Adolf Loos, Villa Müller, Prague, 1928–30. Photo: Martin Polák, 2005