Events by type: Talks and debates

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7, 14, 21, 28 June6.00pm - 7.30pmPLP Architecture

EC3N 1DYfree admission

Rebuild << RewindChris RogersTravel back in time and discover how memories of the Square Mile’s ownership, activities and pathways are preserved in its architecture. Author Chris Rogers discusses four locations where successive buildings have been erected on the same spot for the same patron. He reveals fascinating architectural connections across three generations of rebuilding at each.

7 June7.00pm - 9.00pm

Bermondseyfree admission

The Unlimited Edition Live! Planning the DocklandsWe Made ThatThis hosted conversation will refl ect upon the legacy of London’s Docklands in a discussion about planning approaches and community responses to the re-development of the Docklands. The conversation will consider the role of development corporations in making our city, and refl ect on two remarkable grassroots projects sparked by the London Docklands Development Corporation.

1, 6, 27 June6.15pm - 8.30pm

The GalleryEC1M 6EJ

£10

A Style Guide to Twentieth Century Architecture Lecture Series 20th Century SocietySix speakers will discuss the identity of six styles that have dominated the period. Understanding architecture since 1914 involves understanding the meaning of labels and their underlying meaning. While these are widely used, they represent a mixture of forgotten intentions, opportunistic adoptions, post-rationalisations and misapplications.

6 June6.30pm - 9.00pm

Roca London Gallery SW6 2PY

free admission

Face to Face with Memory Roca London GalleryWorld-celebrated Japanese architect, writer and professor Kengo Kuma comes to London to reveal how memory is a vital tool in his award-winning work and research. He is joined in this event by Stuart Wood, group leader Heatherwick Studio, who will talk about the theme of memory in relation to some of the Studio’s most exciting and innovative designs.

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12 June6.30pm - 8.00pm

Royal Geographical Society

SW7 2SR£12 - £18

NLA Annual Lecture 2017 by Sir David Adjaye OBENew London ArchitectureIn conversation with NLA Chairman Peter Murray, Sir David Adjaye OBE will speak about his work and approach to urban renewal, both in London and around the world. He will also share his thoughts on the role that London has to play in supporting creativity and positive social change around the world, as a key part of the NLA’s insight study, exhibition and events programme London: Design Capital, which investigates the global reach of London-based architects, engineers and designers around the world.

13 June7.00pm - 10.00pm

Museum of LondonEC2Y 5HN

£11 - 15

The London Salon: MemoryMuseum of LondonJoin us for an evening of readings and talks considering the rich and disturbing character of London in 2017: its buildings, its myths, its self-narration. Writers, artists and architects discuss the lived experience of the capital and tell stories about foreignness, underpasses, and failed utopias at a salon curated by curator and writer, Jes Fernie.

14 June6.00pm

Rest Up LondonSE1 4YT

free admission

Where Shall She Live? Housing the working woman in Victorian and Edwardian London Historic EnglandThis illustrated talk looks at the architect-designed working women’s hostels that emerged to cater for the rapid increase of women clerical workers in Britain around 1900. These little-known buildings helped a new generation of working women in the capital through innovative business models, homely accommodation behind smart facades, empowering communal rooms and a range of sleeping options to suit various budgets.

11 June6.30pm - 7.45pm

JW3NW3 6ET

£15

Sunday Night Live: Daniel LibeskindJW3JW3 is proud to welcome renowned architect Daniel Libeskind to London for a discussion with BBC Radio 4 Front Row presenter Samira Ahmed. Daniel Libeskind has become a household name after the 1999 opening of his iconic Jewish Museum in Berlin. Since then he has become renowned for his architectural approach to memory, meaning and spirituality, explored in countless projects, including the master-planning for the rebuilding of New York’s World Trade Centre. Here, he will discuss his fascinating life and work so far.

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18 June1.00pm - 7.00pm

Ace Hotel LondonE1 6JQ

£11

Unbuilt: Considering the Unbuilt contributions to the Built EnvironmentZaha Hadid ArchitectsAn afternoon bringing together women in architecture to refl ect on and highlight the achievements, ideas, and dialogues which may have never been built, yet profoundly contribute to the built environment that surrounds us. A series of panels will refl ect on the values and strategies embraced in the design process such as abstraction, innovation, evolution, revolution, and longevity.

21 June6.00pm - 9.20pm

Donald Insall AssociatesW1G 7AB

free admission, RSVP

Memory, Heritage and the CityDonald Insall AssociatesChaired by Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote, Donald Insall Assocites will host a panel discussion that addresses memory in the city and, in particular, what it means to those living and working in London. Joined by speakers Otto Saumarez-Smith, Simon Thurley and Tanvir Hasan, it will focus on the notion of memories, or the past, being present in the future and how this informs current values, a sense of place and identity.

15 June7.00pm

Studio RCASW8 5AU

free admission

Sitraka Rakotoniaina - On new cultural fi ctions Royal College of ArtSitraka Rakotoniaina is a London-based artist and designer whose work explores the relationship between people and technology. In collaboration with Andrew Friend and Jasmin Blasco, he initiated ‘Very Very Far Away’, a public facing research project focused on democratising future narratives and the dissemination of new cultural fi ctions.

16 June6.00pm - 10.00pm

Dulwich Picture GallerySE1 7AD

free admission

Space/Places/PeopleDulwich Picture GalleryTom Wilkinson will reveal the powerful and intimate relationship between society and architecture. Hear from pavilion architects IF_DO, and, courtesy of the BFI, join us for a special screening of The Changing Face of Camberwell, exploring local architectural shifts since 1963.

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28 June6.30pm - 8.30pm

Acland Burghley SchoolNW5 1UJ

free admission

Brutalism at Burghley: Celebrating HKPAHistoric EnglandThis illustrated talk by Geraint Franklin, an architectural historian with Historic England, focusses on key post-war practice Howell Killick Partridge & Amis. The event coincides with the launch of Geraint’s book which has combined interviews with archival research to tell for the fi rst time the story of his important post-war practice. The venue is Acland Burghley School, a hidden Brutalist gem by HKPA which is celebrating its 50th anniversary and a recent Grade II listing.

28 June4.30pm - 7.00pm

The Trampery Old Street EC1V 9EY

£6

Radical repurposing, a cure for urban amnesia The TramperyA new generation of architects are fi nding ways to repurpose existing structures, as a way to create new strands of urban fabric whilst retaining resonant elements of the old. This evening session will bring together architects, anthropologists, developers and cultural institutions to explore how memories of streets and buildings can be harnessed to support new purposes and ideas.

22 June6.15pm - 7.30pm

The Design MuseumW8 6AG

£7.50-£10

Richard Rogers talk at the Design Museum The Design MuseumFrom the legacy of Constructivism to the iconic status of Tatlin’s Tower, the infl uence of the Russian Avant-Garde still reverberates in contemporary design and culture. One hundred years on from the Russian Revolution, join world leading architects Richard Rogers and Boris Bernaskoni to discuss their work and the infl uence of the Russian Avant Garde on contemporary architecture.

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