Richard Rogers was featured on the today programme (BBC Radio 4) this morning
highlights - Here (or listen to it HERE from the Programme (from 02.21.40))
Also: A short video on Robinhood gardens
sounddelivery via YouTu...
Friday, 19 June 2015
Thursday, 18 June 2015
#SAVErobinhoodgardens
Write today to Tracy Crouch MP and the Department for Culture Media & Sport, the minster and department whose hands the future of Robinhood Gardens are in!
Contact Details
Tracy Crouch MP, minster with responsibility -
(EMAIL) tracey.crouch.mp@parliament.uk
Department for Culture Media & Sport
(EMAIL) enquiries@culture.gov.uk
(ADDRESS)- Department for Culture, Media & Sport100 Parliament StreetLondonSW1A 2BQ#SAVErobinhoodgardens is trend...
LETTER - THREE DAYS TO SAVE ROBIN HOOD GARDENS
THREE DAYS TO SAVE ROBIN HOOD GARDENS
Sent out yesterday 17 June : A letter from Simon Smithson and Richard Rogers asking you to help save Robin Hood Gardens:
"I am writing to ask you to support listing Robin Hood Gardens as a building of special architectural interest, in order to protect one of Britain’s most important post-war housing projects, designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, from demolition.
Previous efforts in 2009 to have the building...
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Trip to RIBA
A couple of days ago I visited the RIBA for the exhibition -widely advertised- on 'brutalist playgrounds'. The exhibition recreates three significant post-war concrete playgrounds built to provide space for adventure and play for children living in the new council estates.
The exhibition which is a collaboration between the artist Simon Terrill and the architecture collective 'Assemble' recreates the concrete structures...
Friday, 5 June 2015
Facebook group for brutalism
Interesting new group for British examples of Brutalism on Facebook
(Link he...
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
EVENT: Freedom of the City: Discovering Southbank Skate Spot
An event at the Royal festival hall by the London society, 'Freedom of the City: Discovering Southbank Skate Spot' which charts the successful campaign against the proposed 'Festival wing' development (which would have seen the under-croft, long cherished by skateboarders and graffiti artists transformed into commercial retail units) by the Long Live South Bank campaign.
The event will take place on Monday 8th June, it will involve a walk-talk with questions welcome to stimulate debate...
Monday, 1 June 2015
EVENTS/EXHIBITIONS: London Festival of Architecture
This years London festival of architecture which will run through-out June brings with it a series of interesting events for any architecture fan. Below I have listed the events which may be of interest to fans of Brutalist architecture. Unfortunately the rather inadequate booklet does not give a description of the events so I am going by the names! If you have any other suggestions let me know.
EXHIBITIONS:
'The Brutalist Playground'
where: RIBA
when: 10 June -16 August (10am-5pm)
'The Barbican Exhibition: Building...
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