The London Architecture Diary

A Visual Journey Through the Indian Subcontinent

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Tue 14 May '13 - Wed 4 Sep '13.
Location: 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD
Organised by: RIBA.

The great traditions and charateristics of Indian architecture across the centuries are the focus of this display drawn from the unique RIBA collections. Through 19th and 20th Century photographs and drawings, it features some of the great buildings of India, as well as lesser known structures and...

Architect's Eye Photography Exhibition

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Wed 12 Jun '13 - Sat 31 Aug '13.
Location: Station Court, SW6 2PY
Organised by: Roca London Gallery.

The Architect�s Eye photography exhibition is now open as this year�s competition finalists and winners are showcased in a three-month long exhibition coinciding with the London Festival of Architecture, 12th June - 31st August. The biennial competition, organised by International Art...

Architecture on Broadway

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 20 Jun '13 - Fri 28 Jun '13.
Location: No. 16 Model Shop,, E8 4QJ
Organised by: Central Saint Martins undergraduate architecture students.

First and second year architecture students at Central Saint Martins will be exhibiting their work in the shopfronts of Broadway Market this June. The bookshelves of Donlon Books and Artwords Bookshop will be transformed into sites of architectural speculation, and from 25 - 28 June a landscape of...

Atlas of the Unbuilt World

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Fri 7 Jun '13 - Thu 27 Jun '13.
Location: Royal Ear Hospital , WC1E 6AP
Organised by: British Council.

Atlas of the Unbuilt World will provide a snap-shot of the future of architecture hosting over 60 models, from nearly 40 countries. Designed by Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio, the exhibition will showcase architectural models of future projects from around the globe by some of the most by exciting...

Blackfriars Road: The transformation of a historic boulevard in the heart of London

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 6 Jun '13 - Sat 29 Jun '13.
Location: 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT
Organised by: NLA - London's Centre for the Built Environment.

An exhibition presenting the future face of Blackfriars Road. Situated in the heart of London�s cultural quarter and strategically located between the financial district and key regeneration areas in Southwark, Blackfriars Road is already changing. The exhibition will display both the individual...

Charles Correa - India's Greatest Architect

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Tue 14 May '13 - Wed 4 Sep '13.
Location: 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD
Organised by: RIBA.

Enjoy the first major exhibition in the UK of the work of Charles Correa, India�s greatest living architect, whose work has defined an architecture for modern India. Using images, drawings, photographs and models the exhibition celebrates the unique career of one of the world�s most important...

Chromazone: Colour in Contemporary Architecture

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Sat 17 Nov '12 - Sun 21 Jul '13.
Location: Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
Organised by: Victoria and Albert Museum.

Architecture, Room 128a Free admission The innovative use of colour is a major trend in contemporary architecture. This display features key projects by major UK and international architects, who use colour to create identity, define space and heighten our experience of a building. The...

Continuity of the Modernity: Fragments of Croatian Architecture from Modernism to 2010

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Mon 10 Jun '13 - Fri 21 Jun '13.
Location: 160 Tooley Street, SE12 QH
Organised by: Croatian Embassy in London.

During the 20th century, Croatia was part of five states (the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the puppet Independent State of Croatia, Socialist Yugoslavia and the independent Republic of Croatia) and three economic-political systems (constitutional monarchy, socialist federation,...

DRAW IT

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Fri 24 May '13 - Sun 28 Jul '13.
Location: 270 Mare Street, E8 1HE
Organised by: Fletcher Priest Architects.

You are invited to draw a sketch of the Hackney Picturehouse. Blank postcards are available at the bar for you to sketch your first impression of the Picturehouse. It could be a special moment there, a favourite space or a detail that caught your eye. One lucky person who enters a sketch...

High-rise

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Mon 3 Jun '13 - Sun 30 Jun '13.
Location: South Bank, SE1 9PX
Organised by: National Theatre.

The turn of the century brought a renewed interest and confidence in constructing high-rise developments in many of the world�s major cities. It has become the corporate building type for an increasingly global industry and architecture. Using film and stills, Peter Bobby�s work explores the...

InsideFlows: The Superuse Approach to Design

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Tue 4 Jun '13 - Wed 31 Jul '13.
Location: Ground Floor East, SE1 2TU
Organised by: The Architecture Foundation.

The show is delivered by Rotterdam-based architecture office Superuse Studios, founded by Jan Jongert and Cesare Peeren. The exhibition will present the Studio�s ongoing collaborative research with the INSIDE Masters programme at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Focusing on the subject of...

LESSER KNOWN ARCHITECTURE

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Tue 4 Jun '13 - Mon 22 Jul '13.
Location: Shad Thames, SE1 2YD
Organised by: Design Museum.

Lesser Known Architecture is a free exhibition celebrating extraordinary London architecture. Nominated by leading architecture critics, these ten buildings, structures and subways contribute to the mix and diversity of the city but are all too often overlooked and forgotten. Curated by Elias...

London Heritage Markets Walk

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 11 Apr '13 - Sat 26 Jul '14.
Location: London, WC1B 3BA
Organised by: Sandra Shevey.

Sandra Shevey has researched biographies of 15 heritage London street markets. She runs daily walks around the markets for 3 hours 11am and again at 6pm. The night walks are especially good. 3 different markets are profiled on each walk from a rota of 15 ancient markets across 33 London...

Nicholas Hawksmoor: Methodical Imaginings

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Wed 15 May '13 - Sun 1 Sep '13.
Location: Strand, WC2R 1LA
Organised by: Somerset House.

This exhibition focuses on a series of important London churches designed by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (c.1661�1736) during the early part of the eighteenth century. Although Hawksmoor is recognized as one of the major contributors to the traditions of British and European architectural...

NLA exhibiton: Ryder Architecture Celebrating 60 years 1953-2013

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 6 Jun '13 - Thu 27 Jun '13.
Location: 26 Store Street, WC1E 7BT
Organised by: NLA - London's Centre for the Built Environment.

An exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Ryder Architecture - a multi-award winning national practice with a varied output of buildings for office, education, healthcare, research and manufacturing, residential, retail and leisure. The touring exhibition opens in Glasgow in May and will...

NLA walking tours: Fitzrovia, Regent Street, King's Cross, Southbank

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Sat 1 Jun '13 - Sat 29 Jun '13.
Location: See website for furthur information, WC1E 7BT
Organised by: NLA - London's Centre for the Built Environment.

Fitzrovia - 8 June 15:00 and 22 June 11:00 Victoria - 15 June 15:00 Bloomsbury & King's Cross St Pancras - 1 June 15:00, 15 June 11:00 and 29 June 15:00 St Giles, Regent Street and Soho - 1 June 11:00 Bankside - 29 June 11:00 The City - 8 June 11:00 and 22 June 15:00 NLA is running a...

PAPERWORK-Special Discounts

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Mon 3 Jun '13 - Fri 28 Jun '13.
Location: 10a Acton Street, WC1X 9NG
Organised by: WORK Gallery.

To celebrate the London Festival of Architecture, PAPERWORK bookshop will be open throughout June, from Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. For the duration of the Festival, PAPERWORK will offer a 25% discount on all Artifice books on architecture and Black Dog Publishing titles. Recent releases...

RCA Degree Show 2013

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 20 Jun '13 - Sun 30 Jun '13.
Location: 1 Hester Road, SW11 4AN
Organised by: Royal College of Art.

The RCA annual graduate shows will take place simultaneously across both the Battersea and Kensington sites this summer. Show RCA Battersea will feature work from the programmes of Architecture, Ceramics & Glass; Critical Writing in Art & Design; Curating Contemporary Art; Goldsmithing,...

Resolution: Oxford Brookes Architecture Degree Show

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Tue 11 Jun '13 - Sun 30 Jun '13.
Location: 12 -13 Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0QJ
Organised by: Jane Anderson.

"Resolution", the Oxford Brookes School of Architecture Degree Show will be at Chetwoods Architects from 11-30 June 2013. Talks and other events associated with the show are also happening here at various times during the run of the...

RIBA Construction Project Management course

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Fri 7 Jun '13 - Sat 6 Jul '13.
Location: Hatton Garden, EC1 8HN
Organised by: Johnston and Mather.

Pick up a new skill, take up a new specialism, and supercharge your career, business and leadership. The RIBA Construction Project Management course with Johnston and Mather may seem intensive, but doing it will be vastly rewarding. Over four classroom days teams will work together to tackle...

Romanian Architects Creators of Cultural Heritage

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Mon 10 Jun '13 - Fri 28 Jun '13.
Location: 1 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8PH
Organised by: Romanian Cultural Institute.

The exhibition �Romanian Architects -Creators of Cultural Heritage� presents the most significant works of architecture built in Romania between 1869 and 1989, through documentary photography and text. The exhibition will open on 10 June at the �Brâncuşi� Gallery of the Institute, in...

Sacred Spaces: Synagogue, Church and Mosque

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Mon 13 May '13 - Mon 8 Jul '13.
Location: Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL
Organised by: Victoria and Albert Museum.

Discover the powerful expression of the Abrahamic faiths � Judaism, Christianity and Islam � through architecture and art. Religious identity and difference, tradition and innovation, conflict and pragmatism are themes explored as the material culture of the synagogue, church and mosque from...

Seamless Series of Equipment

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Fri 7 Jun '13 - Thu 18 Jul '13.
Location: 39 Old Church Street, SW3 5BS
Organised by: Le Lay Architects.

Zoe Schoenherr's exhibition at The Foundry Gallery will reflect upon how her body relates to equipment in gymnastics, and investigate how the materiality and structure of our surrounding architecture implies and choreographs movement. The exhibition will depict a selected transitional space,...

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013 - Designed by Sou Fujimoto

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Sat 8 Jun '13 - Sun 20 Oct '13.
Location: Kensington Gardens, W2 3XA
Organised by: Serpentine Gallery.

Occupying some 350 square-metres of lawn in front of the Serpentine Gallery, Sou Fujimoto's delicate, latticed structure of 20mm steel poles will have a lightweight and semi-transparent appearance that will allow it to blend, cloud-like, into the landscape and against the classical backdrop of the...

Showcase 2013

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 20 Jun '13 - Sat 6 Jul '13.
Location: Docklands Campus, E16 2RD
Organised by: University of East London.

The University of East London's School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering's inaugural showcase presents an opportunity for our final year undergraduate students to exhibit their exciting and innovative projects which demonstrates their outstanding academic...

Sir Hugh Casson PRA: Making Friends

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Fri 31 May '13 - Sun 25 Aug '13.
Location: Burlington House, W1J 0BD
Organised by: Royal Academy of Arts.

Sir Hugh Casson PRA (1910-1999) was probably the most popular British architect of his time. As a man of great wit and charm, with a light and fluent touch in design and drawing, Casson bridged the often acrimonious gap which divided traditional and modern artists and architects in the mid to late...

Summer Exhibition

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Mon 10 Jun '13 - Sun 18 Aug '13.
Location: Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1J 0BD
Organised by: Royal Academy of Arts.

One of the founding principles of the Royal Academy of Arts was to 'mount an annual exhibition open to all artists of distinguished merit' to finance the training of young artists in the RA Schools. This has been held every year without interruption since 1769 and continues to play a significant...

The Spirit of Shad Thames

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Fri 7 Jun '13 - Sat 22 Jun '13.
Location: 13a Shad Thames, SE1 2PU
Organised by: Anise Gallery.

From once being known affectionately as London�s Larder, through dereliction to desirability, the history of Shad Thames has been an ever evolving story. The 1980′s and 90′s brought regeneration as developers and designers breathed architectural life back into the area....

United Micro Kingdoms

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Wed 1 May '13 - Mon 26 Aug '13.
Location: Shad Thames, SE1 2YD
Organised by: Design Museum.

UmK presents perspectives on a fictional future for the United Kingdom, as imagined by designers and educators Dunne & Raby. The exhibition sees England devolved into four self-contained counties, each free to experiment with governance, economy and lifestyle. These 'live laboratories'...

Welcome to the 'Social'

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 30 May '13 - Fri 28 Jun '13.
Location: 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD
Organised by: RIBA.

�The Social� is a new exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London programmed by London-based architecture studio HawkinsBrown which foregrounds people in architecture, distilling key themes central to the ethos of the studio to celebrate their 25 years in practice....

Shared Spaces and the Poynton Regeneration

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:00:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 20 Jun '13, 6:00pm.
Location: The Angel Building, EC1V 4AB
Organised by: Stockley.

To help celebrate the London Festival of Architecture, engineering firm Stockley invites you to join a variety of speakers in a panel discussion on the topic of designing 'Shared Spaces' - generously hosted by CABE - Design Council. Using the popular Poynton Town Centre regeneration as a case...

The Unpublishables launch party

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:30:00 +0100 GMT

Thu 20 Jun '13, 6:30pm.
Location: 1 Albert Road, NW6 5DT
Organised by: The Unpublishables.

The Unpublishables has been established to give voice to young architects and writers who are developing their own projects, research and alternative practice. We're seeking to give a platform to articulate thought-provoking ideas and critique, as well as trying to find a way to give space to...