http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture Highlights from the Royal Academy's programme of architecture events. For information on future events, please see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. en-us Copyright 2009 The Royal Academy of Arts 07 Oct 2013 14:55:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) 60 Visual Arts webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk The Royal Academy of Arts Royal Academy of Arts no royl, royel, acadmy, acdemy, acadame, acadamy, royal, academy, royal academy, architecture Royal Academy of Arts Architecture Events Highlights from the Royal Academy's programme of architecture events. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/images/originals/podcast-feed-ra-19596.jpg http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/timothy-hill-1765.mp3 Timothy Hill founded Brisbane-based Donovan Hill in 1992, which has since become one of Australia’s leading practices and also gained an international recognition for its work. In his lecture, he discusses current projects and reflects on the conditions of architecture in Australia. Arts 13 Dec 2013 18:15:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/timothy-hill-1765.mp3 01:22:54 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Timothy Hill: Architecture Evening Lecture Timothy Hill founded Brisbane-based Donovan Hill in 1992, which has since become one of Australia’s leading practices and also gained an international recognition for its work. In his lecture, he discusses current projects and reflects on the conditions of architecture in Australia. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/becoming-an-architect-1723.mp3 In a talk especially for young people who are thinking about becoming an architect, Ivan Harbour and Tracy Meller of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners discuss what attracted them to architecture and the unique opportunities a career as an architect offers. After the talk is an informal Q+A session. In support of the exhibition 'Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out'. Arts 07 Oct 2013 14:55:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/becoming-an-architect-1723.mp3 00:56:16 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Becoming an Architect: RA Careers Talk In a talk especially for young people who are thinking about becoming an architect, Ivan Harbour and Tracy Meller of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners discuss what attracted them to architecture and the unique opportunities a career as an architect offers. After the talk is an informal Q+A session. In support of the exhibition 'Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/victor-legoretta-1690.mp3 Characterised by planar, sculptural forms rendered in rich earthy colours incorporated into a distinctly modern architectural language, the work of Legorreta + Legorreta has received international acclaim. Victor Legorreta discusses past and current projects, including the BBVA Bancomer Headquarters currently on-site in Mexico City, designed in a fascinating collaboration with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. In support of the exhibition 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940'. Arts 27 Aug 2013 18:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/victor-legoretta-1690.mp3 01:00:18 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Victor Legorreta: Mexico Afternoon Talk Characterised by planar, sculptural forms rendered in rich earthy colours incorporated into a distinctly modern architectural language, the work of Legorreta + Legorreta has received international acclaim. Victor Legorreta discusses past and current projects, including the BBVA Bancomer Headquarters currently on-site in Mexico City, designed in a fascinating collaboration with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. In support of the exhibition 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/mayan-modernism-1681.mp3 Warren Carter, Julia Bailey and Greg Votolato explore the various ways US artists and architects working in the 1920s and 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright, were inspired by Mexico's Mayan heritage, and how the advent of modernism allowed that past to be considered - and deployed - in innovative ways. In support of the exhibition 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940'. Arts 30 Jul 2013 13:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/mayan-modernism-1681.mp3 01:24:44 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Mayan Modernism in America Warren Carter, Julia Bailey and Greg Votolato explore the various ways US artists and architects working in the 1920s and 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright, were inspired by Mexico's Mayan heritage, and how the advent of modernism allowed that past to be considered - and deployed - in innovative ways. In support of the exhibition 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/mexico-michel-rojkind-1679.mp3 Michel Rojkind discusses the collaborative nature of his practice, Rojkind Arquitectos, with particular attention to its on-site extension to the National Film Archive in Mexico City, a uniquely fluid space blurring architecture and moving image. Arts 24 Jul 2013 17:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/mexico-michel-rojkind-1679.mp3 01:04:31 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Mexico Afternoon Talk: Michel Rojkind Michel Rojkind discusses the collaborative nature of his practice, Rojkind Arquitectos, with particular attention to its on-site extension to the National Film Archive in Mexico City, a uniquely fluid space blurring architecture and moving image. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/the-old-and-new-1585.mp3 Each of the winners in the Public Realm, Masterplanning and Refurbishment categories found contemporary resonances within historic fabric, patterns of use, and collective and personal memory. This event explores their fresh takes on the familiar challenge of uniting old and new. Includes speakers from Adams and Sutherland, Witherford Watson Mann and Tom Holbrook of 5th Studio. Chaired by Jeremy Melvin. Arts 28 Mar 2013 18:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/the-old-and-new-1585.mp3 01:20:14 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition The Old and the New Each of the winners in the Public Realm, Masterplanning and Refurbishment categories found contemporary resonances within historic fabric, patterns of use, and collective and personal memory. This event explores their fresh takes on the familiar challenge of uniting old and new. Includes speakers from Adams and Sutherland, Witherford Watson Mann and Tom Holbrook of 5th Studio. Chaired by Jeremy Melvin. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/sean-godsell-1462.mp3 Australian architect Sean Godsell has built an international reputation for his exquisitely crafted private houses and 'compassionate infrastructure' projects such as the Park Bench House and Bus Shelter House that provide refuge for displaced persons in the urban environment. Arts 14 Nov 2012 17:45:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/sean-godsell-1462.mp3 01:11:50 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Sean Godsell Australian architect Sean Godsell has built an international reputation for his exquisitely crafted private houses and 'compassionate infrastructure' projects such as the Park Bench House and Bus Shelter House that provide refuge for displaced persons in the urban environment. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/alan-powers-1445.mp3 Piccadilly has always been a meeting place of different social worlds, commemorated in popular songs and human stories - and reflected in its architecture. Inspired by a 1933 lecture on Piccadilly by the celebrated inter-war architect and wit, H.S. Goodhart-Rendel, Professor Alan Powers, curator of 'Eros to the Ritz', uses the street and its diverse architecture to explore questions of architectural criticism and judgement in the twenty-first century. Arts 23 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/alan-powers-1445.mp3 00:57:47 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition 'As We Stroll Down Piccadilly' Piccadilly has always been a meeting place of different social worlds, commemorated in popular songs and human stories - and reflected in its architecture. Inspired by a 1933 lecture on Piccadilly by the celebrated inter-war architect and wit, H.S. Goodhart-Rendel, Professor Alan Powers, curator of 'Eros to the Ritz', uses the street and its diverse architecture to explore questions of architectural criticism and judgement in the twenty-first century. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/urbanus-1441.mp3 By presenting a series of built projects, Xiaodu Liu, partner of Urbanus Architecture and Design, discusses how Urbanus executes its design approaches through 'reading the architectural programme from the viewpoint of the urban environment in general, and the ever changing urban situations in specific' in recent rapidly developing Chinese cities. Arts 22 Oct 2012 11:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/urbanus-1441.mp3 01:19:50 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Urbanus By presenting a series of built projects, Xiaodu Liu, partner of Urbanus Architecture and Design, discusses how Urbanus executes its design approaches through 'reading the architectural programme from the viewpoint of the urban environment in general, and the ever changing urban situations in specific' in recent rapidly developing Chinese cities. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/studio-gang-architects-1401.mp3 Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects is a lab for testing ideas that traverse scale. Founder Jeanne Gang discusses how the Studio explores the full technology and material spectrums and creates projects that treat cities as interconnected, ecological systems such as Chicago's newest skyscraper, the Aqua Tower, and Columbia College Chicago's Media Production Center, a cutting-edge film production and teaching facility. We apologise for the variable sound quality of this recording. Arts 06 Sep 2012 17:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/studio-gang-architects-1401.mp3 01:20:56 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Jeanne Gang Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects is a lab for testing ideas that traverse scale. Founder Jeanne Gang discusses how the Studio explores the full technology and material spectrums and creates projects that treat cities as interconnected, ecological systems such as Chicago's newest skyscraper, the Aqua Tower, and Columbia College Chicago's Media Production Center, a cutting-edge film production and teaching facility. We apologise for the variable sound quality of this recording. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/urban-narratives-1387.mp3 Ranging from Dickens to The Wire, we explore the phenomenon of urban narratives and their role in our understanding of the city. Dr David Cunningham, Dr Gregory Dart and Richard Wentworth discuss. Please note this recording contains explicit language. Arts 20 Aug 2012 11:20:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/urban-narratives-1387.mp3 01:29:06 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition RA Forum: Urban Narratives - David Cunningham, Gregory Dart and Richard Wentworth Ranging from Dickens to The Wire, we explore the phenomenon of urban narratives and their role in our understanding of the city. Dr David Cunningham, Dr Gregory Dart and Richard Wentworth discuss. Please note this recording contains explicit language. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/steven-holl-1350.mp3 For Steven Holl Architects, the unique character of a programme and site becomes the starting point for each architectural idea, anchored in an understanding of the relationship between time, space, light and materials. Their thoughtful architecture and transformation of natural materials aims to produce stimulating and sense-provoking qualities in the experience of a place. Arts 16 July 2012 10:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/steven-holl-1350.mp3 01:04:59 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Steven Holl: Annual Architecture Lecture 2012 For Steven Holl Architects, the unique character of a programme and site becomes the starting point for each architectural idea, anchored in an understanding of the relationship between time, space, light and materials. Their thoughtful architecture and transformation of natural materials aims to produce stimulating and sense-provoking qualities in the experience of a place. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/owen-hopkins-hawksmoor-1294.mp3 A lecture by Owen Hopkins, exhibition curator, in support of 'Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect of the Imagination'. Arts 14 May 2012 17:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/owen-hopkins-hawksmoor-1294.mp3 01:00:47 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Hawksmoor's London A lecture by Owen Hopkins, exhibition curator, in support of 'Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect of the Imagination'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/grafton-architects-1277.mp3 Since 2008, more than half the world's population now live in cities. For Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell, co-founders of Grafton Architects, "what we build as Architects constructs the world we live in. It defines our world. It is the outer crust of the globe. Architecture is the expression and embodiment of Culture. What we build as Architects is in fact the New Geography." Arts 26 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/grafton-architects-1277.mp3 01:19:51 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Grafton Architects: Architecture as the New Geography Since 2008, more than half the world's population now live in cities. For Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell, co-founders of Grafton Architects, "what we build as Architects constructs the world we live in. It defines our world. It is the outer crust of the globe. Architecture is the expression and embodiment of Culture. What we build as Architects is in fact the New Geography." http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/dominic-grieve-1261.mp3 Part of the lecture series Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP has nominated the Houses of Parliament as London's most important building. Respondents include Spencer de Grey RA, Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC and Jeremy Melvin. Chaired by Margaret Richardson. Arts 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/dominic-grieve-1261.mp3 01:28:22 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP: The Houses of Parliament Part of the lecture series Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building the Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP has nominated the Houses of Parliament as London's most important building. Respondents include Spencer de Grey RA, Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC and Jeremy Melvin. Chaired by Margaret Richardson. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/hawksmoor-1256.mp3 A panel discusses the work of one of Britain's most original and enduring architects and explores how his architecture - both built and unbuilt - has left its mark on our imaginations. Contributors include Ptolemy Dean, Iain Sinclair and Elizabeth McKellar. Chaired by Owen Hopkins. We apologise for the variable sound quality of this recording. Arts 23 Mar 2012 11:35:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/hawksmoor-1256.mp3 01:21:37 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition RA Forum: Imagining Hawksmoor A panel discusses the work of one of Britain's most original and enduring architects and explores how his architecture - both built and unbuilt - has left its mark on our imaginations. Contributors include Ptolemy Dean, Iain Sinclair and Elizabeth McKellar. Chaired by Owen Hopkins. We apologise for the variable sound quality of this recording. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/john-milner-1242.mp3 Art historian John Milner explores the vast, dynamic Tower envisaged by Tatlin and his team, its radical embrace of world revolution, and its impact on Soviet architecture of the 1920s. A lecture in support of 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935' Arts 29 Feb 2012 17:40:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/john-milner-1242.mp3 01:10:09 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition John Milner: Tatlin's Tower Art historian John Milner explores the vast, dynamic Tower envisaged by Tatlin and his team, its radical embrace of world revolution, and its impact on Soviet architecture of the 1920s. A lecture in support of 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935' http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/jean-louis-cohen-1224.mp3 Architect and historian Jean-Louis Cohen, (Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York) investigates post-revolutionary Russia and the context for the emergence of this radical new architecture in parallel to contemporary experiments in Europe. Arts 27 Jan 2012 15:25:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/jean-louis-cohen-1224.mp3 01:30:21 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Jean-Louis Cohen: Building The Revolution Evening Lecture Architect and historian Jean-Louis Cohen, (Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York) investigates post-revolutionary Russia and the context for the emergence of this radical new architecture in parallel to contemporary experiments in Europe. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/future-memory-forum-1194.mp3 In partnership with the British Council, the Royal Academy commissioned UK designers, Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt to create a pavilion for Singapore's architecture festival in October 2011. A panel of respondents including Kelvin Ang, conservation architect and former Head of Heritage Studies, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore, and Christopher Woodward, director of the Garden Museum, critique and discuss the pavilion. Arts 16 Jan 2012 16:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/future-memory-forum-1194.mp3 01:31:44 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition The Future Memory Pavilion In partnership with the British Council, the Royal Academy commissioned UK designers, Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt to create a pavilion for Singapore's architecture festival in October 2011. A panel of respondents including Kelvin Ang, conservation architect and former Head of Heritage Studies, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore, and Christopher Woodward, director of the Garden Museum, critique and discuss the pavilion. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/eric-parry-1192.mp3 Eric Parry RA shares his interest in materiality, time and context - both physical and psychological - in this discussion with Professor Dalibor Vesely, to accompany the launch of the second published volume of his practice's work. Arts 11 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/eric-parry-1192.mp3 01:23:04 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition An Evening of Conversation with Eric Parry RA Eric Parry RA shares his interest in materiality, time and context - both physical and psychological - in this discussion with Professor Dalibor Vesely, to accompany the launch of the second published volume of his practice's work. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/noero-1190.mp3 South African architect Jo Noero describes the development of the Red Location Cultural Precinct in South Africa, where architecture celebrates the culture of shack settlement, formed around resistance to Apartheid. Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the sound quality of this recording is variable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Arts 05 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/noero-1190.mp3 01:22:52 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Jo Noero: Memory and Transformation South African architect Jo Noero describes the development of the Red Location Cultural Precinct in South Africa, where architecture celebrates the culture of shack settlement, formed around resistance to Apartheid. Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the sound quality of this recording is variable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/maryanne-stevens-1153.mp3 A lecture by MaryAnne Stevens, exhibition co-curator, in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. Arts 05 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/maryanne-stevens-1153.mp3 01:04:37 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Revolution: Ideals and Realities in Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935 A lecture by MaryAnne Stevens, exhibition co-curator, in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/margarita-tupitsyn-1151.mp3 Margarita Tupitsyn considers the legacy of abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky as a theorist of architecture whose influence extended from Russian Constructivism to the German Bauhaus. A lecture in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. Arts 05 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/margarita-tupitsyn-1151.mp3 00:53:23 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Margarita Tupitsyn: Kandinsky and 'The House of Utopia' Margarita Tupitsyn considers the legacy of abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky as a theorist of architecture whose influence extended from Russian Constructivism to the German Bauhaus. A lecture in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/wilkinson-1191.mp3 This lecture explores the influence that technologically advanced materials have had on Wilkinson's approach to architecture, citing projects such as the recent Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford and the Gardens by the Bay conservatories in Singapore as examples. Arts 03 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/wilkinson-1191.mp3 01:08:00 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Chris Wilkinson RA: The Challenge of Materials This lecture explores the influence that technologically advanced materials have had on Wilkinson's approach to architecture, citing projects such as the recent Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford and the Gardens by the Bay conservatories in Singapore as examples. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/jencks-and-patterson-1189.mp3 This event examines how digital theory and other contemporary phenomena have revived post-modernism's goals of taking architecture into the realms of taste, popular culture and meaning. Speakers include architects Sean Griffiths, Edouard Francois, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, critic Charles Jencks and academic Richard Patterson. Chaired by Jeremy Melvin. Arts 29 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/jencks-and-patterson-1189.mp3 01:24:18 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Radical Post-Modernism Today This event examines how digital theory and other contemporary phenomena have revived post-modernism's goals of taking architecture into the realms of taste, popular culture and meaning. Speakers include architects Sean Griffiths, Edouard Francois, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, critic Charles Jencks and academic Richard Patterson. Chaired by Jeremy Melvin. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/brodsky-1-1188.mp3 Alexander Brodsky's work transcends the boundaries between art and architecture, offering a perceptive critique and challenge to the architecture and urban development emerging in contemporary Russia. A lecture in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. Arts 29 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/brodsky-1-1188.mp3 01:11:27 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Alexander Brodsky Alexander Brodsky's work transcends the boundaries between art and architecture, offering a perceptive critique and challenge to the architecture and urban development emerging in contemporary Russia. A lecture in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935' http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/richardpare-1187.mp3 Richard Pare discusses his 15-year campaign to photograph Russia's extraordinary but much neglected Constructivist architecture with Jay Merrick. A lecture in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. Arts 28 Dec 2011 17:40:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/richardpare-1187.mp3 01:09:31 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Richard Pare in Conversation Richard Pare discusses his 15-year campaign to photograph Russia's extraordinary but much neglected Constructivist architecture with Jay Merrick. A lecture in support of the exhibition 'Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/tom-kundig-1128.mp3 Tom Kundig (of Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects) redefines the practice of modern architecture. In his lecture he illustrates how the role of place, materials and setting combine to create his bold but sensitive designs. Arts 31 Oct 2011 11:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/tom-kundig-1128.mp3 01:23:11 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition Tom Kundig: Landscape, Community and Craft Tom Kundig (of Seattle-based Olson Kundig Architects) redefines the practice of modern architecture. In his lecture he illustrates how the role of place, materials and setting combine to create his bold but sensitive designs. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/james-stirling-1043.mp3 David Dunster, Charles Jencks and Peter Palumbo discuss the late James Stirling RA's work, his early association with Brutalism and his fraught relationship with Classicism. Arts 20 Jul 2011 11:15:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/james-stirling-1043.mp3 01:33:51 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, summer exhibition The Brutalist and the Classicist: James Stirling and his Architecture David Dunster, Charles Jencks and Peter Palumbo discuss the late James Stirling RA's work, his early association with Brutalism and his fraught relationship with Classicism. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/monica-ali-1017.mp3 As part of the lecture series 'Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building', author Monica Ali selects 19 Princelet Street, an unrestored Huguenot master silk weaver's home, whose shabby frontage conceals a rare surviving synagogue. Ali highlights that despite its unique architectural, cultural and spiritual significance, 'it is so desperately in need of funding it can't afford to open to the public for more than a few days a year'. As she states 'many aspects of Britain's past are written inside the walls of this magical building, which both reflects our past and raises questions about our future.' Arts 03 Jun 2011 15:17:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/monica-ali-1017.mp3 01:36:14 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy Monica Ali: 19 Princelet Street, The Museum of Immigration As part of the lecture series 'Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building', author Monica Ali selects 19 Princelet Street, an unrestored Huguenot master silk weaver's home, whose shabby frontage conceals a rare surviving synagogue. Ali highlights that despite its unique architectural, cultural and spiritual significance, 'it is so desperately in need of funding it can't afford to open to the public for more than a few days a year'. As she states 'many aspects of Britain's past are written inside the walls of this magical building, which both reflects our past and raises questions about our future.' http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/pestellini-westcott-972.mp3 Ippolito Pestellini and James Westcott of OMA discuss the provocations and implications of preservation, exploring how "our obsession with heritage is creating an artificial re-engineered version of our memory...". Respondents include Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, and the artists, Jane and Louise Wilson. Chaired by Christopher Woodward. Arts 04 Apr 2011 17:58:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/pestellini-westcott-972.mp3 01:24:11 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Preservation/Destruction: OMA - CRONOCAOS - RA Forum: Future Memory Ippolito Pestellini and James Westcott of OMA discuss the provocations and implications of preservation, exploring how "our obsession with heritage is creating an artificial re-engineered version of our memory...". Respondents include Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, and the artists, Jane and Louise Wilson. Chaired by Christopher Woodward. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/mathias-klotz-970.mp3 Chilean architect Mathias Klotz has gained worldwide recognition over the past fifteen years for work that ranges from exquisite single family homes set in dramatic landscapes, to inspirational public buildings. His work, influenced by a European modernist tradition, is characterised by an intrinsic response to his native land's materials, techniques and traditions. Arts 04 Apr 2011 17:55:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/files/mathias-klotz-970.mp3 00:59:15 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Mathias Klotz Chilean architect Mathias Klotz has gained worldwide recognition over the past fifteen years for work that ranges from exquisite single family homes set in dramatic landscapes, to inspirational public buildings. His work, influenced by a European modernist tradition, is characterised by an intrinsic response to his native land's materials, techniques and traditions. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/will-self-963.mp3 As part of the lecture series 'Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building', author Will Self has proposed the Stockwell Bus Garage. Respondents include: Adrian Forty, Elain Harwood and Will Alsop RA. Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the sound quality of this recording is variable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Arts 21 Mar 2011 15:10:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/will-self-963.mp3 01:25:19 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Will Self: Stockwell Bus Garage As part of the lecture series 'Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building', author Will Self has proposed the Stockwell Bus Garage. Respondents include: Adrian Forty, Elain Harwood and Will Alsop RA. Please note that due to circumstances beyond our control, the sound quality of this recording is variable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/memory-and-monuments-948.mp3 Architectural historian Christine Stevenson, architect Ian Ritchie RA and performance artist Rod Dickinson explore the function of monuments, both historically and in contemporary society, and consider the ways they control - and deflect - different types of memory. Chaired by Ines Weizman. Arts 10 Mar 2011 12:52:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/memory-and-monuments-948.mp3 01:18:02 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Monuments and Forgetting - RA Forum: Future Memory Architectural historian Christine Stevenson, architect Ian Ritchie RA and performance artist Rod Dickinson explore the function of monuments, both historically and in contemporary society, and consider the ways they control - and deflect - different types of memory. Chaired by Ines Weizman. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/neil-bingham-945.mp3 Exhibition curator Dr. Neil Bingham introduces 'Masterworks: Architecture at the Royal Academy'. Arts 04 Mar 2011 13:55:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/neil-bingham-945.mp3 00:45:49 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Masterworks: Architecture at the Royal Academy Exhibition curator Dr. Neil Bingham introduces 'Masterworks: Architecture at the Royal Academy'. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/gormley-hayward-938.mp3 As part of the lecture series 'Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building', sculptor Royal Academician Antony Gormley has nominated the Hayward Gallery as London's most important building. Respondents include: Piers Gough RA and Christopher Woodward. Arts 28 Feb 2011 12:41:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/gormley-hayward-938.mp3 01:22:41 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Antony Gormley RA: The Hayward Gallery As part of the lecture series 'Critic's Choice: London's Most Important Building', sculptor Royal Academician Antony Gormley has nominated the Hayward Gallery as London's most important building. Respondents include: Piers Gough RA and Christopher Woodward. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/balmori-813.mp3 Landscape is an art of the present, fundamental to how we shape and understand both the built and natural environments. In this event chaired by art critic Richard Cork, internationally acclaimed landscape and urban designer, Diana Balmori, proposes a 25-point Landscape Manifesto that seeks to 'realign' landscape's role as a transformative and potentially transgressive art. She presents the Manifesto alongside specially devised work of Japanese video artist Mami Kosemura and a response by Eric Parry RA. Arts 29 Oct 2010 14:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/balmori-813.mp3 01:27:00 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Diana Balmori: Landscape Manifesto - RA Forum Landscape is an art of the present, fundamental to how we shape and understand both the built and natural environments. In this event chaired by art critic Richard Cork, internationally acclaimed landscape and urban designer, Diana Balmori, proposes a 25-point Landscape Manifesto that seeks to 'realign' landscape's role as a transformative and potentially transgressive art. She presents the Manifesto alongside specially devised work of Japanese video artist Mami Kosemura and a response by Eric Parry RA. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/peter-rich-790.mp3 Monday 20 September saw a lecture by South African architect, Peter Rich, one of the leading proponents of a contemporary African architecture that fuses modernism with a tradition born from a deep understanding of African iconography and vernacular. In his lecture, he presents an array of projects that are deeply embedded in time and place promoting a truly sustainable architecture with a lasting legacy. Arts 24 Sep 2010 10:35:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/peter-rich-790.mp3 01:20:59 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Peter Rich: Landscape, Nature, Culture and Light Monday 20 September saw a lecture by South African architect, Peter Rich, one of the leading proponents of a contemporary African architecture that fuses modernism with a tradition born from a deep understanding of African iconography and vernacular. In his lecture, he presents an array of projects that are deeply embedded in time and place promoting a truly sustainable architecture with a lasting legacy. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/annual-architecture-lecture-2010-759.mp3 The work of Berlin-based practice Sauerbruch Hutton enchants with its refined forms, sophisticated use of colour and intelligent response to urban fabric. Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton discuss themes that inform their work, including the relationship between art and architecture, the interdependence of colour and space, and the aesthetics of sustainable architecture. Arts 27 Aug 2010 10:35:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/annual-architecture-lecture-2010-759.mp3 01:22:31 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Annual Architecture Lecture: Louisa Hutton and Matthias Sauerbruch The work of Berlin-based practice Sauerbruch Hutton enchants with its refined forms, sophisticated use of colour and intelligent response to urban fabric. Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton discuss themes that inform their work, including the relationship between art and architecture, the interdependence of colour and space, and the aesthetics of sustainable architecture. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/ballard-podcast-part2-732.mp3 Lectures delivered at the symposium 'Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space', held at the Royal Academy of Arts on 15 May 2010. Part two, chaired by Gavin Parkinson, features a series of brief but powerful commentaries which each open up particular insights into Ballard's work, and together explore how Ballard's perceptions may challenge and inform contemporary architecture. The closing comments are by Ballard's partner Claire Walsh. For full details see http://bit.ly/dt1TAU Arts 13 Jul 2010 17:10:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/ballard-podcast-part2-732.mp3 01:29:42 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space (part two) Lectures delivered at the symposium 'Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space', held at the Royal Academy of Arts on 15 May 2010. Part two, chaired by Gavin Parkinson, features a series of brief but powerful commentaries which each open up particular insights into Ballard's work, and together explore how Ballard's perceptions may challenge and inform contemporary architecture. The closing comments are by Ballard's partner Claire Walsh. For full details see http://bit.ly/dt1TAU http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/ballard-podcast-part-1-731.mp3 Lectures delivered at the symposium 'Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space', held at the Royal Academy of Arts on 15 May 2010. Part one, chaired by Jeremy Melvin, contains papers presented by John Gray, Nic Clear and David Cunningham, followed by a discussion. For full details see http://bit.ly/dt1TAU Arts 13 Jul 2010 17:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/ballard-podcast-part-1-731.mp3 01:36:20 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space (part one) Lectures delivered at the symposium 'Ballardian Architecture: Inner and Outer Space', held at the Royal Academy of Arts on 15 May 2010. Part one, chaired by Jeremy Melvin, contains papers presented by John Gray, Nic Clear and David Cunningham, followed by a discussion. For full details see http://bit.ly/dt1TAU http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/libraries-as-cultural-hubs-700.mp3 One of a series of lectures in which architects outline their ideas for and responses to library projects. Danish architectural practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen see libraries as central to the development of contemporary culture and civic spaces of our cities. Partner, Morten Schmidt, discusses the evolution of their thinking from the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen opened in 1999 to the University of Aberdeen New Library, now on site. Arts 08 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/libraries-as-cultural-hubs-700.mp3 00:23:00 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Libraries as Cultural Hubs One of a series of lectures in which architects outline their ideas for and responses to library projects. Danish architectural practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen see libraries as central to the development of contemporary culture and civic spaces of our cities. Partner, Morten Schmidt, discusses the evolution of their thinking from the Royal Danish Library in Copenhagen opened in 1999 to the University of Aberdeen New Library, now on site. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/cc-funpalace-670.mp3 A new series in which critics make a case for what they consider to be London's most significant or important building. In this talk, Hans Ulrich Obrist discusses The unrealised Fun Palace by Cedric Price; with responses from Jude Kelly, Jeremy Melvin and Catherine Croft. This event took place on 22 March 2010. Arts 01 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/cc-funpalace-670.mp3 1:37:12 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Critic's Choice: Hans Ulrich Obrist on Fun Palace by Cedric Price A new series in which critics make a case for what they consider to be London's most significant or important building. In this talk, Hans Ulrich Obrist discusses The unrealised Fun Palace by Cedric Price; with responses from Jude Kelly, Jeremy Melvin and Catherine Croft. This event took place on 22 March 2010. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/cc-trafalgar-667.mp3 A new series in which critics make a case for what they consider to be London's most significant or important building. In this talk, broadcaster Dr Tristram Hunt discusses Trafalgar Square, with responses from Edward Jones, Margaret Richardson and Matthew Gandy. This event took place on 8 March 2010. Arts 25 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/cc-trafalgar-667.mp3 01:30:03 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Critic's Choice: Tristram Hunt on Trafalgar Square A new series in which critics make a case for what they consider to be London's most significant or important building. In this talk, broadcaster Dr Tristram Hunt discusses Trafalgar Square, with responses from Edward Jones, Margaret Richardson and Matthew Gandy. This event took place on 8 March 2010. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/cc-commonwealth-1-668.mp3 A new series in which critics make a case for what they consider to be London's most significant or important building. In this talk, historian Elain Harwood discusses the Commonwealth Institute, with responses from Paul Finch, MaryAnne Stevens and Alan Crawshaw. This event took place on 22 February 2010. Arts 25 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/cc-commonwealth-1-668.mp3 01:34:26 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Critic's Choice: Elain Harwood on the Commonwealth Institute A new series in which critics make a case for what they consider to be London's most significant or important building. In this talk, historian Elain Harwood discusses the Commonwealth Institute, with responses from Paul Finch, MaryAnne Stevens and Alan Crawshaw. This event took place on 22 February 2010. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/architecure-09-510.mp3 Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen, co-founders of Norwegian architectural practice Snøhetta and designers of Oslo's acclaimed new National Opera & Ballet House, delivered the 2009 Annual Architecture Lecture on 13 July. The lecture ends with a short video; this and some accompanying slides can be found at www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture/snohetta. Arts 09 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/architecure-09-510.mp3 01:22:38 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture Annual Architecture Lecture 2009: Snøhetta - Works Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen, co-founders of Norwegian architectural practice Snøhetta and designers of Oslo's acclaimed new National Opera & Ballet House, delivered the 2009 Annual Architecture Lecture on 13 July. The lecture ends with a short video; this and some accompanying slides can be found at www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture/snohetta. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/chamberlin-462.mp3 Chamberlin Powell and Bon designed a larger area of postwar London than any other architectural practice, encompassing the Golden Lane Estate and the adjacent Barbican. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Elain Harwood who outlines their radical vision for buildings and the spaces around them, combining private and social housing, education buildings and a major arts complex. This event took place on 20 April 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. Arts 22 Apr 2009 14:30:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/chamberlin-462.mp3 01:32:00 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, barbican, chamberlin, powell, bon Chamberlin Powell and Bon: The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson Chamberlin Powell and Bon designed a larger area of postwar London than any other architectural practice, encompassing the Golden Lane Estate and the adjacent Barbican. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Elain Harwood who outlines their radical vision for buildings and the spaces around them, combining private and social housing, education buildings and a major arts complex. This event took place on 20 April 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/smithsons-461.mp3 The Smithsons exercised a fascination over London's architectural scene with a small number of iconic projects - and a keen sense of their own importance. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Max Risselada who discusses their theoretical and architectural impact on London, looking at such buildings as the Economist Building and the controversial Robin Hood Gardens. This event took place on 6 April 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. Arts 22 Apr 2009 14:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/smithsons-461.mp3 01:26:00 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, smithsons Alison and Peter Smithson: The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson The Smithsons exercised a fascination over London's architectural scene with a small number of iconic projects - and a keen sense of their own importance. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Max Risselada who discusses their theoretical and architectural impact on London, looking at such buildings as the Economist Building and the controversial Robin Hood Gardens. This event took place on 6 April 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/powell-459.mp3 Philip Powell RA and Jacko Moya launched their practice when they won the competition for the Churchill Gardens housing estate in Pimlico, bringing a human quality to the modernist style. The incredible structure of the Skylon at the Festival of Britain has stayed in people's imagination, while Powell and Moya's mark was left on London with the Museum of London and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, as architectural historian Kenneth Powell discusses with series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson. This event took place on 23 March 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. Arts 16 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/powell-459.mp3 01:26:01 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, powell, moya Powell and Moya: The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson Philip Powell RA and Jacko Moya launched their practice when they won the competition for the Churchill Gardens housing estate in Pimlico, bringing a human quality to the modernist style. The incredible structure of the Skylon at the Festival of Britain has stayed in people's imagination, while Powell and Moya's mark was left on London with the Museum of London and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, as architectural historian Kenneth Powell discusses with series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson. This event took place on 23 March 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/lasdun-458.mp3 Denys Lasdun's bold and dramatic designs of the 1960s, like the National Theatre and the Royal College of Physicians, are among the most notable buildings to come from the theoretical energy that made London an important centre for architectural thought in the 1950s. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Dr Barnabas Calder, University of Strathclyde, who reveals Lasdun's very personal interpretation of archetypal forms, which Lasdun believed to be the essence of architecture and city-making. This event took place on 9 March 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. Arts 15 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/lasdun-458.mp3 01:25:46 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, lasdun Sir Denys Lasdun RA: The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson Denys Lasdun's bold and dramatic designs of the 1960s, like the National Theatre and the Royal College of Physicians, are among the most notable buildings to come from the theoretical energy that made London an important centre for architectural thought in the 1950s. Series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson is joined by Dr Barnabas Calder, University of Strathclyde, who reveals Lasdun's very personal interpretation of archetypal forms, which Lasdun believed to be the essence of architecture and city-making. This event took place on 9 March 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/goldfinger-448.mp3 Before the Second World War, Hungarian-born Erno Goldfinger's London work was primarily small projects like his own Hampstead house. By the early 1960s, large-scale development opportunities saw him create some of London's most recognisable buildings, such as Alexander Fleming House and Balfron and Trellick Towers. Professor Alan Powers, University of Greenwich, discusses this important architect with series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson. This event took place on 16 February 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture. Arts 03 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT webmaster@royalacademy.org.uk (Amy Macpherson) http://static.royalacademy.org.uk/files/goldfinger-448.mp3 01:09:32 no royal academy, royal, acadamy, royl, royol, art, art, royal, academy, architecture, goldfinger Erno Goldfinger RA: The Architects Who Made London with Maxwell Hutchinson Before the Second World War, Hungarian-born Erno Goldfinger's London work was primarily small projects like his own Hampstead house. By the early 1960s, large-scale development opportunities saw him create some of London's most recognisable buildings, such as Alexander Fleming House and Balfron and Trellick Towers. Professor Alan Powers, University of Greenwich, discusses this important architect with series presenter Maxwell Hutchinson. This event took place on 16 February 2009. For more information on this lecture series and the RA's Architecture Programme see www.royalacademy.org.uk/architecture.